Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/W.D. International

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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. It still could have been speedied per CSD G11. --Coredesat 00:33, 27 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] W.D. International

Article fails WP:SPAM and does not establish notability. Seems to fail WP:CORP as well. Article author removed speedy deletion tag twice, but it seems as though she works for the company. JaimeLesMaths 04:22, 21 October 2006 (UTC)


Hello, this is Janus. I do not work for the company, however was asked to write an article on their datacenter in Pheonix, AZ. I do understand that this article might meet some spam requirements, but please know that the company for whom I am writing this article is not, in any way, trying to advertise. I am simply providing information on the companies physical address and their history. Also, they qoute "We are establishing a positive online presence". If I must take out certain parts of this article to qualify it as "not spam", please let me know. —Preceding unsigned comment added by JanusLairetammi (talk • contribs) 04:28, 21 October 2006 (UTC)

  • Speedy Delete All kinds of copyvio going on here [1] [2] and created in the last 48 hours. -- IslaySolomon | talk 04:53, 21 October 2006 (UTC)
  • Delete - reads like a corporate profile or a press release. See WP:NPOV. No evidence of meeting the relevant notability guidelines is provided. MER-C 04:57, 21 October 2006 (UTC)
  • Speedy Delte. A Google search offers five relevant hits, four of which are advertisements/links to their home page. The only other link is an extremely short review that does little more than restate the various packages and services available. The article is loaded with POV language, and zero third-party references to support their claims. This is spam. Consequentially 05:14, 21 October 2006 (UTC)
  • Delete - no wonder I didn't pick this company up when I was looking for hosting. Non-notable and copyvio galore. SMC 05:17, 21 October 2006 (UTC)

Are you saying that I can "Post a extremely short review that does little more than restate the various packages and services available."?

Is it exeptable if I just put the companys history?—Preceding unsigned comment added by JanusLairetammi (talk • contribs)

Even if the article is just the company's history, the company itself is still non-notable. Not much you can do about that. EVula 06:56, 21 October 2006 (UTC)
  • Speedy Delete per CSD G11. EVula 06:29, 21 October 2006 (UTC)


Would a history like "This company was founded in 2003 by _______." W.D. International has been in business since November 2003." Be acceptable?

Comment No. EVula 21:40, 21 October 2006 (UTC)
  • Speedy per EVula. --Dhartung | Talk 21:08, 21 October 2006 (UTC)


Thanks for the detailed response. What would be acceptable to list about a companys history?


Your not anserwering my question. What would be acceptable to list about a companys history?

Comment: It's not about what you are and aren't allowed to say about the company; what you need to do is explain why this company is notable and worthy of inclusion in Wikipedia. Take a look at the guidelines set forth at WP:CORP. If the company does not meet any of those criteria, an article about it will not be accepted to Wikipedia. I hope this clears things up for you. --JaimeLesMaths (talk!edits) 16:25, 22 October 2006 (UTC)


Would you like me to explain the notibility? —Preceding unsigned comment added by JanusLairetammi (talk • contribs)

Yes, actually. That's what we've been asking repeatedly for. EVula 17:31, 22 October 2006 (UTC)

Im not quite sure what the nobility is. I read the link. What still not sure. What would you like me to explain about the companies nobility? —Preceding unsigned comment added by JanusLairetammi (talk • contribs)

Notability, not nobility; bit of a difference. If you can't find anything on WP:CORP that you can use as evidence of notability, then you have no argument. EVula 21:22, 22 October 2006 (UTC)


The following review meets Criteria for companies and corporations - The company or corporation has been the subject of multiple non-trivial published works whose source is independent of the company or corporation itself.

W.D. International Hosting Review:

W.D. International Hosting provides web hosting services for $90.00/mo. For their $90.00/mo. plan, you get 15,000 MB of storage and 100 GB of file transfer.

In addition, you can host multiple websites using the same $90.00/mo. hosting account from W.D. International Hosting.

For tracking site visitors, W.D. International Hosting provides Awstats. Among the three popular stats scripts - Awstats, Analog and Webalizer - our editors prefer Awstats it is user-friendly and powerful.

W.D. International Hosting's automated order system will setup your new $90.00/mo. account instantly. You're issued your new username and password immediately.

W.D. International Hosting also provides a money-back guarantee with their $90.00/mo. plan. You can try out their service and get a full refund if you're not completely satisfied.

For more information on W.D. International's hosting services, visit their website at www.wdint.net.

Taken from: http://www.hostaz.com/company/wdinternational.htm —Preceding unsigned comment added by JanusLairetammi (talk • contribs) 04:28, 21 October 2006 (UTC)

The information on the website (reproduced here) was clearly provided by the company. I would also say that the page is not non-trivial (i.e. it's just a statement of bare facts with no analysis). I would say that this website alone is not sufficient for the notability guideline. Try finding an article in a published trade magazine - that would be certainly be more convincing. --JaimeLesMaths (talk!edits) 03:08, 24 October 2006 (UTC)
  • delete per nom. Unless someone can back up their claim of being "one of the leading providers of web hosting solutions and services for global business". The assertion of notability is there, so cannot be speedied. So far, little independent info available, it fails WP:V. Ohconfucius 10:23, 24 October 2006 (UTC)


The company provided some additional links:

http://www.webhostingstuff.com/company/WDInternational.html

http://www.hostaz.com/company/wdinternational.htm

http://www.aboutus.org/WDInt.net

http://www.getafreelancer.com/users/249249.html

http://www.wdinternational.com/pressrelease1.html

http://www.wdinternational.com/pressrelease2.html —Preceding unsigned comment added by JanusLairetammi (talk • contribs) 04:28, 21 October 2006 (UTC)

You're still providing poor links to prove notability. Two pre-releases by the company and a bunch of re-hashings of the same promotional material is not evidence of notability.
Also, don't sign your posts with {{unsigned}}. Do it with ~~~~, as it also date-stamps what you post. Example ---> EVula 03:46, 25 October 2006 (UTC)
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