Talk:List of companies of Israel

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[edit] Notable firms - cleanup needed

IMHO, this list should only contain notable firms, that ought to have a wikipedia article. So articles deleted as being non-notable should not have an entry here. Please read: Wikipedia is not a directory. Thanks. --Edcolins 23:28, 13 January 2007 (UTC)

That's not WP policy. Pleae read WP:LISTV. Cleanup should always warranted, but if a company is verifiable, then it's list material. especially when it not might be notable for its own article. --Shuki 00:05, 14 January 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for your message. IMHO, the list should include a criteria for inclusion. It doesn't. See Always include criteria. --Edcolins 21:07, 15 January 2007 (UTC)

Agree completely. --Shuki 16:33, 22 January 2007 (UTC)

On 25.06.07 I edited the list of Israeli companies to add Orthocrat Ltd. Unfortunately it was edited out. Can the editor explain to me why this Israeli manufacturer and exporter of medical imaging software does not meet the criterion for inclusion in the list? 212.143.139.40 05:13, 26 June 2007 (UTC) 26.06.07

This article contains many errors, Since when did Microsoft became an Israeli company ? :S —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.244.49.40 (talk • contribs)

I think that 'Microsoft Israel' is a seperate legal entity in Israel. --Shuki 19:53, 5 August 2007 (UTC)

I've removed all list entries that have neither a wikipedia article or provide any reference for WP:V or WP:N (and, btw, WP:NOT is a WP policy). I also suggest relisting by something other than alphabetical order; at the moment it is just duplicating the function of a category. Marasmusine 08:46, 24 September 2007 (UTC)

IMO, the cleanup was definitely not the way to go. The result is a redundant article. The article is problematic. Many companies are NN, but most others are well known. I suggest merely sampling a few articles here: Category:Lists of companies by country and tell if the Israeli article is any different. --Shuki 21:09, 24 September 2007 (UTC)

They're all pretty bad, with a few exceptions. List of Singapore companies is well maintained. List of Canadian companies is what I would describe as the minimum standard. It is not our function to list every single company, and WP:Verifiability still applies to lists. Please reconsider your revert in accordance with our policies. Marasmusine 21:28, 24 September 2007 (UTC)

Like I said, most companies are N and very verifiable. This list is not one of my priorities right now, but this does not warrant a mass blanking. Maybe all the lists should be afd? But as long as they are still here, I don't see why the Israeli article should be singled out. --Shuki 23:01, 24 September 2007 (UTC)

I haven't singled it out, I'm working my way though a lot of them. The Israeli list is in a particularly appalling state though. If a company is both verifiable and notable, a stub article can be made for it with references and assertion of notability and then added to this list. An AfD isn't necessary if the unverified material is removed. At the moment, it reads like a business directory rather than a navigation tool. Marasmusine 08:01, 25 September 2007 (UTC)