Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/TaraSpan

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The result was delete‎. ✗plicit 23:57, 21 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

TaraSpan

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Fails WP:NCORP. This article has been deleted multiple times here. Creator is a WP:SPA and we have had a lot of promotional edits where even the company itself tried to edit this page. Even now the article looks like a promotional piece. I see there a quite a few pieces from Ottawa Citizens which are basically PR pieces that are largely interviews with the founders and little independent in-depth content that would pass the WP:SIRS criteria. Imcdc Contact 08:51, 1 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Organizations, Companies, Technology, Computing, and Canada. Imcdc Contact 08:51, 1 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - Not sure the COI or previously deletion is relevant as those were six and 10 years ago respectively. However, the page clearly fails WP:NCORP. The few sources I did find are mainly about the founder and only mention the company so fails WP:CORPDEPTH. Nothing out there I can find that satisfies WP:ORGCRIT. Forgot to sign my original. --CNMall41 (talk) 00:08, 5 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. doesn't have enough proper sources to establish notability. Darkm777 (talk) 02:53, 4 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I found a Globe and Mail article HERE but it's behind a paywall. The Google blurb says "Opinion: UNLOCKING INDIA'S PROMISE ...He and his partner Mike Manson have helped arrange several deals through their Taraspan Group, which is part of IT entrepreneur Terence Matthews ...". Maybe someone with a subscription could check it out. —Anne Delong (talk) 21:52, 4 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Because the article was not originally written from a neutral point of view, it was sent to WP:AFC and went through the vetting process there, so it should be judged by its own merits and not because of its initial unacceptable state. The Ottawa Citizen is a respected daily newspaper, publishing since at least 1851. I tried to look at those news articles, but only one of the links still works. I found a second one in a paywalled archive. I'm the one who added them as references, and although I don't remember what they said, I assure you that I wouldn't have included them unless each one was (1) written by a reporter, and (2) contained some information in the words of that reporter, that supported facts in the Wikipedia article. Imcdc, if you were able to read the other three articles, can you please link to where you found the text?—Anne Delong (talk) 23:15, 4 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Comment - I will post the archive and working links for viewers that Anne Delong is talking about to see and decide if WP:NCORP is supported. I don't think they are but I guess thats what the discussion is for.
Globe and Mail (1 and 2) Both are mainly about Raj Narula first and have a significant portions quoting him which hurts independence. Removing these there is not much in-depth about Taraspan itself. Seems like a PR piece.
Ottawa Citizen (1 and 2) Focus is on co-founders. Also again there are independence concerns. (3 and 4) Brief mention of company - Imcdc Contact 13:48, 8 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, ✗plicit 13:03, 8 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Arbitrarily0 ^(talk) 00:59, 16 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Delete This is a company therefore GNG/WP:NCORP requires at least two deep or significant sources with each source containing "Independent Content" showing in-depth information *on the company*. "Independent content", in order to count towards establishing notability, must include original and independent opinion, analysis, investigation, and fact checking that are clearly attributable to a source unaffiliated to the subject. If a reference is said to fail NCORP criteria for establishing notability, that does not mean that it cannot be used to support facts/information within the article - but the opposite isn't true - reference used to support facts don't automatically meet the criteria for establishing notability. I'm unable to identify any references that meet the criteria for establishing notability. HighKing⁺⁺ 21:43, 21 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. 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.