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The result was delete. ✗plicit 23:46, 25 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Northern Reflections[edit]

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Nominating on behalf on an IP editor. Rationale below.

This was originally prodded by Bri with the rationale that it failed WP:NCORP, which was contested by an IP due to the blogto source. There was then a bit of an edit war where a newbie tried to get it deleted by repeatedly re-prodding it. I think that there is a legitimate discussion about notability to be had here, because looking at the article I tend to agree that this is an WP:NCORP fail with only one of the sources in the article coming close to being usable (and even then its not great in my opinion).

1. The first source here is blogto. I'm not convinced this is a reliable source, it seems to be a cross between a blog and a news portal, and its terms and conditions page states that it accepts user generated and sponsored content. In my opinion this source is at best "meh" quality.
2. The second source is a two paragraph announcement in a local newspaper that the brand is opening a store in a local mall. This is a completely WP:ROUTINE piece of business coverage.
3. The third source is a trivial mention - it's a detailed article on another clothing retailer shutting down which includes a throwaway remark that the holding company behind the retailer also owns Northern Reflections.
4. The fourth source is a trivial mention - it's a local newspaper reporting on a charity fashion show that includes a thanks to Northern Reflections for donating the clothes.
5. The fifth source is a business directory, again routine\trivial coverage
6. The sixth and seventh source are the same thing, a press release about the company getting a loan.

I think that at best we have one 6 paragraph long "Meh" source here, so I don't see how this company passes WP:NCORP.

Qwaiiplayer (talk) 20:23, 18 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

• Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Fashion-related deletion discussions. Qwaiiplayer (talk) 20:23, 18 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
• Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Companies-related deletion discussions. Qwaiiplayer (talk) 20:23, 18 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
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• delete This seems to be a decently sized company but I can't really find any independent sources that provide much more than a passing mention of the business, fails WP:NCORP. GoldMiner24 (talk) 23:27, 18 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep. There appear to be a number of sources available according to ProQuest (website). A search for "Northern Reflections" Guelph returns about 60 hits, of which at least a handful are specifically about the company. (A less restrictive search should find more, but the term "northern reflections" is used for many other purposes by media.) I cannot access the articles to determine whether they satisfy sourcing criteria, but I suspect they do. Mindmatrix 00:26, 19 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
• delete: Mindmatrix, I get ProQuest access through my public library, as many people do (did you try this?). Twelve of the sources concern an art show at Guelph City Hall called "Rotunda Gallery Northern Reflections", and two are press releases. One is a hit on an unrelated title of an artwork by Robert Bateman (painter). The remaining 15 sources are the routine and trivial stuff referred to by the nominator except this one: Klotz, Hattie (23 Aug 2001), "Northern Reflections returns to its roots: Store tried to attract younger set", The Ottawa Citizen, Ottawa, Ont. Not sufficient for WP:NCORP ☆ Bri (talk) 06:00, 19 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete. A null article. Xxanthippe (talk) 04:25, 20 February 2022 (UTC).[reply]

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