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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 delete‎. TompaDompa asked a pertinent question to those advocating keeping the article, which went unanswered. Therefore, I have to conclude the consensus is to delete it. Ritchie333 (talk) (cont) 09:23, 31 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

List of tallest buildings in the Balkans

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Clearly WP:OR. The "Balkans" are not a clearly defined region, and no source covers any of this material as a concept. SportingFlyer T·C 10:28, 16 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Chick Pea Corea (talk) 00:28, 17 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Unfortunately this !vote doesn't make any sense. Searching "tallest buildings in Europe" brings up lots of different sites which can be used to source that list. Searching "tallest buildings in the Balkans" only brings up Wikipedia mirrors and the occasional Reddit thread about a new building. This is not a "significant part of Wikipedia" but rather WP:SYNTH for a geographic area without a clear definition. The average wage list is a red herring. SportingFlyer T·C 22:14, 17 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep Balkan is very well and clearly defined region and this list definitely deserves to stay around. Боки 💬 📝 21:41, 18 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    The very first sentence in the article you linked even says it has various geographical and historical definitions and there are still no sources to support this specific grouping. SportingFlyer T·C 00:10, 19 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete. I'm resigned to the fact that these lists will exist by continent, by country, and sometimes by secondary divisions and cities, but there's absolutely no point in doing this for vaguely defined regions. There's really no end to the various ways we could split up these sorts of lists, and there's just no benefit to doing so. 35.139.154.158 (talk) 20:30, 19 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep. Im not understanding what all the fuss is about. Sure the "geographical definition" is kind of vague but everyone knows who the Balkan countries are. They're a big enough area and different from the rest of Europe. And with all the construction that is booming in the Balkans i think a list of their own is justified. I don't see a reason why this page should be deleted unless somebody has some personal vendetta against the balkans. BBB2021 (talk) 07:26, 20 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    "everyone knows who the Balkan countries are" – I thought I did, until clicking on Balkans and learning that half of Serbia, Croatia, and Slovenia are cut off, while a part of Romania is included. So I, for one, did not know "who the Balkan countries are". Toadspike [Talk] 07:59, 20 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    Balkan countries and Balkans as a geographical area are indeed not the same. The description can be changed to make it clearer instead of deleting the whole list which is lazy. BBB2021 (talk) 08:53, 22 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • Question Per WP:LISTCRITERIA, inclusion criteria should be unambiguous, objective, and supported by reliable sources. Avoid original or arbitrary criteria that would synthesize a list that is not plainly verifiable in reliable sources. Might those in favour of keeping this list explain how this requirement is met here? TompaDompa (talk) 18:49, 21 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete per nominator. These buildings are not discussed as a group anywhere. We can't just synthesise together a topic and create a Wikipedia article on it based on our own research. TompaDompa above has put it better than I can. Spiderone(Talk to Spider) 13:48, 22 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Star Mississippi 14:56, 23 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete: Per WP:NLIST. In the absence of any sources that discuss tallest buildings in the Balkans as a group and defines what countries are actually in the Balkans, this list is an egregious exercise in WP:OR. Dclemens1971 (talk) 00:48, 31 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete, per Dclemens and my previous thinking on these types of lists. Effectively an arbitrary list, unless the concept of tallest buildings in the Balkans is discussed as a topic by sources. ♠PMC♠ (talk) 04:35, 31 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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