Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of countries receiving snowfall

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The result of the debate was keep. – ugen64 01:39, 16 Jun 2005 (UTC)

List of countries receiving snowfall

Ludicrous list. RickK 21:07, Jun 2, 2005 (UTC)

• I disagree. Interesting, and potentially comprehensive. Keep. Meelar (talk) 21:11, Jun 2, 2005 (UTC)
• I second the last voter. Keep You 21:28, Jun 2, 2005 (UTC)
• keep please it does not make sense to erase it Yuckfoo 21:48, 2 Jun 2005 (UTC)
• Delete. It is simply a list of countries under two sections: At sea level and only at elevated regions. I can only fathom interest in this if it was an ordered list like perhaps by average snowfall but this article only anticipates listing countries that get snow. DoubleBlue (Talk) 21:50, 2 Jun 2005 (UTC)
• Weak keep. The page seems interesting, although it is currently flawed and needs rearrangement. Strangely, it lists many countries under "snows at sea level", even though the lowest point in the country is way above sea level. Martg76 22:52, 2 Jun 2005 (UTC)
• Delete I can't see how this is possibly encyclopedic. Why not just put a list of the lowest temperature ever recorded in a country? --Xcali 23:14, 2 Jun 2005 (UTC)
• Delete. This is a distinctly weird list; much too specific. We have almanac-like data, sure, but wouldn't more general articles on precipitation levels per country be more appropriate? This yes/no list is too niche-ey. Since this information is readily available, I don't feel too bad in voting to delete this. JRM · Talk 23:55, 2005 Jun 2 (UTC)
• Delete. Weird. — Phil Welch 00:22, 3 Jun 2005 (UTC)
• Delete, impossible to maintain. --bainer (talk) 01:00, 3 Jun 2005 (UTC)
• Very weak keep this is interesting and should be verifiable. Although I think 'sea level' may well mean 'typically ground level'. Also I'm a bit worried by the comment 'A subjective list'. --Doc (?) 01:06, 3 Jun 2005 (UTC)
• Delete - unencyclopedic list. List of countries by average annual snowfall might be useful, but I'm not sure of that. Also I'm a bit amused by the comment 'A subjective list', and think that it's quite an improvement over the original version ('A perceptive list' - [1])! -- Jonel
• Keep but only barely. This is information about climate, and in my opinion this pushes this just over my bar for being encyclopedic. Sjakkalle (Check!) 06:35, 3 Jun 2005 (UTC)
• Delete, nonencyclopedic in this form, but I like Jonel's idea if it's verifiable. --Angr/_{tɔk tə mi} 06:44, 3 Jun 2005 (UTC)
• Merge into snow and delete - Skysmith 08:39, 3 Jun 2005 (UTC)
• Delete, unverifiable. A verified List of countries by average annual snowfall might be useful with citations, this is not. Average Earthman 10:54, 3 Jun 2005 (UTC)
• Delete, unverifiable and unencyclopedic. Radiant_* 11:24, Jun 3, 2005 (UTC)

• Keep, A very interesting list, and may be very comprehensive if some improvements are added. (User:70.92.183.70)
• Delete, not just because it's subtrivial, but because the criterion is too loose. What does "receiving snowfall" mean? Every winter? Once in a while? And who verifies whether snowfall has been received or not? Snow has been known to fall in some of the warmest countries on Earth, and I bet it might even have fallen at night in Saudi Arabia when no one was around to see. I'm in Average Earthman's corner on this. Denni☯ 01:49, 2005 Jun 4 (UTC)
• Keep. Why not? Kaibabsquirrel 04:13, 4 Jun 2005 (UTC)

  For all the reasons mentioned above? If you have counterarguments, that would be great. JRM · Talk 12:28, 2005 Jun 4 (UTC)

  "Why not?", in this case, being roughly the equivalent of a shrug. This is arguably a silly, frivolous VfD. It's verifiable information, encyclopedic, and may be useful. Kaibabsquirrel 06:49, 9 Jun 2005 (UTC)

  Are you a registered member of the AIW yet? JRM · Talk 16:52, 2005 Jun 9 (UTC)

  Can't say I'm really a hardcore inclusionist :) I've cast many delete votes, mostly on non-notable fan cruft and hopelessly POV titles. Guess I'm AIW material on "trivia" lists and the like though :) Kaibabsquirrel 18:34, 9 Jun 2005 (UTC)

• Merge with snow. ~~~~ 16:58, 4 Jun 2005 (UTC)
• delete do not merge, meaningless Mozzerati 18:08, 2005 Jun 4 (UTC)
• delete beyond pointless Sabine's Sunbird 21:50, 4 Jun 2005 (UTC)
• Delete; agree with users Jonel and Denni HollyAm 05:56, 5 Jun 2005 (UTC)
• Keep and expand.  Grue  12:46, 5 Jun 2005 (UTC)
• Merge with Snow and redirect.  The Steve  00:32, Jun 6, 2005 (UTC)
• Keep as idiotic, but encyclopedic. Karol 06:53, Jun 9, 2005 (UTC)
• Keep and verify for accuracy, so that the "subjective" bit at the bottom can be removed. Some may find it trivial, but it's objective, verifiable, and notable information. See also WINP. Blackcats 10:36, 9 Jun 2005 (UTC)

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