Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Windstream Concord Telephone

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The result was redirect to Windstream Holdings. The "keep" arguments do not seem to establish notability, but it is a plausible redirect and per the "redirect" arguments the information in history could be used to expand coverage of the acquired company in the article about its acquirer. RL0919 (talk) 19:13, 3 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Windstream Concord Telephone[edit]

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Delete 12 year-old declined PROD; WP:BEFORE reveals no sources that rise to the level of meeting the WP:NCORP requirements. UnitedStatesian (talk) 13:43, 10 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of North Carolina-related deletion discussions. Eastmain (talk • contribs) 15:20, 10 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Companies-related deletion discussions. Eastmain (talk • contribs) 15:20, 10 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Technology-related deletion discussions. Eastmain (talk • contribs) 15:20, 10 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Keep. Search for the company's original name, Concord Telephone, and you will find more references. This article about Clarence Horton, a retired judge and author, says that he wrote (among other things) a history of Concord Telephone, A Century of Progress. I have not seen the book itself, though, and the Library of Congress does not appear to have a copy. Eastmain (talk • contribs) 15:28, 10 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Amazon entry says "hardcover by Clarence Horton, Jr. as published by The Concord Telephone Co./Jostens Graphics, Inc., and copyrighted 1997," which would mean that the book was published by the company (as is often the case with such books), and therefore not a source independent of the subject. UnitedStatesian (talk) 16:43, 10 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 02:09, 17 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Spirit of Eagle (talk) 02:12, 24 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Delete I can't find anything in a search which would lead me to believe they pass WP:NCORP. It's an old company, it's possible, but I can't find anything. SportingFlyer T·C 07:58, 24 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Keep per Eastmain's rationale Lubbad85 (☎)(Edits) 03:38, 25 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Delete I am unable to find a single reference that meets the criteria for establishing notability. I also note that the book referenced by Eastmain above is published by the company themselves and therefore fails WP:ORGIND. Topic fails GNG and WP:NCORP. HighKing⁺⁺ 14:24, 29 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Redirect to Windstream Holdings where it is mentioned. Though it doesn't meet notability standards for its own page, I see no reason not to convert it into a worthwhile redirect. I am not wild about a delete before the redirect since there is no reason not to preserve the history to alow expansion of the target if thought appropriate. Just Chilling (talk) 20:22, 2 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Redirect per above. Current article is completely unsourced and, judging by this AfD, unlikely to be cleaned up in the near future. – filelakeshoe (t / c) 🐱 08:36, 3 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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