Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/SoThin


 * 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) 00:24, 25 January 2011 (UTC)

SoThin

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This is an article on an interesting, small information technology company. Of the twenty sources in the article, only three are reliable: one is a brief review of their product and two are stories from their hometown newspaper. Reading each of the sources listed does not indicate "significant coverage in reliable, independent secondary sources." It's particularly troubling, though, that the single-purpose account used to create the article disguised, to varying degrees, fifteen separate press releases in an apparent attempt to have them appear as reliable sources. The relevant notability guideline reads: "...care must be taken in determining if they are truly notable or whether they are an attempt at using Wikipedia for free advertising. Wikipedia is used to by some editors to create articles on commercial organizations that overtly or covertly advertise a company." All signs indicate that was the case here. jæs (talk) 21:38, 16 January 2011 (UTC)  Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Ron Ritzman (talk) 00:00, 23 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Software-related deletion discussions.  -- • Gene93k (talk) 13:24, 18 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Business-related deletion discussions.  -- • Gene93k (talk) 13:24, 18 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.


 * Comment I would disagree that only three of the sources are RS's. Business Wire seems reliable, and so does PC Pro:the biggest selling PC monthly in the UK. Some others also seem like they could be reliable, but I don't know about tech stuff. AerobicFox (talk) 02:35, 23 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Delete Non-notable software company with lack of independent coverage. "Business Wire" is NOT a reliable source but a press release site like PR Newswire. Jonathanwallace (talk) 14:16, 23 January 2011 (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.