Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/GripeO

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The result was delete‎. ✗plicit 05:16, 26 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

GripeO

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Routine coverage that doesn't seem to pass WP:CORPDEPTH.

Don't believe this passes GNG, either. The page was originally put up as a promotional piece, and the linked website does not seem to be the same as the company described in the articles. Comintell (talk) 03:43, 19 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Companies-related deletion discussions. CAPTAIN RAJU^(T) 03:57, 19 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
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Delete, article seems to list sources that look trustworthy on the surface, but which actually seem like they're regurgitating GripeO's marketing materials. AriTheHorse 04:22, 19 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete: A company based in India, with sources all from the Buffalo, New York area? I don't think this is the same thing... Oaktree b (talk) 15:46, 19 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Comment: The statement that the company was based in India was a simple vandalism edit, made in April of this year, which I have now reverted. It had remained there for 8 months, during which there have been 48 edits, yet none of the editors editing in that time seems to have noticed that everything refers to a totally different place, spent one minute checking the editing history, and found the vandalism. JBW (talk) 23:07, 19 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - There's been a tremendous amount of socks and manipulation involved in this article, which included links to fake articles and PR. Farther back in the history, I can see an account alleging to be the original owner claiming the startup went defunct and the domain was taken over by a less-than-desirable entity. Looking at archive.org, it does appear the domain expired in 2017 and was picked up by a crypto/forex blog in 2020. IP and metatag history sites show a similar story. Their current TOS notes Wyoming laws apply, which is a red flag: Wyoming/Sheridan is infamous for the registration of cheap and anonymous shell companies. I did not find anything related to "Gripeo" in the Wyoming registry, though. All that said, I think the nomination has the feel for it. This is not the original site, and the original was not terribly notable to begin with. Sam Kuru (talk) 23:52, 19 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Comment: Vandalism, non-notable original site and non-notable site now using the domain. Nothing in this screams keep. Oaktree b (talk) 20:53, 20 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Delete as hoax and vandalism and lack of passing WP:CORPDEPTH बिनोद थारू (talk) 00:54, 26 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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