Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/BowTie Inc.


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The result was   keep. —Tom Morris (talk) 16:30, 2 March 2012 (UTC)

BowTie Inc.

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 * Delete. Non-notable company. -- Alan Liefting (talk - contribs) 00:03, 24 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Literature-related deletion discussions.  • Gene93k (talk) 00:59, 24 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Business-related deletion discussions.  • Gene93k (talk) 01:00, 24 February 2012 (UTC)


 * Keep This is the leading publisher of pet magazines in the United States, and is the publisher of both Cat Fancy and Dog Fancy, each the #1 magazine in their category for decades, with paid circulations in the range of a quarter million. They publish about 70 magazines, and also publish books about pets.  It can be difficult to reference article about publishers, as searches mostly show their own work rather than independent sources about their work.  Here's a BusinessWeek profile. Here's an InsideView profile.  Here's their Hoover's profile.  Cullen 328   Let's discuss it  02:02, 24 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Keep. A significant publisher of pet-oriented publications.  Dozens of potential sources are identified at GNews by searching its previous name, "Fancy Publications", including, for example, .  In the words of a 1999 L.A. Times article, Fancy Publications is "a pet publishing empire that includes such titles as Koi World, Ferrets, Natural Cat (sample headline: "Holistic Hairball Fighters"), Critters (sample story: "What's Hot in Pocket Pets: Flying Squirrels, Chipmunks, Gerbils and More!"), Rabbits and Natural Dog (which tells you "How to Massage Your Dog")." --Arxiloxos (talk) 02:09, 24 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Keep per Arxiloxos. The publisher of Joyce Jillson's Astrology for Cats not notable?  Perish the thought.  - Smerdis of Tlön - killing the human spirit since 2003! 03:47, 24 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Keep - Although the claim is self-sourced, BowTie asserts that they are "the world's largest publisher of animal- and pet-related content." That should give us sufficient pause regardless of the sourcing state of this piece. Obviously, magazine articles about companies that produce rival magazines are hard to find, but Cullen is on the right track in observing that there is business coverage out there. Carrite (talk) 16:23, 24 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Keep Although supporting the deletion of most the questioned magazine title articles, I see no reason to question the notability of their publisher.
 * It would also be reasonable to list these magazines (but not redlinks) within that publisher article. Andy Dingley (talk) 20:35, 24 February 2012 (UTC)


 * Keep Significant history going back to prior name.--Milowent • hasspoken 04:28, 28 February 2012 (UTC)
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