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Relisting debates repeatedly in the hope of getting sufficient participation is not recommended, and while having a deletion notice on a page is not harmful, its presence over several weeks can become disheartening for its editors. Therefore, in general, debates should not be relisted more than
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No, there is definitely not a solid consensus here. 12 editors have weighed in on it. There are no unfinished conversations of other extenuating circumstances that warrant more time. The first and second relistings did not significantly change things. It is
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twice. Users relisting a debate for a third (or further) time, or relisting a debate with a substantial number of commenters, should write a short explanation (in addition to the template) on why they did not consider the debate sufficient.
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per substantial coverage in reliable independent sources. The company and its founder have been the subject of lengthy articles. Its a 3 decades old business and while it's not huge, has achieved some significance.
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I am the creator of this page. The London Stock Exchange has just placed them in their database of 1000 companies to inspire britain. Link and text has been added to the page. This establishes notability.
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I see nothing significant about this company, but their size and the coverage that is there are just enough to keep it. Can someone please copyedit the "online shoe shop founded in 1982" bit though.
592:) results in three articles with incidental coverage: for example "The 50 Best Summer Sports Gear" and "Yes, You Really Can Save a Fortune Shopping Online". As a result, the article fails 584:– The sources available do not constitute significant, independent, reliable coverage. A Google search for "Sportsshoes.com" does not result in significant coverage. Also, a search in 121: 885:, rather than me. (My own interpretation is that this is a classic "no consensus" result, as general notability is being given as the main reason both for and against deletion). 593: 548:
The second sentence of that criteria explicitly states that topic need not be the primary focus of the source material. The article is as much about the company as the boss.
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and has not been the subject of significant, independent, reliable coverage. The fact that it was founded by a notable person is irrelevant, as notablity is not inherited.
399:- the first piece is a profile about the company's owner, the second is from a local paper (although a sizeable one, and one that I use often myself), while the third is 313: 293: 162: 273: 773:. The generic name doesn't aid searches for sources, of which I am sure there are several more for a significant business of this age laying claim to being an early 501:
in my opinion (and specifically passes the "Significant coverage" test). Organisation is carrying out operations significant enough to warrant an article.
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It should be noted that I am quite aware of the "relisting for a third+ time" procedures, which is why I listed a comment in the relisting note. -
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Just for reference in future: the ping template works by putting the user name you wish to alert. In this case I assume you want to alert
94: 89: 98: 17: 81: 183: 150: 758: 371: 984: 40: 789: 572: 144: 933: 818: 57: 255:: I cleaned up the article a bit, but I can't find any sources to enhance it. Doesn't seem to meet WP:ORG. -- 967: 939: 889: 868: 824: 793: 745: 723: 699: 661: 632: 613: 576: 552: 532: 505: 483: 470: 443: 414: 383: 353: 349: 325: 305: 285: 264: 247: 230: 210: 140: 63: 834: 522: 886: 628: 568: 549: 529: 502: 411: 207: 980: 918: 864: 741: 720: 657: 36: 190: 914: 860: 737: 243: 85: 585: 436: 400: 929: 908: 880: 814: 690: 464: 370:
based on the notability established by the following references included in the fledgling article:
224: 176: 53: 856: 803: 709: 642: 424: 521:- please can you elaborate on how an article on the company's boss gives the company notability? 345: 260: 589: 900: 849: 766: 624: 543: 526: 516: 408: 321: 301: 281: 204: 29:
The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below.
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Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's
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Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's
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of Sportsshoes.com. Different editors will have different interpretations of the
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to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.
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to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.
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to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.
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The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate.
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unlikely that a third will. This listing should be closed as
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Knowledge (XXG):Notability (organizations and companies)
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Yes sorry, ping'd the wrong person was meant to be for
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PROD contested by article creator. This company fails
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addresses the company as much as the management. The
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Knowledge (XXG):Articles for deletion
talk page
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The Bushranger
One ping only
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Sportsshoes.com
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