Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Namaste Technologies


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The result was delete. Malcolmxl5 (talk) 20:54, 1 August 2020 (UTC)

Namaste Technologies

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So! This article looks beautifully referenced and clearly notable, if you're not paying attention to the content of the references. But if you are, you can see it's a pile of hogwash.


 * CBC: Trivial mention, article substantially about something else.
 * 1) Forbes 1 and 2: Forbes contributors are not reliable sources.
 * 2) Financial Post, BNN: Appear lovely but on inspection both are "provided by Market One Media Group for commercial purposes," so that's a big nope.
 * 3) Oracle Dispatch: Low-audience blogazine. This is actually one of the better sources, which is sad, and doesn't bode well.
 * 4) MarketScreener: Business listing/stats site. Not in-depth content.
 * 5) SmartCompany: Tagline is that they cater "to Australia's entrepreneurs, small and medium business owners and business managers." In other words, this is a targeted-audience publication, not indicative of general-audience notice the way WP:N demands.
 * 6) Microcap Daily: Again, targeted-audience blogazine: "Micro Cap Daily is an equity news and research organization focusing on micro and small cap companies." No.
 * 7) Proactive Investors: Scroll on down to the bottom of the page and you'll see "This record is published on behalf of Namaste Technologies Inc, which is a paid client of ProactiveInvestors." Once again, nope.

What do we get when we put this all together? A bunch of junk that fails WP:CORPDEPTH, that's what. And trying to search for anything better is a wash, because every hit I found was more of the same: churnalism, low-rent blogazines, and paid content. It's time for this article to go. &spades;PMC&spades; (talk) 06:38, 17 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Companies-related deletion discussions. &spades;PMC&spades; (talk) 06:38, 17 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Canada-related deletion discussions. &spades;PMC&spades; (talk) 06:38, 17 July 2020 (UTC)


 * Delete Per the analysis of the sources, which don't seem to pass muster, along with the fact that I couldn't find anything that did when I looked them up. --Adamant1 (talk) 17:01, 17 July 2020 (UTC)
 * To be fair, there is other media coverage from national newspapers:
 * "Namaste Technologies plunges 21% after it fires CEO and launches strategic review"
 * Ousted CEO of Namaste Technologies threatens legal action ‘to set record straight’
 * B.C. cannabis company Namaste Technologies weighs sale after firing CEO
 * This pot-paraphernalia company promises a great party if you pledge to hold its stock for three months
 * Namaste hires new outside audit firm but will miss deadline for 2018 report, etc. --maclean (talk) 23:10, 19 July 2020 (UTC)
 * To be fairer notability isn't just based on "coverage." It has to not be trivial topics as defined by WP:NCORP. Which all of the sources you refrenced could likely be considered as. Adamant1 (talk) 08:52, 20 July 2020 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Spartaz Humbug! 22:16, 25 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom and Adamant1.  Java Hurricane  04:18, 28 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom -- Devokewater   (talk📧)  19:57, 28 July 2020 (UTC)


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