Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Retale


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The result was delete. Uncontested.  Sandstein  10:11, 30 July 2016 (UTC)

Retale

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The page was created in July 2014 by a WP:SPA []. The page has been orphaned since 2014. In the past 2 years, there were only 6 edits to the page -- two of them by me. This subject is not notable and fails WP:N. The original article contained links to a popular infographic the company created ([] and []) which might have been why previous editors mistaken it for notable. A famous infographic created by a company does not make a company notable. Google news reports a lot of results for "Retale" but the news are, once again, public relation pieces the company produced (ie surveys, infographics, etc). WP:ORG says "An organization is generally considered notable if it has been the subject of significant coverage in reliable, independent secondary sources." and, given that this is a tech company, a handfull of articles about the app before release is not in any way significant. What's more, the parent company, Bonial, doesn't even have its own Wikipedia page. All these signs show that the entity is not notable and fails WP:N. It also suggests that the Wikipedia page was created as part of a public relations campaign, and therefore an advert, which Wikipedia is not WP:NOT. CerealKillerYum (talk) 06:17, 1 July 2016 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Companies-related deletion discussions. North America1000 08:50, 1 July 2016 (UTC)
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 * Weak delete I was able to find articles about the APP at TechCrunch, The Verge, Digiday, Wall Street Journal. Most are about the launch of the APP and I wouldn't consider any to be much more than warmed-over press releases. The WSJ one is about investing in the startup. I think it's too soon for an article about the app, since most software fails, as do most startups. Note that a main competitor, RetailMeNot has a WP page that also looks shaky to me. LaMona (talk) 05:14, 7 July 2016 (UTC)
 * I totally agree. All evidence is pointing to a strong Public Relations department in the company and not actual notability.CerealKillerYum (talk) 10:09, 7 July 2016 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, North America1000 00:24, 8 July 2016 (UTC)  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, &mdash; Music1201  talk  03:22, 15 July 2016 (UTC)  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus. Relisting comment: final relist &mdash; Music1201  talk  00:30, 22 July 2016 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, &mdash; Music1201  talk  00:30, 22 July 2016 (UTC)


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