User talk:Mudfinger

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Speedy deletion nomination of Malikon


A tag has been placed on Malikon requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section A7 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article appears to be about a band or musician, but it does not indicate how or why the subject is important or significant: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, such articles may be deleted at any time. Please read more about what is generally accepted as notable.

If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason, you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Click here to contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. However, be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be removed without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. If the page is deleted, and you wish to retrieve the deleted material for future reference or improvement, you can place a request here. Ducknish (talk) 01:00, 16 April 2014 (UTC)

Okay, he's got thousands of people looking at his YouTube videos, that's not enough for an entry? If I specify that in the text of the entry itself, will that help? Mudfinger (talk) 01:27, 16 April 2014 (UTC)
 * To put it bluntly, no, that's not enough. Notability on Wikipedia is shown through coverage in reliable, independent sources such as newspapers or magazines.  Raw numbers like YouTube views can't support an article.  Hope this helps clear things up.  Howicus (Did I mess up?) 02:07, 16 April 2014 (UTC)

That does clarify, thanks Howicus. What about other websites? There's at least one online interview by a 3rd party that I know of. Would that make the cut? Mudfinger (talk) 03:14, 16 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Probably not enough by itself. The notability requirement is to show "significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject", and the sort of standard expected for a musical performer is explained at WP:MUSICBIO. If you think you can find references to show that, ask the deleting administrator, user whether he will "userfy" the page for you - move it into a sub-page in your user space where you can work on it. JohnCD (talk) 09:17, 16 April 2014 (UTC)

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Thank you Hostbot, your explanation and the linked information made it all clear to me. :)