Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Akrapovič


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The result was  keep, nom withdrawn. NAC. Cliff smith talk  16:04, 8 June 2010 (UTC)

Akrapovič

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Withdrawn Fails WP:COMPANY. There is no independent coverage focused on Akrapovič. Quote, "Trivial or incidental coverage of a subject by secondary sources is not sufficient to establish notability.". Most of their media attention is bought and paid for via sports sponsorships. There is a single, highly-biased post at a blog that primary trades in warmed-over press releases. Needs much more than that to justify existence of article. Dbratland (talk) 03:41, 8 June 2010 (UTC)

Keep, infact speedy keep per recent expansion. First of all try googling Akrapovic with a plain C. Turns up 2,000,000 searcxh results as opposed to 95,000 under the native C letter. Now look in google books, no independent coverage????. Is this a joke? This is a major leading exhaust company and used for many motorcycles in racing etc, particularly it would seem on Kawasaki bikes. See BMW site etc. An article about it being a major success story which states that "Akrapovič has become a top-class global brand". Which it has in its field I believe. No there isn't a massive amount of sources online, but neither is there for many Slovenian topics. There are sources like this and a Maribor University source dscussing the comany available on PDF in Slovenian..... Also there are University of Ljubljana sources widely discussing it. To me it seems Akrapovič is to exhausts as Pirelli is to tires and Castrol is to oil otherwise I wouldn't have started it. Look at the logos on the bike in link I gave you Pirelli, Castrol, TItan now look at the exhaust, Akrapovič.... "Akrapović provides exhaust systems for MotoGP, World Superbike and World Supersport" and some of the sources I've mentioned above and below should be enough to establish that it is actually a notable company. Just needs expansion. I would also guess that there are many moto magazine articles mentioning it..There are even independent books on the company like this meaning "Akrapovič. Technical and financial genius". Not to mention a lengthy book about it by Igor Akrapovič and coverage in reliable books such as this. Unless you've actually looked through resource material such as books and magazines.... You should know that the Internet often does not have the best sources for certain topics on here. I can think of many notable companies which online are only mentioned briefly in news sources and are only discussed in non reliable sites. Funny how you deem a bunch of American outlaw riders as notable because they make good news material and have a lot of coverage yet you think a major global exhaust supplier to motorbikes in professional racing doesn't cut the mustard. How many people want to write extensively about a Slovenian exhaust company I ask in news? Your claim about no independent coverage is false, there are books on the company as I pointed out and many reliable independent materials that could be found to improve it. Dr. Blofeld       White cat 09:24, 8 June 2010 (UTC)


 * Keep - hopefully I have demonstrated the company's notability by adding a number of references. --Biker Biker (talk) 10:40, 8 June 2010 (UTC)


 * Thankyou, I think we both have. Dr. Blofeld       White cat 11:26, 8 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Fine by me. I stand corrected. Thanks both for your fine work. --Dbratland (talk) 14:58, 8 June 2010 (UTC)
 * So are you OK to withdraw it? I suspect we won't get our DYK if it is still listed for deletion. So that done, what's the next bike-related article you think we should put through the AfD/Rescue cycle?--Biker Biker (talk) 15:03, 8 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Oh, yes. Withdrawn.--Dbratland (talk) 15:21, 8 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Thanks, somebody care to close it? Dr. Blofeld       White cat 15:51, 8 June 2010 (UTC)


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