Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/CDI Computer Dealers Inc

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 of the nomination was delete. Mailer Diablo 04:53, 10 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] CDI Computer Dealers Inc

Article reads strongly as advertising. Was prodded, and author removed prod and links, but still shouts out self promotion, so submitting to AfD. Possible copyvio on some of the text from http://www.eschoolnews.com/resources/productnews/prodnews.cfm?sid=397 ~ Matticus78 18:42, 4 July 2006 (UTC)

• Comment as a staff member at CDI Computers, my only intention was to bring the company to the light of other users. You are welcome to remove any links, and you are welcome to reword, and edit the page. I was just trying to make a corporate page, just like hmmm IBM, HP, Dell etc, since CDI isn't listed already. I should point out, http://www.cdicomputers.com/overview.asp Please feel free to email me with suggestions on the page. Allan —Preceding unsigned comment added by AllanVS (talk • contribs)

That's fair enough, but Wikipedia is not an advertising service, and articles must be written in an impartial, neutral manner. IBM, HP, Dell et al have all been written about by third parties in reliable news sources, so there is both neutrality and verifiability to draw upon. If you can rewrite the article in a way that is neutral, and provide links to third-party sources writing about the company, then you have a stronger case for the article being kept. Please read the guidelines in WP:CORP for what Wikipedia considers to be a business or company notable and worthy of an article. ~ Matticus78 19:06, 4 July 2006 (UTC)

as I said, please feel free to help me. This is my first article, and I'd appreciate help on getting it up to snuff. AllanVS 19:07, 4 July 2006 (UTC)

Okay, I consider myself a fair person, so I've quickly reworked the article to a more neutral tone to give you an idea what is required of a Wikipedia article (to put on my Joe Friday hat for a moment: "Just the facts, ma'am."). There are still problems with it, as marked by the tags showing that the information needs to be confirmed, but see what you think. However, the article still needs to go through the AfD process to decide whether it still meets other criteria on notability and so on. ~ Matticus78 19:50, 4 July 2006 (UTC)

ok, I'm going to do updates, I've got some more information. The Corporate Structure, is found on the phone extension lists - as of now, this is all I can find. I'll see if I can get my manager (Gal) to put up the structure on the "History" page. I hope he will. If not, I'm going to work on 3rd party resources with the Rotman library in Toronto Canada to back track all info on incorporation etc etc.

Matticus - thank you for your time, effort, and being the only person with a bit of kindness. I hope to have as much info as possibly posted by Thursday or Friday. AllanVS 21:59, 4 July 2006 (UTC)

• Delete. Doesn't meet WP:CORP, as far as I can tell. -- Mikeblas 19:01, 4 July 2006 (UTC)

Mikeblas - that's the "helpful" spirit ain't it? Just delete the bloody thing, without trying to fix it. Way to welcome people to the Wiki community. Bloody hell. AllanVS 19:05, 4 July 2006 (UTC)

There's no need to fly off the handle. As I explained above, the article as it stands does not meet various criteria for a valid Wikipedia article, so it needs to be drawn to the attention of patrollers and admins, not to mention yourself and other Wiki editors. A lot of people try to create articles that advertise themselves, their businesses and so on, mostly just for the publicity, and many of these articles get deleted within minutes. I saw that you were a business of a reasonable size, so didn't just stamp you with a speedy delete tag. You still have several days in the AfD process to rework the article to a more acceptable standard. All it needs is a couple of links to reputable business journals, newspapers, etc. that have written articles about CDI Computer Dealers, and to remove all the "biggest, best, we believe this, we're changing that" kind of language from the article. Give us some figures, some facts, some more verifiable information, and your article stays. I've scoured Google myself, but couldn't locate any relevant information besides links to your websites and press releases and suchlike (press releases are not valid third-party sources, BTW). ~ Matticus78 19:27, 4 July 2006 (UTC)

• Delete - Fails WP:CORP. "I was just trying to make a corporate page, just like ... IBM, HP, Dell etc". Well this isn't IBM or HP. --IslaySolomon 19:37, 4 July 2006 (UTC)
• Delete - as stated already, fails WP:CORP and notability standards. HumbleGod 20:05, 4 July 2006 (UTC)

• Delete - Fails WP:CORP. No Google results of CDI Computers in anything apart from directories and classifieds. Unless your company has some major press coverage (e.g. Forbes), then pleae don't expect Wikipedia to allow you to continue advertising here. Your attempt at link-spamming [1] earlier doesn't do much for your credibility either. --  Netsnipe  ^(Talk)  08:59, 5 July 2006 (UTC)

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