Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Cooper Wheelock


 * 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. Fritzpoll (talk) 09:48, 3 March 2009 (UTC)

Cooper Wheelock

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Contested prod. In my opinion,this article fails WP:CSD. It's age is the only thing stopping me delete it on sight. Judging by this revision from March 2006, the article has lacked reliable third-part sources for at least three years (whatever other editors think - check revisions in between then and now). The only external links are to the company itself, and as such this article does nothing to demonstrate any form of notability. Talk Islander 14:27, 26 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Lean Keep. I added to the talk page over on WikiProject Fire Protection that it was being proposed for deletion. Not only is Cooper Wheelock in a list over there awaiting rating, A Cooper Wheelock Siren (File:Wheelock_7002T.png#filelinks) is used in *many* articles as a result of being the primary image in the Template:Fire protection and WikiProject Fire Protection Naraht (talk) 15:39, 26 February 2009 (UTC)


 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Organizations-related deletion discussions.  --  fr33k  man   -s-  15:19, 26 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Business-related deletion discussions.  --  fr33k  man   -s-  15:19, 26 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Weak Keep I think they are a major company in the industry, judging by their prominence in catalogs and product listings, but the field is so specialized that it's hard to find sources that arent either based on PR, or just deal with the acquisition of the constituent firms.DGG (talk) 16:39, 26 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep per DGG. Wheelock is very much a major player in the fire alarm market, though its products may not always be branded as such (for instance, I have NEVER seen Wheelock's pull station branded as Wheelock except on Wheelock's own site).  I admit, the article needs work, since there is very little corporate history and more a discussion of a few products.  And yes - the alarm horn on all the fire protection templates is a Wheelock 7002T horn/strobe.  SchuminWeb (Talk) 20:04, 26 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete. Insuffficient notability. Kilmer-san (talk) 21:11, 26 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Weak Keep Article needs a little cleanup for tone and focus, but the company is the go-to for this kind of product. While importance or popularity does not equate to notability, I agree with DGG on sourcing problems for ubiquitous infrastructure-type companies like this. Arakunem Talk 16:57, 27 February 2009 (UTC)


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