Talk:Del Palmer

Deletion discussion
Note that this article has now been put up for deletion: further discussion should take place at Articles for deletion/Del Palmer (second nomination) rather than here. Bondegezou 11:38, 18 September 2007 (UTC)

I've re-created this page that was recently deleted. I'm sorry I missed the AfD for this before. The concern expressed then was that the article lacked citations and did not meet WP:BAND. I have expanded on the original article, focusing on providing citations. I include two articles about Palmer: an interview in magazine Future Music and another in Fachblatt Musikmagazin, both archived at a Kate Bush fan site. I also include citations about Palmer's relationship with Bush from The Independent, Salon.com and others. So, as I see it, Palmer meets the WP:BAND criteria (1) and, through his work with Bush, at least (2), (3) and (5). It is true that most of his notability comes through his work with Bush. However, I think the article now has sufficient, cited material about his other work. Bondegezou 13:34, 17 September 2007 (UTC)


 * I've corrected the referencing formatting and given descriptions to the links, I'm sorry but in no way does the new article meet the criteria for WP:BAND. Of the references and citations you have given the only one that is acceptable as a reliable source is the New York Times article and that isn't even about Palmer. Any references must be non-trivial, reliable and substantial. The only article purely on Palmer that is substantial is written by a fan and is not classed as a reliable source for Wikipedia purposes. The rest of the references are either marketing pieces or fan written material. None of them fulfil the criteria set out in WP:BAND or [{WP:BIO]]. The links to Palmer's own site are discountable as they are not independent. Most of them only mention Palmer in passing as album credits etc. I'm afraid Del Palmer is not notable in Wikipedia terms. Point references at articles where his name appears is not what is needed. To prove notability the critera needs to relate directly to Palmer himself.  WebHamste r  15:37, 17 September 2007 (UTC)


 * Thanks for tidying up the references, but, sorry, your argument above is factually wrong with respect to the sources given. In particular, http://gaffa.org/reaching/i93_fm.html and http://gaffa.org/reaching/i94_fmg.html are not fan-written articles. They are articles in the mainstream music press that have been archived on a fan site, as I said in my original comments. The magazine articles can be cited directly if that would make it clearer. They are non-trivial, reliable, substantial and about Del Palmer. Bondegezou 16:18, 17 September 2007 (UTC)


 * A fan written website regardless of the source of the material they are writing is still a fan written website and is therefore not deemed reliable, please see WP:RS and WP:N for what constitutes reliability. I'm afraid you are grasping at straws here. Please know that I am not out to destroy your hard work. I work for independent musicians so know how hard it is for them to gain publicity and notability etc especially so for session musos, but at the same time the rules here are pretty clear cut. Notability isn't inherited and his relationship with Kate Bush is NOT (nor ever will be) a factor in gaining necessary notability. He has no published work in his own name, he hasn't done a major national/international tour in his own right. All these are a factor. Being Kate Bush's boyfriend is not.  WebHamste r  16:38, 17 September 2007 (UTC)


 * Articles were published about Del Palmer in Future Music (November 1993) and Fachblatt Musikmagazin (January 1994). Those are reliable sources under WP:RS and WP:N. Do you contest either of those statements? Given those magazines don't have online archives, providing a link to a verbatim archive of them on a fan site seems useful. I really don't see how you can interpret the rules to make those articles not reliable sources just because Gaffa Web archived them. As for WP:NOTINHERITED, while being Bush's partner for many years does not make Palmer notable, being a member of her band on multiple tours/albums does seem relevant. I don't see any consistent ruling on the notability of musicians who are regular members of a "solo" artist's band. I don't work for a musician and have no special interest in Del Palmer's or Kate Bush's careers: I just don't see any problem under WP:BAND with Palmer's notability. Bondegezou 17:05, 17 September 2007 (UTC)


 * As you say being a member of Bush's band is relevant, it's just not a slam dunk for notability. As regards the interviews archived on Gaffa. Fair enough if they are archived versions of mainstream press articles. The problem is that they aren't exactly about Palmer are they? The "right hand" interview is more about what it's like working in Bush's band and what was done in the studio to get the album out. The "Well Red" article is also about Kate Bush but from Palmer's perspective. It's a stretch to assert that they demonstrate notability. More a way of getting inside info on Bush without actually getting to interview her (a journalistic equivalent of groupies bonking the roadies to get to the star, used frequently by journalists of less important mags who don't have the clout to get to the big star.) It's pointless putting a prod notice on the article as you've already done the equivalent of contesting it. I can only suggest that it goes up for AfD again with the revised article and then let the consensus decide. At the moment it serves no purpose and achieves nothing by you saying yes, and me saying no. If you are confident that your references demonstrate notability then it shouldn't be a problem for you.  WebHamste r  17:25, 17 September 2007 (UTC)


 * I will endeavour to improve the site further, particularly in terms of finding more reliable sources. If you wish to put it up for AfD, go ahead. Bondegezou 09:48, 18 September 2007 (UTC)

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