Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Boroline

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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. Can't sleep, clown will eat me 21:05, 27 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Boroline

non-notable; promotional Tom Harrison Talk 02:15, 21 September 2006 (UTC)

  • Weak keep Google does provide quite a few results for this.--Húsönd 03:03, 21 September 2006 (UTC)
  • Strong delete. First, reviewing the Google hits shows that only a fraction of the hits are for the cream—more of them seem to be for a Boroline Road in New Jersey. Secondly, not every commercial brand on earth for such a mundane product is notable, and it would take more than a few Google hits to show otherwise. NTK 03:40, 21 September 2006 (UTC)
  • Note: I filtered the New Jersey road results. I still got about 900 for the Indian medicine.--Húsönd 13:52, 21 September 2006 (UTC)
  • Keep, appears to be quite notable in India, if not in the US. -THB 17:53, 21 September 2006 (UTC)
  • Strong keep. Market share of 21% among antiseptic creams in India. Also, a memorable advertising campaign featuring Riya Sen. (sigh). I'm not sure what 'fraction' of Google hits NTK was looking at. On google.co.uk, which I use, the first two pages are almost all about the cream or Boro Plus, a variant.Hornplease 02:41, 23 September 2006 (UTC)
  • Note: This debate has been included in the list of India-related deletions. -- Hornplease 02:41, 23 September 2006 (UTC)
  • Keep well known brand in India -- Lost(talk) 02:49, 23 September 2006 (UTC)
  • Keep. An article on the segment and market share is here. Definitely an iconic brand in the state of West Bengal and definitely the pioneer in the "antiseptic cream" market on an India-wide basis. Generations of Indians have used this cream for cuts, bruises, chapped lips, and as a general purpose moisturizer. --Antorjal 02:59, 23 September 2006 (UTC)
Iconic is right. I can't get "Boroline - antiseptic cream - Bor-o-line!" out of my head now. Damn advertising jingles!Hornplease 03:10, 23 September 2006 (UTC)
  • Keep Well known brand and a house-hold name in India (like Dispirin). It is a wonder as to how it was termed as non-notable  Doctor Bruno Talk 03:06, 24 September 2006 (UTC)
  • Strong Keep. Very well known brand in India. Needs to be expanded, though. — Ambuj Saxena (talk) 14:13, 27 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.