Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of holding companies

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No references or sources. Most of the entries in the article are red links. The orphan status of the article suggests that it is not linked to and so not needed. Robert McClenon (talk) 18:14, 14 June 2013 (UTC)

• Keep There is as much reason to keep the list as that of companies in any other form of business enterprise, There are enough notable ones with articles to make a list; as with any list,the references are in the articles; the key ones can of course be copied over. For the others, the first step is probably to see which ones may be worth articles -- our coverage in this field is deplorably scanty, in large part because so much of what gets submitted is promotional--we need WPedians writing the articles. Those not worth articles should of course be removed. Those clearly worth articles but where they haven't yet been written need a clear ref that unmistakably indicates their notability. As for the screening, I offer to do it, just as I have done many others, once it's accepted the list belongs here. 'DGG (at NYPL) (talk) 18:57, 14 June 2013 (UTC)
• Keep per DGG's impeccable reasoning. This is a perfectly acceptable subject for a list. The esteemed editor's offer to work on the list is just frosting on the cake. Cullen³²⁸ Let's discuss it 20:44, 14 June 2013 (UTC)

:Note: This debate has been included in the list of Business-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 01:36, 15 June 2013 (UTC)

:Note: This debate has been included in the list of Lists-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 01:36, 15 June 2013 (UTC)

• Keep Plenty of blue links in there. Having a chart with additional information might be useful also if anyone wants to bother with it. Dream Focus 02:03, 15 June 2013 (UTC)
• Keep and rename. This is a useful list. First, there needs to be a direct reference to the official gov't list/directory so that the Wikipedia material is shown to be verifiable. The article must also be renamed to List of holding companies in the United States, unless the intent is to make it international in scope. The lede does not seem to indicate that, though. Taroaldo ✉ 03:10, 15 June 2013 (UTC)
• Keep - Holding companies can be notable, and a list of the them would make sense. The current list is a mess as it acts like a directory listing with external links for every entry. Some of the entries might not be notable, but there certinaly are notable ones, including ones missing from the list like Berkshire Hathaway. -- Whpq (talk) 14:42, 19 June 2013 (UTC)

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