Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Republic Windows and Doors


 * 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. —  Aitias  // discussion 00:36, 8 February 2009 (UTC)

Republic Windows and Doors
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In what way is this notable? Does being included in a question to a president confer notability? Is this a US Grunwick dispute? A real landmark? Or just another sad but not very notable company collapse. You decide. --Tagishsimon (talk) 22:28, 3 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep This event was a notable chapter in the whole 2008 credit debacle, and garnered a fair amount of media coverage. WikiDan61 ChatMe!ReadMe!! 22:57, 3 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep significant news event, sufficient media attention. DGG (talk) 23:44, 3 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep One of the nation's largest banks and the State of Illinois were involved in this situation and the media attention was heavy on this. Notability is assured.  Nate  • ( chatter ) 01:41, 4 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep. This business was a fairly well known national manufacturer and seller of consumer products, even before the company failed. - Smerdis of Tlön (talk) 15:33, 4 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep. (full disclosure: I created the article). The plant closure and resulting protest forced a national bank that received major bailout funds to change how it handled a bankruptcy. This could well be a turning point in US labor relations. Even if it isn't, it's certainly enough of a historical footnote to qualify for notability under Wikipedia's standards. Hope others come and expand the page. I would support changing the title of the article to reflect that it is mainly notable for the protest and response. Also note that I have proposed merging Republic Windows & Doors into this article. Notmyrealname (talk) 18:00, 4 February 2009 (UTC)
 * To be pedantic, then, the article should be something like the Bankruptcy of Republic Windows and Doors since that is the notable thing - not the company but the interactions and ramifications of the end of the company. For much the same reason, we have an article on the Grunwick dispute but not on Grunwick the company. --Tagishsimon (talk) 18:08, 4 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Hardly pedantic. I would have no objection to this or something along those lines (perhaps reflecting the labor dispute).Notmyrealname (talk) 01:41, 5 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep. A Google news archive search for articles before 2008 and a Google Books search  show that this company was notable even without the recent developments. Phil Bridger (talk) 20:50, 4 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep mentioned on national news. --Voidvector (talk) 14:55, 5 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep - Its financial problems were an indirect cause of the fall of Rod Blagojevich. Bearian (talk) 16:35, 5 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Business-related deletion discussions.   --  Fabrictramp  |  talk to me  00:16, 8 February 2009 (UTC)


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