Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/HouseFront


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The result was Delete Nakon  17:52, 31 January 2008 (UTC)

HouseFront

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Promotional article on non-notable real estate search engine. This is a new entry into a field that includes dozens of similar services and there is nothing in the article to indicate significant membership or recognition. ˉˉanetode╦╩ 21:26, 25 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete as blatant advertising and certainly non-notable per WP:N. Doctorfluffy (talk) 21:48, 25 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep I disagree with the case in point that HouseFront is a non-notable real estate search engine (it's noted that I am with the company). First off this is not a new entry, only new changes (the article was first added on May 30,2007).  While the field is crowded with many competitors HouseFront has made its fair share of contributions to the field and has its own niche (being the mobile market).  HouseFront was the first company to offer real estate data via SMS (with other companies following similar suit thereafter), and its website was designed to compliment its mobile search.  The company was also the first real estate search company to design a page just for the iPhone (again following its mobile centric approach).
 * Regarding Doctorfluffy's concerns of the article being blatant advertising, this is an issue to address, I have been making changes to HouseFront's page under the pretense I was making it better. This is my first time working with/on Wikipedia and regret that the changes may have been more self promotional than knowledgeable or encyclopedic.  I have made significant changes to article in hopes that is seems less promotion and only addressing issues that HouseFront has contributed to its field.  If there are still objections to the changes, those can be addressed too, but complete deletion of the article in my opinion is unnecessary as HouseFront is a notable company making headway in the mobile real estate industry. Corndog1337 (talk) 17:36, 29 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Addressing Orange Mike's issue, the article is written in a neutral tone, clear of bias and blatant self promotion. The article has also had contributions from others.  Secondly, no where in the article does it claim the company is "making headway" or "fast-rising", the company has had "Significant coverage" (a general guideline for notability) which implies notability.  See The Wall Street Journal, Denver Post, Popular Science, along with many more mentions in articles and blogs written just on HouseFront (such notable ones as LifeHacker, and Inman News.  I understand the concern but think the conflict of interest is unwarranted when looking at the evidence, and very much notable as I described above when commenting on the admins concerns.Corndog1337 (talk) 18:16, 30 January 2008 (UTC)
 * response - You are the one using the phrase "making headway", just four lines above your response! Only the Wall Street Journal bit is a meaningful reference; the Denver Post piece is a short squib, and the Popular Science "link" is to your own website. Blogs, of course, are of no value here. Your case is still weak; a single article alone is not enough. -- Orange Mike  |  Talk  22:00, 30 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Ahhh, I did miss that (sorry). The reason the Pop Science article links to our site is becuase it was in the print magazine only.    While you may not agree with the Denver post article, there was also a significant article in the Denver Business Journal too, another source: Halloween of 2007 HouseFront was referenced around the country in many major news papers regarding Haunted Houses (further showing the companies increasing appeal and notability).  Blogs may not play a big role or be reputable, but it does help show how the real estate industry has responded to HouseFront.  You can't ignore the fact that HouseFront has received recognition and even been copied by others in the industry (which added a dumb down version of SMS search to their site after HouseFront launched). Corndog1337 (talk) 22:44, 30 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete - no evidence presented of notability. "Making headway" is one of those arguments, like "fast-rising" and "going to become a major player," that implies that the subject is not yet notable. Your personal interest is clouding your judgment here, Corndog. -- Orange Mike  |  Talk  16:47, 30 January 2008 (UTC)


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