Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Empower Playgrounds

The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. 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.

The result was no consensus. Courcelles 08:07, 11 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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Promotional. No refs. The concept of electricity generating playground equipment is novel, and may indeed imply notability if this is unique to this company. But we need some good refs, and the article should be written more about the technology than the company itself. Perhaps a merge is in order if an article about this type of technology exists. The Eskimo (talk) 16:35, 27 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

• Keep. Does need to be re-worked but a search in Lexis-Nexis Academic turned up 3 citations:
  • Real-world connections; Engineering students show off projects at event Idaho Falls Post Register (Idaho), December 14, 2007 Friday, THE WEST; Pg. C1, 451 words, By KENDRA EVENSEN,
  • Power of play: Y. project helps Ghanian kids spin electricity Deseret Morning News (Salt Lake City), June 19, 2008 Thursday, 662 words, Elizabeth Stuart Deseret News
  • Playground power project from Utah shines light in Africa Waterloo Chronicle, January 10, 2010 Sunday, Pg. 01, 397 words

I also remember (but can't find) some recent documentary work on this company (60 Minutes?) that was looking at corruption by one of the suppliers (I think). Anyway, article needs work, but I'm convinced of notability (and likely will get around to foisting the sources on this article but if anyone else wants to do that while I'm dithering, go ahead). --Quartermaster (talk) 16:55, 27 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

• Note: This debate has been included in the list of Technology-related deletion discussions. -- • Gene93k (talk) 17:20, 28 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
• Note: This debate has been included in the list of Organizations-related deletion discussions. -- • Gene93k (talk) 17:20, 28 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Ron Ritzman (talk) 00:48, 3 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

• Comment I think it is a little disingenuous that the "Inc." in the article's title is not part of the title link. Perhaps there is precedence for doing this, but when I came across the article, I thought it was about playgrounds that produce electricity...not a company bio. The Eskimo (talk) 19:42, 3 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Ah, strike that, I was the nom and I should AGF and let others hash it out. The Eskimo (talk) 19:44, 3 November 2010 (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.