Talk:Lauterbach Datentechnik

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[edit] Notability

This company is rather obscure, but then so is the niche market in which it operates. However, that is not to say that there are absolutely no references to it on the Internet. [1] [2] --GentlemanGhost (talk) 21:24, 29 May 2008 (UTC)

Just being mentioned on another obscure website (ref 1), which is not a WP:RS does not satisfy the general notability guideline. Your second linked reference is about another company and does not even mention Lauterbach - not sure why you included it. OccamzRazor (talk) 22:00, 1 June 2008 (UTC)

If you search for "Lauterbach", you should be able to see the reference. --GentlemanGhost (talk) 02:17, 3 June 2008 (UTC)

The company partakes in trade shows globally every month.[3] It has been around for 25 years, and sales worldwide amounts to USD $83 Million with representation in 6 countries.[4] It fulfills every criterion on being notable. Nixdorf (talk) 08:11, 30 May 2008 (UTC)

Age of a company, it's revenue and participation in trade shows (even if global) are not "criteria" for notability on Wikipedia. As far as I know, there is only one notability "criterion" -- the Wikipedia general notability guideline which states the following:

"If a topic has received significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject, it is presumed to be notable."

Additional information regarding the establishmen of notability is included in the wikilink. No coverage of this company by reliable, independent sources has been included in the article, therefore notability has not been established. As the article's creator, perhaps you can expand the article with properly sourced information that does so. OccamzRazor (talk) 22:00, 1 June 2008 (UTC)