Talk:Prince Tui Teka

==Notice: This article does not verifiably establish == In my opinion, this article either does not verifiably satisfy the Notability criteria for, or it may violate the Conflict of interest guideline, or perhaps it is a Copyright violation.

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Wikipedia articles must be based on reliable sources to verify any claims of notability. Even though the lack of reliable sources in an article is not grounds for deletion in itself, an article with absolutely no sources (or only external links to unreliable ones) suggests to some editors that multiple reliable sources may not, in fact, exist.

Although I am considering tagging this article for deletion according to the Deletion policy, I am nonetheless willing to assist User:, and other recent contributors to this article, to make some constructive improvements to it ... I do not have time to examine this article in depth at the moment, and it may improve over time, in which case this warning was premature.

Please respond on this Discussion page, instead of on my Talk page, in order to avoid fragmenting the conversation.

To better understand why I have used this template, please read Flag templates for deletion warnings ... I realize that some of the expressed possible concerns may not be appropriate in this case.

Happy Editing! &mdash;  15:13, 5 September 2008 (UTC)


 * Hi 72.75.117.122, thanks for your concern. I hope i've addressed most of the issues you had, but please be aware Tui Teka was a prominent Maori performer back in the 70's, and as such there is little online material avaliable to use to enforce notability. Perhaps this article could fall under an exception in the notability guideline? According to the article List of number-one singles in 1982 (New Zealand), Tui Teka had his song E Ipo as the number 1 single for two weeks in a row. The only source given to the articles accuracy (as I realise Wikipedia is not a source) is the Recording Industry Association of New Zealand website, and i'd imagine it would take alot of time to find that particular week so i'm going to give it the benefit of the doubt. However, if you do wish to press on with the AfD i'd be willing to find it, as that would prove notability per WP:MUSIC if i'm not mistaken. If you'd like any further clarification, just post it here and i'll be more than willing to help. Thanks! MattWT (talk) 07:54, 7 September 2008 (UTC)


 * Please see Articles about people notable only for one event ... I'm afraid that a "one-hit wonder" does not qualify ... references do not have to be available online, but must come from some WP:RS that can be verified by a visit to a local library with access to back issues ... see My contributions - a tale of research for an example of finding printed references ... BTW, my IP address changed the other day ... Happy Editing! &mdash;  10:33, 7 September 2008 (UTC)


 * Well according to WP:MUSIC (the notability guidelines for musicians), having a "a charted hit on any national music chart" establishes notability. As far as I know, WP:BLP1E only applies to things like news events, such as a shopkeeper being robbed. In that case, the shopkeeper would not be notable. However, from WP:MUSIC, having a "one-hit wonder" does indeed establish notability. Thanks, MattWT (talk) 10:47, 7 September 2008 (UTC)