Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/As seen on TV (marketing)


 * 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. (non-administrative closure) -- RyRy  ( talk ) 04:34, 30 June 2008 (UTC)

As seen on TV (marketing)

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This article does not assert notability, is not referenced, is inaccurate, and is not written in a suitable style. It also borders on spam. (Prod was removed without any reason given.) SesquipedalianVerbiage (talk) 16:51, 26 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete, not notable, not referenced, very subjective. Don't know about spam, but the other issues are enough to delete this. - Vote changed, see below. - Realkyhick (Talk to me) 17:01, 26 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep Evidently notable so should be kept for improvement per our editing policy. Colonel Warden (talk) 18:39, 26 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep - clearly not spam as it isn't pushing any particular product. Needs to be cleaned up, but poor writing is not a reason to delete. A very notable, and well used marketing and sales term --T-rex 19:08, 26 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Popular culture-related deletion discussions.   -- --/M endaliv /2¢/Δ's/ 19:18, 26 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Advertising-related deletion discussions.   -- --/M endaliv /2¢/Δ's/ 19:18, 26 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep - Obviously notable through repeated media use, regardless of the article's current state. Jclemens (talk) 19:45, 26 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Merge with Direct marketing, if there's anything worth keeping. Delicious carbuncle (talk) 20:20, 26 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Comment: Direct response marketing might be more appropriate. In fact, I think I'll change my vote to Merge as well. - Realkyhick (Talk to me) 21:28, 26 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep. it's a notable marketing technique, and this isn't really spammy - it doesn't really advertise items that are as seen on TV, and in fact fails to mention the As Seen On TV stores. -- Dennis The Tiger   (Rawr and stuff) 20:35, 26 June 2008 (UTC)
 * (Speedy?) Keep. There's at least one entire book dedicated to this exact subject, which I added as a reference.  Did some editing to make it less spammy, though like every article on Wikipedia, it could be improved further.--Father Goose (talk) 05:42, 27 June 2008 (UTC)
 * That book, at least the part excerpted on Google Books, is hilarious. - Realkyhick (Talk to me) 06:22, 27 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep per Jclemens and Father Goose. JuJube (talk) 14:34, 27 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Merge or redirect to Direct marketing as suggested above. The phrases "Not sold in stores" and "As seen on TV" are little more than catchphrases used in this type of marketing and are not, in and of themselves, independently notable. Shereth 15:30, 27 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Merge and Redirect to Direct Marketing. Whilst a common marketing tactic, the article is nothing more than a definition with examples. jonathon (talk) 03:49, 28 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep Meets notability by virtue of fact that most American television watchers will recognize the phrase. See Where's the beef? and Think Different.  After AfD, consider merging using normal WP:MERGE procedures.  Article needs substantial improvement though.  All editors are invited to fix it.  davidwr/  (talk)/(contribs)/(e-mail)  23:26, 28 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep. Excellent work. JeanLatore (talk) 00:33, 29 June 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.