Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Inner Voyage Communication

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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 Delete --JForget 00:10, 6 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Inner Voyage Communication

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This seems to be a non-notable company attempting to spam its way into Wikipedia. The page was originally started on 6 May 2007 by User:Abir1975 - one of the founders of the company is stated as Abir Banerjee. A Google search (-Wikipedia) returns 12 hits, almost all being directory entries. There are no independent references via Google. The whole tone of the 'article' reeks of self-publicity, not surprising given that it is almost word-for-word the same as the company's website. The website reveals that the company has been involved in six events only, which hardly makes it a major player, and the apparent sponsorship by notable people does not, in itself, confer notability. In the absence of independent references, I feel this is not suitable for Wikipedia. Emeraude (talk) 11:43, 29 February 2008 (UTC)

  • Delete – Agree with nominator. Could find no information on the company other than Wikipedia and mirror sites of Wikipedia. No hits at all on Google News. Article serves no purpose other than self-promotion. Shoessss |  Chat  12:03, 29 February 2008 (UTC)
  • Delete per nom. A Google search turns up almost nothing about the company, and given that the creator is likely the owner of the website, I'm pretty sure it's just self-promotion. Trvsdrlng (talk) 12:08, 29 February 2008 (UTC)
  • Speedy delete. If "it is almost word-for-word the same as the company's website," then this would appear to be a copyright violation, unless, as seems likely, the same creator made both texts, in which case the conflict of interest is apparent. In any case, it reads like blatant spam: its mission to provide top quality events that are run and planned with a commitment to excellence. - Smerdis of Tlön (talk) 15:12, 29 February 2008 (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.