Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/NATO watch strap

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The result was delete and redirect to Watch strap#NATO Straps. — The Earwig ^talk 07:51, 30 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

NATO watch strap

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"The durability of the strap prevents moisture from wicking away on the skin"; ", the G10 NATO strap has become a favourite among watch fans everywhere.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12]"; "NATO straps are known for being relatively inexpensive"; "NATO straps are also known for being easy to clean and swap around for daily use"; "NATO straps are available in different sizes, lengths and designs to accommodate a wide variety of designs and watch composures"; "NATO straps are also used amongst deep sea divers and water-sports".

Instead of feeling informed, I feel like I should buy a watch and replace its strap with a NATO strap. As I was recently informed about the existence of WP:NCORP, these articles are expected to have content that sounds encyclopedic and not as an advert. According to this person here, who seems to work for a company owning the trademark, "the references used are only bloggers opinions with misleading information." The most reliable source seems to be Fortune[1], and the title "Your Watch Needs a NATO Strap" sounds like a sponsored-content article.

If the article is to be kept, it truly needs to be completely rewritten to be encyclopedic. (CC) Tbhotch^™ 21:40, 22 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Business-related deletion discussions. (CC) Tbhotch^™ 21:40, 22 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Delete promotional article. –Cupper52^Discuss! 21:44, 22 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Delete and redirect to Watch strap#NATO Straps, per this article's tag. Roxy the happy dog . wooF 21:55, 22 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

NOTE that the editor who created this article is a litigious so and so who holds trademarks, and has initiated proceedings against others, but not us. Has today made a chilling legal threat though, but not in a particularly high profile spot. -Roxy the happy dog . wooF 22:08, 22 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Delete and redirect in line with Roxy above. ~Gwennie🐈｟💬 📋｠ 22:16, 22 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Redirect per Roxy. Any attempts to hijack this again, and the not-so-veiled legal threats, should be dealt with the old fashioned indef block way. oknazevad (talk) 03:50, 23 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Delete and redirect As per all above. Sliekid (talk) 18:43, 24 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per WP:SNOW. Redirect is optional. I would delete articles just because of legal threats. Bearian (talk) 17:34, 26 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

More spurious trademark claims

International Watchman Inc. is only pursuing and advocating for its USPTO Trademark Rights in governing class 014 Watches, Watchbands and Watchstraps. Reg. #3,907,646.

NATO® is its own brand encompassing numerous products which are also registered under the USPTO, which is no different than NIKE®.

The article https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NATO_watch_strap was written with misleading information and with non-credited sources only to establish personal commerce. Our intentions here are to amend and inform readers with correct information.

International Watchman is not promoting the NATO® brand. We are not mentioned anywhere in the article and are not intending to do so.

Reference links used can be easily viewed and determined as commercial websites and or bloggers intended for profit.

As clearly stated these reference links and written articles are in fault with your WikiPedia protocol and Guidelines. ie; conflict of interest , mandatory paid editing disclosure requirements , neutral point of view.

This article along with any reference or redirected article; (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watch_strap) needs to be strictly construed with the same legal parameters by the USPTO and protocol adhered by wikipedia.

The redirected article is also an error and needs to be amended and corrected in the same fashion.

“Watch straps” cannot be categorized as NATO" straps unless followed by the Reg. Trademark ®. ie: Nike® Shoes. (not all Shoes are NIKE)

We appreciate your assistance accordingly in keeping wikipedia a creditable source for its community.

Respectfully,

International Watchman Inc. NATO® — Preceding unsigned comment added by WikiMan1215 (talk • contribs) 21:54, 26 January 2021 (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.