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Many references to X of Y in category Z by business publications do not establish notability per WP:CORP. Significant coverage by third-party publications must be established to retain this article in Wikipedia. -- Brianhe ( talk) 07:02, 9 June 2009 (UTC)
There needs to be independent coverage in reliable sources that address ATG Stores in some depth. Looking at the coverage as of 18:34, 9 June 2009 (UTC), we have:
So as it stands, there is only one item of substance (excepting one that I cannot evaluate) that could be put forth to establish notability. This article needs more sourcing of substance to establish notability. Note that this just my opinion, and other editors may evaluate these sources differently. -- Whpq ( talk) 18:34, 9 June 2009 (UTC)
Thank you everyone for helping make my article better. What is everyone’s thoughts on these articles and whether they add to the notability factor.
This next part is my opinion so I'm open to what other have to say about it. I agree with you on article 2. I thought I had removed all reference to PR publications. Apologies for my mistake. Articles 3 and 5 should be counted as one article not two. The information may be sparse in those articles but Inc. is a nationally recognized magazine and I feel it does register as a notable reference. On article 4 I don't have access to the article either. Another editor asked for a citation on this and this was the closest I could find. I may have gotten the title of the article wrong. You can see the very brief beginning of the article here: http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb4728/is_3_192/ai_n29330260/
I would like to nicely ask that everyone consider that ATG Stores is not a large company like Amazon.com ($10b sales) or even a Zappos.com ($1b sales). There are not going to be any articles in gigantic magazines like Time or Business Week.
Thank you again for everyone’s help Morganeason ( talk) 21:32, 9 June 2009 (UTC) [I may have a CoI with discussions regarding this article as I work for ATG Stores]
I have removed the notabiltiy tag. Please undo my edit if you disagree and continue the discussion. Thank you - Morganeason ( talk) 06:02, 14 June 2009 (UTC)
Please post ideas how you would like this article improved to have a more NPOV. Thank you - Morganeason ( talk) 02:18, 10 June 2009 (UTC) [I may have a CoI with discussions regarding this article as I work for ATG Stores]
In its present state, I think the article can have the notability and COI tags removed from the head of the article, and just wanted to bounce that off another editor. If no one objects, I will remove these flags later today. I've read over the article several times since yesterday, and think the tone of the article has been toned down well. Any comments are welcome! -- Kuzaar- T- C- 13:33, 10 June 2009 (UTC)
I'd like to update the content of this page. Below is the copy we would like to use. Does it follow all guidelines?
-- Morganeason ( talk) 20:24, 22 August 2011 (UTC)
Allied Trade Group, Inc. owns and operates ATGStores.com and its 500+ websites.
Established in 1999, ATGStores’ founder Gary Rubens began with one website operating as LightingUniverse.com with the intent to consolidate lighting catalogs and pricing online for designers and homeowner and contractors alike. Since its founding ATGStores has rapidly expanding into an extended family of 500+ online stores, providing customers with the widest selection of home design products and remodeling fixtures available online. In addition home design products, ATGStores has expanded its categories of business and product selection to over 3.5 million products from more than 3,000 name brand manufacturers across 18 different category divisions. ATG Stores is the premiere shopping destination for your home and lifestyle needs with products ranging from popular categories like lighting, furniture, décor, sporting goods, apparel, plumbing, outdoor living and décor. ATGStores also currently has two lighting showrooms in Kirkland and Burlington, Washington.
In 2011 ATGStores expanded the company to 250 employees and is continuing to grow. To accommodate the growth ATGStores recently renovated and now occupies an additional 20,000 sq. feet in their Kirkland headquarters. ATGStores continues to have record breaking sales each month. They also feature products in various publications and major television shows on the DIY Network and HGTV.
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Many references to X of Y in category Z by business publications do not establish notability per WP:CORP. Significant coverage by third-party publications must be established to retain this article in Wikipedia. -- Brianhe ( talk) 07:02, 9 June 2009 (UTC)
There needs to be independent coverage in reliable sources that address ATG Stores in some depth. Looking at the coverage as of 18:34, 9 June 2009 (UTC), we have:
So as it stands, there is only one item of substance (excepting one that I cannot evaluate) that could be put forth to establish notability. This article needs more sourcing of substance to establish notability. Note that this just my opinion, and other editors may evaluate these sources differently. -- Whpq ( talk) 18:34, 9 June 2009 (UTC)
Thank you everyone for helping make my article better. What is everyone’s thoughts on these articles and whether they add to the notability factor.
This next part is my opinion so I'm open to what other have to say about it. I agree with you on article 2. I thought I had removed all reference to PR publications. Apologies for my mistake. Articles 3 and 5 should be counted as one article not two. The information may be sparse in those articles but Inc. is a nationally recognized magazine and I feel it does register as a notable reference. On article 4 I don't have access to the article either. Another editor asked for a citation on this and this was the closest I could find. I may have gotten the title of the article wrong. You can see the very brief beginning of the article here: http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb4728/is_3_192/ai_n29330260/
I would like to nicely ask that everyone consider that ATG Stores is not a large company like Amazon.com ($10b sales) or even a Zappos.com ($1b sales). There are not going to be any articles in gigantic magazines like Time or Business Week.
Thank you again for everyone’s help Morganeason ( talk) 21:32, 9 June 2009 (UTC) [I may have a CoI with discussions regarding this article as I work for ATG Stores]
I have removed the notabiltiy tag. Please undo my edit if you disagree and continue the discussion. Thank you - Morganeason ( talk) 06:02, 14 June 2009 (UTC)
Please post ideas how you would like this article improved to have a more NPOV. Thank you - Morganeason ( talk) 02:18, 10 June 2009 (UTC) [I may have a CoI with discussions regarding this article as I work for ATG Stores]
In its present state, I think the article can have the notability and COI tags removed from the head of the article, and just wanted to bounce that off another editor. If no one objects, I will remove these flags later today. I've read over the article several times since yesterday, and think the tone of the article has been toned down well. Any comments are welcome! -- Kuzaar- T- C- 13:33, 10 June 2009 (UTC)
I'd like to update the content of this page. Below is the copy we would like to use. Does it follow all guidelines?
-- Morganeason ( talk) 20:24, 22 August 2011 (UTC)
Allied Trade Group, Inc. owns and operates ATGStores.com and its 500+ websites.
Established in 1999, ATGStores’ founder Gary Rubens began with one website operating as LightingUniverse.com with the intent to consolidate lighting catalogs and pricing online for designers and homeowner and contractors alike. Since its founding ATGStores has rapidly expanding into an extended family of 500+ online stores, providing customers with the widest selection of home design products and remodeling fixtures available online. In addition home design products, ATGStores has expanded its categories of business and product selection to over 3.5 million products from more than 3,000 name brand manufacturers across 18 different category divisions. ATG Stores is the premiere shopping destination for your home and lifestyle needs with products ranging from popular categories like lighting, furniture, décor, sporting goods, apparel, plumbing, outdoor living and décor. ATGStores also currently has two lighting showrooms in Kirkland and Burlington, Washington.
In 2011 ATGStores expanded the company to 250 employees and is continuing to grow. To accommodate the growth ATGStores recently renovated and now occupies an additional 20,000 sq. feet in their Kirkland headquarters. ATGStores continues to have record breaking sales each month. They also feature products in various publications and major television shows on the DIY Network and HGTV.