Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Golden handcuffs

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. Daniel.Bryant ^{[ T · C ]} 00:02, 4 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Golden handcuffs

Assisting in Afd for user User:4.234.165.179; no vote. Henrik Ebeltoft 01:57, 30 October 2006 (UTC)

• Keep This is a relatively commonly used device, designed to keep highly valued executives with a company. Although the article does not currently have sources, these should be very easy to find. JChap2007 02:23, 30 October 2006 (UTC)

  For example, a few minutes with Google found the following, from a trade journal, a newspaper article and a scholarly publication, respectively:

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  I'm sure a truly motivated editor could find more. JChap2007 02:29, 30 October 2006 (UTC)

• Keep. A Google News Archive shows 1,870 hits for "golden handcuffs" so plenty of sources available in addition to those uncovered by JChap2007. Capitalistroadster 02:42, 30 October 2006 (UTC)
• Keep, a valid business term, in a similar vein to a golden handshake --Steve 03:30, 30 October 2006 (UTC)
• Keep, a valid business term, particularly in Australia. Elomis 08:24, 30 October 2006 (UTC)
• Keep Considering a number of sources available, the article can be improved. Imoeng 12:00, 30 October 2006 (UTC)
• Keep. A familiar term from investing and corporate management, and widely encountered in business reporting. - Smerdis of Tlön 15:33, 30 October 2006 (UTC)
• Keep. Web searches, searches of newspaper web sites and searches of online database generate thousands of hits. A frequently used term in business discussions. The entry could be much improved, but should not be deleted. Golden handcuffs are commonly used in situations where a company is likely to go through a major transformation (IPO, acquisition, restructuring, etc.) to make sure that key employees have an incentive to stay. Rentir 17:01, 30 October 2006 (UTC)
• Delete I'm sure we could find thousands of sources, but so what? This is a dicdef pure and simple and belongs in a dictionary, not an encyclopaedia. Emeraude 17:49, 30 October 2006 (UTC)
  • Articles which are notable, yet in a sub-stub/dicdef state usually suffer from a lack of expansion because they are orphaned (as is this one). That doesn't mean we should delete them. A cleanup tag, some cats and a stub template or two can usually alert the right editors who have the ability to expand it. Look beyond the state of the article...vote by topic. The ikiroid (talk·desk·Advise me) 02:13, 31 October 2006 (UTC)
• Note: This debate has been included in the list of Australia-related deletions. -- Canley 23:19, 30 October 2006 (UTC)
• Keep Common term. Article is beyond dictionary status. --Marriedtofilm 02:29, 31 October 2006 (UTC)
• Keep. Potential to expand beyond dicdef. Common use in media ("Ant and Dec signed a golden handcuff deal with ITV") and sport. Rockpocket 06:23, 31 October 2006 (UTC)
• Keep It is a common business term, could use some work and expanding TheRanger 01:05, 1 November 2006 (UTC)
• Keep. It is a common business expression, and I have just made another link to it. Anthony Appleyard 17:03, 3 November 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.