Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Hobbymasters


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The result was   delete. Ron Ritzman (talk) 00:04, 16 June 2012 (UTC)

Hobbymasters

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While there is some minor coverage of this store, it doesn't seem to pass the threshold of "significant coverage" in third party publications. The article also comes off as promotional in the latest round of edits, while before it was lacking in reliable sourcing. A google search leads mainly to primary sourcing while a gnews search leads mainly to nothing. The article makes a claim regarding coverage in Forbes Magazine but there are a couple problems: 1. It is Forbes Travel Guide, not Forbes, and 2. even then I can't seem to find that article. The source RedBankGreen is a local New Jersey internet news site that doesn't seem to hold notoriety per se. It looks like a case where a single or double location business is getting their WP:WEBHOSTING from WP. S Æ don talk 20:17, 8 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Comment A highbeam search turns up with nothing substantial, but it does lead to this where it is claimed that Hobbymaster's website gets "between 25 and 30 "hits" -- or visits -- per day." That's incredibly low.   S Æ don talk 20:31, 8 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Delete Doesn't meet WP: CORP. Electriccatfish2 (talk) 21:18, 8 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Business-related deletion discussions.  • Gene93k (talk) 22:57, 8 June 2012 (UTC)


 * Comment I just realized that I'm the one who moved this article from AFC to mainspace. Looking back on it I can't figure out what I was thinking.  S Æ don talk 04:03, 11 June 2012 (UTC)


 * Delete - The press coverage I could find all come from the Asbury Park Press, a local paper. -- Whpq (talk) 16:45, 13 June 2012 (UTC)
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