Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Thompson Boat


 * 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   keep. No arguments for deletion aside from the nominator. Ron Ritzman (talk) 01:18, 1 January 2011 (UTC)

Thompson Boat

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Non-notable company. Doesn't seem to meet any of the criteria in WP:ORG Spatulli (talk) 20:16, 18 December 2010 (UTC)  Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Ron Ritzman (talk) 00:06, 25 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Business-related deletion discussions.  -- • Gene93k (talk) 23:14, 18 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.


 * Keep with reservations. This article has seven references from a variety of boating publications.  The main problem is that all are by the same author.  A lesser problem is that the references are not formatted and presented in accordance with Wikipedia standards.  That can be easily corrected. Cullen328 (talk) 04:59, 25 December 2010 (UTC)
 * now corrected. Peterkingiron (talk) 19:01, 27 December 2010 (UTC)

I'd give it the the benefit of the doubt and say keep, but can't decide whether that's just because I love wooden boats, so I'll sit on the fence. -- Brown HairedGirl (talk) • (contribs) 18:04, 29 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Comment Google News shows articles in 1962 from the Los Angeles Times and the Wall Street Journal about Chris Craft's purchase of this company. Cullen328 (talk) 05:04, 25 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Comment There are many mentions of this company in Google Books going back over 100 years. Cullen328 (talk) 05:08, 25 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Transportation-related deletion discussions.  -- Jclemens-public (talk) 19:50, 25 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep This is harmless company history for a longstanding company. It would be better if it was named Thompson Bros Boat Mfg Co, which appears to be the corporate name.  My only concern is that all the references are to articles by the same author, all in what may well be fairly ephemeral boating magazines, rather than the best academic sources.  However, that is a not uncommon problem in WP.  Peterkingiron (talk) 19:01, 27 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Weak keep. This is going to need some work to bring it up to standard, but the required level of coverage would appear to be available. Alzarian16 (talk) 16:16, 28 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Neutral. If the assertions in the aticle check out (such as Thompson's dominance for a while as a maker of outboard motors) suspect that it will probbaly be possible to demonstrate notability for this company.  However, notability has not been demonstrated so far. Lots of articles, but all by the same author, and is this person independent of the company?
 * 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.