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Affle

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A remarkable number of references, but every single one of them is a mere announcement or a press release. DGG ( talk ) 02:42, 17 August 2018 (UTC)

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of India-related deletion discussions. Eastmain (talk • contribs) 04:52, 17 August 2018 (UTC)

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Companies-related deletion discussions. Eastmain (talk • contribs) 04:52, 17 August 2018 (UTC)

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- Response: The article was created because Affle is an important entity in the marketing and advertising industry. Platforms like SMS2.0 were important innovations that changed the mobile marketing industry. I also dispute that all references are merely announcement or press releases with trusted 3rd party information platforms like Owler and impartial national news sources (in India) like Business Standard, Economic Times etc. being in the references as well. Government newspieces (Singapore) like OpenGovAsia are also referenced. That being said, I am actively looking to improve the article with 3rd party, notable and relevant references.

It is for these reasons, I respectfully implore that the article for business entity Affle should not be deleted. Cleaning it, and adding more references would make it a valuable knowledge source for anyone looking to follow the development of the mobile marketing industry over the years. Bhatnagar.S (talk) 06:30, 17 August 2018 (UTC)

• Keep. The compny is a tech company being funded by Big names like Microsoft and Bennet, Coleman & Company limited. which lends the credibility. The article keeps you updated on advertising platforms that are availableand hence should nobe deleted. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Madhumita Banerjee (talk • contribs) 09:02, 17 August 2018 (UTC) — Madhumita Banerjee (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic.

• Delete. I looked at all 104 citations, and concur with nom's analysis. I did not see a single independent in-depth WP:RS source. A classic case of WP:REFBOMBING. Fails WP:CORPDEPTH. Narky Blert (talk) 10:55, 17 August 2018 (UTC)

- Response: Various changes were made to reduce redundant references. Requesting you to re-visit the article for this. I also intend to continue improving the article further with more notable references.

• Delete per Narky Blert above and a violation of WP:COIEDIT. GSS (talk|c|em) 16:39, 17 August 2018 (UTC)

- Response: I also respectfully deny that this article is in violation of WP:COIEDIT. All the information in the article is as it is present on the internet, without bias, as with notable references (perhaps notable in a country or in an industry - but notable). I have written the entire article on my own, and I seek a chance to improve its quality.

• Delete - even the single keep !vote shows how the article is written as a promotional piece. Perhaps paid editing at work? Hmmm... Onel5969 ^{TT me} 12:39, 18 August 2018 (UTC)

- Response: I have received absolutely no compensation to write this Article. I write articles about companies operating in the Singapore market. My previous article was about business entity Kestone, which recently got deleted (after staying published for over an year). I have been a wikipedia editor for over an year as well. Initially I was making changes to other articles, fixing their language and grammar. Eventually, I moved on to trying to publish my own article.

My! that certainly looks possible. Unless I'm badly mistaken, User:Madhumita Banerjee (mentioned above) is a sock of User:Bhatnagar.S. Two SPAs, both working on the one article. Narky Blert (talk) 21:19, 18 August 2018 (UTC)

- Response: I respectfully deny your claim that User:Madhumita Banerjee is a 'Sock'. We have had no contact either on Wikipedia or outside before this comment was made on this discussion.

• Speedy delete as blatant promotion.— Alpha3031 (t • c) 04:25, 20 August 2018 (UTC)

- Response: Please allow me to improve the article so it does not comes across promotion. I earnestly believe that business entity Affle should have an article given their contributions to the mobile marketing industry.