Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Coinye


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The result was keep. (non-admin closure) Jovanmilic97 (talk) 08:40, 2 December 2018 (UTC)

Coinye

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per WP:FART. A defunct crypto-currency. Clearly a promotional gimmick even at the time. Coverage is of the lawsuit filed by Kanye West. power~enwiki ( π, ν ) 21:19, 10 November 2018 (UTC)
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 * Comment. Although I agree with your sentiment, I think we need a more solid deletion rational to go forward. I removed the most blatant non-sources in this edit. Some of the remaining sources are questionably reliable (e.g. cryptocurrency sites), which we could discuss. However, there is still a lot of coverage from RSes; probably enough to pass WP:GNG. BenKuykendall (talk) 18:52, 13 November 2018 (UTC)
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 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Nosebagbear (talk) 10:37, 17 November 2018 (UTC)
 * Delete - not every product or cryptocurrency that comes out is notable. You might think this cryptocurrency is notable for how fast it went defunct - actually, no, there are thousands of cryptos that have gone defunct, most fairly quickly. Maybe its notable because it used a celebrity's name without his permission and got sued - no, this garbage happens all the time.  Maybe it's notable because of all the hype it got from the cryptocurrency press - nope, that's just promotion and that's all the cryptocurrency press do. Smallbones( smalltalk ) 00:00, 18 November 2018 (UTC)
 * Keep, I'm surprised to say - this was a thing that happened and got genuine RS coverage, enough that I think it's worth having an article on - David Gerard (talk) 17:25, 18 November 2018 (UTC)
 * Keep - It might not be the most notable thing that's ever happened, but it did generate some bemused interest in tech circles while the story played out. I think there was enough notability that it's reasonable to keep around. It was covered in plenty of RS at the time. Warhorus (talk) 16:59, 21 November 2018 (UTC)

Keep per the significant coverage in multiple independent reliable sources.  The book notes: "Some cryptocurrencies have legal issues such as Coinye, an altcoin that used, without permission, rapper Kanye West as its logo. This altcoin has been compared to the popular Dogecoin. Upon hearing of the release of Coinye, originally called Coinye West, attorneys for Kanye West sent a cease and desist letter to the e-mail operator of Coinye, whose name remains unknown. The letter stated that Coinye was willful trademark infringement, unfair competition, cyberpiracy, and dilution and instructed Coinye to stop using the likeness and name of Kanye West. Kanye West filed a trademark lawsuit against the creators of the cryptocurrency 'Coinye.'"  The article notes: "Launched and killed in January of 2014, Coinye was a cryptocurrency developed with the intention of making cryptocurrency accessible to non-programmers. Its creators said in interviews at the time they hoped it might be used to buy concert tickets; they also hoped their ingenuity would earn them West's blessing, even though they used his name and likeness without seeking his approval. 'We chose to represent Kanye because he is and always has been a trendsetter, and he's always keeping things unique,' one of the currency's developers said in an anonymous Noisey interview. 'We'd love if Kanye named dropped Coinye. I think he's gonna love that there’s a currency named in his honor.' Turns out, Kanye West did not love that there was a currency named in his honor. In fact, West issued a cease and desist to the creators of Coinye, prompting them to change the currency's logo and open it up to trade a few days ahead of schedule. Coinye lived for less than a week; by January 14, 2014, its creators declared it dead, and three of them ended up settling with West in court. But in an alternate universe where West had embraced rather than discarded Coinye, how much value might it have accumulated? While Coinye was never actually exchanged for dollars, some enthusiastic crypto investors apparently purchased some of the Yeezy-themed money with bitcoin. On January 8, 2014, two users on a bitcoin forum agreed to a deal: 125,000 Coinye for 0.1 bitcoin, or about $83 according to Coinbase's price chart."  The article notes: "Coinye West This fun altcoin for the hip hop community existed for a short-lived seven months in 2014. Coinye West died when Kanye West sued the developers and won a copyright infringement lawsuit. Its developers tried to keep the coin alive as Coinye instead of Coinye West, but despite their efforts, nobody mines or trades this coin in 2017. Price near launch: Supposedly it rose as high as $1,000 per coin, according to its developers. Price now: Defunct." <li> The article notes: "Coinye West, a whimsical addition to the cryptocurrency craze, whose founders hitched its name and logo to the wagon of one of the biggest stars in hip-hop, has officially died. In documents filed July 22 in New York, a U.S. District Court declared Kanye West the victor over most of Coinye's makers, some of them John-and-Jane Does, by default because they never bothered to respond to his complaints. The parody electronic currency was announced in January but quickly shut down after West filed a cease-and-desist order and sued the large group of defendants for unspecified damages. The lawsuit complained that the defendants 'usurped West's name and likeness for the sole purpose of propping up the perceived 'value' of the defendants' 'digital coin mine' and its 'crypto currency.''"</li> <li> The article notes: "The newest iteration, CoinYe West, is evident of how the lunacy can stretch. Launching January 11 with the catchphrase “WE AIN'T MININ', WE PICKIN'”, the system promises “no premine, no screwed up fake 'fair' launches, shyster devs, muted channels, and f**ked up wallets”. Just like Kanye West, CoinYe West won’t be taking any shit. Alongside the website design, there are some more technical nods to Kanye’s supposed illuminati connections. The maximum number of coins that can ever be mined in the currency is 66,666,666,666."</li> <li> The article notes: "Lawyers for Kanye West filed cease-and-desist papers against the seven anonymous coders behind Coinye West, a virtual currency that went from chatroom joke to Internet sensation last week. The legal document, dated Jan. 6, includes an image of Coinye -- a cartoon representation of West on a gold medallion. West’s lawyer argues trademark infringement. ... Hoping to keep pace with the self-assured, brash West, the techies aren't backing down. Instead, they are moving up Coinye’s release date to as early as Tuesday night. Looking for surer footing, they changed the name of the currency from Coinye West to just “Coinye” and moved their website from a .com domain name to one registered in India."</li> <li> The article notes: "Name: Coinye. Age: Six months. Appearance: A gold coin emblazoned with a crude cartoon representation of Kanye West's head fused with the body of a fish."</li> <li></li> <li></li> <li></li> <li></li> <li></li> <li></li> <li></li> <li></li> <li></li> <li></li> <li></li> </ol>There is sufficient coverage in reliable sources to allow Coinye to pass Notability, which requires "significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject". Cunard (talk) 09:28, 25 November 2018 (UTC) </li></ul> <div class="xfd_relist" style="border-top: 1px solid #AAA; border-bottom: 1px solid #AAA; padding: 0px 25px;"> Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks,  Sandstein   12:50, 25 November 2018 (UTC)
 * Keep. Meets WP:GNG with sources provided by . —  Newslinger  talk   23:21, 25 November 2018 (UTC)
 * Keep Sources provided shows this crytpocurrency has received enough mainstream coverage to pass WP:GNG. <b style="color: DarkSlateGray;">Valoem</b> <b style="color: blue;">talk</b> <b style="color: Green;">contrib</b> 13:55, 30 November 2018 (UTC)
 * Keep Can understand rational for deletion, but there are enough sources to make this notable and interesting from an historical perspective. Sargdub (talk) 02:56, 1 December 2018 (UTC)


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