Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of second-level administrative divisions by area

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The result was delete‎. ^Complex/_Rational 18:55, 5 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

List of second-level administrative divisions by area

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This article fails WP:LISTN and appears to be complete WP:SYNTH. -1ctinus📝🗨 18:47, 29 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Geography and Lists. WCQuidditch ☎ ✎ 19:00, 29 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Delete: Great for Schott's Miscellany, not for Wikipedia. This is a non notable intersection and fails WP:NLIST. This is also unmaintainable. It has taken considerable effort to create, which is unfortunate, but effort does not equate to notability. Referencing is woefully inadequate 🇺🇦 Fiddle^Timtrent Faddle^Talk to me 🇺🇦 02:52, 30 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Delete Second-level divisions are wildly different when it comes to governance and status, and I don't think it's very informative to compare them like this. This is sheer trivia not covered by anyone else. Reywas92^Talk 13:21, 30 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
We could keep this but rename it to "List of largest second-level administrative divisions by area" and come up with a limit like the top 100. Most divisions that size are larger than most of the countries in the world. - WPGA2345 - ☛ 22:01, 1 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per nom. Does it make any sense to rank the divisions of say Barbados with China? Clarityfiend (talk) 14:58, 2 September 2024 (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.