Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Black Swamp Percussion


 * 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   delete. -- Cirt (talk) 02:30, 26 October 2010 (UTC)

Black Swamp Percussion

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This article lacks reliable sources verifying the notability of this organization, and I wasn't able to find appropriate sources to add with my own search. Prod removed by creator with the comment, "All information has been check for accuracy by the owner of the companies, Eric Sooy," but without the addition of sources or information about the company's notability. FisherQueen (talk · contribs) 10:35, 12 October 2010 (UTC)

Teliosis (talk) 13:25, 12 October 2010 (UTC)  Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Ron Ritzman (talk) 00:01, 19 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Although not the original author of the article, I represent the company and have expanded and added factual references.
 * Delete – At this time. One of the core requirements for an article here at Wikipedia is that the subject must meet notability standards as stated; “…A company, corporation, organization, school, team, religion, group, product, or service is notable if it has been the subject of significant coverage in secondary sources. “  I was only able to find a few articles, (5) in a Google News search, which mentioned the company and a majority of those were in trade journals.  I saw no references to major contributions by the company that influenced the industry – individuals or other organizations.  Sorry to say, at this point, the company is non-notable. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Shoessss (talk • contribs)
 * Comment When you cite a search, please provide a link to the search, rather than to the Wikipedia article about Google News. This lets others see what you found, and make sure your search terms were well chosen. Edison (talk) 17:22, 12 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Weak Keep The Toledo Blade and Drum magazines have significant coverage. One link to a promising article listed as a ref is broken, but a working convenience link is not a requirement for notability. In addition I found an article via Newsbank at the library "Black Swamp Percussion snares share of instrument market - The musical masterpieces are handmade, one at a time, in the company headquarters, which is about to move into a larger building" by Myron Kukla. The Grand Rapids Press, Sept 5, 2004, which is a 526 word newspaper article about the company. Edison (talk) 17:20, 12 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Music-related deletion discussions.  -- • Gene93k (talk) 19:44, 12 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Business-related deletion discussions.  -- • Gene93k (talk) 19:45, 12 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.


 * Delete hardly any third party coverage. . LibStar (talk) 03:07, 21 October 2010 (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.