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Strong Speedy keep and maybe tag with {{advert}} - although this article is about a company, I don't see it as blatant advertising. Dick Smith Foods has been a nationally recognised brand in Australia for years. Although popularity has declined recently, once N always N.
WP:ORG. This article does need more sources, and not using just Ghits for my keep vote,
[1] a quick search gets me 203 news articles. --
Brentalk12:47, 24 June 2007 (UTC)reply
Strong keep Article needs improvement, but this is a notable Australian company, started by a very well-known entreprenuer who has been widely covered in the media for his campaign for Australian owned and made food. --
Canley13:00, 24 June 2007 (UTC)reply
Keep I think the company has cultural importance: apart from its connection to notable figure Dick Smith, its campaigns were very visible at launch in 1999 and "controversies" like Dickheads matches and the legal battle with Arnott's were widely covered in the Australian media. I do agree the article could use more sources and information, as it hasn't changed a great deal since I created it in 2004. --
Guybrush14:50, 24 June 2007 (UTC)reply
Keep Extremely notable company established in a blaze of publicity by an independently notable person. Sources should not be difficult to find. --
Mattinbgn/talk22:23, 24 June 2007 (UTC)reply
Keep recieved wide-spread coverage at launch. I think this is a victim to rising standards, yes the article now needs improving but 2 years ago it would have looked quite OK for a start-class article.
Garrie22:33, 24 June 2007 (UTC)reply
Keep had quite a big impact on the Australian market for a while there, and it was a bit unique in what it stood for (and the profile it achieved) and it attracted quite a bit of attention as symbolic of a new push for Australian owned.
WikiTownsvillian09:35, 25 June 2007 (UTC)reply
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