Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Morris Family Farms

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, but I'll gladly provide a copy to anyone who asks. - Philippe 03:24, 15 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Morris Family Farms

Morris Family Farms (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs) (delete) – (View log)

Fails WP:CORP. Otolemur crassicaudatus (talk) 10:15, 9 May 2008 (UTC)

I really want to keep my article, please tell me what to add or delete to make this happen. Thanks —Preceding unsigned comment added by grand95 (talk • contribs)

• Speedy delete, recreation of deleted material. Suggest guidance is given to new user as well. Paulbrock (talk) 10:41, 9 May 2008 (UTC)
  • A re-creation of a speedily deleted article is not automatically a speedy candidate, unless it meets the criteria on its own. In fact, I have restored the deleted revision; it can be viewed here. - Mike Rosoft (talk) 08:18, 10 May 2008 (UTC)
    • Ah yes, thanks for the clarification! Delete as failing WP:N then. Paulbrock (talk) 15:26, 10 May 2008 (UTC)
• Delete Fails WP:V and WP:N, also WP:Spam. Debate (talk) 10:55, 9 May 2008 (UTC)
• Delete No Google News or Books hits, and only 9 web hits (5 not counting WP and their own site). Reliably sourcing this seems unlikely. Not up to WP:CORP. Andrew Lenahan - Starblind 14:27, 9 May 2008 (UTC)
• Delete non-notable company does not meet WP:CORP.  Frank  |  talk  19:27, 9 May 2008 (UTC)
• Delete. No sources cited, no evidence of meeting any of the notability guidelines. Reads like an ad. Nsk92 (talk) 22:53, 9 May 2008 (UTC)
• Weak keep Sufficient facts to indicate a corporation with sufficient notability among corporate farming producers. I don't think this is a candidate for a snowball delete, but the author needs to be aware of Wikipedia's standards. This could be cleaned up. Whether it will be cleaned up is another matter. Note to grand95. I've done a rewrite for you, although it's not enough to spare your article from deletion. Your prior version can be found by clicking on "history". Save the article to your computer. Read the policies in WP:CORP, particularly the section that says "Advertising is prohibited as an official Wikipedia policy."]] Take the time to read articles about other corporations. Look for some sources to back up your statement that the company ranks in the "Top 50" of businesses of this nature. If the company truly does supply 17 different brands of bottled water, provide some facts. Besides mentioning the Morrises, mention such cold hard facts as, say, how many employees the company has, what their gross annual sales are, etc. Wikipedia is not anti-business, but it isn't free adverstising either. You're new. It takes time to learn how to write an encyclopedic article. Bear in mind, however, that there have been articles about restaurant chains with franchises nationwide, and those have been deleted as well. If the statements made in the article are true, then the company may meet the test for corporate notability. Anyway, save your article (and prior versions) now, because it's been deleted once and it's going to be deleted again, probably for the sam reasons. Mandsford (talk) 01:00, 10 May 2008 (UTC)
• Note: This debate has been included in the list of Business-related deletion discussions. -- Fabrictramp (talk) 13:31, 12 May 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.