Deletion of Hexany Audio

Comment: There are very clear guidelines on establishing the notability for organizations and the references that can be located for the company all fail. None of the references meet the criteria for establishing notability and the Keep !votes above are vague with no references to policy/guidelines. An examination of the sources shows none meet the criteria as per 
Stance: delete
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:NCORP)

Comment: Mentions" are not part of the criteria for references to establish notability. The Gamasutra reference is an interview with the founder, therefore not independent and fails 
Stance: comment
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:ORGIND)

Comment: although the articles has quite some sources, you will find that only the smallest portion (maybe 4) is actually reliable. The rest is primary (own website), tertiary (MobyGames), or some blogs. Definetly fails /
Stance: delete
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:NCORP||WP:GNG)

Comment: There will always be some editors who make incomplete arguments, but that doesn't mean there aren't significant sources per , here are some that meet that criteria{{cite news |last1=Kirsner |first1=Scott |title=Berklee students and grads create a noteworthy niche: music for video games |url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2017/08/04/berklee-students-and-grads-create-noteworthy-niche-music-for-videogames/YbLrVS37GBjYuq4IcKvi9M/story.html |accessdate=10 May 2019 |work=BostonGlobe.com}}{{cite news |last1=Francis |first1=Bryant |title=Gamasutra talks to Arena of Valor audio designer Richard Ludlow |url=https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/313365/Gamasutra_talks_to_Arena_of_Valor_audio_designer_Richard_Ludlow.php |accessdate=10 May 2019 |work=www.gamasutra.com |language=en}}{{cite news |url=https://www.gamecrate.com/interview-hexany-audio%E2%80%99s-richard-ludlow-challenges-making-video-game-sounds/20312 |accessdate=10 May 2019}}{{cite news |title=Hexany Audio, Berklee-Bred Business, Blasts Off {{!}} Berklee College of Music |url=https://www.berklee.edu/news/hexany-audio-berklee-bred-business-blasts |accessdate=10 May 2019 |work=www.berklee.edu |language=en}} (and yes, Berklee College of music is independent, not some sock puppet of Hexany Audio). In this case, #CORP also applies (and "significant sources" also exist for the founder, here cited){{cite news |title=Audio profession sounds good to Fountain Valley High alum |url=https://www.ocregister.com/2013/09/12/audio-profession-sounds-good-to-fountain-valley-high-alum/ |accessdate=10 May 2019 |work=Orange County Register |date=12 September 2013}}{{cite news |title=Fountain Valley Native to Speak at Europe's Largest Game Industry Even |url=https://patch.com/california/fountainvalley/fountain-valley-native-to-speak-at-europes-largest-game-industry-even |accessdate=10 May 2019 |work=Fountain Valley, CA Patch |date=15 July 2013 |language=en}}{{cite news |title=Richard Ludlow {{!}} Berklee Music Network |url=http://network.online.berklee.edu/members/3078 |accessdate=10 May 2019 |work=network.online.berklee.edu}}{{cite news |title=81: Follow the Three P's Principle When Choosing a Job with Richard Ludlow of Hexany Audio |url=https://www.gamedev.net/podcasts/gamedev-loadout/81-follow-the-three-p%E2%80%99s-principle-when-choosing-a-job-with-richard-ludlow-of-hexany-audio-r236/ |accessdate=10 May 2019 |work=GameDev.net}}. Additionally, there are a few independent, reliable, significant, and secondary tha seem to meet a minimum threshold for notability (prevoiusly cited). In this particular case of a music production company elements of  apply as well with the numerous credits. There simply isn't a glaring, obvious lack of coverage in the sub-genre of "game music" also, and then there are pathways to notability because of the repeated, independent coverage to satisfy  as well, "Is frequently covered in publications devoted to a notable music sub-culture", which their music product is, quite clearly, as shown by the citations. The page should be kept so it can be improved (itself a different issue entirely), but it does meet the criteria of notability
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:GNG||WP:CCSI||WP:COMPOSER||WP:NMUSIC)

Comment: Notable project credits in line with . New draft removes the promotional aspects of previous draft
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:CORP)

Comment: Fails . Few mentions in passing plus primary / COI / self-published sources. , 
Stance: delete
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:NORG||WP:NOTYELLOWPAGES||WP:CORPSPAM)

Comment: The article meets  as the references, though local, verify and support the content. More notable references like this https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/hexany-audio#section-overview and this https://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2017/08/04/berklee-students-and-grads-create-noteworthy-niche-music-for-videogames/YbLrVS37GBjYuq4IcKvi9M/story.html can be added. Variety, Forbes, Sound & Picture are good sources. The article needs a clean-up to remove the redundant content like 'Credits and Clients' section
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:NRV)

Comment: Linked from Richard Ludlow, I guess this company passes . Nevertheless, a rewrite might be necessary to clear some of the non 3rd party sources used. Generally, the topic is in line with . My opinion anyway
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:CORP||WP:GNG)

Comment: per . Hexany Audio is mentioned in many |reliable sources, such as ''The Boston Globe'' and ''Gamasutra'', the first of which is a mainstream newspaper and the second of which is a respectable platform in the area of gaming. ''The Boston Globe'' https://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2017/08/04/berklee-students-and-grads-create-noteworthy-niche-music-for-videogames/YbLrVS37GBjYuq4IcKvi9M/story.html found Hexany Audio an authority to quote with regard to the topic of VR while ''Gamasutra'' https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/305718/VRDC_Speaker_QA_Richard_Ludlow_on_crafting_audio_for_interactive_VR_experiences.php provided in-depth coverage about Hexany Audio through an interview with its Audio Director. Although the article could use some cleanup, it meets the threshold required to possess an encyclopedia entry
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:GNG||WP:RS)

Comment: Topic appears notable. Good sources out there to scale through 
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:COMPANY)

Comment: It is worrying that some editors above !voting to Keep do not appear to have either read or understood the criteria for references to establish notability. Just above, OliverKianzo quotes a reference and describes it as an interview with the founder - this shows a lack of understanding of . Similarly, quoting an article which only contains two quotes from the founder with no discussion on the company whatsoever fails both ORGIND and CORPDEPTH. The recent Keep !votes from {{u|OliverKianzo}}, {{u|Desmay}} and {{u|Sora Sailor}} above describe references as "notable" and "reliable sources" - but this is just one small aspect of a reference. Clearly none have correctly applied the interpretations of "independent" - see . I provided an analysis of sources and pointing out why each failed . To date, nobody has refuted this analysis. The closer will not based their decision on the highest number of !votes recorded for either Keep and Delete. We don't simply count !votes at AfD
Stance: comment
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:ORGIND||WP:ORGIND||WP:NCORP)