Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ripley Hampers


 * 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) 03:42, 19 November 2010 (UTC)

Ripley Hampers

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Non-notable local retail outlet. WikiDan61 ChatMe!ReadMe!! 22:18, 9 November 2010 (UTC)  Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Ron Ritzman (talk) 01:12, 17 November 2010 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Business-related deletion discussions.  -- Jclemens-public (talk) 23:22, 9 November 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep apparently has a nationwide business, and has been established for 176 years. notable as an historic company, though it needs   better documentation and considerable editing to remove some  background material which could be viewed as promotional.    DGG ( talk ) 19:45, 12 November 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep per DGG and due to the fact that the user is attempting to improve the article. Hasteur (talk) 13:17, 15 November 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete I'm sorry, but this article doesn't cut it. The sources provided have nothing to do with the business (one is a death notice for of the alleged founder, another is a family history of an alleged cofounder, and another is about Ripley Castle). None of them mention Ripley Hampers. The sources provide no verification of anything in the article, and I came up a total blank searching at Google Books and Google News. Without sources the article fails inclusion here, no matter how old the company is. --MelanieN (talk) 04:36, 16 November 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete Basic internet research does not support the article's historic claims, which remain unverified. -- Pink  Bull  15:05, 16 November 2010 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.


 * Delete: a WP:SPS and a century-old, tangential, obituary (that makes no mention of the article-topic), and no news/books find-hits, do not add up to notability. HrafnTalkStalk(P) 12:20, 17 November 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete: I'd sure love to hear DGG's evidence for his assertion that this is a "nationwide business." What, the company's own claims?  That it has a website?  That it'll ship its products elsewhere?  Heck, my hometown meat market will do that much ; that's not notable.  What elements of the GNG does this outfit fulfill?  What policy or guideline gives notability passes to a company just because it's been around for 176 years?   Ravenswing  17:10, 18 November 2010 (UTC)
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