Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/BlueBell Ice Cream

The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or on a Votes for Undeletion nomination). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result of the debate was Keep. R e dwolf24 (talk) 02:27, 1 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

BlueBell Ice Cream

There is nothing culturally significant about Blue Bell Ice Cream as opposed to other brands of ice cream. One can already find information about ice cream on it's own article. If we're going to do an article about specific brands of ice cream, does that mean we're going to do one on Breyer's, and Edy's, and Blue Bunny Ice Cream? Will there soon be entries for every differnt brand of toothpaste as well? If the company has some significant history or recognition in culture (a la the soda Dr Pepper) then yes, but I see none here. SeaFox 15:37, 21 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Delete. Completely generic article. (Now if someone finds a brand of ice cream that claims to be made with stale ingredients and claims to be handled carelessly during transit to the stores, that would be interesting). Dpbsmith (talk) 18:11, 21 September 2005 (UTC) Withdrawing vote, based on other's testimony to its regional notability, particularly Metropolitan90 who took the trouble to provide verifiable evidence. Dpbsmith (talk) 19:25, 22 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]
But you can take tours of the factory and get free samples! Who else does that? Everybody. Delete - --Outlander 20:06, 21 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Keep well-known product/company (almost) a century old. Andrew Lenahan - Starblind 22:09, 21 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Keep and expand as well known product. Capitalistroadster 23:42, 21 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Keep Wellknown I have heard of it --Aranda56 01:55, 22 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Redirect (presumably when the voting is finished) to ~~Blue Bell~~ Blue Bell Creameries, a better-written article about this important aspect of Texana. (Comment: FWIW there are articles for Baskin-Robbins, Dreyer's, Braum's etc.). -- Gyrofrog (talk) 05:59, 22 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Redirect. Do we have to wait to complete the vote for a redirect? Vegaswikian 06:16, 22 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Certainly notable as the inventors of cookies and cream ice cream, which is now popular worldwide. But two articles aren't necessary, so redirect to Blue Bell. --Angr/_{tOk t@ mi} 07:45, 22 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Redirect to ~~Blue Bell~~ Blue Bell Creameries as per Gyrofrog. According to [1], Blue Bell has over $222 million in annual sales and is the No. 4 ice cream brand in the USA in sales in food, drug and mass merchandising outlets. --Metropolitan90 07:53, 22 September 2005 (UTC) (redirect target changed because article was moved) --Metropolitan90 02:06, 24 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]
keep this please erasing it does not make sense Yuckfoo 18:49, 22 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

*keep Notable ice cream. Wikipedia is not paper. Roodog2k (talk) 16:32, 23 September 2005 (UTC) D'oh, Merge I pulled a W. Its Friday, and I'm Fried. Roodog2k (talk) 18:37, 23 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

- Comment: Yuckfoo and Roodog2k, are you suggesting keeping this particular article in addition to Blue Bell? The latter already meets Wikipedia's style guidelines (and is not the one we are voting for or against). -- Gyrofrog (talk) 17:09, 23 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Keep, Merge, and Redirect to Blue Bell Creameries. Like Dr Pepper, Blue Bell is a Texas institution. Very much a part of Texas culture. --BrownHornet21 22:33, 23 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Keep ··gracefool |☺ 19:10, 25 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Keep, Merge, and Redirect to Blue Bell Creameries. Anyone from Texas (and surrounding areas) knows that Blue Bell is a Texan icon when it comes to food products. Blue Bell is the ice cream in Texas. --BrandonR 17:21, 29 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in an undeletion request). No further edits should be made to this page.