Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/LA-CO Industries


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The result was delete. Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk, contributions) 19:04, 13 October 2017 (UTC)

LA-CO Industries

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I don't see that this company satisfies WP:NCORP, based on the sources provided and the sources I could find via Google search. In the nominated version of the article (permalink: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=LA-CO_Industries&oldid=804109826) the sources are...


 * 1) Source not online, http://www.supplyht.com/ looks like an industry insider site.
 * 2) http://www.tempil.com/ is a LA-CO brand and site.
 * 3) "LA-CO Industries 75th Anniversary Brochure" is obviously a company source.
 * 4) http://www.allweathermarker.com/ is a LA-CO brand and site.
 * 5) http://www.laco.com/
 * 6) http://www.markal.com/ is a LA-CO brand and site.
 * 7) http://www.laco.com/
 * 8) https://ahrexpo.com/becomeexhibitor/newresults.php, 404 Not Found, looks like an industry insider thing.
 * 9) "Lester Aronberg Chair In Applied Chemistry Report by Prof. Yoel Sasson, June 2008", not online, no idea.
 * 10) "The Board of Jewish Education of Metropolitan Chicago", http://www.bjechicago.org/a_bje_history.asp, 404 Not Found.
 * 11) "File Not Found - Weizmann Institute of Science", http://www.weizmann.ac.il/pages/page-not-found, 404 Not Found.
 * 12) ""Weizmann Wonder Wander - Homepage - Weizmann Institute of Science News"", https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/site/en/weizman.asp?pi=1210, 404 Not Found.
 * 13) http://www.tempil.com/la-co-industries-acquires-tempil/, I get a blank page, but it's a LA-CO brand and site.

My own Google searching finds nothing but primary sources, press releases, passing mentions. I can find no in-depth independent coverage. Boing! said Zebedee (talk) 20:39, 6 October 2017 (UTC)


 * It is also clear that the article has been developed by undisclosed paid editors. Per WP:Outing I can't provide the evidence here, but I can pass it on to any other admin who wants to see it and they can say here whether they agree with me. Boing! said Zebedee (talk) 20:47, 6 October 2017 (UTC)
 * Actually, one thing I can say without breaching WP:Outing (because it's all open at the geolocate link on the IP contributions pages) is that the couple of IPs that have edited the article, User:12.161.143.50 and User:12.161.143.57, are corporate static IPs and geolocate to Elk Grove Village, Illinois, which is is where LA-CO is based. Boing! said Zebedee (talk) 20:56, 6 October 2017 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Companies-related deletion discussions.  J  947 ( c ) (m)   22:52, 6 October 2017 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Illinois-related deletion discussions.  J  947 ( c ) (m)   22:52, 6 October 2017 (UTC)


 * Delete per Boing's analysis and my own searches. Sourcing here doesn't meet our standards for inclusion: it is either not independent or is not substantial. Also fails WP:NOTSPAM as a promotional piece created in violation of the WMF terms of use, and is excluded from Wikipedia by WP:DEL14 and WP:DEL4. TonyBallioni (talk) 14:06, 7 October 2017 (UTC)
 * Delete - Is promotional and there isn't enough indepth coverage in independent reliable sources, meaning that we cannot verify the contents of the article. Thus, because of the promotional nature of the article and its lack of ability to be verified, this article should be deleted. RileyBugz 会話 投稿記録  14:46, 7 October 2017 (UTC)
 * Delete per Boing and fails WP:NCORP and WP:GNG.Pharaoh of the Wizards (talk) 04:32, 8 October 2017 (UTC)
 * Delete per Boing.--TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 06:06, 9 October 2017 (UTC)


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