Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Big Bear (food company)
- 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. The only "delete" comment is based on WP:IDONTLIKEIT. Either a company meets our criteria for inclusion, or not. While it's true that GNG doesn't mandate the existence articles on any topic that qualifies, meeting GNG does mean the article can exist. If our criteria for inclusion are too permissive, then that is a discussion for Wikipedia talk:Notability to get the policy changed, not an isolated AFD discussion. ~Anachronist (talk) 17:33, 26 April 2023 (UTC)
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Given the extremely short length of this article, and the fact that it had only three edits between 2012 and my addition of the AfD notice, it's entirely possible this might not be notable. I'm on the fence as to whether it IS notable or not, hence why I'm giving this an AfD instead of a PROD, but IMO, it's better safe to nominate this than sorry. 100.7.44.80 (talk) 01:58, 16 April 2023 (UTC)
- Comment Completing nomination on behalf of IP nominator. Above text is copied from article talk page. As for my own view, the article definitely needs better sourcing, and on my first pass through Google there might be enough out there for to meet WP:GNG, but I haven't yet delved into it enough to justify a !vote either way at this time. --Finngall talk 17:24, 17 April 2023 (UTC)
- Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Companies and England. Hey man im josh (talk) 17:27, 17 April 2023 (UTC)
- Keep I think I see enough sources to meet GNG here.[1][2][3][4] I don't know how reliable these sites are though. Snowmanonahoe (talk) 17:41, 17 April 2023 (UTC)
References
- ^ https://www.confectionerynews.com/Article/2019/10/03/Leicester-s-Big-Bear-Confectionery-factory-to-close-after-122-years
- ^ https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/company/240218Z:LN
- ^ https://www.talkingretail.com/products-news/confectionery/big-bear-launch-halloween-friendly-poppets-format-26-06-2018/
- ^ https://www.foodmanufacture.co.uk/Article/2018/08/09/Big-Bear-owner-buys-Black-Jack-chews-manufacturer
- Delete. This was the norm back in the day, we used to have many articles like this. The fact that it may pass WP:GNG doesn't mean it should exist. It is the same as creating an article about this company in Albania or any company for that matter. ▪︎ Some1 {talk} 05:37, 21 April 2023 (UTC)
- Weak keep A food company that was in business for 122 years is quite likely notable. That doesn't mean sigcov is easy to find, though. I'm a bit on the fence. Valereee (talk) 15:15, 21 April 2023 (UTC)
- Big Bear as a company (which I believe to be the topic of this article) was formed in 2003 to take over brands being disposed of by Northern Foods.[1]. It's the factory that's been in operation for 122 years under different owners, not this company. Rupples (talk) 20:20, 21 April 2023 (UTC)
- Exactly. As I said, it is pointless to have bunch of articles about some not-so-notable company. Some1 {talk} 12:31, 22 April 2023 (UTC)
- Big Bear as a company (which I believe to be the topic of this article) was formed in 2003 to take over brands being disposed of by Northern Foods.[1]. It's the factory that's been in operation for 122 years under different owners, not this company. Rupples (talk) 20:20, 21 April 2023 (UTC)
- Keep per sources by Snowmanonahoe. // Timothy :: talk 12:33, 22 April 2023 (UTC)
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