Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/We Mean Business (2nd nomination)

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The result was keep. Withdrawing the nomination. Bare notability is still notability in the end. (non-admin closure) Jovanmilic97 (talk) 12:40, 25 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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Not a notable show per WP:GNG. It needs multiple significant secondary sources and the references presented (except the AdAge one I just added) do not really establish notability. All of the searches online come up for a totally different subject with the same name. Jovanmilic97 (talk) 17:47, 13 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of United States of America-related deletion discussions. CAPTAIN RAJU^(T) 18:00, 13 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Television-related deletion discussions. CAPTAIN RAJU^(T) 18:01, 13 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

• Delete "...the program was sponsored by Dell". This was a nice try at making an article out of an infomercial, but we don't do articles about individual infomercials here. Not even notable enough as a footnote in Mr. Rancic's article. Nate • (chatter) 23:55, 13 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]
  • Calling it an infomercial may be glibly satisfying, but lest we mislead anyone, the tone and style was that of a typical reality program, not the typical infomercial. Powers ^T 21:32, 15 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]
    • Comment At the very least it's an advertorial for sure; cable seemed to be filled with them in that part of the decade (it's gone considerably down with only the much more neutral Your Business surviving most of the glut). Nate • (chatter) 09:09, 16 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep. Bare notability is still notability. Here is a critique of the show. This press release serves a reliable source, albeit first-party. The NY Daily News ran an article focusing on Rancic, coinciding with the premiere. Also, while the show may not be a major factor on Mr. Rancic's resume, it did help launch Katie Linendoll's career. Powers ^T 21:32, 15 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

• Keep There are sources demonstrating notability, with two notable stars, on a major network. Just because the program is sponsored content does not lessen its notability. Many programs are considered sponsored content these days. -- Whats new?^(talk) 08:28, 21 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]
• Comment The source Powers mentioned is a blog which itself is not really a secondary source needed, and Futon Critic is a primary source. But the NY Daily news one is pretty valid, so that along with AdAge coverage could put it past the WP:GNG, although by bare notability. Jovanmilic97 (talk) 12:37, 25 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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