Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/GridNetworks

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 deleted at my discretion. The business is clearly spamming. The text of each article is an unfixable copyright violation. WP:SNOW - Richardcavell 03:19, 5 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] GridNetworks & PowerGrid

At first, article seemed like just a cut/paste from corporate website. Talk page has contact info for an employee who all but states they're trying to get buzz running up to a launch. Should be deleted under Wikipedia is not a soapbox policy. Joe 00:05, 5 September 2006 (UTC)

• GridNetworks is a new consumer content application that does have value for discussion on WikiPedia. We will be launching rather largely in the next 4-6 weeks with some very large name brand customers. Users of the wiki will be looking not only for information, but a discussion. We created the stubs on the wiki, and hope that the community interest will drive the content to be a truly neutral. As it is, I posted the most neutral information I could find to start the discussion. In no way do we plan to abuse, or would we want to abuse the wiki. We are pretty enthusiastic supporters of the Wiki, and personally I feel this adds value, but I might be biased. However, at some point, users WILL be making entries for this company and product, why not let the otherwise neutral stubs just stay for the meantime till the discussion gets going? Thank you for your time on this matter. We want to drive traffic to the Wiki from the beginning of the launch. Us, as a company, likely will never add content to the stubs again, now that they have at least been seeded with basic information. Nerolabs 00:26, 5 September 2006 (UTC)
• It is a copy of [1] & [2] so I've marked it as a copyvio. Delete as failing WP:CORP and WP:WEB. -- JLaTondre 00:32, 5 September 2006 (UTC)
• I have updated our website to reflect that copyright permissions are authorized for posting on WikiPedia [3] & [4] Nerolabs 00:37, 5 September 2006 (UTC)
  • You need to release it per the GFDL. Release to Wikipedia is not sufficient as Wikipedia is GFDL compliant. -- JLaTondre 00:40, 5 September 2006 (UTC)
    • I will release under the GFDL tomorrow. Please keep the article alive in the meantime? Thank you. Nerolabs 00:42, 5 September 2006 (UTC)
• Comment: I'm adding PowerGrid to this AFD as it's a companion article. -- JLaTondre 00:45, 5 September 2006 (UTC)
• Delete (based on the article content as nominated) They're going to grant copyright permission for us to be a free bulletin board for their ad campaign? How, uh, generous of them. If someone feels that this company is worthy of an article and actually writes one, I'll be glad to review my opinion, but this is spam. Fan-1967 00:49, 5 September 2006 (UTC)
• Comment Agree with PowerGrid being part of AfD Joe 00:52, 5 September 2006 (UTC)
• Sigh :( Nerolabs 01:10, 5 September 2006 (UTC)
• Delete both per nom. Bigtop 01:14, 5 September 2006 (UTC)
• Delete both as WP:SPAM and WP:NOT.-- danntm ^T _C 01:50, 5 September 2006 (UTC)
• Delete both as spam Dlyons493 Talk 01:54, 5 September 2006 (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.