Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Leviton


 * 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 keep. John254 01:13, 14 April 2007 (UTC)

Leviton

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Blatant advertising by single purpose account. CSD's removed. Attempts to revert advertising approach removed. Company's notability not sufficiently asserted. Clappingsimon talk 08:37, 9 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep. I am the one who is the "friend of the company," but im really not. I changed it a final time. check it out, it is in no way an advertisement. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Krieglax23 (talk • contribs) 18:16, 9 April 2007 (UTC).
 * Comment This single purpose account was created yesterday and I have blocked it for 1 month for violations of WP:OWN, WP:NOT, WP:NPOV, WP:VANDAL, and WP:COI. Durova Charge! 21:45, 9 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep. Even though a friend of the company has turned the article into an advertisement, the article can be reverted to an acceptable version. The company is notable. I suggest reverting to my version of http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Leviton&oldid=121350905, but see http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Leviton&direction=prev&oldid=23952755 from 2005 as a stub. --Eastmain 12:05, 9 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep - but the phrase the largest manufacturer of wiring devices in North America needs a ref. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Whitstable (talk • contribs) 13:10, 9 April 2007 (UTC).
 * Keep. I didn't go far back enough in history when I nominated this for speedy deletion. I think this makes a reasonable stub. We should keep a close eye on it though, because it looks like a number of users have been trying to turn this into an ad.  Rook wood  Dept. of Mysteries 14:55, 9 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Strong keep and watch per discussion. This company almost (emphasis on almost) touts its own notablility, what with seeing Leviton devices on so many houses, but still reads like it's kind of spammy.  -- Dennis The Tiger   (Rawr and stuff) 20:53, 9 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep I added a cite for largest privately held manufacturer of wiring devices in North America. I expect every adjective is carefully selected in that claim. Certainly a notable company, over a century old, with a line of 20,000 or more products, found in 9/10 of homes in North America, also early leader in wireless computerized remote control for lighting and other eleectrical devices. Has over 300 citations in Proquest. Edit out the overly friendly tone, and keep in the refs about the labor trouble in 1940-41, in which First Lady Roosevelt got involved and in which the company was cited for violating the Wagner Act. The workers dared to demand $16 per week pay and a week's vacation every year!Edison 21:14, 9 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep I started editing for conciseness and encyclopedic format DGG 00:26, 10 April 2007 (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.