Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Hipmunk


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The result was delete.  Sandstein  15:19, 15 February 2018 (UTC)

Hipmunk

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An advertorially toned page on an unremarkable tech startup; significant RS coverage not found. What comes up is routine, WP:SPIP and / or passing mentions. Has been acquired by a much larger Concur Technologies where the subject is not mentioned, so not a suitable redirect target. K.e.coffman (talk) 03:16, 8 February 2018 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Companies-related deletion discussions. K.e.coffman (talk) 00:56, 9 February 2018 (UTC)


 * delete yep, advertorial is the right word for it. bunch of self-sourced stuff aimed at selling ads on the site. Jytdog (talk) 01:00, 9 February 2018 (UTC)
 * Keep. Satisfies WP:GNG (article cites non-trivial coverage from the New York Times, VentureBeat, TIME etc.). I just cleaned up the article a little regarding tone issues; a bit more can be done still in that regard, but this doesn't warrant outright deletion. Regards, HaeB (talk) 06:13, 11 February 2018 (UTC)
 * Nom's comment -- the coverage, such as it is, fails WP:CORPDEPTH and is largely PR-driven. Some samples:
 * The NYT source is a blog, which is insufficient for notabily.
 * The Time article is "The 50 Best Websites of 2011" -- being on a list with 50 other sites is not WP:SIGCOV and is a strong indicator that, at that time, it was WP:TOOSOON for an article.
 * Other sources are likewise unconvincing and / or routine notices, such as:
 * "Hipmunk's profile on DoubleClick Ad Planner" -- obvious advertisement.
 * "How does hipmunk get their flight data?" from Quora.com, which is user generated.
 * Venturebeat is so indiscriminate, as to not count for notability.
 * Etc.
 * Yes, the startups generate a lot of press, but we need to look at depth of coverage, which is lacking here. K.e.coffman (talk) 00:56, 15 February 2018 (UTC)


 * Strong Delete Per K.e.coffman, Listing articles are generally not RS and the rest are a mix of blogs. It fails WP:CORPDEPTH and specifically WP:ORGIND per the refs. scope_creep (talk) 10:44, 15 February 2018 (UTC)


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Plenty of notable coverage now that it’s too late, e.g. https://www.sfgate.com/lifestyle/travel/article/Hipmunk-the-site-that-revolutionized-airfare-14980702.php — FlashSheridan (talk) 22:07, 17 January 2020 (UTC)