Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Choose Help

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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. Andrew c [talk] 01:07, 20 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Choose Help

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Small chain of drug treatment centers. No indication of general notability, no independent sources, reads like promo piece. NawlinWiki 14:16, 13 July 2007 (UTC)

  • Weak Delete - Fails WP:NOT. Jauerback 14:30, 13 July 2007 (UTC)
  • Comment - author continues to delete AFD tag after warning. Jauerback 16:39, 13 July 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep - I apologize for the deletion of the tag. This is my first Wikipedia entry and I wasn't paying attention at first. Believe me I am trying here.. so, give me a chance ;-) The Choose Help treatment centers are widely recognized in the field of drug rehab and you can independently verify it. The success stories of people being treated in those facilities run by Spencer Recovery Centers are well documented and their treatment philosophy have set standards in addiction rehab. All private rehab facilities are run as small enterprises or non-profit ventures - there are no multinational corporations. The relevance and impact is significant, nevertheless. I am convinced that Wikipedia benefits from featuring some of the leading facilities. Choose Help Centers certainly counts among them. The 2 centers are not a "chain" but it doesn't mean they are less significant.

For your reference, please also look at other drug treatment centers included in the Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Drug_and_alcohol_rehabilitation_centers

Thanks! Mschoel

  • Delete You have to prove the notability of the center, as in prove that it has received "significant coverage from independent sources" - WP:NOTE. See WP:OTHERSTUFF about the other centers. I searched google news and found 2 press releases and an archive search found mostly unrelated stuff Corpx 20:21, 13 July 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete, regretfully. This is another example of a noble concept and idea that unfortunately does not pass WP:N. No prejudice to recreation if it becomes notable. --Dennis The Tiger (Rawr and stuff) 21:25, 13 July 2007 (UTC)
  • Comment - I respect and honor your work and initiative to maintain Wikipedia. It is difficult to prove notability based on Google News. I run a search on the treatment centers you have listed here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Drug_and_alcohol_rehabilitation_centers. Only Betty Ford and Eric Clapton's Crossroad Center returned any notable news here. The work of our centers is not something that attracts mainstream news coverage. Is this what is required to be listed? Thanks for your responses and consideration. Mschoel
    • For a drug treatment center, I'm not precisely sure - but if I were me, I'd start with WP:N, and then also see if WP:CORP would apply. Going that route should set you on the right path. Thanks for your understanding in this. --Dennis The Tiger (Rawr and stuff) 23:34, 13 July 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete as not notable enough for our encyclopedia, SqueakBox 16:12, 16 July 2007 (UTC)
  • Comment - Gotcha. Let's just delete it then, shall we... Mschoel
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