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The result was delete. The combined weight of WP:PAG based discussion and analysis of sources comes down in favor of deletion. Ad Orientem (talk) 00:58, 25 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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Fails WP:NCORP, WP:ORGIND and WP:SIGCOV. References are mix of churnalism. scope_creep (talk) 18:11, 27 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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• Delete Agree with nomination. Sig missing by User:LikeMeercats. Added by scope_creep (talk) 11:44, 3 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

• Keep I've made a full breakdown of sources. Some are from major news outlets likes Reuters or Forbes, and most of the articles were published by staff writers, journalists and reporters - no contributors or self-published writers. While the usual crunchbase and bloomberg profiles are useless, there is enough coverage to pass GNG. Definitely a keep vote.

Source assessment table:
Source	Independent?	Reliable?	Significant coverage?	Count source toward GNG?
1. Harvest Exchange Corp Overview - Bloomberg Profile	? Probably managed by the company staff	~	A simple company overview	✘ No
2. 'Loeb effect' buoys social media site for investors - Reuters	Written by two Reuters journalists	The source is a major newspaper	Discusses the company in detail	✔ Yes
3. Harvest Exchange Investors - Crunchbase Profile		~	A simple company overview	✘ No
4. Financial content provider Harvest Exchange hires seed investor as CFO - RIABiz.com		?	The article discusses the subject directly and in detail	? Unknown
5. Harvest Exchange: Fintech Delivering Content From Financial Firms Directly To Readers - Benzinga	Written by a staff author	A well known news outlet	The article discusses the subject directly and in detail	✔ Yes
6. Harvest, The LinkedIn For Wall Street's Biggest Funds, Sees A Growth Surge - Forbes	Written by Forbes Staff	The source is a major magazine	The article discusses the subject directly and in detail	✔ Yes
7. Harvesting Financial Info For Advisors - Financial Advisor		?		? Unknown
8. Company Overview of Harvest Exchange Corp - Bloomberg L.P.		?	A simple company overview	✘ No
9. Exclusive: Houston financial startup to expand - American City Business Journals	Written by a Business Journal reporter		The article discusses the subject directly and in detail	✔ Yes
10. Harvest Exchange Wants To Provide Expert Investing Insight Without The Price Tag - Business Insider	Written by a deputy editor at Business Insider	A well known news outlet	The article discusses the subject directly and in detail	✔ Yes
11. This Website Has Members Like Dan Loeb And Kyle Bass Posting Their Newest Stock Picks - Business Insider	Written by a reporter			✔ Yes
12. Financial tech startup closes $5M round, opens new office - Houston Business Journal	Written by a Business Journal reporter			✔ Yes
13. Houston fintech co. sees growth in users, names new CFO - American City Business Journals	Written by a reporter			✔ Yes
This table may not be a final or consensus view; it may summarize developing consensus, or reflect assessments of a single editor. Created using ((source assess table)).

 ⚜ LithOldor ⚜  ^(T) 22:29, 15 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

• Comment Hi  ⚜ LithOldor ⚜  That is a very nice table, but you need to examine each ref in turn.

• Ref 2 is a primary ref, and cant be used to establish notability. It is also a classic churnalism article.
• Ref 5 is a primary ref, and is them applying for an award. It is also an interview and Non RS.
• Ref 6 is a /site subdomain of Forbes, which is used for webhosts. It Non RS, meaning it is not applicable.
• Ref 9 is primary, discussing the startup funding. It it a primary ref. It is also churnalism, and is not classed as a quality reference.
• Ref 10 is primary, discussing the startup funding. It it a primary ref. It is also churnalism, and is not classed as a quality reference. Also look at this: [1] This is paid to post articles, meaning it is Non RS.
• Ref 11 is also Non RS.
• Ref 12 is churnalism, and a press release. Non RS.
• Ref 13 is churnalism, and a press release. Non RS.

There is no secondary sources to to establish notability. It is all classic startup news, with a mix of churnalism, funding news and some press releases, and Non RS source thrown in for good measures. All in all rank, and what WP:NCORP was designed to mitigate against. scope_creep (talk) 23:25, 15 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

• Delete. I have to agree with the nom and his analysis of the indeed very nice table. Unfortunately a lot of those refs are low quality due to being interviews or Churnalism. Let's face it - this can be easily discerned from the article itself, which reads like 'startup business as usual'. Nothing makes this company special, through it does seem to be investing good amount of $$ into churnalism and related PRs. We should not be an outlet for their self promotion. --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 10:28, 21 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete My own analysis—very much per scope_creep—of the sources (sorry, far less colourful tha above, yet, I suggest, more accurate!) indicates that there is a serious dearth of the persistent, in-depth coverage in reliable sources necessary to meet the minimum requirements of WP:NCORP; the coverage consists solely of passing mentions, directory entries, blogs, tabloids, WP:SPS, press releases and social media. ——SerialNumber54129 12:24, 23 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep because I do not think sources like Reuters can allow churnalism and it is obvious for an organization to have more passing mentions than in depth coverage which publishes researches and analysis in Financial domain. Treianlatri (talk) 21:42, 23 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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