Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Clark Brothers Gun Shop


 * 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. - Mailer Diablo 13:04, 6 November 2006 (UTC)

Clark Brothers Gun Shop
Speedy deleteion for advertising was vociferously contested, so I'm sending this here. Gush article about a gun store, 302 Google hits and a smattering of mentions on Newsbank, although some of them are in NY Times and WaPo. ~ trialsanderrors 02:54, 31 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete, Fails WP:NOT, L0b0t 03:04, 31 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete as per nom. ςפקι Д Иτς ☺ ☻ 03:23, 31 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete as per L0b0t --Brad Beattie (talk) 03:31, 31 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Speedy Delete (G11) Spam.-- Hús  ö  nd  04:26, 31 October 2006 (UTC)
 * If this were done like an encyclopedia article instead of badly written spamvertising, I'd say it'd be notable enough to keep. But the author doesn't seem to be capable of that, and seems unlikely to learn how, either, so Delete but not precluding someone else writing a better article later. Tubezone 04:48, 31 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep. The article is less awful now. --TruthbringerToronto (Talk | contribs) 06:26, 31 October 2006 (UTC)
 * I'd say if the claim that it's "one of the most famous gun stores in the United States" is verifiable it's a keeper. But articles that just happen to mention the store in the context of gun violence aren't enough to establish that claim. ~ trialsanderrors 06:33, 31 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete. I've lived in northern Virginia for going on 15 years.  I frequently take day trips out towards the mountains with my folks, and we almost always pass through Warrenton.  I don't recall once ever seeing anything about this place.  I've never heard of it.  Hell, I'd be more inclined to support an article on the Sperryville Emporium... --User:AlbertHerring Io son l'orecchio e tu la bocca: parla! 07:50, 31 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete, need a lot more press to establish notability. --Dhartung | Talk 09:46, 31 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete lacks verification.-- danntm T C 14:54, 31 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete Unverifiable. EVula 23:12, 31 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep Albert Herring the stores on Rt 29 6 miles south of Warrenton going to Culpepper, not on 211 which goes to Sperryville. More press all stories about Clark Brothers Gun Shop: Washington Post Nov 6,1977 Angus Phillips, Washington Post Aug.31,1975 "Shooters will aid childrens hospitol",Washington Post Jun 19,1978 Blaine Harden,Guns,Washington Post Nov.21,1986 Bill Sautter "Standing Around Shooting the bull". Press from Washington Post goes on and on. Wiki has articles about Big Texan steak ranch and other business that I could call advertising. This is a famous place Clark Brothers signs advertise the store for 20 miles distant. Look at references in Google groups-- Decodiver 18:28, 31 October 2006 (EST)
 * Delete. It's multiple AND non-trivial media mentions: the NYT and WaPo stories are using the place as a backdrop to discuss larger issues, not as the central subject, and the one remaining is the local paper explicitly covering local subjects. --Calton | Talk 02:12, 1 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Business-related deletions.   -- Mereda 08:06, 1 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete blatant advertising. &mdash;Brim 21:53, 2 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete. Fails WP:CORP. Fairsing 06:30, 4 November 2006 (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.