Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Skateboarding brands

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The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was keep per absence of delete preferences; redirecting and/or renaming to be decided on the article talk page (non-admin closure). Skomorokh 00:48, 18 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Skateboarding brands

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Is this article really required? We already have a Category --Anshuk (talk) 23:29, 12 April 2008 (UTC)

  • Strong keep, but rename to List of skateboarding brands. Categories and lists such as this one shouldn't be considered to be in conflict with another, as each one provides functionality that the other does not; for example, this list provides information about what the company produces, and what country it is located in, which an overall category cannot. However, the category is useful for linking articles together and machine readability, which lists can not; they are synergistic in nature and should not be deleted. Please view the categories and list guidelines. Celarnor Talk to me 02:04, 13 April 2008 (UTC)
  • I understand what you are saying; but this particular list doesn't provide any more information when compared to a category. Check it out. It's more of a navigational control just like a category. Anshuk (talk) 10:30, 13 April 2008 (UTC)
That's exactly what lists are for, and it does its job wonderfully. Again, please view guidelines on categories, lists and navigational templates. 18:16, 13 April 2008 (UTC)
  • Keep and rename as Celarnor, and then clean up to meet WP:LIST. Another advantage of the list (in addition to giving additional information such as product line) over the category is that it can provide information on companies that have not yet been added to wikipedia or are not notable enough to deserve an article on their own (provided their existence can be sourced). I'll be happy to help in this endeavor if the article survives AFD. --Nsevs • Talk 15:26, 13 April 2008 (UTC)
The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.