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 - despite earlier warnings that I shouldn't explain my evaluation of the consensus, here it seems pretty clear. One unexplained comment to delete, and although it's suggested categories are better than lists, the general feeling seems to be that lists are useful in their own right. Redirection is mentioned, and can always be discussed as an editorial decision, but doesn't seem to have much support. Cheers, WilyD 18:46, 11 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

List of Singapore companies[edit]

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This article is nothing but a duplication of material supposedly listed in the article SGX, so it is a duplicate of part of an existing article. This article also violates NOT a list of links (because that's really all it is) and also NOT a list of indiscriminate information, as there is no criteria set forth for inclusion or noninclusion of a company on the list. MSJapan 00:32, 3 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Comment: Do you have any plans to nominate all articles in Category:Lists of companies by country for deletion? I would think the reasons you list are equally applicable in many of those articles. Meanwhile, kindly check if this article is a complete dublication of Singapore Exchange.--Huaiwei 00:49, 3 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Reply: Actually, due to some disambig shuffling, it's actually a less-comprehensive copy of Companies listed on the Singapore Exchange in a different format (although the article claims the list resides at SGX). Moreover, the deletion is because both the category and the other article exist, both covering the same information. Lastly, I didn't know this list type was an overall phenomenon, so I just might go ahead and nominate them all. I'll need to look into it. MSJapan 05:49, 4 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

• Note: This debate has been included in the list of Singapore-related deletions. -- Huaiwei 00:52, 3 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
• Neutral With the category system covering the same ground (and doing it better), we don't need this - but it does no harm to keep it IMO. Shalom ^Hello 20:56, 3 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete and nominate others. Horvat Den 20:58, 3 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep Granted, the world economy is not as fascinating to some as Wayne's World or As the World Turns, but there is a valid reason for us to be aware of manufacturers (and large employers) in Singapore, and any other foreign country. For all you know, one of their products is hanging in your closet right now. Corporate information is often neglected in paper encylopedias, and all of the "List of (blank) companies" compilations should stay. These need to be expanded, however, so that we know what the blue-links are about without having to click." Mandsford 23:38, 3 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
• Redirect to Companies listed on the Singapore Exchange and leave the category on the redirect page. I agree that a list needs to be available for the category. Since a more complete, albeit restricted list, exists why not use that one? How many notable companies are not listed on the SGX? Vegaswikian 08:31, 7 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • I suppose PSA International, the world's second largest port operator, is not notable enough in Vegaswikian's books?--Huaiwei 16:54, 7 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
• Comment, the exact same discussion is going on at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of Greek companies (which nominates every list in Category:Lists of companies by country. John Vandenberg 13:14, 7 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
• Note: This debate has been included in the list of Lists-related deletions. -- John Vandenberg 13:14, 7 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep. Nominating the same article for deletion twice at the same time is rather odd. Rebecca 13:37, 7 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep. per my comments on the other articles in this category at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of Greek companies - Can someone please check out the multiple AfD's? Paxse 21:18, 7 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

• Comment I did this first, and then the others (per above), and I thought I had left this one off the other list. MSJapan 20:50, 8 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

You did too - sorry, my mistake. I've just checked. Cheers, Paxse 15:39, 9 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

• Delete. Articles like this are much better off as categories. --Hemlock Martinis 08:21, 8 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep, categories suck for this kind of thing. Kappa 23:22, 8 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep — See Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of Greek companies. Lists of companies by country are notable in their own right. It's just a matter of discussing how to maintain them.--Endroit 20:00, 9 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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.