Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Inform.com

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. Jaranda ^{wat's sup} 06:18, 14 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Inform.com

Non-notable. Cheese Sandwich 03:14, 8 July 2006 (UTC)

• Delete This little piggy went to market and got caught by a spider! DavidHumphreys ^{SPEAK TO ME}ABOUT _{THE THINGS I MESSED UP} 03:23, 8 July 2006 (UTC)
• Comment I'm not entirely sure on this one, it does have an article from the NY Times which may meet WP:WEB's suggestion of non-trivial coverage. Yanksox 03:28, 8 July 2006 (UTC)
• Comment I couldn't view the NY Times article because it links to a Log In page ... what does it say ??? DavidHumphreys ^{SPEAK TO ME}ABOUT _{THE THINGS I MESSED UP} 03:32, 8 July 2006 (UTC)
  • NYTimes' web service is free. All you need to do is sign up, and you can view any article from the last few weeks - Che Nuevara: ^{Join the Revolution} 23:17, 8 July 2006 (UTC)
    • The article was written in 2005, so you have to be a paying member to visit the link. Yanksox 04:01, 9 July 2006 (UTC)

Well, to begin with an NY Times article for something is usually a big deal. I don't have the special access but from I can tell, it seems to be a legit article and source. Yanksox 03:36, 8 July 2006 (UTC)

• • Comment: However, the other article, at VUNet (or something), doesn't mention Inform.com at all, it just talks about how people are turning from newpapers to websites for news. --Cheese Sandwich 03:38, 8 July 2006 (UTC)

I looked over that and it isn't a link relevant to the site, so that can be removed, but that isn't reason for complete deletion. Yanksox 03:42, 8 July 2006 (UTC)

The link to BusinessWeek that is imbeded in the article just seems to link to a random article about math - no metion of Inform.com. Or am I missing it? Kuru ^talk 03:50, 8 July 2006 (UTC)

• Comment The NY Times could link to any news story at all ... we need someone who can Log In and read it DavidHumphreys ^{SPEAK TO ME}ABOUT _{THE THINGS I MESSED UP} 03:40, 8 July 2006 (UTC)
  • Comment; here's another link to the NYT story. Looks legit. Kuru ^talk 03:46, 8 July 2006 (UTC)
• Keep needs to be rewritten, but is notable with inculsion of NY Times article. Thank you, Kuru. Yanksox 03:52, 8 July 2006 (UTC)
• Comment OK, I had a look at the NY Times article ... Good enough for me DavidHumphreys ^{SPEAK TO ME}ABOUT _{THE THINGS I MESSED UP} 03:54, 8 July 2006 (UTC)
• Weak Keep, seems to be quite a few other articles on the subject, but their position as a news distribution service makes it difficult to get a real feel for their web presence. Drop the bad links and add a few more cites and it should be fine with WP:WEB. Kind of a neat site, too, may give it a spin. Kuru ^talk 04:03, 8 July 2006 (UTC)
• Delete Potentially a notable company, but its still in startup and beta mode!! the NY Times, like most major news sources, carries many articles insufficiently notable for an encyclopedia Bwithh 08:22, 8 July 2006 (UTC)
• Delete per nom. Artw 14:48, 8 July 2006 (UTC)
• Delete per nom. This solitary, hard-sought mention does not determine notability. -- Alias Flood
• Delete per Alias Flood and WP:WEB fail, which requires multiple relevant citations to be included in the article itself, not just one. --DaveG12345 20:54, 8 July 2006 (UTC)
• Delete website promo. Wile E. Heresiarch 05:31, 9 July 2006 (UTC)
• Weak delete; the subject may not be notable now, but may become notable in the future. Also, if kept, may need to be cleaned-up for NPOV. 68.50.203.109 08:44, 9 July 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.