Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/First Lady Orchids


 * 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. Uncontested. Malcolmxl5 (talk) 00:01, 24 March 2016 (UTC)

First Lady Orchids

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There is no evidence that this topic has received enough coverage in independent reliable sources to be regarded as notable. The subject is a group of orchid varieties marketed by a company called "Chadwick Orchids", founded by a father and son pair named Art (short for Arthur) E. Chadwick and Art A. Chadwick. The article was created by an editor with the username "Art chadwick62", who has gvien his name on Wikipedia as "Arthur Everett Chadwick". The only source cited in the article is a book by Arthur Chadwick.

An earlier version of the article consisted almost entirley of promotional content copied word-for word from the website www.chadwickorchids.com, which I have removed, both as copyright infringement and as promotional. It is clear that the article is an attempt to use Wikipedia to promote the products of the business Chadwick Orchids.

I have searched for information about "First Lady Orchids". I found various pages which mention some of the orchids in question, and mention that they are included in a group that Chadwick Orchids markets under that name, but I failed to find any independent source which gives substantial coverage to the group as a whole, such as is needed to satisfy Wikipedia's notability guidelines.

A PROD was removed by the creator of the article, without comment. The editor who uses the pseudonym "JamesBWatson" (talk) 11:37, 8 March 2016 (UTC)  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Malcolmxl5 (talk) 00:20, 16 March 2016 (UTC)


 * Delete. An article on a subject which does not satisfy the notability guidelines, with every sign of being written to promote the business concerned. The king of the sun (talk) 17:19, 21 March 2016 (UTC)
 * Delete and best restarted when a better article with better information and sources is available. SwisterTwister   talk  23:28, 21 March 2016 (UTC)


 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. 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.