Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Extreme Kayak Fishing


 * 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. Black Kite (talk) 07:50, 8 April 2015 (UTC)

Extreme Kayak Fishing

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promotional spam for a non-notable company Epipelagic (talk) 16:52, 24 March 2015 (UTC)
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Having fished this event for many years I would highly disagree on your comment of Extreme Kayak Fishing Inc. this green company is a well known event in the city of Pompano Beach Florida which also sponsors this tournament. This organization has donated thousands of dollars to the Broward Children's Center in the city of Pompano Beach in efforts to give back to the community. It is very simple to check the status of this well organized and accomplished company having been around for over four years. Before making accusations I would highly recommend you do your research before stating false claims. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.249.250.93 (talk) — Ryand1024 (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic. 21:00, 25 March 2015 (UTC)

I Joseph Hector am the owner of Extreme Kayak Fishing Tournament Inc. Based on what evidence am I being accused of having a promotional spam non- notable company. My company is well known in the city of Pompano Beach Fl. We attract anglers from all over the world for our tournaments. These anglers help generate money for the city through the hotel industry and food service industry, which increases tax revenue for the city of Pompano Beach. What information do you need from me to negate the accusations that have been placed against Extreme Kayak Fishing Tournament Inc. Please advise me, as I want to resolve this issue immediately.

Thank you Joseph Hector — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ekft (talk • contribs) 22:03, 25 March 2015 (UTC)
 * Hi Joseph. The intention is not to insult you or your company. On Wikipedia the term "notable" is used somewhat technically as a term which must conform to these guidelines: Notability. Your company doesn't. --Epipelagic (talk) 02:55, 26 March 2015 (UTC)


 * DELETE This article is Spam, and smells like spam--it doesn't even smell like bad fish. The article was created by an editor whose ONLY contributions have been to this article. The other 3 primary editors' contributions have been exclusively or predominantly to this article. The proprietor of the business comments and asks that it not be deleted. Overwhelming evidence of Spam. The ostensibly independent references are 2 fishing websites (don't know their reputation) and 2 local news outlets. Not sufficient notability. The proprietor also put 2 pictures of himself in the article--obviously about publicity. Tapered (talk) 01:03, 26 March 2015 (UTC)

In categories we are listed as a fishing tournament. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Fishing_tournaments How is our article different than all the other fishing tournaments? We have 14 references backing our article including the florida sport fishing magazine. Please advise me on what I have to do in order to keep this article from being deleted? Joesph Hector


 * Well you have made a start by trimming some of the more excessive spam and self promotion. Looking at the category list, there are tournaments of questionable notability there that should perhaps be deleted also. The references you mention, now 12 of them, are mostly to publications that are not notable, that do not, for example, have a Wikipedia entry. The Kayak Fish Mag is a local state magazine. The Sun Sentinel is notable, but it does not contain an in-depth report and again is a local state publication. Another reference is only to a press release. Can you find better sources, perhaps to books from reputable publishers, or perhaps to recognized magazines that are international, or at least national? If you can't then the article is not really ready for Wikipedia. It might be ready in a few years time, and then you could try again. --Epipelagic (talk) 19:57, 26 March 2015 (UTC)

Please check our references. We have added several in depth Sun Sentinel articles about Extreme Kayak Fishing Tournament. http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/outdoors/fl-wednesday-fishing-report-0820-20140819-story.html http://www.sun-sentinel.com/local/broward/pompano-beach/fl-cnsp-digestbr-0907-20140908-story.html http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2011-08-20/sports/fl-extreme-kayak-tournament-0821-20110820_1_kayak-fishing-fishing-rod-gift-card http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2014-04-29/sports/fl-wednesday-fishing-report-0430-20140429_1_brian-nelli-anglers-hobie-kayak

We have also added reputable sources from the, "WPTV-TV", "The Palm Beach Post" and "Guy Harvey". Each of sources have their own wikipedia articles. With these sources Extreme Kayak Fishing article should be Notable. http://www.wptv.com/sports/recreation-sports/a-local-kayaker-fights-to-reel-in-a-white-marlin-during-a-fishing-tournament-in-the-bahamas http://guyharveyoutpostnews.com/2014/08/25/extreme-kayak-fishings-summer-slam-results-in-a-heavy-weight-bout/ — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ekft (talk • contribs) 03:21, 27 March 2015 (UTC)  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, &mdash; Coffee //  stole my cup  //  and beans  // 01:37, 1 April 2015 (UTC)

By providing new references that our listed in Extreme kayak fishing article reference page, why is this page still up for deletion? Please advise me if there is anything more that needs to be addressed in order to make this article notable for Wikipedia. Thank you Joseph Hector — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ekft (talk • contribs) 14:13, 2 April 2015 (UTC)

Comment The positive commenters on this page are 1)the proprietor of the event, 2) a major contributor to the article whose username is an acronym of the event, 3)98.249.250.93, the original author of the article. These facts strongly indicate this article was begun as promotion, and is still promotion. Tapered (talk) 01:24, 3 April 2015 (UTC)


 * delete there is still a great deal of unsourced content (fails WP:OR and WP:VERIFY; there are still 4 or 5 blog sources (fails WP:SPS) and press releases (fails WP:INDY) - outside of that, it is a local paper (the Sun Sentinel) or Palm Beach Post (which is a paragraph). and it is all kind of news-y, and WP is WP:NOTNEWS.  This kind of regional reporting doesn't bring the event up to  WP:NOTABILITY for the encyclopedia  Jytdog (talk) 01:50, 3 April 2015 (UTC)

In categories Extreme Kayak fishing article is under Fishing tournaments. See here. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Fishing_tournaments Why is this article being singled out? This page has more content and reputable sources than most fishing tournaments listed there. One of our sources is "Guy Harvey Outpost News". Guy Harvey is a reputable source that is nationwide and has its own Wikipedia article. This source explains what Extreme kayak fishing is and lists all the winners. This article is not meant as self- promotion or advertising. It exposes the facts about how it is possible to catch large fish such as sailfish, marlin, and pelagics in a small boat such as a kayak. It is a type of fishing tournament that is now possible through the engineering changes in kayak design. These boats can be paddled, pedaled and stood on. These kayaks are made specially for ocean offshore kayak fishing. This changes the game and level for offshore fishing. Please specifically advise why this article is being singled out from all the other fishing tournaments on Wikipedia? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ekft (talk • contribs) 00:13, 4 April 2015 (UTC)
 * WP:OTHERSTUFFEXISTS is not a valid argument at AfD. You haven't responded to the objections raised, and in any case,  you disclose that you own the event - you are a paid advocate under our WP:COI guideline and you have ignored what that says  - namely "Paid advocates are very strongly discouraged from direct article editing" (emphasis from the original). Please pipe down and let the community decide to do with your work. Thanks. Jytdog (talk) 11:17, 4 April 2015 (UTC)


 * Delete. I see reliable sources that mention the company, but none of the ones I reviewed are what I'd call significant coverage of the company. Covering that an event happened and who won isn't coverage of the company. If this ends up being kept, it needs gutted because the current state stinks of promotion. Niteshift36 (talk) 00:57, 7 April 2015 (UTC)


 * Aside from the fact that your post is completely meaningless......you need to know that legal threats aren't allowed on Wikipedia. Niteshift36 (talk) 01:09, 8 April 2015 (UTC)
 * and DUCK. Special:Contributions/Ryand1024. Jytdog (talk) 01:17, 8 April 2015 (UTC)


 * Delete Fails WP:CORPDEPTH and the socking and borderline legal threats here are hardly helping. § FreeRangeFrog croak 04:34, 8 April 2015 (UTC)
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