Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Explocity
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The result was keep. Deryck C. 19:04, 2 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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Fails WP:Notability. Most of the references are Press Releases. Around The Globeसत्यमेव जयते 06:10, 25 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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- Keep. Not true. There was just one reference which was a press release. The second one was a video of a reputable news channel's press coverage of an event. I have added another citation which is a clipping of an article carried in another reputable Newspaper. Varunr (talk) 07:08, 25 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- The video of the press coverage doesn't mention Explocity at all. The text of the news clipping is too small for me to read, but it appears that although Murdoch was interested in the Explocity website, he never actually did anything about it. (Not sure if this is Rupert Murdoch or someone else.) A media mogul once being reportedly interested in your company does not make it notable. — Mr. Stradivarius ♫ 07:34, 25 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- The video definitely mentions Explocity. If you wait for the 44th second of the video, you will hear the designated spokesperson of the restaurant that made the Crostini mention that Explocity approached them for this. With regard to Murdoch's interest, I have added another citation / note that has a bigger font size and clearly mentions which Murdoch we're talking about here and the fact that his company did take up 25% stake in Explocity. Varunr (talk) 13:08, 25 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Ah, you're right - I missed it because of the pronunciation. It is just a small mention, though, and hardly proof of notability. The other video you linked to is the same - they are covering other events, and Explocity is only mentioned tangentially. To be good evidence for notability, the sourced should actually be about the company, not some other thing. The article from The Hindu that I linked to below is much better in this respect. The new newspaper clipping is also good, though it looks like a local newspaper and not a national one. Is that right? — Mr. Stradivarius ♫ 16:26, 25 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- The video definitely mentions Explocity. If you wait for the 44th second of the video, you will hear the designated spokesperson of the restaurant that made the Crostini mention that Explocity approached them for this. With regard to Murdoch's interest, I have added another citation / note that has a bigger font size and clearly mentions which Murdoch we're talking about here and the fact that his company did take up 25% stake in Explocity. Varunr (talk) 13:08, 25 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- The video of the press coverage doesn't mention Explocity at all. The text of the news clipping is too small for me to read, but it appears that although Murdoch was interested in the Explocity website, he never actually did anything about it. (Not sure if this is Rupert Murdoch or someone else.) A media mogul once being reportedly interested in your company does not make it notable. — Mr. Stradivarius ♫ 07:34, 25 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. Change !vote to weak keep (see below). The only news source that I found which was remotely of interest was this, and even then Explocity is not the main topic of the article. — Mr. Stradivarius ♫ 07:17, 25 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]- Please refer http://aboutus.explocity.com/ for information on the company. Varunr (talk) 13:08, 25 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- I'm changing my vote to a weak keep because of this source from the Hindu Times, found on the Ramjee Chandran page. Getting an article in the Hindu Times is enough to sway me - I'd now say Explocity is borderline notable. — Mr. Stradivarius ♫ 16:14, 25 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- I appreciate it. Thank you. Varunr (talk) 07:00, 26 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Keep. Seems to be a liberal outlet in a strictly Muslim country. Why not abridge to one sentence and keep? thanx Pvujin (talk) 10:20, 25 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Per the article, Explocity is India based. India is not a muslim country (Secular - No state religion with Hindu Majority) - seems to be some misunderstanding. Around The Globeसत्यमेव जयते 10:43, 25 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Exaplained above by सत्यमेव जयते. Varunr (talk) 13:08, 25 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Can I remove the Afd tag? If everybody agrees, can I remove the Afd tag? Varunr (talk) 06:01, 27 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Not yet. You should wait for the discussion to be closed by an admin. All the best. — Mr. Stradivarius ♫ 07:08, 27 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Thank you. Will wait. Varunr (talk) 08:05, 27 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Not yet. You should wait for the discussion to be closed by an admin. All the best. — Mr. Stradivarius ♫ 07:08, 27 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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