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I wasn't aware that there was a financial criteria for inclusion in Wikipedia. There are many many other examples of entries which appear to meet the requirements but which are also fairly new micro-businesses. Please ensure that, if there is in fact a financial criteria element, that this is made more clear in the guidance. The secondary sources include mainstream media as well as matters of note relating to the cutting edge nature of the firm. I was not aware that mainstream media was not a sufficient secondary source. There are many many examples of entries which have fewer, less mainstream sources for entries. Please ensure that, if there is in fact a requirement for a specific number of sources and that those sources have to contain a specific density of graded media, that this is made more clear in the guidance. I don't personally see this as being an issue. The entry meets the guidance criteria for objectivity, the entry relates to a business which has achieved notoriety in the UK as referenced, so it seems to me that the issue is less of guidance and more of subjective interpretation and taste. I was under the impression Wikipedia was open to everyone, not restricted to a specified class of pre-approved entries, as appears to be the logical conclusion given the reasons cited for deletion. Please ensure that, if there is in fact a pre-requisite discriminatory criteria element, that this is made more clear in the guidance. Alternatively, if adding additional sources would be welcomed, please confirm and I will do so. <small><span class="autosigned">— Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[User:Martincallan|Martincallan]] ([[User talk:Martincallan|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Martincallan|contribs]]) </span></small><!-- Template:Unsigned --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->
::There isn't a financial criterion, but it is unusual for very small companies to be notable unless there is something very distinctive about them. (An essay on this subject is at [[WP:MILL]].) From [[WP:CORP]]: "Evidence of attention by international or national, or at least regional, media is a strong indication of notability. On the other hand, attention solely from local media, or media of limited interest and circulation, is not an indication of notability; at least one regional, national, or international source is necessary". Note that this excludes press releases (even if reprinted in independent media) and articles in which "the company ... talks about itself". The required depth of coverage is extremely difficult for a minor company to meet. [[User:TheGrappler|TheGrappler]] ([[User talk:TheGrappler|talk]]) 10:59, 8 May 2013 (UTC)
:::Or perhaps to put the reason I included the company size more clearly: if the company had $100 million in revenue, it would be more likely the required depth of coverage exists. If an enterprise had billions in revenue, adequate coverage would almost certainly exist. Around the $1 million mark, then the apparent lack of depth of coverage in the article citations, or when I had a search for alternative references, is more suggestive that such coverage does not exist rather than it just hasn't been included yet. [[User:TheGrappler|TheGrappler]] ([[User talk:TheGrappler|talk]]) 11:05, 8 May 2013 (UTC)
:<small class="delsort-notice">Note: This debate has been included in the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Deletion sorting/Law|list of Law-related deletion discussions]]. <span style='font:1em"Avenir";background:#CCF;padding:2px 4px'>[[User:Czar|<font color="#B048B5">''czar''</font>]] [[User_talk:Czar|<font color="#888">·</font>]] [[Special:Contribs/Czar|<font color="#888">·</font>]]</span> 23:32, 7 May 2013 (UTC)</small>
:<small class="delsort-notice">Note: This debate has been included in the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Deletion sorting/Business|list of Business-related deletion discussions]]. <span style='font:1em"Avenir";background:#CCF;padding:2px 4px'>[[User:Czar|<font color="#B048B5">''czar''</font>]] [[User_talk:Czar|<font color="#888">·</font>]] [[Special:Contribs/Czar|<font color="#888">·</font>]]</span> 23:32, 7 May 2013 (UTC)</small>
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