Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Funstock
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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. The consensus was that the article lacked reliable sources (primarily press releases) and was excessively promotional. Xymmax So let it be written So let it be done 15:28, 4 July 2014 (UTC)
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Fails WP:GNG Darkness Shines (talk) 09:05, 24 June 2014 (UTC)
I have added some site references now which refer to the site activity. The site has featured prominently in major print publications but not so many online. I hope this is sufficient to avoid deletion. You can do a quick search for both brands and you will see they are reputable. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Megaman47 (talk • contribs) 09:26, 24 June 2014 (UTC)
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- Delete, in fact I should think it would have been better to speedy delete the article as blatant advertising. I can't see any significant journalistic coverage at all online to justify keeping this article about this new company. Sionk (talk) 18:44, 24 June 2014 (UTC)
- Don't Delete,There's an article here on MCV (the video games industry website) about the company: http://www.mcvuk.com/press-releases/read/funstock-launches-digital-download-platform-funstockdigital-co-uk/0124948 Megaman47 (talk) — Preceding undated comment added 08:27, 26 June 2014 (UTC)
- Delete - I'm not seeing coverage in independent reliable sources to satisfy WP:GNG. Gongshow talk 03:22, 27 June 2014 (UTC)
- Don't Delete Another article here: http://www.retrogamer.net/blog_post/classic-gaming-championship-kicks-off-soon/ about them sponsoring the countries largest retro gaming championships. Source is the countries #1 retro gaming magazine.Megaman47 (talk) — Preceding undated comment added 10:55, 1 July 2014 (UTC)
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