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The result was keep. nomination withdrawn Rettetast (talk) 15:22, 25 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Hardanger Sunnhordlandske Dampskipsselskap[edit]

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Contested prod. Non-notable company. I could not find significant and independent coverage. Link given in the article is to the company's website. George (talk) 22:42, 23 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy keep per WP:POINT. I believe this nomination was made in ill faith as retribution for my involvement in Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/FLV Video Downloader, Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Batch Image Processor, and Talk:Biorhythm#Software. Furthermore, this is not a contested prod; there have been no prods on this article. Haakon (talk) 22:46, 23 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I agree that the nomination looks a bit pointy, since the nomination is basically copied from one of those AFDs. However the nominator may actually think the same problems applies to this article. and the nomination is correct in that the article did not link to any reliable sources at the time the nomination. The prod thing is wikipedia-lingo that new editors probably misunderstand. Rettetast (talk) 01:33, 24 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Organizations-related deletion discussions. Haakon (talk) 23:44, 23 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Speedy keep Definitely a notable company. Just check "What links here". Here is an entry in the traditional paper encyclopedia Store norske leksikon. Rettetast (talk) 01:02, 24 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Speedy keep, this is a non-debate really. Geschichte (talk) 09:04, 24 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. Significant operator in the Norwegian transport industry. decltype (talk) 09:06, 24 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Keep, Is this a joke? The company operated 41 watercraft and hundreds of buses, was listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange and was one of the largest public transport companies in the countries. It is inherently notable even without any sources (which, of course, should be added). Arsenikk ^(talk) 13:56, 25 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Comment. The nominator has denied my request to withdraw this nomination. I have moved from Keep to Speedy keep. Rettetast (talk) 14:30, 25 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Comment - The reason for the nomination for deletion was based on my inability to find any verifiable and independent sources in the article, and the fact that I was not able to find significant coverage for this organization on the web. Hence my nomination for deletion based on apparent failure to meet notability requirement. Thus the nomination is by no means pointy, as Haakon have suggested. In fact, Haakon have created numerous articles where the only reference that is listed is the "official website" of the article's subject. That is not an independent and verifiable source by any means!--George (talk) 15:07, 25 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Ok, but lets get back to this article. Have you reviewed the article after sources was added? Rettetast (talk) 15:18, 25 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Now that the article was improved by adding references, that I could not find there before, nor on the web, I do not object to removing this article from the articles for deletion list. As I said my decision for nomination was based on the lack of any acceptable references.--George (talk) 15:20, 25 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you. Rettetast (talk) 15:22, 25 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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