Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/IronFX

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 in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was delete. Largely as PROMOTIONAL. (In the unlikely event this is restored, check more carefully for copyvios, there are some cut/pastes here that look like they'd need to be dealt with) j⚛e decker ^talk 15:27, 3 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

IronFX

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Promotional article from now-banned promotional editor. The accomplishments of this financial company are very minor; there are no significant awards, the contents is mostly just a list of approvals from regulatory authorities, which merely proves bare existence, not notability , and the remainder of the contents is , incredibly, a list of its own PR efforts. WP should not be among them. DGG ( talk ) 08:08, 10 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Cyprus-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 12:37, 10 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Business-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 12:37, 10 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Delete Company that doesn't look notable, with references mainly to registers and PR stuff (so far as I can see). I'm not sure about the banned bit - the creator of the article doesn't seem to be blocked - but there seem to have been many attempts to promote the company, and one of the latest editors to do so is admittedly working for the company in some way (currently spamusername blocked). Peridon (talk) 20:11, 10 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Keep - As I have worked on the Chinese page, I know a little about IronFX. According to a previous revision, they have featured on Bloomberg Television,[1] and also have been quoted numerous times.[2] Other features include CNBC, The Wall Street Journal, CCTV Finance giving their opinion on finance and forex. I would say this covers them for notability within the forex industry. They also seem to have won awards, including Best STP/ECN Broker by World Finance Magazine.[3] Also, just did a quick news search it seems they are now a global partner of FC Barcelona.[4] [5] — Preceding unsigned comment added by 58.250.173.210 (talk) 11:43, 14 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, → Call me Hahc21 04:18, 17 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Comment Being someone who has a Conflict of Interest with the article, I've only commented, but do agree with many of the 'keep' arguments above. In order to help editors reach an accurate decision, below I've stated some facts that should help you decide either way.

Media Coverage - Featured regularly in the global media, in interviews and mentions. CNBC, [6] Bloomberg, [7] and Wall Street Journal. [8] A comprehensive list of media/press coverage can be found on the IronFX website. [9]

Awards - These aren't presented on the page currently. Below are the most notable three, but there are around 3/4 that I feel could be published somewhere on the page: CEO of the year 2013 was awarded to the company’s CEO, [10] along with the likes of Jeffrey Bezos; Best Forex Broker 2013 [11] and Best STP/ECN Broker 2013 [12].

Notability - As previously mentioned, IronFX has run a number of high value competitions in the forex market and also is a global partner of FC Barcelona [13]. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Shmily494 (talk • contribs) 07:39, 18 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, → Call me Hahc21 05:23, 24 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Delete - 100% Promotional. Please see numerous online complaints (http://www.forexpeacearmy.com/public/review/www.ironfx.com) and (http://www.forexpeacearmy.com/forex-forum/scam-alerts-folder/19137-ironfx-scammed-sold-off-my-entire-ib-agreement-banking-information-stay-away-them.html)

Comment - Me being a paranoid trader, wanting to have my funds safe and secured, (ok, it's not a lot, 5K, but still, my hard earned money), and being in the UK, I went on to a very nice address: 428 Linen Hall, 162-168 Regent Street, London W1B 5TD. It was supposed to be the IronFX office. You can check here: http://www.ironfx.com/en/about/contact#london.However, once I arrived to the following address, the lady at the reception (extremely helpful), told me that a company by that name does not exist. We checked over and over again, even by the suit number, but nothing. That was quite worrying for me. How can "The Global Leader in Online Trading" mislead its clients? Active and potential. It rings a bell for me. A big, huge bell. So, do you claim to have theoretical offices in 18 locations (or at least somewhere around that). It is a disgrace. London office does not exist. New York, on Wall Street? Just tried last week while on vacation in the US. Other beautiful cities? Not at all. So, Can someone do a little research on the company before giving it a wiki page? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Readmeright (talk • contribs) 00:57, 2 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. Seems to exist only to violate WP:PROMOTIONAL. GRUcrule (talk) 19:36, 2 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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