Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/PH-DVD


 * 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 based on notability established here. I recommend that Quarl's links be added to the article itself. ··· 日本穣 ? · Talk to Nihon joe 00:31, 4 January 2007 (UTC)

PH-DVD

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Delete. This is either a press release or a hoax. Maybe both. Either way, it doesn't make much sense, and it gets less than 1000 Google hits. Lovelac7 22:22, 27 December 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete, I'm guessing it's a WP:HOAX given that the press release came out just in time for April Fools' Day. A one-shot joke that doesn't appear to have gained any momentum per WP:RS; not encyclopedic. -- Kinu t /c  22:31, 27 December 2006 (UTC)
 * A Google search seems to show that Polar High-definition DVD = PH-DVD is genuine: if it is a hoax, then many people have believed it. Anthony Appleyard 23:13, 27 December 2006 (UTC)
 * I'm inclined to believe the latter, since most references are to or rehashes of that one press release, and appear to have come out around that time. If this was a reality (or at the least, a legitimate topic for an article, i.e. a notable hoax), I'm sure more reliable sources would be found, not limited to that one week period around April 1. -- Kinu t /c  23:20, 27 December 2006 (UTC)
 * Strong Delete -- The moment I looked at the article, I just knew it was a hoax. Since it was "announced" on March 30, 2006, it appears that it was just an April Fools' Day joke.  Eugene  2x  Sign here  ☺   23:14, 27 December 2006 (UTC)

CONFUSED, wait. This smells hoaxy, as stated above. HOWEVER, there are also signs that it is either real, or a hoax so elaborate that it is worth exposing. I have emailed Brainsparks (the company that allegedly has invested USD 100,000 in Polarizonics, the company allegedly developing the PH-DVD technology) for more info. Below is some info I found:
 * SourceWire - press release on 2006-03-30 by "John Norris" of Moonlight Media
 * Financial PR 2006-03-29
 * Job advertisement for Polarizonics
 * SEC filings for Polarizonics, starting 2005

Popular press articles, mostly rehashes of the press release:
 * Engaget 2006-03-30 by Marc Perton
 * TechWorld 2006-03-30
 * RegHardware 2006-03-31
 * HD TV UK 2006-06-31

And investors of Brainspark (traded under BSP.L) believe it: —Quarl (talk) 2007-01-02 03:34Z 
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 * Hoax or not, it is not-notable. Lovelac7 21:10, 3 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep, per the above. —Locke Cole • t • c 05:41, 2 January 2007 (UTC)


 * Delete, the invention of PH-DVD was done by Polarizonics, a supposedly high-tech company, but with no website (check Google). And as for the "investment" of brainspark; its about only 100.000 dollar, which is nothing if the claims are true. --Cpt. Morgan (Reinoutr) 16:08, 3 January 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.