Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Bayt.com

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The result was delete. SarahStierch (talk) 02:52, 12 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Bayt.com[edit]

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Very highly promotional article with at most very borderline notability . The awards are minor, the many references mere announcements or PR. Recreated at AfC after G11 speedy DGG ( talk ) 18:25, 27 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Websites-related deletion discussions. Clarkcj12 (talk) 19:06, 27 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Business-related deletion discussions. Clarkcj12 (talk) 19:08, 27 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Keep - I'm not sure where the article is promotional; the article is written in a neutral tone and lists just major milestones of Bayt.com's history. Sure, some of the references may be PR, but they are reported on major regional publications with wide regional viewership. The aim is to present Bayt.com as a talked-about, notable organization in the Middle East region. Bayt.com is a significant online job board serving the whole Middle East and has a Global Alexa Rank of 1,498 (as of December 2), so it is quite notable even globally. As a brand, Bayt.com is widely recognizable in the Middle East and is considered one of the leading, successful online companies, surviving even the dot-com bubble of 2000-2001. Disclosure: I wrote this article. --Superleda (talk) 09:01, 2 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Delete This article looks great. Whoever made it knows Wikipedia rules and knows that they references they are using are not permitted per WP:RS. Blue Rasberry (talk) 02:05, 4 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Mark Arsten (talk) 04:44, 4 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Delete per DGG. Promotional. Coretheapple (talk) 15:46, 6 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
All right, how do we make this non-promotional? Any help would be much appreciated. Superleda (talk) 20:00, 7 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

It doesn't seem that it has attracted sufficient coverage to broaden the article beyond its current state, unfortunately. They may come in time. Coretheapple (talk) 20:06, 7 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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