Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Mapco

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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. Ryan Postlethwaite 23:20, 19 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Mapco

Mapco (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs) (delete) – (View log)

A plastic company written entirely by the Chief Marketing Officer with no reliable sources that verify its notability. The article was speedied twice as blatant advertising. There is a section about the author of the article (see also the section on his father). The author has also written a separate auto-biography and a separate article about his father. ~a (user • talk • contribs) 14:39, 11 February 2008 (UTC)

  • Delete, weakly. I looked through this article expecting to find vague promotional adspeak to make fun of, and I didn't find anything blatant enough to be worthwhile. Conflict of interest matters can be forgiven if the subject truly is notable. This business might be so. But as it stands now, it is still unreferenced to verifiable third party sources, and the only external links are to business directories or to the business's own websites. The article itself suggests that news coverage is out there, though. - Smerdis of Tlön (talk) 15:05, 11 February 2008 (UTC)
  • Comment. I found a website for the Plastics Hall of Fame (mentioned in this article) at http://plastichalloffame.com/ , but the site is under construction. There is also a Plastics Academy Hall of Fame at http://www.plasticshalloffame.com/ , but a search for Mapco or Babar there does not provide any results. --Eastmain (talk) 15:09, 11 February 2008 (UTC)
    • Comment. I think you mean Plastic Hall of Fame. Thanks for reminding me though. I was going to include a link to Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Plastic Hall of Fame (same author, closed early) from January 2008. ~a (user • talk • contribs) 15:27, 11 February 2008 (UTC)
    • Also, please note that "Plastics Academy Hall of Fame" is not the same thing as the "Plastic Hall of Fame". ~a (user • talk • contribs) 00:16, 12 February 2008 (UTC)
  • Note: This debate has been included in the list of Business-related deletion discussions. —Eastmain (talk) 15:49, 11 February 2008 (UTC)
  • Keep. There are refrences found on news sites and B2B magazine sites. There is also a lot of refrence found on Search Engines. It is the number one search result on Google, If you search Mapco Plastic. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Safirbabar (talk • contribs) 01:19, 12 February 2008 (UTC)
  • Keep. There is a lot of refrence avalable. the article is note worthy, but poorly written. I suggest keeping and re-writting. trust me you will not find anyone out there with more info then me on the subject Matter 142.55.208.200 (talk)Prof. Hugh Deekan - Sheridan College142.55.208.200 (talk). —Preceding unsigned comment added by 142.55.208.200 (talk) 01:23, 12 February 2008 (UTC)
  • Keep. It is A lot of Work but i can deffinatly try. I found theis statement on the talk page and i think this belongs here "Well Sir. I have read this article, I feel it is of encyclopedic significance if not the world then atleast Pakistan. I researched this compnay on Google. I found a lot of hits for this article. but mainly on pakistani websites such as, giving money to hospitals, being the first plastic company in Lahore Pakistan and the 2nd plastic company in the all of Pakistan. I also found that it was the first Pakistani Companiy which was corporatized in Canada and follows most canadian laws icluding Human resource laws, health and saftey laws and more." 142.55.208.200 (talk)Prof. Hugh Deekan - Sheridan College142.55.208.200 (talk)
  • You found that statement? Don't you mean that you wrote that statement? I'm having a hard time understanding if you are quoting yourself or someone else. Thank you. ~a (user • talk • contribs) 02:05, 12 February 2008 (UTC)
  • Keep there are sevral reliable secondary sources, you need to find them. The article is extremly noteworthy, it is the biggest plastic compay in Pakistan. But i must admit that the article is infact poorly written. and i think there is a lot that can be done on the matter to improve it. Article Must Remain 99.230.127.165 (talk) Joey Chetcuti 99.230.127.165 (talk) —Preceding comment was added at 17:30, 12 February 2008 (UTC)
  • Keep Wikipedia is one of the best sources for students of any field. It is a remarkable achivement of the Information age. My students always use this resource. I wanted to know how long will this tag, that is presented on the top of the page take. The reason Behind that is that one of my students wish to cite the article, and he is not allowed to cite it until the issue is resolved. Although i will make an excption in this case i wanted to know how long will this tag be placed for on the top of the article. And as far as the article is concerned everything stated is true, it is encyclopedic, but it needs to be amended or rewritten the problems presented, Keep therefore i must insist to keep it. 142.55.211.200 (talk) Prof. James Deekan - Sheridan College 142.55.211.200 (talk)
  • Keep I have no relation to Hugh Deekan he is a coworker. 142.55.211.200 (talk) Prof. James Deekan - Sheridan College 142.55.211.200 (talk)
  • Usually the discussions last at least five days. ~a (user • talk • contribs) 23:51, 13 February 2008 (UTC)
  • Delete. The problems are many. The article may have COI issues. It reads like self promotion for the company and several individuals. It is not clear that it passes any notability or sourcing guidelines. Vegaswikian (talk) 07:35, 16 February 2008 (UTC)


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.