Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Sparefoot

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The result was keep. (non-admin closure) Erik9 (talk) 16:15, 26 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Sparefoot[edit]

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Non-notable storage finding company. It's nice that it exists, but it doesn't actually provide storage facilities, just helps people find them. Should be deleted as per WP:Notability Frmatt (talk) 01:45, 12 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Sparefoot has significant coverage as a startup company. Reliable sources: covered by New York Times, Mashable and several local media channels: http://www.sparefoot.com/press I'm adding Mashable citation to strengthen notability requirement. Will this do? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ioda006 (talk • contribs) 01:59, 12 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Comment While there is definitely enough coverage to meet WP:Verify, I'm still not sure that it meets WP:NOTABLE. The company by itself is not yet a year old, and while it appears interesting, I'm not sure it deserves an entry. However, I will leave it for the greater community to decide. Frmatt (talk) 02:09, 12 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Organizations-related deletion discussions. -- -SpacemanSpiff^{Calvin‡Hobbes} 02:12, 12 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Delete, see WP:NOTDIRECTORY.- Simon Dodd { U·T·C·WP:LAW } 03:50, 12 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I'm really not sure what WP:NOTDIRECTORY has to do with it. Please elaborate. — Rankiri (talk) 05:29, 12 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

"Wikipedia is not a directory of everything that exists or has existed. Wikipedia articles are not ... The White or Yellow Pages" (footnote omitted).- Simon Dodd { U·T·C·WP:LAW } 16:00, 12 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Possible sources. From the article's references, Google News and http://www.sparefoot.com/press :

http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/stories/2009/07/13/daily19.html (Austin Business Journal)

http://www.dailybruin.com/stories/2009/jan/23/business-founders-think-outside-box/ (Daily Bruin)

http://cbs5.com/consumer/rental.storage.household.2.957877.html (CBS 5)

http://mashable.com/2009/03/12/homstie/ (Mashable)

I'm not familiar with any of these news sources. Mashable appears to be a blog and it is doubtful that it can be counted as a reliable source (see WP:Reliable_sources/Noticeboard/Archive_16#Blogs.3F).

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so consensus may be reached.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Ron Ritzman (talk) 00:02, 19 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

weak keep bizjournal and CBS5 are both notable and reliable sources. - Drew Smith What I've done 09:24, 19 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
weak keep also. The articles are from an Austin source, a SF source and a LA source, so I think its coverage is more than just local Corpx (talk) 22:39, 19 August 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.