Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Affliction Clothing

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The result was keep. (non-admin closure) TheSpecialUser ^TSU 00:03, 18 September 2012 (UTC)

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Delete. Non-notable company. No redeeming characteristics that justify a WP article. Contested PROD. -- Alan Liefting (talk - contribs) 07:36, 11 September 2012 (UTC)

Keep Meets WP:GNG. A well-known brand and there's a ton of Google News results, between sports coverage, motorcycling media, and fashion publications.[http://www.latimes.com/features/la-ig-mmaside7-2008sep07,0,1037006.story][http://www.motorcycle-usa.com/407/48/Motorcycle-Article/Product-Review-Affliction-Shredded-Jacket.aspx][http://www.tsn.ca/mma/story/?id=285636][http://www.marketingmag.ca/news/marketer-news/affliction-clothing-to-promote-fights-16385][http://www.mmauniverse.com/mma-news/affliction-clothing-banned-by-ufc][http://www.sportsnet.ca/mma/2008/07/17/affliction-banned-0/][http://www.billboard.com/news/ask-billboard-1003705581.story#/news/ask-billboard-1003705581.story][http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=LB&p_theme=lb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=120D092A21064110&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM][http://mmajunkie.com/news/4313/inside-mma-preview-july-19-affliction-show-officially-announced.mma][http://www.ultimatemotorcycling.com/2010_Affliction_Clothing_Mens_Collection_Motorcycle_Jacket][http://www.ocregister.com/entertainment/clark-331376-gladiator-nitro.html][http://insidefights.com/2009/07/26/mousasi-looks-towards-ufc/] and sub-brand Xtreme Couture[http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/josh_gross/11/14/couture-affliction/][http://www.sportsnet.ca/mma/2008/06/01/couture_gym/][http://espndeportes.espn.go.com/news/story?id=1237547&s=artes-marciales-mixtas&type=story][http://www.mmaweekly.com/xtreme-coutures-jiu-jitsu-head-neil-melanson-2] From WP:BEFORE: "The minimum search expected is a Google Books search and a Google News archive search". --Colapeninsula (talk) 09:20, 11 September 2012 (UTC)

:Note: This debate has been included in the list of Business-related deletion discussions. —Tom Morris (talk) 17:13, 11 September 2012 (UTC)

Keep - Colapeninsula has demonstrated that there is ample coverage to meet the GNG. Rorshacma (talk) 17:41, 11 September 2012 (UTC)
Keep - in addition to sub brands previously mentioned in article, there are additional sub brands, sold under the American Fighter name [http://americanfighter.afflictionclothing.com/default-americanfighter.html] Affliction Clothing stores, in 8 countries [http://www.afflictionclothing.com/store/storelocator.aspx] and Affliction clothing lines sold in both boutique and retail stores throughout North America Oilerssuck (talk) 18:21, 11 September 2012 (UTC)
Keep{{spaced ndash}} Per WP:GNG. Northamerica1000^(talk) 04:12, 12 September 2012 (UTC)

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