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The result of the debate was No Consensus default to Keep. Essjay · Talk 08:46, August 11, 2005 (UTC)

[edit] WebSideStory

Blatant advertising. --malathion ^talk 05:00, 3 August 2005 (UTC)

• Delete Advertising - Chairboy 05:01, 3 August 2005 (UTC)
• Delete, advertising. Alex.tan 05:16, August 3, 2005 (UTC)
• Delete, advertising. — JIP | Talk 07:11, 3 August 2005 (UTC)
• Delete Advertising. Not notable - --213.179.58.29 08:30, 3 August 2005 (UTC)
• Delete as per the above. --Mysidia 08:31, 3 August 2005 (UTC)
• Delete, ad. --Merovingian (t) (c) 11:53, August 3, 2005 (UTC)
• Delete - Non-notable--BirgitteSB 18:38, August 3, 2005 (UTC)
• Comment - Within the web business domain, they are notable, and are listed on NASDAQ (WSSI). But the article needs to be redone totally to get rid of press-release-ness. Eclipsed 02:38, 7 August 2005 (UTC)

Votes after edit of 7 August:

• Keep as a public company stub. Eclipsed 02:56, 7 August 2005 (UTC)
• Keep - notable within their field. Rob Church 02:58, 7 August 2005 (UTC)
• Keep as it recorded notable web statistics. --minghong 08:03, 8 August 2005 (UTC)

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The result of the debate was Delete. Essjay · Talk 10:42, August 11, 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Dress for less

This is just another online retailer, if we list this one we might as well change the name from "Wikipedia" to Wiki-shopping. I have searched Google and Yahoo for traces of noteworthyness, and asked the author for sources, no luck either way" Outlander 22:00, 3 August 2005 (UTC)

• Delete. Notability not established, reads like an advertising ("top brands at discount prices"). Sjakkalle (Check!) 10:53, 4 August 2005 (UTC)

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The result of the debate was delete. Sjakkalle (Check!) 08:56, 11 August 2005 (UTC)

[edit] IntWay World Corporation

Advertisement for a MLM scheme taken right from their website (http://www.mlmbusiness.intway.com/products.aspx) Mel "MelSkunk" Smith 19:36, 3 August 2005 (UTC)

• Delete. Messy, useless spam. --Several Times 19:54, 3 August 2005 (UTC)
• Delete. Not that it matters but I didn't see the multilevel marketing part. Still ugly spam. (Cyrillic characters in page names appear in my browser tabs). It also states "official opening end of summer 2005". Brand new = NN. -WCFrancis 21:52, 3 August 2005 (UTC)

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The result of the debate was Delete --Allen3 ^talk 19:06, August 10, 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Lobsters & Horses Inc. and Lobstergotchi

Please read the discussion page before voting, thank you -Yadonashi 02:15, 5 August 2005 (UTC)

Unknown company who have not yet produced the unknown game, no google hits. Tim Pope 17:44, 4 August 2005 (UTC)

• Delete. This could be a hoax or just an awful idea for a game. In any event, this article shouldn't be written until the game has been published and established. -Soltak 18:31, 4 August 2005 (UTC)
• Delete per TimPope. --Howcheng 16:34, 9 August 2005 (UTC)

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The result of the debate was Delete --Allen3 ^talk 16:38, August 12, 2005 (UTC)

[edit] NXTbook Media

ad page by anonymous user 69.104.40.172, whose only contribution is this article. Delete. Ken 21:43, August 5, 2005 (UTC)

• Delete. Advertisement. -D. Wu 21:52, 5 August 2005 (UTC)

• Keep. I am the anonymous user who created this article. This article is exactly like the Zinio and Texterity articles, which have not been deleted. If this article is going to be deleted, then the Zinio and Texterity articles should be deleted as well. -69.104.40.172 21:56, August 5, 2005
  • Comment: I agree that all three articles are similar, so I've nominated Zinio and Texterity as well. Thank you for the pointer. Ken 22:07, August 5, 2005 (UTC)
• Delete; text is essentially an ad; no claim to notability. Sdedeo 22:38, 5 August 2005 (UTC)
• Delete ad/promotion. --Etacar11 02:18, 6 August 2005 (UTC)

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The result of the debate was Delete --Allen3 ^talk 16:33, August 12, 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Texterity

Advertisement. Delete.Ken 22:01, August 5, 2005 (UTC)

• Delete ad/promotion. --Etacar11 02:20, 6 August 2005 (UTC)
• Delete. -D. Wu 05:35, 6 August 2005 (UTC)
• Keep - This is a new product space... As long as the descriptions are somewhat factual, its necessary to keep Zinio and other entries to maintain parity. These are all "vendor generated" descriptions, but unless someone has a better idea, it's better to have some information rather than nothing. (Unsigned vote by Cimarron.buser (talk • contribs))

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The result of the debate was Speedy Deleted. Article was recreated soon after the previous deletion and has just now been noticed. Naconkantari e|t||c|m 00:57, 30 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Texterity

This is essentially an advertisment for the corporation. The user who created the article is an employee[1]. While the company may not be insignificant, Wikipedia isn't designed to provide free ads. Additionally, this page was created not long after the previous deletion above! -- Scientizzle 22:12, 29 March 2006 (UTC)

• Speedy delete as recreation of previously deleted material. Daniel Case 22:33, 29 March 2006 (UTC)
• Speedy delete, {{db-repost}}, tagged as such. --Rory096 23:32, 29 March 2006 (UTC)

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The result of the debate was No Consensus. Redwolf24 00:38, 24 August 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Zinio

ad page by anon user 61.177.142.226, whose only edit was the creation of this page. Delete Ken 22:04, August 5, 2005 (UTC)

I'm only seeing two or three valid votes. Relisting for another five days. --Tony Sidaway^Talk 00:16, 18 August 2005 (UTC)

• Keep - It was a big ad before I toned it down. I think what's left is NPOV. Are you also suggesting it's non-notable? Naturenet | Talk 22:17, 5 August 2005 (UTC)
  • Comment: it still reads like an ad to me, so I stand by listing it for deletion. Notable? I'm willing to let the folks who vote decide that. Ken 22:31, August 5, 2005 (UTC)
  • Comment. If this "toned-down" article is going to be kept, then the NXTbook Media and Texterity articles should be kept as well, but "toned-down" to match this Zinio article. -69.104.40.172 22:33, August 5, 2005
    • Not necessarily; notability and encyclopedic value need to be established for each article separately, which is why I listed them separately. It's possible that one will be considered notable enough (client count, market penetration, etc.) that it will be kept, while the others are not. Ken 22:49, August 5, 2005 (UTC)
      • Understood. I was saying that I believe they are equal in notability and value. So if one is deleted, all should be deleted and if one is kept, all should be kept. -69.104.40.172 23:20, August 5, 2005 (UTC)
• Delete. Still essentially an advertisement page ("provides digital solutions"), claim to notability is that it has 200 clients. My local café beats that. Sdedeo 22:36, 5 August 2005 (UTC)
• Keep - This is a new product space... There needs to be some way to describe these services/products in a factual way. For Zinio, I would remove "As of 2005, over 200 magazines use Zinio and it has 62% market share of audited digital circulation." as this is a "claim" which cannot be externally verified, and in any case, is subject to change over time. For NXTbook Media and Texterity as long as the descriptions are somewhat factual, its necessary to keep their entries to maintain parity. These are all "vendor generated" descriptions, but unless someone has a better idea, it's better to have some information rather than nothing.

Unsigned vote by Cimarron.buser, a user with 4 edits --Allen3 ^talk 16:36, August 12, 2005 (UTC)

• Delete as per article creator's comments in Wikipedia:Votes for deletion/NXTbook Media. --Allen3 ^talk 16:40, August 12, 2005 (UTC)
• Delete well, since the other "vendor" profiles are now deleted, delete this one too, I guess. The webpage links in the main definition will have to suffice. Cimarron.buser 21:11, 15 August 2005 (UTC)
• Delete it doesn't seem encylopaedic, and still reads like it's selling the company, rather than informing on it. Cursive 00:29, 18 August 2005 (UTC)
• Keep As the market leader in its field it seems more notable than some companies we have articles on. Osomec 00:33, 18 August 2005 (UTC)
• Keep this. Trollderella 00:35, 18 August 2005 (UTC)
• Keep. Yes, the article still reads somewhat like an advertisement. A little research shows that it's a closely-held VC-funded company with a notable board of directors (Stewart Alsop, for one). The article should be cleaned up, but VfD is not cleanup. Nandesuka 00:43, 18 August 2005 (UTC)
• Keep; But clean and add relevant info. Celcius 01:58, 18 August 2005 (UTC)
• Delete. Still looks like advertising to me. WMMartin 10:24, 18 August 2005 (UTC)
• Delete, ad. Radiant_>|< 10:51, August 18, 2005 (UTC)
• Delete—Non-notable company advertising. --Tysto 16:43, 2005 August 18 (UTC)
• Delete Erwin Walsh
• Merge and redirect to Digital magazine along with information on other firms providing digital distribution for balance. -- WCFrancis 16:59, 18 August 2005 (UTC)
• Delete nn --PhilipO 22:50, 18 August 2005 (UTC)
• Delete nn ad. -Splash 02:16, 19 August 2005 (UTC)
• Keep and expand, well-known media company. - choster 19:19, 22 August 2005 (UTC)
• Delete, nn ad. - market leadership is claimed by any company I know of, so I wouldn't trust that :p --Raistlin 12:52, 23 August 2005 (UTC)
• Keep and expand -- Reinyday

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The result of the debate was delete. --malathion ^talk 05:43, 13 August 2005 (UTC)

[edit] HyTek Hosting, LLC

Delete nn webhost. Gets about 46 useful Googles with Wikipedia mirrors removed. Alexa rank for their site is about 960,000. -Splash 00:15, 6 August 2005 (UTC)

• Delete: Self Promotion. I'm putting HyTek's 2 employees up for deletion too, Joshua Stein and Andrew R. Smith. - Hahnchen 00:48, 6 August 2005 (UTC)
• Delete: Self Promotion. --pippo2001 01:01, 6 August 2005 (UTC)
• Delete as per above. Hamster Sandwich 01:18, 6 August 2005 (UTC)
• Delete if it is OK to keep this, then I think we need a micahclemens.com article :) MicahMN | Talk 03:24, August 6, 2005 (UTC)
• Delete - <(','<) <( ',' )> (>',')> <( ',' )> <(','<) <( ',' )> (>',')> - UniReb 06:44, 6 August 2005 (UTC)
• Delete -- Longhair | Talk 08:20, 7 August 2005 (UTC)

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The result of the debate was delete. --malathion ^talk 05:40, 13 August 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Andrew R. Smith

None notable vanity page. Self Promotion for a hosting company - Hahnchen 00:50, 6 August 2005 (UTC)

• Delete nnanity per Hahnchen. Also see VfDs for the company he works for and another employee. -Splash 00:57, 6 August 2005 (UTC)
• Deleteas per above. Hamster Sandwich 01:19, 6 August 2005 (UTC)
• Delete - It needs something significantly notable to stay on Wiki... so... I have to say... no cigar/dinero/etc.! UniReb 06:51, 6 August 2005 (UTC)
• Delete now, though I wish him all success in life to qualify for a space here. --Bhadani 16:43, 6 August 2005 (UTC)
• Delete NN/Vanity. --Ragib 23:30, 6 August 2005 (UTC)
• Delete -- vanity - Longhair | Talk 08:21, 7 August 2005 (UTC)

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The result of the debate was Delete --Allen3 ^talk 19:21, August 14, 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Joshua Stein

None notable vanity page. Self Promotion for a hosting company. - Hahnchen 00:53, 6 August 2005 (UTC)

• Delete nnnanity per Hahnchen. -Splash 00:55, 6 August 2005 (UTC)
• Delete: Self Promotion. --pippo2001 01:02, 6 August 2005 (UTC)
• Delete (unless... it reaches Fortune 500) but for now it needs to be deleted. Not much time left for the company to make it to the list... yipes!! UniReb 06:56, 6 August 2005 (UTC)
• Delete: Vanity, non-notable --Dysepsion 21:34, 6 August 2005 (UTC)

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The result of the debate was KEEP. -Splash 16:15, 13 August 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Accoona

• Delete Accoona is a spyware-like site. It is not what it claims. It has no own search tech as it claims, instead gathers search results from sites like Overture. Wikipedia is neither an advertisement medium nor a home for 'false claims'. --218.41.113.27
  • If you search with Accoona, and see the results, everything is linked through Overture, a Yahoo! site, so it is not what it claims.
  • I searched on Google for Accoona Clinton and Google suggested correction of spelling to Acoona, which means, Accoona is not a popular term in the Internet.
• Keep If it really has Bill Clinton as a spokesperson, it's worthwhile to have an article about it. - Chris Wood 23:25, 2 August 2005 (UTC)
• Keep because (1) It seems relatively notable, and (2) Inaccuracies and being a "spyware-like site" are not grounds for deletion. It's not advertising, either CanadianCaesar 03:32, 7 August 2005 (UTC)
• Keep and use improve or NPOV tags if necessary. It's not whether the article is bad, it's whether the topic is valid for the encyclopedia. DavidH 04:43, August 7, 2005 (UTC)
• Strong Keep. Businessweek confirms Clinton, and [ChinaDaily] acknowledges some form of affiliation. I am rather leery of their "artificial intelligence" claims, though, and bringing the page up to encyclopedic standard would be a good. Eldereft 07:01, 7 August 2005 (UTC)
• Keep. Notable website, regardless of contemptible practices. - Thatdog 08:08, 7 August 2005 (UTC)
• Keep. Very interesting article -- but do ensure it has NPOV.

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The result of the debate was delete. --Ryan Delaney ^talk 11:57, 18 August 2005 (UTC)

[edit] RoyalGFX

no assertion of notability, few google hits, just another Newgrounds artist. Delete. Sasquatch↔讲↔看 06:56, August 7, 2005 (UTC)

• Delete Newgrounds involvement in not notable. Hamster Sandwich 07:24, 7 August 2005 (UTC)
• Delete as per Hamster Sandwich. - Hahnchen 14:29, 7 August 2005 (UTC)
• Delete nn, this garners a "what the hell" from me. --Etacar11 23:44, 7 August 2005 (UTC)
• Delete NN, in this case standing for both "Not Notable" and "Nearly Nonsense". Andrew Lenahan - Starblind 13:29, August 12, 2005 (UTC)

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The result of the debate was delete. – malathion ^talk 06:58, 15 August 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Grafstein-Telecom

Seems like an advertisement and a little vanity. Also the company does not seem very notable. Kushboy 07:01, August 7, 2005 (UTC)

• Delete notability not established. "Grafstein-Telecom still exists but has had some problems when some staff quit." And thats about 10% of the total article. Move along folks, nothing to see here.... Hamster Sandwich 07:27, 7 August 2005 (UTC)
• Delete, buggy software and company crash doesn't establish notability. Otherwise I can contribute several similar articles. Pavel Vozenilek 16:59, 7 August 2005 (UTC)
• Delete non-notable software, non-notable company. Eclipsed 22:13, 7 August 2005 (UTC)
• Delete nn/ad. --Etacar11 23:45, 7 August 2005 (UTC)

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