There's a fine line between altruism and pretentiousness on Wikipedia

I agree that...

  • weasel words need to be eliminated from articles Wikipedia.
  • factual information needs references.
  • Wikipedia should not be an open commercial for corporations to plug themselves as they see fit.

However, the deletion of articles just because they are written in a commercial style is disappointing.  Surely, a marketing brochure is a good start for describing a company.  If claims are over-inflated, then challenge those claims specifically.  If the style is too commercial, adjust it.  Articles should not just be deleted because no one sees fit to fix the style of the writing, and those who pretend to know what information is relevant to Wikipedia probably place too much important on their own understanding of the world.

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