Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Fair Stone

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. The keep !votes do not establish how this standard is notable. King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 04:54, 17 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Fair Stone[edit]

No assertion of notability; cannot find any through searching etc. Reads like an advert. Chzz ► 17:53, 2 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Delete or possibly Merge whatever salvageable content into a building stone or building trades or quarry article. Only references are to its own website. Dan D. Ric (talk) 18:16, 2 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I like the Fair stone Information because it informs people of a fair trade stone and it is not advertisement for a company. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 94.212.3.31 (talk) 19:25, 7 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I cannot comprehend why this article seems to be unsuitable, unhelpful, or does not meet the required criteria for Wikipedia. It shows and explains a social standard for natural stone imports from emerging countries which is an important issue. Perhaps it is not that common in an English speaking world but in Western Europe there are many discussions about child work in that sector. Furthermore there are several links so in my opinion this article is neutral and an enrichment for all wikipediants. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.180.93.49 (talk) 20:46, 7 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Please take into consideration that the listings you see in Google’s Search Engine Results Pages are different in each country and also depend on which version of Google you are using. With google.de you get thousands of references to Fair Stone - alas mostly in German. The enwiki article here is down on Page 3 with a number 26 listing. Different country – different listing/ranking. This does not imply that Fair Stone is non existant/irrelevant or whatever.Gmolls (talk) 08:09, 8 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Weak keep If you can Wikify it, keep it! --The Legendary Sky Attacker 02:28, 10 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so consensus may be reached.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, One (talk) 07:14, 10 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Delete or Merge: While I can tell it exists, I don't see anything that suggests notability sufficient for inclusion in the sources. Therefore, I recommend the article be deleted. I would also support a merge into Fair Trade or a similar parent article. The sources just aren't there. Find an article somewhere about Fair Stone and I'd reconsider, but without one... Jo7hs2 (talk) 14:26, 10 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Keep and dont merge into fair trade: Since the television documentary »Gravestones made by children« there has been a growing attention for sustainability performance throughout supply chains, from producers up to consumers. As a reaction to the deplorable circumstances (child labour, non-observance of occupational health and safety regulations, violation of basic labour rights, disregard of the protection of natural resources), municipalities have included social demands in public tenders (see http://www.ka-news.de/nachrichten/karlsruhe/Karlsruhe-Grabmal-Fairer-Handel;art6066,171714 and http://www.aalen-dewangen.de/sixcms/media.php/93/kw_11.pdf and http://www.lubw.baden-wuerttemberg.de/servlet/is/42059/frau_hertlin_xertifix_ka_130209.pdf?command=downloadContent&filename=frau_hertlin_xertifix_ka_130209.pdf ). Suppliers are confronted now with ethical requirements in order to be permitted to deliver stone products to the municipality. They are required to specify details of their supply chains and to send documentation on how they are adhering to the new demands. Some authorities are satisfied with a simple selfwritten statement others however ask for verifyable documentation or an approved label. Here Fair Stone plays a decisive role. Independent, accredited certifiers (e.g. TÜV Rheinland Hong Kong) assess factories against the Fair Stone standard. This third party assessment gives credibility to the Fair Stone label. The need for such a label is undisputed as well as the public interest in this label. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Gmolls (talk • contribs) 14:22, 16 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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.