Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Abercrombie & Kent
- 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 Keep. Clear consensus that the company's notability is established via the existing coverage. (non-admin closure) Gongshow Talk 17:57, 16 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]
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Unnotable corporation, lacks reliable references. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 21:55, 2 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- Comment. This is a rather well-known travel company. Researching for proof of notabilty, in the Wikipedia sense, is time-consuming because any search for "Abercrombie & Kent" is going to turn up mountains of advertisements and press releases, with the legitimate coverage buried in there somewhere. Here's one very recent story, though: "Travel Tastemaker: Geoffrey Kent Celebrates Abercrombie & Kent's 50 Years", Forbes, February 17, 2012. And here's a brief mention in a Fenbruary 12, 2012 newspaper travel column, which doesn't say much about them but does describe them as "the gold standard".[1] Probably there is more, but it may take a lot of sifting to find.--Arxiloxos (talk) 23:38, 2 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- Keep - This topic easily passes WP:GNG, and has received significant coverage in reliable sources. Did the nominator bother to check for sources, per WP:BEFORE? Here are some of them, which have been added to the article:
- Sloan, Gene (January 4, 2011). "Ship problems prompt Abercrombie & Kent to cancel Antarctica cruise". USA Today. Retrieved March 2, 2012.
{{cite web}}: External link in|publisher=|publisher=(help) - Engle, Jane (July 19, 2011). "Abercrombie & Kent does Cuba, with mojitos and luxury hotels". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 2, 2012.
{{cite web}}: External link in|publisher=|publisher=(help) - Fitzsimmons, Annie (February 17, 2012). "Travel Tastemaker: Geoffrey Kent Celebrates Abercrombie & Kent's 50 Years". Forbes Magazine. Retrieved March 2, 2012.
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- Sloan, Gene (January 4, 2011). "Ship problems prompt Abercrombie & Kent to cancel Antarctica cruise". USA Today. Retrieved March 2, 2012.
- Keep per User:Northamerica1000.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 20:05, 3 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- Note: This debate has been included in the list of Business-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 00:52, 4 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- Keep - very well known tour operator/travel company, more notable than most. --Funandtrvl (talk) 20:03, 8 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.
- Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Bmusician 10:00, 9 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. No question about it. The company may have passed the nominator by, but it's a leader in its field and well-referenced. (I can't afford them though!) Emeraude (talk) 13:29, 9 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- Keep Not sure why it was relisted, but the evidence for notability is above. --Colapeninsula (talk) 15:58, 9 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]
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