Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Car dealer auctions

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 as references were provided. Shell ^babelfish 21:38, 2 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Car dealer auctions

Original research, not suitable for an article. Delete Owen× ☎ 18:02, 20 August 2006 (UTC)

OwenX,

Please understand that I wrote this article in part based on my direct experience, but to a large extent based on secondary research with the original intent to aggregate information about the subject of car dealer auctions that is not readily available to the public. I tried to keep personal opinion out and still believe in the informational, educational and encyclopedic nature of this article. I'd be happy to provide links to my outside sources, if you think this would strengthen my position, and I would also gladly edit any parts that may sound "not suitable for an article" to you or to other potential readers. I'm hoping that in time other automotive experts will expand and improve on what I originally wrote. I humbly ask that you reconsider deleting it and provide constructive feedback that will be in the interest of the community at large.

--cfherbert 19:33, 20 August 2006 (UTC)

• The problems are several here: first, there doesn't appear to be any sourcing in the article, which are necessary for verifiability; second, policy states that articles must not be previously unpublished. Check out No original research for details. If you can repair those, then great, but as this article is, I'll have to say Delete as well. Tony Fox (arf!) 02:34, 21 August 2006 (UTC)

Tony Fox,

Thank you for clarifying. I think two of my sources actually meet the criteria from the policy. I'm not sure how best to source them in the article, but here they are:

1) "Auto Auctions: Prices Influence What You Pay for Cars" by Jerry Edgerton <http://hffo.cuna.org/story.html?doc_id=1170&sub_id=12433>

2) "Chapter 4. Buying A Vehicle At Auction" by The National Auto Auction Association <http://www.naaa.com/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageID=3382>

I hope this will save my article from deletion.

--cfherbert 00:35, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

 AFD relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so that consensus may be reached.
 Please add new discussions below this notice. Thanks,  (aeropagitica)   (talk)  12:16, 25 August 2006 (UTC)

• Weak Delete as per WP:OR ST47 12:29, 25 August 2006 (UTC)
• Keep and rebuild the article using references, removing any claims that cannot be verified. From what I have found in a quick search, the article seems to be relatively accurate. It just needs references and some cleanup. -- Kjkolb 12:46, 25 August 2006 (UTC)
• Weak Keep as I think we can assume good faith of the article creator (who certainly seems to be making a good faith effort to cite the article per his comments above). However, it certainly needs more citations and references. -Markeer 13:51, 25 August 2006 (UTC)
• Keep - original edittor appears to be trying properly source the article. Subject matter is suitable for an encyclopedia article. -- Whpq 14:29, 25 August 2006 (UTC)
• Keep and expand. It does however suck poop in it's current form.

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.