Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/A-Style


 * 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. We don't really have a quorum here, but not a single voice was raised for Keep, and notability is not established in the article. Herostratus 13:19, 22 March 2007 (UTC)

A-Style

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Non notable Gennaro Prota &#8226;Talk  05:55, 16 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Comment - this has an entry on Italian Wikipedia--ZayZayEM 07:22, 16 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Which I had noticed, yes. Truth is, I'm Italian and have never heard of the brand, or seen the logo. I stumbled upon the page while searching for an article about astyle, the code formatter/beautifier. My suspect is that someone wrote the article just for advertising. Here's what the Italian page linked to from the article (http://www.ccsg.it/A-Style.htm) says:


 * For long time now, everywhere in our streets, a subliminal message can be seen which many people have become aware of. It's not, in fact, a difficult and concealed persuasion attempt: in a weird "A" is sublimated a podalic ["doggy-style"] intercourse (so homosexuals are not displeased). These images we all have seen are put either in form of stickers, usually nearby cars (see image 1), or as a brand logo with various size on shirts and trousers (see image 2)


 * The image is, in effect, a "commercial brand" regularly registered in our country... in spite of the Italian law, which explicitly FORBIDS the usage of subliminal messages for commercial purposes...


 * The fact that the message is very evident doesn't make its usage harmless: numerous people haven't realized what that weird "A" with two dots, each one representing a person head, conceals (see image 3). Let's think, moreover, that the association sex/commercial product has always payed off in terms of sale increase, especially if the association is of subliminal kind... &mdash; Gennaro Prota &#8226;Talk 10:07, 16 March 2007 (UTC)
 * If this doesn't have notabilty in Italy as, say FCUK (not necessarily the same level, but the same vein), then it should be deleted. I'm still abstaining from a position.--ZayZayEM 02:38, 17 March 2007 (UTC)

For the record, A-Style is sponsoring MotoGP events:, ,. Korg (talk) 14:46, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete Need to establish notability in english. Saying it is famous according to the editor carries no weight. TonyTheTiger (talk/cont/bio) 21:33, 16 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Weak Delete - I'd say delete only because there is almost no notability established, but it seems... just by looking at the symbol... 'worthy of being noted'... although not very worthy so delete it unless there is a source or two found. Kopf1988 22:10, 16 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Comment - I've heard of the brand for the the first time through a question posted at the "reference desk" on the French Wikipedia . Later, I've seen several French singers with the brand's logo (Amine, Doc Gynéco...). I decided to create an entry after noticing the Italian WP had an article.


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