Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Donut Diner


 * 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   no consensus. The Bushranger One ping only 02:04, 15 February 2014 (UTC)

Donut Diner

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Unremarkable coffee/doughnut shop chain; no independent sources; fails WP:CORP. Jinkinson  talk to me  21:53, 16 January 2014 (UTC)
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 * Note: This debate has been included in the Article Rescue Squadron's list of content for rescue consideration. Northamerica1000(talk) 03:23, 6 February 2014 (UTC)


 * Keep I found coverage in a reliable independent source. Covered as part of the history of Canada's donut trade. Not the most earth shaking subject, but worth including. Some of their outlets remain in business. Candleabracadabra (talk) 19:25, 19 January 2014 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.


 * Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Northamerica1000(talk) 19:55, 25 January 2014 (UTC)

 Delte per WP:CORP and WP:SIGCOV. Reference cited gives the chain mention in just one sentence. Blue  Riband►   13:52, 26 January 2014 (UTC)
 * You are mistaken. It is discussed on 4 different pages of that source including some significant coverage of the company's founding, history, number of stores, region of operations, discussion of the donut reailing environment when it was esablished and competitive pressures that developed over time. Donuts are a fairly big deal in Canada. And that's just the coverage from one source. Candleabracadabra (talk) 04:47, 27 January 2014 (UTC)
 * Comment Multiple mentions within a single source does not make WP:SIGCOV. If there is more than "just the coverage from one source" it should not present a problem to include those sources to support the chain's notability. Blue   Riband►   02:22, 29 January 2014 (UTC)


 * Comment A few odd sources is all I could find. Probably need someone with access to Canadian databases.
 * Hamilton Spectator (2/05/2002). "Police Charge Coffee Shop Mooner". Quote: "A woman who mooned customers in a Hamilton [Donut Diner] coffee shop and shouted abuse at them Tuesday morning has been charged with creating a disturbance." (Database: EBSCO)
 * Toronto Star (06/16/2004) "Now this is good toast". Quote: "Toast enthusiasts are a strange breed. Like the Connecticut woman who posted "Donut Diner: The Most Delicious Toast In The Universe" on Epinions.com about her favourite highway-side shop near Brantford, Ont. This is, bar none, the most surreal review I have read on my home province," one reader groused." (Database: EBSCO)
 * Hamilton Spectator (12/16/2009). "Store Good For What Ails". Quote: "And at the drive-thru window left over from the Donut Diner that used to occupy this space, he serves $2 bowls of soup, his grandma's recipe." (Database: EBSCO)
 * -- Green  C  05:04, 6 February 2014 (UTC)


 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.


 * Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Northamerica1000(talk) 05:26, 6 February 2014 (UTC)


 * Keep. Enough commentary in sourcing exists.  By being a defunct franchise, the article is not promoting anything, and is to be less harshly judged under WP:CORP.  Historical topics get more leeway.  --SmokeyJoe (talk) 09:31, 6 February 2014 (UTC)
 * Delete. The one source gives the chain one sentence on two pages and a passing mention on the third. Couldn't find any significant sources. "Major competitor" to Tim Hortons? I think not. Clarityfiend (talk) 09:28, 7 February 2014 (UTC)
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