Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/White Mountain Castle Publishing


 * 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. Vanamonde (Talk) 18:24, 29 October 2022 (UTC)

White Mountain Castle Publishing

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Not a single one of the references in this entire article mentions White Mountain Castle Publishing, not even trivially. The majority of the content in the article isn't even about the company, it's about the books and the people in them. If those people are notable (and it looks like some are), that content belongs in their articles, not in this one. No sources about the company located on a search. Zero indication that the company is notable in and of itself. &spades;PMC&spades; (talk) 18:21, 22 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Literature, Companies, Christianity,  and Hawaii. &spades;PMC&spades; (talk) 18:21, 22 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Comment: Nom looks accurate and super-expedited search suggests we ought to go delete. However, I have this trivial reference. If anyone wants to ensure it and the subject are related, perhaps there may be more there, but I doubt it. ~ Pbritti (talk) 18:24, 22 October 2022 (UTC)
 * I don't think it is. This article is "White Mountain Castle Publishing", based in Hawaii. That one is Arizona-based and lacks the "Castle" in the name. &spades;PMC&spades; (talk) 18:45, 22 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom. To emphasize what the nom indicated, none of the sources cited profiling this publisher's authors even mention the name of this publisher. The reference found by Pbritti mentions (in one sentence) a "White Mountain Publishing" company in Arizona, but does not call it "White Mountain Castle Publishing" which is the name of this company in Hawaii -- it must be a different company. ("White Mountain ..." is a common company name.) --Metropolitan90 (talk) 18:33, 22 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom and Metropolitan90's review. ~ Pbritti (talk) 20:16, 22 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Delete per all of the above, and my original PROD. At most it's worth a sentence at Danny Yamashiro, who is the only one intricately tied to the company. Star   Mississippi  21:03, 22 October 2022 (UTC)


 * Consideration: Nom might require further work, which I am willing to do. For example, an article from the US Judo Federation mentions the company. Another independent source is also given reference by an institute in Hawaii . These sources may be added to the article. In terms of "White Mountain Castle Publishing," this is the only company I can find with that name. The Kevin Asano article lists the company but does not link to it. I can fix that. As stated, while it may be worth a sentence at Danny Yamashiro, instead of deletion, may I propose rewriting to address the concerns stated? At the least, perhaps a temporary "redirect" or "merge" to Danny Yamashiro may be an alternative, while doing further research and writing? Envinoveritas (talk) 22:31, 22 October 2022 (UTC)
 * The Judo source is a trivial mention in a profile of Kevin Asano. It's not coverage that supports a claim that the company is notable. The Bible Institute thing is an ad for a book published by the company. An ad is never reliable coverage because it's not independent, and again, even if it were, it's still only a trivial mention of the company. All the rewriting in the world isn't going to cover the fact that this company has zero independent significant coverage. Please review the notability guideline for companies so you can see what kind of coverage is necessary. &spades;PMC&spades; (talk) 23:25, 22 October 2022 (UTC)
 * I'm not particularly convinced that Danny Yamashiro is notable either, so it's probably not worth a mention there.--Jahaza (talk) 02:27, 23 October 2022 (UTC)


 * Delete -- By appearances this is a very minor publisher, whose achievement is producing three editions of the autobio of one man and a bio of another. I wonder if this is not almost a case of self-publishing.  Peterkingiron (talk) 15:08, 23 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Delete per those above. I also agree with Jahaza that Danny Yamashiro's notability is questionable at best. GPL93 (talk) 13:51, 28 October 2022 (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.