Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Biodegradable urn


 * 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. No prejudice towards a merge discussion Mark Arsten (talk) 02:37, 5 October 2013 (UTC)

Biodegradable urn

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the article is an advertisement for Bios Urns. Existence of biodegradable urns can be briefly mentioned at urn, without promoting a specific company. Jeffro 77 (talk) 02:27, 28 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Merge to urn as has been proposed on the talk page. There are a number of reliable sources about this type of urn, enough to justify coverage about it in an appropriate place in the encyclopedia.  Deletion is not desirable here given the better alternative of preserving the valid content and multiple reliable sources. --Arxiloxos (talk) 04:18, 28 September 2013 (UTC)
 * The article actually doesn't have any inline citations at all, and the References section contains links to promotional pieces. The External links are also all promotional sites for the same branded product. As already stated, existence of biodegradable urns can be briefly mentioned at urn, and a separate article is not warrnated.-- Jeffro 77 (talk) 13:42, 28 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Just because a news story is about a particular product doesn't automatically make it promotional. The subject was the subject of news stories from CBC News, Fox News, Time, and Discovery.com.  I don't see the benefit of deleting those multiple references rather than merging them into a better article. --Arxiloxos (talk) 16:04, 28 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Seriously?! Advertorial content is frequently inserted into news programs.-- Jeffro 77 (talk) 01:07, 29 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Business-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 16:09, 28 September 2013 (UTC)
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 * Note: I've added a small amount of non-promotional text, along with some of the sources from this article, at urn, as well as a bit of additional needed context about the use of urns in modern cremation ceremonies. --Arxiloxos (talk) 15:22, 29 September 2013 (UTC)


 * Keep - Notability established by multiple reliable sources . (Inline) citations not required to establish notability; coverage must exist but it need not be cited. May still be desirable to merge into Urn but that can be discussed on talk pages after AfD is closed. ~KvnG 14:52, 1 October 2013 (UTC)
 * Those sources present advertorial content.-- Jeffro 77 (talk) 00:36, 3 October 2013 (UTC)
 * By my assessment, these sources meet WP:RS. What constitutes reliable reference for you? ~KvnG 14:32, 3 October 2013 (UTC)


 * Keep - Meets WP:GNG per a source review. For starters, see some of the sources within the article. A merge discussion can continue on an article talk page. Northamerica1000(talk) 12:33, 2 October 2013 (UTC)
 * There are many products that get 'paid news' segments, but they don't automatically warrant individual articles for their branded product. The concept of biodegradable urns should be mentioned at urn.-- Jeffro 77 (talk) 00:36, 3 October 2013 (UTC)
 * What is your basis for asserting that all these news reports are "paid news"? --Arxiloxos (talk) 01:03, 3 October 2013 (UTC)
 * Seriously? Under what circumstances do you imagine that various news sources would seek out this kind of product as 'news'.-- Jeffro 77 (talk) 01:10, 3 October 2013 (UTC)
 * They may not seek it out but editors make a conscious decision whether to publish it. These decisions form the basis of Wikipedia's notability criteria. ~KvnG 14:37, 3 October 2013 (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.


 * Merge to urn as has been proposed on the talk page. These links are a last ditch effort to market and used to encourage, persuade, or manipulate an audience (viewers, readers or listeners; sometimes a specific group) to continue or take some new action to a single product. The links are not relevant to a definition of biodegradable urn as fact but a means to market, each link is a funnel that leads to the same product page. Remove links and Merge to unsigned comment added by LisbethSlander (talk • contribs) 21:26, 8 October 2013 (UTC)