Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/American Tourister


 * 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   Keep per WP:SNOW. Non-admin closure. Ten Pound Hammer and his otters • (Broken clamshells • Otter chirps • HELP) 16:55, 2 November 2008 (UTC)

American Tourister

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Lacks notability, it's just a suitcase brand subsumed by another company. References notice since Jan 2007. Kickstart70 T C 06:06, 2 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep A brand that had a famous commercial involving a gorilla putting the company's luggage through heavy abuse in a controlled environment. Merged brands do not lose notability, and this can be expanded easily with sources.  Nate  • ( chatter ) 06:20, 2 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Serious question...why would a single "famous" commercial confer notability? In any case, that commercial is talked about under the Samsonite page...why not just merge this into that? -- Kickstart70 T C 06:27, 2 November 2008 (UTC)
 * American Tourister has more going for it than that, and it wasn't just one commercial. The suitcase and the gorilla campaign has extensive WP:RS coverage in books and newspapers going back to the 1970s. As for merging, this has potential for expansion and it is a more famous (and sometimes more notorious) brand than Samsonite ever was. • Gene93k (talk) 07:31, 2 November 2008 (UTC)


 * Keep Famous brand. Teh commercial is just part of it. The question of whether to merge the articles can be discussed on the talk page. DGG (talk) 06:29, 2 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep. A very well known brand with an amazingly memorable ad. The company has been around since the 1930s, according to this, which could be used to expand the article. Clarityfiend (talk) 06:51, 2 November 2008 (UTC)


 * Comment If you three decide on keeping the article, yet it still is a one-line article which is very stubby, why don't you expand it? Easier said than done. - ÆÅM «(fætsøn!) 06:58, 2 November 2008 (UTC)
 * May I suggest some patience? Constructive editing takes time and cleanup is not driven by deadlines. I am looking up sources now. • Gene93k (talk) 07:24, 2 November 2008 (UTC)


 * Keep per my comments above and abundant available WP:RS . Aside from the gorilla campaign, American Tourister luggage was one of the cues used in law enforcement's infamous "drug courier profile".(, Florida v. Royer) This is an established brand that can easily pass WP:PRODUCT. • Gene93k (talk) 07:46, 2 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Strong keep. Easily meets WP:V and WP:NOTE. --Gene_poole (talk) 07:49, 2 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep per pileon above. Tohd8BohaithuGh1 (talk) 15:05, 2 November 2008 (UTC)


 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. 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.