Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Dugu Miniautotoys


 * 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. (non-admin closure) Nordic   Nightfury  07:41, 25 October 2016 (UTC)

Dugu Miniautotoys

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This article reads as WP:OR and among the 100 or so unique ghits I get nothing that looks like a reliable source. There are sources cited, but these are not about the subject. Guy (Help!) 12:37, 1 October 2016 (UTC)


 * I checked one of the cited sources at random. The Gibson book does indeed talk about Dugu models on page 49 (and other pages):
 * https://books.google.com.au/books?id=87Rm_p6WUccC&dq=%22Model+Veteran+and+Vintage+Cars%22&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=dugu
 * Across many other car model articles I have noted that user Cstevencampbell is a careful and methodical editor, not prone to making things up and not prone to inaccuracies.  Stepho  talk 14:38, 1 October 2016 (UTC)


 * Dugu toys was a pioneer brand in the classic and veteran age toy modeling. It led the way to the greater success of other more popular brands like Solido (in its later classic lines) Rio Models and Brumm. To delete the article would cause a Wikipedia gap in the understanding of the development of toy and collectible miniature automobiles. Unfortunately, not all important subjects have a lot written about them in books, though I am continually on the lookout for better sources. --Cstevencampbell (talk) 22:15, 1 October 2016 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Spirit of Eagle (talk) 05:08, 9 October 2016 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Italy-related deletion discussions. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 13:35, 9 October 2016 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Companies-related deletion discussions. Coolabahapple (talk) 15:22, 9 October 2016 (UTC)


 * Several references (linked to article parenthetically) have been added. I notice some I referenced but had never added ! I would say three are very strong references from books of noted experts on toy cars (Richardson and Ralston). A couple of others were supporting sites.--Cstevencampbell (talk) 23:29, 14 October 2016 (UTC)


 * Several more references (Spano and Force) have been added to the article, which now is much better cited and referenced.--Cstevencampbell (talk) 00:45, 16 October 2016 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, North America1000 03:01, 17 October 2016 (UTC)


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