Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Design for Diversity

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 delete. --- Deville (Talk) 04:38, 11 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Design for Diversity

Does not pass WP:CORP and has no reliable sources as explained on talk page. Weregerbil 17:20, 5 September 2006 (UTC)

Tagging the article for sources ("unreferenced" and "articles lacking sources") seems a better option than deleting it altogether when there are reasons to think that it is a legitimate article even if there is an issues with Criteria for companies and corporations.

Copied from the article's discussion page: "The source for this article is the company's website and the Wikipedia profiles of its partners. As for the lack of notability, this company does not indeed fulfill the criteria listed on the WP:CORP page, however, it is to be noted that Design for Diversity has only just been founded, which limitates the opportunities for written material about it. What is of interest about this company is its socially responsible ethos and its unusual (for a company) level of community engagement (through sponsorship) as well as the uniqueness of its services and who the people founding it are. Two of the partners are recognised designers while a third is a well known UK activist and former politician (see linked wikipedia entries). Zefrog 15:32, 8 September 2006 (GMT)

Do you have any reliable sources that explain the notability of this company? Information on Wikipedia must be verifiable. How a company promotes itself is not a reliable source nor does it add notability. Wikipedia is not a parking ground for company ads in the hope that the company some day becomes notable. Weregerbil 16:01, 8 September 2006 (UTC)

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