Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Liberty Promotions


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The result was   delete. Cirt (talk) 00:11, 29 April 2009 (UTC)

Liberty Promotions

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Non-notable company per WP:Notability (companies), no reliable sources per WP:RS supporting notability, prod contested by author MuffledThud (talk) 17:29, 15 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Business-related deletion discussions.  —MuffledThud (talk) 17:31, 15 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Does have some coverage here: "LaPorte pointed out a number of VW Drag Buses, each with a very involved paint job. He said these were the work of a Liberty Promotions of Dallas, Texas, which has exotic graphic work applied to existing Hot Wheels models and sells them in limited editions for about $35.


 * “We take existing pieces and paint them different colors,” said Liberty president Lee Pearlman, adding, “We often send them back to the factory in China where they were originally made.”


 * He said the 1996 VW Drag Bus, which was designed by Phil Riehlman (Larry Wood is another big designer) and is jacked up with a large spoiler angling off the rear of the roof, had been one of Mattel’s most successful Hot Wheels. “It was the Michael Jordan of Hot Wheels,” he said, adding that his company bought about 250,000 of them to customize and release in limited editions. The company also customizes vehicles for companies, trade shows and conventions, such as the current Rhode Island expo. Steve Zalimas of Leominster, Mass., said he has been collecting seriously since 1995. He said he focuses on “Mainliners,” or the basic cars that were priced at a dollar when they first came out and he now has about 10,000 cars in his collection, which is stored throughout his house. “I’m big into variations (of any one model),” he said." I'm leaning towards a weak keep and some severe pruning. ChildofMidnight (talk) 06:34, 16 April 2009 (UTC)


 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so consensus may be reached. Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, – Juliancolton  &#124; Talk 00:18, 22 April 2009 (UTC)


 * Delete - The above link to the Providence Journal found above by CoM is the only reliable source so far, and it has about 150 words on Liberty Promotions. (Much of that article is about the Hot Wheels cars generally, and not specifically about Liberty Promotions). It's not that the idea itself lacks significance, it's the fact that hardly anyone writes about this company. There are a few words about Liberty Promotions in our Hot Wheels article, and I think that's about all that the sources can justify. EdJohnston (talk) 00:44, 22 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete per above. Not independently notable. - Smerdis of Tlön (talk) 14:18, 22 April 2009 (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.