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The result was keep. The Bushranger _{One ping only} 22:41, 31 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

List of Iraqi technical colleges and institutes[edit]

List of Iraqi technical colleges and institutes (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View log · Stats)

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One blue link since creation - fails WP:LIST, WP:NOTDIR, WP:NOTINDISCRIMINATE. ukexpat (talk) 14:04, 24 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

• DELETE useless list. It would be better to write the articles first not the other way around. -- Alexf^(talk) 14:21, 24 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]
• Comment Are technical colleges and institutes usually notable? If so, there are grounds for keeping. --Colapeninsula (talk) 14:43, 24 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete. This list would be useful if it had blue links. As it stands, the material is not verifiable. Andrew³²⁷ 16:06, 24 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep Deletion is not cleanup. Insofar as Iraq has multiple technical colleges, it doesn't seem unreasonable to list them all in one place. Yes, it would be nice if we got this referenced, and if articles were created, but being unreferenced is not the same thing as being unreferencable, and the existence of these schools could easily be confirmed. Secondly, the fact that not every item on the list has an article is not now, nor has ever been a standard for having a list at Wikipedia. I don't really see the need to delete a list now which could exist in the short future with a little effort. It's a waste to do so. --Jayron32 18:32, 24 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep Agree with User:Jayron32 - turning (most of) the WP:Redlinks blue should be fairly easy. Roger (talk) 19:25, 24 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Iraq-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 03:04, 25 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Schools-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 03:04, 25 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Lists-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 03:04, 25 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

• Keep - as a list of notable institutions. Yes, they are nearly all red links but this is because of our woeful coverage of Iraqi educational institutions. Hopefully this list will be a spur to changing some of the links to blue. TerriersFan (talk) 04:25, 25 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep - The list contains an appropriate topic that can arguably be useful, and like TerriersFan mentioned, may even spur the creation of related articles on notable institutions that fall in this category. I disagree with the sentiment that articles must precede lists, and you'll be hard-pressed to find any Wikipedia guideline or policy that requires it. --GoneIn60 (talk) 15:02, 30 January 2013 (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.