Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/International Angora Breeding Farm

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The result was delete. Kurykh (talk) 05:02, 4 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

International Angora Breeding Farm[edit]

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fails WP:NORG could find no in-depth independent coverage after a search. Domdeparis (talk) 16:12, 24 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Comment. If it was world's largest rabbit farm and completely cruelty free (as claimed), that could be notable. What happened, did other rabbit farms overtake it or did it decline? This is an article that could have good sources in the local language, but more difficult to research in English. Also, if its heyday was prior to the internet, online sources might not be very helpful. Jack N. Stock (talk) 21:22, 24 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. The reference hillpost mentions Nagwain in Mandi district and Kandwari in Kangra district, but does not support the article's statement that the farm at Kulu "was the first farm in Asia to have a complete cruelty free environment".
The reference ICAR Central Sheep and Wool Research Institute does not mention the farm.
The reference kullu.net is the article's subject's own website and is not a reliable source.
The reference List of rabbit companies in India does not mention International Angora Breeding Farm and does not support the statement "By the mid 1970s the farm had more than 17,000 rabbits and were employing over 100 full-time employees."
It looks to me that the article is a blatant attempt to promote the company and provides untrue information. Apuldram (talk) 14:21, 25 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Comment. The farm, as mentioned before was established a long time ago and in an area that until very recently had no access to the internet, which is why there aren't many things about the farm that can be found online. The reference kullu.net is a page from the official site of the town. Also, there is a lot of offline proof of everything mentioned on the article. Could you point me to how the offline material could be presented to support the statements in the article?Karanparmar99 (talk) 16:17, 25 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of India-related deletion discussions. Coolabahapple (talk) 02:57, 1 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Business-related deletion discussions. Coolabahapple (talk) 02:57, 1 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Delete. WP:NPOV is policy, it is not mere guideline or guidance. I also strongly suspect WP:COI. If this article was rewritten from a neutral point of view on both angora rabbit farming generally and this farm specifically, I suspect it would be scathing, and @Karanparmar99: would gladly agree to delete. Furthermore, the only third party source I found that specifically mentioned this farm only used it as a negative example, it did not claim or support WP:N. Finally, the total land area of the farm could not have been more than 50 acres (20 ha), and that is a very small farm. This is the equivalent of writing an article for a 50 acre poultry farm. Jack N. Stock (talk) 04:20, 1 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Delete, found these: The Tribune, "Rabbit farming on the decline", Hill Post, "Himachal promoting sheep, Angora rabbit rearing", so a sentence or 2 could be added to Angora wool about this region's angora bunny farming, but nothing, apart from tourism listings/mentions, on this specific farm. Coolabahapple (talk) 05:47, 1 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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