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 results of related AfDs and the fact that if these are deletable they need to be discussed as an entire group The Bushranger _{One ping only} 03:15, 24 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

List of breweries in Mississippi[edit]

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Disputed WP:PROD. There are is only 1 notable entry in this list (only 3 entries overall). No reliable sources. The article is basically a linkspam farm. Wikipedia is not a directory. IronGargoyle (talk) 03:09, 19 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Comment: Also see the related AFD discussions at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of breweries in Connecticut (which also includes AFDs for Idaho, Iowa, New Mexico, and Tennessee), plus the individual state AFDs listed below. -- Zyxw (talk) 05:43, 21 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Keep The length of a list is not a valid deletion criteria. A fast websearch reveals at least 10 breweries in Mississippi, this list could be expanded. At least one of the breweries not on this list appears notable. Even so, per WP:CSC, lists may contain nonnotable entries; in fact - they may be set up to contain nothing but non-notable entries. These lists are valid for navigation, although consensus may end up renaming or shaping them differently at some point in the future, it is not hard to add links to them now. There are a plethora of books and articles about beers. I updated parts of several of these lists including List of breweries in California. It was not hard and I learned that beer brewing is one of the largest non-durable industries in the U.S. and growing at a rate of up to 20% per year. Therefore I think the entire topic is relevant. I have worked on many lists in Wiki before and never encountered this sort of situation because WP:CSC does not demand citations on each line and states that a list may contain non-notable entries. Ellin Beltz (talk) 16:50, 21 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Speedy keep. This is a sub-article of List of breweries in the United States. If we wish it deleted it is that article that should be nominated with a centralised discussion. Having 50 separate discussions is hopeless and risks contradictory decisions. Lists with non-notable entries are permitted per WP:CSC. Spinning Spark 19:05, 21 January 2014 (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.