Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Dave Smith Motors

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The result was keep. (non-admin closure) DavidLeighEllis (talk) 22:46, 18 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Dave Smith Motors[edit]

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I'm extremely surprised to find an article on a car dealership on Wikipedia. I may be wrong, but going over WP:ORG, I can't find anything particularly remarkable about this dealership, other than its mere existence. Oh yes, there's the hassle free buying of course! Midas02 (talk) 01:43, 12 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Keep - but Dave Smith Motors is no ordinary car dealership. It's one of the biggest in the country, which of course doesn't mean anything in and of itself, but it means that many, many news organizations have reported on it multiple times. I mean, holy cow, did you see that references section? Red Slash 02:12, 12 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

That's what I meant by quoting WP:ORG. Going over the references, they just mention the existence of the dealership. It's not like they are producing something, or have done anything else which is remarkable. They exist, and have a reasonable size and turnover. Is that sufficient to be mentioned on Wikipedia. Some would say it isn't. --Midas02 (talk) 04:42, 12 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy Keep They've been talked about in Forbes, got a mention in The New York Times and clearly have been the subject of multiple independent sources. Whether it is promotional or not, it is definitely notable and should be kept. Wugapodes (talk) 02:40, 12 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I cleaned up the bulk of the worst promotion. CorporateM (Talk) 22:15, 12 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Business-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 14:16, 14 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Weak keep I suppose as I'm still concerned of good solid notability and may only be regionally notable surrounded by coverage by outsides sources as a result of the "World's Largest Ram Dealer" (although it's better now after trimming). My searches found sources here (and a few more at Archive) and here. SwisterTwister talk 17:28, 14 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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