Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Hikari (fish food)

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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; references have been added. Krimpet (talk) 01:55, 20 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Hikari (fish food)

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  • This article does not assert its notability under WP:CORP. Vaguely advertisement like. If notability cannot be established by then end of the AfD discussion I recommend the article be deleted. MidgleyDJ 01:23, 19 May 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep, Google turns up a Financial Times article about the company, which isn't loading at the moment, but indicates they have been the subject of nontrivial media coverage. This isn't just some small business promoting itself. Night Gyr (talk/Oy) 02:05, 19 May 2007 (UTC)
I moved these two points by the articles main author here (below) from Wikipedia talk:Articles for deletion/Hikari (fish food) MidgleyDJ 02:45, 19 May 2007 (UTC)
  • Hikari is a company notable in Japan for producing innovative specialty fish food and ornamental fish.Dragonbite 02:00, 19 May 2007 (UTC)
  • Hikari is even being used in Ranchu breeding by Dr. Erik L. Johnson, D.V.M., author of Fancy Goldfish: A Complete Guide to Care and Collecting. Dr. Johnson is a world-renowned veterinarian with clinical specialty in fish medicine. He is also the author of the book/producer of videotape "Koi Health and Disease".Dragonbite 02:04, 19 May 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep, kindly read Article on Kamihata Fish Industries Group (Hikari), Aquarama Magazine (Asia), October 2006, Issue 7Dragonbite 03:46, 19 May 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep as per above, but the article needs to be better referenced than it is. Lankiveil 05:03, 19 May 2007 (UTC).
  • Keep, definitely seems notable enough by now, given the notable sources popping up. (Mmm... fish...) Ten Pound Hammer • (((Broken clamshells • Otter chirps))) 05:43, 19 May 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep plenty of refs and external links to prove notability. Consider renaming it though, the (fish food) suggests that Hikari is fish food, not a company that makes fish food. Mr.Z-mantalk¢ 20:00, 19 May 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep. As a brand catering to hobbyists who have an extensive literature on their hobby, it should not be hard to find even more independent and reliable sources that discuss this product line. - Smerdis of Tlön 21:12, 19 May 2007 (UTC)
  • COmment might be better to move to the name of the company, to allow for discussion of all their lines of products. Night Gyr (talk/Oy) 21:51, 19 May 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep, the notability is backed with many references, but the long list on the article needs to be taken care of. *Cremepuff222* 23:28, 19 May 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep, subject notability is backed with many solid references. FlamingSpear 23:36, 19 May 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep There are sources affirming notability. I think the article could use some work to make it more NPOV. JodyB talk 23:58, 19 May 2007 (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.