Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Paul's Pastry Shop


 * 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. Cirt (talk) 04:20, 11 February 2010 (UTC)

Paul's Pastry Shop
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I deleted an earlier version of this as being about a non-notable corporation. I restored it to a sandbox page yesterday and it was remounted this morning. Essentially I am concerned that this is being used as a form of advertising. This company apparently claims that it invented the "New Orleans" style of king cake. The background of King cake (which bears directly on this article and is useful to examine) is such that there are a number of different kinds of king cake, some of which predate this company, including what appears to be a New Orleans style that predates this company; none of the references seem to me to exercise much, if any, editorial control and are pretty much press releases; the article's creator is pretty much a SPA concerned only with this company's presence on Wikipedia. I merely ask that the community make a decision. Accounting4Taste: talk 18:16, 4 February 2010 (UTC)

While there are other types of king cakes, the kind that we eat down south is the type that this company created, which is now sold by other bakeries as well. I realize that people from other places may have trouble understanding our history and culture but things of this nature bring great sentiment to the local folks, especially since Hurricane Katrina when we now struggle to hold on to any little bit of normalcy. In addition, the owner is well respected by the community and viewed as a great business woman with an incredible story. Also, I fell that I must clarify that I am not an employee or relative and have only met the owner a couple of times. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Webdevology (talk • contribs) 20:22, 4 February 2010 (UTC)

Please assist me in writing this article so that it satisfies Wikipedia's requirements.--Webdevology (talk) 20:27, 4 February 2010 (UTC)

Paul's is a commercial bakery with a large mail-order business in a certain style of king cake which they claim to have invented. It is mentioned in local newspapers and guidebooks. I don't think that rises to the level of encyclopedic notability. The contributor's user name is Webdevology, which is also the name of a web site in Mississippi (http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/webdevology.com?p=tgraph&r=home_home) -- perhaps the developer of Paul's Pastry web site? Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, not the Yellow Pages for the Web.... --macrakis (talk) 20:32, 4 February 2010 (UTC)

I just happen to teach web development at a local community college. --Webdevology (talk) 20:40, 4 February 2010 (UTC)

@macrakis If you want to delete the article go ahead because obviously you are unable and unwilling to understand the historical importance. This is not important enough to subject myself to rude wiki nazis such as yourself. --Webdevology (talk) 20:50, 4 February 2010 (UTC)

Wow, you really know how to make friends and influence people: "rude wiki nazis", eh? Have you read our WP:NPA policy? --macrakis (talk) 20:55, 4 February 2010 (UTC)


 * Delete. Ignoring most of the above, the organisation is not notable under the criteria set out at WP:ORG.  It has not received"significant coverage in reliable, independent secondary sources" and, therefore, it is not notable.  (I must, however, remember to try out one of those king cakes filled with fruit and cream cheese next time I am in Picayune, Mississippi :-) )  Wikipeterproject (talk) 21:47, 4 February 2010 (UTC)
 * They're very good...we just drove an hour both ways to get a Saints king cake for tomorrow (all this talk about kings cakes made me want one). Too bad shipping is so expensive.--Webdevology (talk) 03:28, 7 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete: I can't find significant coverage for this company. Joe Chill (talk) 22:07, 4 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Food and drink-related deletion discussions.  -- • Gene93k (talk) 00:10, 5 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Business-related deletion discussions.  -- • Gene93k (talk) 00:10, 5 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Mississippi-related deletion discussions.  -- • Gene93k (talk) 00:10, 5 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete. No evidence that this commercial bakery is notable. --macrakis (talk) 15:19, 5 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete Article is not developed or sourced. USchick (talk) 04:14, 10 February 2010 (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.