Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Numecent


 * 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 delete. ✗ plicit  13:07, 6 December 2022 (UTC)

Numecent

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Fails WP:NCORP. References are a mix of PR, Press-release driven news, profiles, interviews. Brochure article. UPE.  scope_creep Talk  12:00, 29 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Companies, Software,  and California. North America1000 12:25, 29 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Draftify Seems it was founded by a military contract/project, I assume there would be documentation from that end of it. The current state of the article seems rather PR-ish. Oaktree b (talk) 18:10, 29 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Delete per WP:NCORP - sources include a 2012 Fast Company puff piece based on so many quotes from Numecent CEO Osman Kent, it is essentially a press release; a three-graf announcement of an acquisition reprinted in as a 2000 LA Times article from Bloomberg News; a press release announcing an acquisition; an announcement not related to Numecent ; brief commentary not directly related to Numecent ; announcement of a product launch (also promoted by VentureBeat and Business Insider with interview-based articles); another press release; a 2013 VentureBeat puff piece based on an interview with the founder; a WP:FORBESCON  post; something cited as Forbes to announce a product launch and partnership but leading to a website with a security warning; a name change announcement from an apparent non-RS; announcements of personnel hiring; an announcement cited to the company website; a 2009 "case study" of Prime Liberty, a Toronto-based outsourcer of medical savings programs ; an announcement based on quotes from the founder published in "A repository of old GigaOm and paidContent posts" ; more announcements sourced from the company website; a blog; "partner content" from Wired; more stenography from Venture Beat; a non-notable award sourced to a dead WSJ link with PR in the url; and funding announcements. An online search finds similar promotional content, e.g CNET (based on quotes from the founder) and press releases. There appears to be insufficient WP:CORPDEPTH with WP:ORGIND to support this article, which should be deleted as WP:PROMO. Beccaynr (talk) 18:26, 29 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Delete and do not draftify, per analysis of sources by . Note: the page creator is indeffed for sock/meatpuppetry, but there appears to be a suggestion of WP:UPE as well; this page certainly has every appearance of that. Justlettersandnumbers (talk) 10:21, 30 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Further note: I've reverted some promotional/copyvio edits by an obvious (but quite different) WP:UPE account apparently connected to the company. Justlettersandnumbers (talk) 10:45, 30 November 2022 (UTC)


 * Delete - Per Beccaynr's analysis. The article fails WP:NCORP outright and what sources there are do not appear to be independent in the way that WP:GNG requires, or are otherwise insubstantial. - Aoidh (talk) 12:24, 4 December 2022 (UTC)


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