Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/ITEC Group


 * 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. No policy compliant arguments have been asserted to keep the article; there is no evidence it meets WP:CORP or WP:GNG. I recommend that if someone thinks the group should have an article, they either go through [{WP:AFC|Articles for Creation]] or contact DGG or myself for review of a draft prior to attempting to incorporate into mainspace. Qwyrxian (talk) 12:26, 13 October 2012 (UTC)

ITEC Group

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Advertising, page mostly created by a single user with multiple sockpuppets. User probably Jacques Duyver, whose page has been deleted after an Articles for deletion/Jacques Duyver, and the user User:Southwiki was blocked as a Spam / advertising-only account. Article was recreated identically by users User:Ings Gr and User:TravisB85, now blocked too. The last user also created this article nominated for deletion ITEC Group, of which Jacques Duyver appears to be the founder. Seems to be no relevant company, links on google mostly to its own webpage and Wikipedia. Delete as spam/advert and lack of relevance Chris 73 | Talk 17:52, 18 September 2012 (UTC)
 * Automated comment: This AfD was not correctly transcluded to the log (step 3). I have transcluded it to Articles for deletion/Log/2012 September 18.  Snotbot   t &bull; c &raquo;  18:08, 18 September 2012 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Business-related deletion discussions. — Frankie (talk) 21:24, 19 September 2012 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of South Africa-related deletion discussions. — Frankie (talk) 21:24, 19 September 2012 (UTC)

Hi there,

I was one of the authors of this page, and while I can agree that previous attempts to improve the page could have been interpreted as somewhat "spammy", the company itself should be worthy of inclusion and shouldn't be judged on the failings of its various authors. I have included a couple of resource links outlining Itec's presence in the public eye during the formation of its BEE deal, which was one of the first of its kind in South Africa. These articles were published on respectable South African news sites such as Financial Mail, The Witness, and iWeek:


 * http://www.witness.co.za/index.php?showcontent&global%5B_id%5D=5950
 * http://secure.financialmail.co.za/04/0827/focus/cfocus.htm
 * http://www.iweek.co.za/in-the-know/itec-inks-bee-deal
 * http://www.marcuscoetzee.co.za/letter-bee-out-of-the-box.html

I'm relatively new to Wikipedia and would really appreciate any kind of constructive feedback on how to improve the page.

Travis Booth CapeTown (talk) 12:20, 25 September 2012 (UTC)
 * Preceding comment copied from the talk page — Frankie (talk) 14:54, 25 September 2012 (UTC)


 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.


 * Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, KTC (talk) 12:48, 26 September 2012 (UTC)

 
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.


 * Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Mark Arsten (talk) 15:10, 3 October 2012 (UTC)


 * Delete There are two things that would be necessary to write a viable article here. The first would be some references providing substantial coverage from 3rd party independent published reliable sources,  but not   press releases, or material derived from press releases.  Until you have them, there is no way an acceptable article can be written. Once you do, try writing a article without using adjectives of praise or importance, and not repeating the name of the company, or making what we'd consider promotional links to the names of the notable products it distributes, or notable racing drivers who are merely members of an association of a which a driver of a company-sponsored car is also a member.   DGG ( talk ) 05:41, 9 October 2012 (UTC)

Travis Booth CapeTown (talk) 12:32, 9 October 2012 (UTC)Travis_Booth_CapeTown
 * Thanks for the feedback, I will get onto it straight away!
 * Delete. I couldn't find any sources online which would indicate the company passes WP:CORP. — Mr. Stradivarius  (have a chat) 13:03, 11 October 2012 (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.