Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of hotels in Bahrain

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The result was delete. –Juliancolton | ^Talk 04:45, 12 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

List of hotels in Bahrain[edit]

Not notable and is just a directory of businesses. Mohummy (talk) 01:07, 5 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Delete. We just went through this with List of supermarket chains in Bahrain. Wikipedia is NOT a directory. There is nothing in this article that establishes notability of hotels specifically in Bahrain. Information such as this can be useful, but on places such as Wikitravel, not Wikipedia. →^Jog_Con← 01:36, 5 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Move to Wikitravel. Drawn Some (talk) 04:02, 5 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I know you've struck it, but we couldn't move it to Wikitravel even if we wanted to, because the licenses aren't compatible. Stifle (talk) 16:03, 5 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Delete I just figured out what was bothering me about this list. It is not what it purports to be, that is, a "List of hotels in Bahrain". It is actually a list of hotel BRANDS in Bahrain, which is utterly non-notable. Drawn Some (talk) 09:10, 5 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. Hotels in London are notable, but not those in Bahrain, as with supermarket chains in the United Kingdom and Bahrain respectively. Dr B Badger (talk) 08:59, 5 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

That's the most blatant piece of systemic bias I've seen all week. The location of a subject is entirely irrelevant. The entire world is equally important. -- Mgm|^(talk) 16:13, 5 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Dr B Badger (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log) has been indefinitely blocked as a sockpuppet. See Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Hilary T. --BlueSquadronRaven 21:34, 5 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Delete, Wikipedia is not a directory. Stifle (talk) 16:03, 5 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per Drawn Some. The article is mistitled, it's not hotels in the country, it's a list of brands. Specific buildings can be notable, a random list of brands in a particular country is not especially when they have no strong connection to the country in question. - Mgm|^(talk) 16:13, 5 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Keep It list specific buildings. I doubt reading the name, someone might go to the round building by mistake. If wealthy white English speaking nations can have articles for supermarkets and such, then why can't this nation? I agree this is a clear example of system bias. Why is this one nation looked down upon? It even list which hotels are used for diplomats. Dream Focus 22:55, 5 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Keep Same argument as Dream Focus Wikipedia Bias What makes the supermarket chains in Europe more notable? Canadian (talk) 01:17, 6 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]
- I would disagree that supermarket chains in Europe are more notable. Anything provided as simply a list and nothing more is not material that belongs in an encyclopedia. My opinion would be different if the article contained some information as to why these supermarkets, hotels, and whatever else was notable within the country. What makes the fact that these hotel chains are in Bahrain are notable? And that goes for ANY country. If an article came up for AfD that simply listed the major hotel brands in the United States and offered no other information, I would vote in the same manner. To me, it's a clear case of Wikipedia not being a directory; regardless of what city, country, region, hemisphere it is in. I really think Mgm hit the nail on the head with "Specific buildings can be notable, a random list of brands in a particular country is not especially when they have no strong connection to the country in question" →^Jog_Con← 06:05, 6 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. As others have noted, Wikipedia is not a business directory. Doctorfluffy (robe and wizard hat) 15:28, 8 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - WP:NOTDIR; also, none of the individual hotels is notable, so why would they be so collectively? - Biruitorul ^Talk 04:39, 10 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Delete As has already been said, Wikipedia is not a directory - or a tourist guide. This is an encyclopedia, not a place to go to make sure you don't go to the wrong building. Such lists, whether they be hotels, supermarkets, cinemas (these all exist) or petrol/gas stations (is there such a list I wonder), don't belong here. Dougweller (talk) 16:11, 10 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per WP:NOTDIR. I can't believe this was tagged for rescue. how would you rescue it? LibStar (talk) 08:20, 11 May 2009 (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.