Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Astro Pops

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The result was Nomination withdrawn. Valfontis (talk) 19:50, 19 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Astro Pops

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Promotional, no independent sources in the article, a Google search found only blogs and press releases. There's just not enough coverage to meet WP:GNG. Howicus (Did I mess up?) 23:35, 9 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Update: Nonsenseferret on IRC did find this, but I don't think it's enough to pass GNG. Howicus (Did I mess up?) 23:48, 9 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Nomination Withdrawn The sources found by Valfontis have me convinced that this probably does meet GNG after all. Howicus (Did I mess up?) 19:37, 19 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Food and drink-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 15:25, 10 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Business-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 15:25, 10 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

~~Merge~~ selectively to Leaf Brands, which appears to be the present owner of the brand. Some sources are out there, such as [1], [2], [3], but the depth of coverage does not appear to be enough to support a standalone article. NorthAmerica¹⁰⁰⁰ 09:46, 13 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Now undecided: struck my !vote above. NorthAmerica¹⁰⁰⁰ 13:05, 17 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Keep I've cleaned up the article and added several independent sources and the negative info linked above (lawsuit). Brand appears notable as an example of the current trend of "brand revival", and was the first product mentioned in article about the topic in the Wall Street Journal. It also strikes me as odd that this product would the namesake for a cocktail that has an article, but not have an article itself. It took some diligence to find sources among all the candy and nostalgia blogs and candy store sites. Since this is an old brand there may also be some "Can't Find It On The Internet" bias. I haven't had a chance to check any library archives. Valfontis (talk) 04:08, 15 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Comment I went to a local retro candy and soda shop to see if I could find some Astro Pops to photograph. The 18-year-old clerk had never heard of them... I'll try again, there must be middle-aged people running a retro candy store around here somewhere. Valfontis (talk) 17:26, 17 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Lankiveil ^{(speak to me)} 12:46, 17 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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