Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Taylor Corp.

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. \ Backslash Forwardslash / {talk} 14:15, 6 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Taylor Corp.[edit]

Although I don't generally take articles with a long history to AfD for being too promotional, I can't find any non-promotional versions of this article, and the history seems to represent a losing battle against promotionalism. Probably best either not not have the article, or to start from scratch. - Dank (push to talk) 20:59, 29 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Advertising-related deletion discussions. -- - Dank (push to talk) 21:00, 29 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Speedy delete as copyvio. THE AMERICAN METROSEXUAL 21:44, 29 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
SPEEDY DELETE per CSD G12 Copyvio- entire article is a copy and paste of This Company's Promotional Web Page. OfficeGirl (talk) 21:51, 29 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Even though someone has now removed substantially all of the copyvio content from the article and attempted to make it into a stub, this company is not NOTABLE enough to warrant inclusion in an encyclopedia. There just isn't any independent coverage of the company that would establish notability or aid in the development of an appropriate article. Their only real "claim" to fame is that Glen Taylor is their founder and chairman, but WP:NOTINHERITED. Taylor's own notability, if indeed it is enough to support his own presence in a Wikipedia article, is based on his ownership of professional sports teams and involvement in that area, NOT his work in this stationery company. OfficeGirl (talk) 15:57, 30 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Business-related deletion discussions. -- TexasAndroid (talk) 23:21, 29 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Speedy delete. Agree with above. Copy vio, self promotional. Niteshift36 (talk) 13:53, 30 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Note - The copyvio has been addressed by reverting to an earlier version of the article that did not contain the copied material. -- Whpq (talk) 16:15, 30 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Comment - Even after the bold revert to remove the promotional copyrighted material a user from an IP Address registered to Taylor Corp-198.12.16.4 (talk · contribs · WHOIS). has been inserting promotional language and links into the article. We have a clear case of WP:COI and someone who wants to be the article's WP:OWNER. OfficeGirl (talk) 19:19, 30 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Delete - Press releases abound. Coverage in independent reliable sources, not so much. This article covers layoffs by one of their divisions. This article mentions them, but that's it. -- Whpq (talk) 16:15, 30 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Please let me know what I need to do to improve this article. I'm a new user to Wikipedia and want to make sure that I'm following all standard protocol. Comm*1975

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