Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of Embassies in Hanoi

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. Can't sleep, clown will eat me 09:16, 8 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

List of Embassies in Hanoi

An address list of embassies in Hanoi going against WP:NOT#DIR. Russavia 00:46, 31 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Comment: If this is deleted, List of Consulates General in Ho Chi Minh City should also go up for AfD. Iotha 00:58, 31 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Keep but redo. A basic list of these embassies is fine, but Wikipedia is not a phone book. wikipediatrix 01:37, 31 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. I'm a bloodthirsty "list of" inquisitor most of the time, but for once, I believe this kind of list is actually useful. A list like this is inherently manageable because it's limited to around 200 entries, tops. It's also a good indicator of the level of international involvement of a country. And there seems to be a consensus for keeping such articles (see [[Category:Diplomatic missions by host country]]). What I question is the inclusion of addresses and telephone numbers - this is not the Yellow Pages. Scrap the addresses and I'm happy. --Targeman 01:39, 31 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Comment - I'm not sure whether this should be deleted or not, but if it is, then all the other articles listed here and here should be deleted, too. Argyriou (talk) 01:45, 31 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Keep Diplomatic relations are a major subject. Abberley2 11:14, 31 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. The inclusion of the addresses improves the utility of this list. RandomCritic 13:23, 31 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Keep per wikipediatrix. --Corporal Punishment 16:10, 31 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Vietnam-related deletions. -- the wub "?!" 20:07, 31 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Delete I agree that diplomatic relations are a major subject but is a laundry list of the addresses and telephone numbers of various embassies (and in related articles, consulates) encyclopedic. Medicine and Law are major subjects too, so a list of all doctors and lawyers with addresses and phone numbers would be of similar value as this. I think that what needs to be covered could and should be in Foreign relations of Vietnam, where only Vietnam's outbound missions are listed but the inbound missions could easily be added. Carlossuarez46 17:23, 3 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Weak keep awful in current state. Drop the phone numbers but list times of establishment if available, and (if any) former diplomatic missions which have disappeared. Pascal.Tesson 18:44, 3 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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