Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Lending Works


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The result was delete. Spartaz Humbug! 09:22, 12 May 2018 (UTC)

Lending Works

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Exclusively promotional article for questionably notable business sourced mainly to primary, listings, PR rehashes and routine announcements. Lacks coverage in multiple independent reliable sources that present to a broader audience. duffbeerforme (talk) 07:20, 26 April 2018 (UTC)
 * Keep - has references from Guardian, Crowd Insiders and Tech Crunch. I've toned down the promotional aspect. Jonpatterns (talk) 10:09, 26 April 2018 (UTC)


 * Keep - some of the references lie on the edge of long mentions/significant coverage, but others are full articles, including in significant references. While issues with OR remain in some, there is more than sufficient notability. Nosebagbear (talk) 12:47, 26 April 2018 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Companies-related deletion discussions. North America1000 12:51, 26 April 2018 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of England-related deletion discussions. North America1000 12:51, 26 April 2018 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Finance-related deletion discussions. North America1000 12:52, 26 April 2018 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
 * Delete A run-of-the-mill business with no indications of notability. Not one of the references passes the criteria for establishing notability. The TechCrunch article is based on an interview and fails WP:ORGIND. The Guardian reference is a listing of "The Major Peer to Peer Lenders" from 2014 and is also based on information provided by the company, not intellectually independent, fails WP:ORGIND. The Crowd Insiders reference is based on an interview with the founders, is not intellectually independent and fails WP:ORGIND. Wikipedia is not a platform for promotion. Topic fails GNG and WP:NCORP.  HighKing++ 14:26, 30 April 2018 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, 78.26  (spin me / revolutions) 19:10, 4 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Delete. This is an article about a small business that seems to have no major notability. I agree with the nominator on this one. Bmbaker88 (talk) 18:14, 6 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Delete per HighKing. Smallbones( smalltalk ) 02:00, 7 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Delete - Corporate puffery. Exemplo347 (talk) 08:53, 12 May 2018 (UTC)


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