Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Worldwide Express

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. -- Cirt (talk) 01:47, 4 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Worldwide Express

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There is some disagreement over whether this company meets Wikipedia's notability criteria or not. I removed the prod tag and sent it to AfD, because I think a discussion would be more useful in this situation. FisherQueen (talk · contribs) 13:47, 28 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Delete - non-notable company, fails WP:CORP. ukexpat (talk) 13:57, 28 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. This is a franchise organization that connects small and medium enterprises with light parcel and freight partners. For a commercial business to warrant an encyclopedia article, more than mere existence must be shown; they must have historical, technical, or cultural significance of the kind that leads to long term historical notability. This article makes no such case. - Smerdis of Tlön - killing the human spirit since 2003! 14:07, 28 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Transportation-related deletion discussions.
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Business-related deletion discussions. Smerdis of Tlön - killing the human spirit since 2003! 14:07, 28 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

ukexpat-

Here is the discussion previously held with FisherQueen:

Hey there Im very confused about the deletion request for this article. I simply stumbled across this business and chose it to write an article about. I have to create a page as part of my senior project at Ohio University and this is what i chose. I made sure not to advertise and i even researched references. A similar site http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unishippers doesnt even provide references and has very similar characteristics yet hasnt been deleted. Instead of deleting the article, could someone just help me understand how to make it acceptable so i dont fail this project? I would really apprecite it and am willing to make any changes necessary. Thank you, cc121507 Cc121507 (talk) 05:41, 28 July 2010 (UTC) We get so many people coming to Wikipedia to write about their own (non-notable) businesses that a lot of us have kind of a hair-trigger for new business articles... in this case, though, another person removed the tag because she agreed with you that the tone wasn't promotional. That's Wikipedia for you- just a big pile of people in perpetual disagreement with each other, and in the end, it all works. -FisherQueen (talk · contribs) 12:03, 28 July 2010 (UTC)

Since then you have requested deletion of the article i wrote based on lack of credibility. Since then, I have added more reliable, third-party references. What else needs to be done to satisfy the requirements?

Any help is much appreciated, Cc121507 (talk) 14:09, 28 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Note: I reformatted this text to make it appear at the bottom rather than before the name in this discussion. - Smerdis of Tlön - killing the human spirit since 2003! 14:12, 28 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Comment: Yes I saw your note on the talk page. If you can cite some significant coverage in reliable sources all will be well, but at the moment this looks like one of thousands of non-notable companies out there. – ukexpat (talk) 14:15, 28 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I suppose my next question would be this. How is the site Unishippers existing without a single reference and dodging deletion. What is that page doing that mine is not? Cc121507 (talk) 14:22, 28 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

While the fact that other articles exist is often dismissed as an unconvincing argument in a deletion debate, for the reasons set forth in that essay, I'm always glad to receive these tips. - Smerdis of Tlön - killing the human spirit since 2003! 14:38, 28 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

So what is there that I can do in order for Worldwide Express to remain? If this page is deleted i receive a failing grade on my senior project at Ohio University. I would really appreciate any pointers. Cc121507 (talk) 14:41, 28 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

See above - cite some significant coverage in reliable sources that establishes notability. You and your college professor should also read our advice for school and university projects. – ukexpat (talk) 15:11, 28 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Delete: the company is not notable enough to justify a separate article; Cc121507 remind your prof of WP:SUP. Dewritech (talk) 15:42, 28 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Delete: per Smerdis. — TRANSPORTERMAN (TALK) 21:07, 29 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - per nom. Fails WP:CORP. ----moreno oso (talk) 01:49, 1 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Please reconsider deletion as i have provided a reference showing that the organization has had a cultural impact. The company attended a fundraiser to fight cancer. thanks, Cc121507 (talk) 14:50, 2 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Comment: that is meritorious but doesn't create the kind of notability which is required here. Dewritech (talk) 20:50, 3 August 2010 (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.