Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Emily Post Institute


 * 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 Speedy keep

Comment — Nominator was using Google Ireland to search for references in order to establish notability; a cursory search on the main .com Google site clearly indicates that the subject is notable per WP:ORG. I am doing a non-admin close on this to remove the AfD template from the article and duly notifying the nominator on his talk page. §FreeRangeFrog 07:53, 10 February 2009 (UTC)

The Emily Post Institute

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Subject has not recieved significant coverage in reliable secondary sources independent of the subject.
 * Google web search brings up their website, and nothing else.
 * Google news search brings up this article about someone who was laid off by the company. This is trivial coverage. Patton t / c 19:17, 9 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete - Per nom. If Google can't find something like this, the claims to notability in the article are obviously false. Unless someone can run a Lexis-Nexis search and come up with something more substantive. §FreeRangeFrog 22:56, 9 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Speedy keep - I was going by the nominators comment here, I have to stop doing that (not assuming bad faith, but for completeness). It appears that he performed a search on Google Ireland, whereas the references cited below by SMSpivey are from the main US Google catalog. I should have noticed the little radio button on top asking me if I wanted to search "only Ireland pages" which obviously I do not usually get. The subject matter is obviously notable. Patton123, you should withdraw this AfD. §FreeRangeFrog 07:45, 10 February 2009 (UTC)


 * Strong Keep, I'm not sure that you guys are using the same Google that I am, but I found a bazillion articles referencing the Emily Post Institute (which I knew about generally beforehand). For example, this section at 1-800-flowers completely devoted to content from the institute, this book published by the institute, article in USAToday about the institute and legacy of Emily Post, this overview of the company by Portfolio, etc. It seems that the Emily Post Institute is in charge of the syndication and works of Emily Post and her family who also write etiquitte columns. They also seem to be the go-to place for etiqutte experts by the national media. Here are a few more USA Today articles:, , . SMSpivey (talk) 07:31, 10 February 2009 (UTC)


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