Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Shelf corporation

 This page is an archive of the discussion about the proposed deletion of the article below. This page is no longer live. Further comments should be made on the article's talk page rather than here so that this page is preserved as an historic record. The result of the debate was KEEP. Postdlf 18:40, 7 May 2005 (UTC)

Shelf corporation
POV rant. RickK 23:33, May 1, 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete, weird. And POV, yes. Master Thief Garrett 00:00, 2 May 2005 (UTC) Now that it is un-POV-ised, Keep if Expanded. Master Thief Garrett 03:36, 2 May 2005 (UTC)
 * Merge/redirect to shell corporation. Buying distressed companies to gain legal or investment advantages is commonplace. Gazpacho 00:28, 2 May 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep Not at all similar to a shell corporation. Klonimus 01:24, 2 May 2005 (UTC)
 * What's the difference? Shell corporation has a definition from Barron's that seems to describe exactly what are sold as "shelf corporations." Shelf corporations, like shell corporations, are sometimes used to anonymize transactions. It looks to me as if they are the same thing, with a different name to downplay the association with fraud. Gazpacho 04:16, 2 May 2005 (UTC)
 * Strong keep. Bravo to Gazpacho for NPOV'ing it; agreed with Klonimus they're quite distinct. An encyclopedic subject on an "even if Wiki were paper" level. Samaritan 01:28, 2 May 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. May need a "cleanup" but a valid topic.  Samw 02:04, 2 May 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. Rewritten article is encyclopedic and good.  Quale 02:20, 2 May 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep, Expand - quickie Google search reveals plenty of companies that are selling "shelf corporations" for exactly the reasons detailed in the article., , , . -- BD thi m k  02:40, 2005 May 2 (UTC)
 * Keep. Good topic, useful start to the article. It's a complex area but a standard practice. Andrewa 10:49, 2 May 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. Notable concept in corporate law.Capitalistroadster 11:21, 2 May 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep Rewritten article good T h e St ev e  12:19, May 4, 2005 (UTC)
 * keep Yuckfoo 00:36, 5 May 2005 (UTC)
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