Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Pomona Electronics

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The result was redirect to Fluke Corporation#Pomona Electronics. Randykitty (talk) 17:06, 2 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Pomona Electronics

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No significant coverage for this company. A two sentence article. SL93 (talk) 20:53, 25 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of California-related deletion discussions. CAPTAIN RAJU^(T) 20:58, 25 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Companies-related deletion discussions. CAPTAIN RAJU^(T) 20:58, 25 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Delete no significant secondary-source coverage found of this company, only promotional materials published by the company itself. Ewen Douglas (talk) 21:16, 25 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Sadly, ~~Delete~~ Redirect to Fluke Corporation. Oh, my, that's embarrassing (I'm the original author, 11 years ago). I did some searching. Other than zillions of hits in the DigiKey, Mouser, and similar catalogs, all I could find are a few passing mentions

"Barrel-Audio Cables Market Overview, Industry Top Manufactures, Market Size, Industry Growth Analysis and Forecast: 2022 - Market Gazette". Market Gazette. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
"Barrel Audio Connectors Market 2018 Global Industry Sales, Supply, Consumption, Demand, Analysis and Forecasts to 2023 - Chronicle India". Chronicle India. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
"Top 20 Countries Data of Prototyping Products-Global Market Status and Trend Report 2013-2023: Market Status by Countries, Type, Manufacturers and Downstream Industry of North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Latin America, Middle East and Africa – Depositor Money". depositormoney.com. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
"The Synthesizer". Google Books. Retrieved 25 November 2018.

but I can't honestly argue any of this meets WP:NCORP. Which is a shame, and somewhat surprising, since Pomona is a major company in their field, and has been around for ages. I was buying their stuff in the 1980's, and they're still going strong. -- RoySmith (talk) 00:55, 26 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Merge/redirect to Fluke Corporation#Pomona Electronics, Pomona Electronics's parent company, in lieu of deletion.
According to https://www.fluke.com/, "The Fluke family includes many brands around the world including PLS, Pomona and Amprobe." Clicking on "Select a Fluke company" and "Pomona" redirects the browser to https://www.pomonaelectronics.com/. This confirms that Pomona Electronics is still part of Fluke Corporation.
Here are sources I found about Pomona Electronics to verify information about the subject:
1. Lothrop, Gloria Ricci (1988). Pomona: A Centennial History. Northridge, California: Windsor Publications. pp. 144–145. ISBN 978-0-89781-263-4. Retrieved 2018-11-26.
  The book notes in the "Index" section on page 187:
2. "Specialization Credited for Steady Growth". Los Angeles Times. 1961-01-29. Archived from the original on 2018-11-26. Retrieved 2018-11-26 – via Newspapers.com.
  The article notes:
3. Smith, Kevin (2002-04-16). "2 firms planning to leave Pomona - Companies will take 150 jobs with them". Inland Valley Daily Bulletin.
  The article notes:
4. "Fluke acquires Pomona Electronics". Air Conditioning, Heating & Refrigeration News. 1999-01-25. Archived from the original on 2018-11-26. Retrieved 2018-11-26 – via HighBeam Research.
  The article notes:
  There is more information about Air Conditioning, Heating & Refrigeration News at https://www.achrnews.com/contactus.
5. "25-Year Honors". Progress Bulletin. 1976-01-24. Archived from the original on 2018-11-26. Retrieved 2018-11-26 – via Newspapers.com.
  The article notes:
6. "Valley company enlarges plant". Progress Bulletin. 1974-11-21. Archived from the original on 2018-11-26. Retrieved 2018-11-26 – via Newspapers.com.
  The article notes:
7. "Local electronics firm expands again". Progress Bulletin. 1974-10-12. Archived from the original on 2018-11-26. Retrieved 2018-11-26 – via Newspapers.com.
  The article notes:
Cunard (talk) 05:51, 26 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

There may be enough coverage about Pomona Electronics to pass Wikipedia:Notability#General notability guideline. This hinges on how much coverage Gloria Ricci Lothrop's book Pomona: A Centennial History provides about Pomona Electronics. The book's index says "ITT Pomona Electronics, 144–145", which indicates that there could be significant coverage. I do not have access to the book. No prejudice against undoing the redirect if it is determined that the book provides significant coverage about Pomona Electronics.
Cunard (talk) 05:51, 26 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Comment: I merged material to Fluke Corporation#Pomona Electronics and added more information from the sources listed here.
Cunard (talk) 06:00, 2 December 2018 (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 a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.