Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Voli light vodka
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The result was delete. Tone 14:50, 4 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]
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Non-notable new vodka. References include a few blogs, one or two passing mentions in newspapers guide-to-nightlife blurbs stating that it is served at some bar, and a sixteen-second mention in a YouTube video from GuideToCool.com (skip to 1:50). Fails WP:N. Contested PROD. Glenfarclas (talk) 05:37, 28 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete- Very few results on Google that are about the product, 3 of which have something to do with the article,and no results on Google News. Not notable at all. Dinosaur Dan1 (talk) 22:09, 28 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Note: This debate has been included in the list of Food and drink-related deletion discussions. -- • Gene93k (talk) 23:21, 28 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- As a spirits blogger, I am very familiar with those listed on wikipedia and sourced in other material. Seems that a number of wikipedia listed vodkas have similar levels of notability. Im not a wikipedia cop, but those are my two cents.I would be against deletion. -SpiritHound —Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.8.0.91 (talk) 12:30, 1 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- I'm in the industry, never heard of this and can't find any solid info on it. Seems shady (looks like they claim it's light in calories and smooth, but don't mention that it's simply because the proof is lower- less vodka). Delete. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Drinker5 (talk • contribs) 19:48, 2 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Drinker5's comments are way off the mark. First, they claim to be up to 40% less calories than other brands, but their alcohol content, according to their website, is 60 proof. That's only 25% reduction from unflavored vodkas and only about a 10% reduction from most flavored vodkas, which are 70 proof. I'm not a math whiz, but those calorie savings are from more than alcohol, probably sugars and congeners, too. Also, by Drinker5's logic, all light beers are shady. What do you think makes them less caloric? Answer: less alcohol. When have you ever heard that mentioned? Here, it actually seems to be much more than that. What is in fact shady in the industry is the notion that being diamond filtered or gold filtered or whatever filtered or being in a black bottle or curved bottle or whatever bottle says anything about the product. We all know that's not true. I came across Voli because they sponsored a nationwide event at Equinox gym a couple weeks ago and people were raving about the flavors, then I learned they were lower calorie and electrolyte enhanced. As a spirits blogger, I looked into them. They are distributed by Southern Wine and Spirits in Florida. They are sold in NY, Ca and Fla. - found numerous outlets and have ordered and tasted them to blog on. I think these guys or gals or whoever have something really exciting in the spirits market. They're about the only new and different vodka brand I've seen since in a while. --SpiritHound —Preceding unsigned comment added by EdwardFontleroy (talk • contribs) 21:33, 2 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete Quote: "I think these guys or gals or whoever have something really exciting in the spirits market. They're about the only new and different vodka brand I've seen since in a while." Why does that make COI come to my mind? This article looks to me like carefully worded spam. References? Blogs in the main or reports of events where Voli were giving or sponsoring the giving of freebies or cheapies. Proves the stuff exists. Nothing more. "voli light vodka' gives 8 ghits (including the article in question). No quotes gives more, but so far as I went, not any to establish anything more than existence. Peridon (talk) 15:55, 3 April 2010 (UTC) sorry about that - missed signing[reply]
I'm with Spiritshound -- just spent over an hour looking at other vodkas and their sourcing. Voli is in the same boat, if not atronger than others. Let's be fair here, if Voli is considering being deleted, so should most of the others. 68.171.235.67 (talk) 02:17, 3 April 2010 (UTC)Ben Harshaw[reply]
- Yes, that sounds good to me! Glenfarclas (talk) 04:14, 3 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Speedy delete - Non-notable vodka. Very simple page and not divided up like a 'real' article. Whenaxis (talk) 12:20, 4 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]
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