Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/BankBlackwell


 * 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 of the debate was DELETE. -Doc ask?  11:02, 15 April 2006 (UTC)

BankBlackwell
Non notable internet bank advertisement. Google yields only 206 results. Rory 0 96 18:32, 9 April 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete as non-notable per WP:CORP or WP:WEB. Joe 18:34, 9 April 2006 (UTC)
 * Weak delete Claims to be "first African-American Internet Bank." What's not clear to me is what makes a bank "African-American." Marketing? Ownership? Beyond that, appears to fail WP:CORP unless customer base stats can be located to prove otherwise.  OhNo itsJamie Talk 18:48, 9 April 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete advert, doesn't appear to be notable and the claim for notability appears to be a marketing tool even if the research isn't original, just not cited. MLA 09:07, 10 April 2006 (UTC)
 * Weak Keep and Cleanup. Yes its supposed to be at least run by African Americans.  And its gotten some press Washington Post.  The rub is that they aren't yet open since they haven't been fully capitalized.  If folks think that the article should go until they open, I don't have a problem.  The article is blatantly promotional and should be cleaned up. Montco 22:59, 10 April 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom. I live in Boston, read the business section daily, and have never heard of this outfit.  The most recent news listing being in January isn't very hopeful either.  RGTraynor 20:22, 11 April 2006 (UTC)


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