Talk:555-1212
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[edit]Wikipedia is not a business directory and I remember seeing on WWIN that phone numbers are not supposed to be brought up in Wikipedia?? Is this a real article?? Please explain why it follows the rules. Georgia guy 23:03, 6 Feb 2005 (UTC)
- This isn't promoting a business. 555-1212 is equivalent to 9-1-1—a number with the same meaning in different places. —tregoweth 02:06, Feb 7, 2005 (UTC)
- It's legal because 555-1212 is not a business number. It's a directory service. A directory service is a number that can be dialed in almost all of, in this case, North America. And only if you're advertising a business or yourself it's considered illegal here in Wikipedia. A business number would be for example, 1-800-555-FAKE, THAT would be illegal. In case you're wondering, 1-800-555-FAKE is a fake number.CDNguye1 9 July 2005 03:25 (UTC)