Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Greg Bennett Guitars (2nd nomination)

Greg Bennett Guitars

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Warning: I'm doing something I don't usually approve of. I am renominating this article, days after the nominator withdrew it. I have looked and looked, and despite a promise signaled in the first AfD, I cannot find anything that's even remotely reliable. GBooks produces a few Wiki-based publications and a self-authored book by someone who supposedly endorses them--but nothing meaningful or reliable that would establish notability. The article was an advertisement; not so anymore. Even guitarplayer.com, not the most discerning of sites, offers nothing.

So, with apologies to everyone involved, I think that the first AfD suffered from a lack of decent keep arguments and this should be revisited. I will notify all previous participants. Drmies (talk) 05:25, 1 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Delete With your research in mind, I change my vote. I'd prefer the article be deleted unless more reliable information exists. —Ed!^(talk) 17:34, 1 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- I prefer creating articles for guitar manufacturers, but deletion is the only option here, I'm afraid. Drmies (talk) 18:28, 1 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Music-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 18:45, 1 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Business-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 18:46, 1 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Delete (but bear in mind that I am the nominator of the original AfD). I am now beginning to see that I shouldn't have withdrawn, as some original "keeps" didn't really address the issue of notability that I had raised as the nominator. The problem of failing GNG and ORG still stands, and I think that it is still grounds for deletion. Chris the Paleontologist (talk • contribs) 19:58, 1 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- Don't feel bad. Not all AfDs get the attention they deserve, and Ed voted early on in that protracted process. Drmies (talk) 20:30, 1 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Merge with Samick? In a brief search, I found very few reliable secondary sources for Greg Bennett Guitars. Doesn't Samick produce this guitar brand? It seems that it gets favorable reviews from those who report playing it. Have we considered merging this article into the Samick article? This is preferable to losing info about this interesting guitar brand.drs (talk) 01:44, 2 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- No, we have not considered that, and we have no explanation for that. I wouldn't oppose--and in the process we might improve that article a bit (if you start, of course). Drmies (talk) 01:56, 2 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- I would not oppose a merge to Samick, either. Chris the Paleontologist (talk • contribs) 12:30, 2 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- Merge with Samick seems appropriate, as Greg Bennett Guitars is simply a brand produced by Samick, rather than a separate company. Indrek (talk) 21:28, 4 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- I agree, merge with Samick looks like it's the best way forward. Obviously it would still need to be cleaned up, but I'd always rather keep an article than lose one. Sebread (talk) 10:38, 5 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]