Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/40 Cal.


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The result was   Keep. Seraphim &hearts;  01:13, 3 January 2009 (UTC)

40 Cal.

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Delete. Saw this last month and meant to nominate it for deletion but never got around to it. It failed WP:MUSIC then and still does now. JBsupreme (talk) 01:06, 29 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep An established artist associated with established acts (The Diplomats). Proxy User (talk) 04:33, 29 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep, multiple albums on notable labels. Passes WP:MUSIC. Charting album on 4 separate Billboard charts; Top Independent Albums, Top Heatseekers, Billboard 200, Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums,, easily passes WP:MUSIC. And that's just from the links from the article with out actually having to search for any.   Esradekan Gibb    "Talk" 06:03, 29 December 2008 (UTC)
 * I don't think that's enough to warrant a free pass. Rather than pointing to a chart (which shows the notability of an album, not the artist) can you show me something, anything in the way of non-trivial coverage about 40 Cal as a person?  What more can we write in his biography than "He released an album which appeared on 3-4 Billboard charts." ???  JBsupreme (talk) 08:06, 29 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Actually, it does prove notability for the person, if you care to read WP:MUSIC, which I'm assuming you did do before nominating the article. A person or band only needs to pass 1 of the 12 criteria, and between myself and Proxy User we've shown he passes at least 2. Feel free to make up your own rules for musician notability, but for now, I'm gonna stick with the ones Wikipedia provides.    Esradekan Gibb    "Talk" 09:11, 29 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Living people-related deletion discussions.   -- • Gene93k (talk) 06:52, 29 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions.   -- • Gene93k (talk) 06:52, 29 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Neutral. It looks like he could be notable, but the links are a bit rubbish. Deb (talk) 13:31, 29 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep per Esradekan. Artists who have a charting album are notable per WP:MUSIC - Mgm|(talk) 23:19, 29 December 2008 (UTC)


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