Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/American Idol country artists


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The result was   delete. Wizardman Operation Big Bear 16:23, 7 June 2011 (UTC)

American Idol country artists

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Does not meet the list criteria as a notable subject for a standalone list; the main List of American Idol finalists is not so long as to be unmanagable, and this list is fairly arbitrary in its subject matter. This seems like the exact sort of random categorization that WP:SALAT warns against. Jayron  32  00:11, 22 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Weak delete per WP:UNDUE.  Erpert  Who is this guy? 00:38, 22 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Keep listing contestants via musical genre is reasonable, non-arbitrary means of thematic organization. Chester Markel (talk) 01:39, 22 May 2011 (UTC)
 * That's not exactly what this is though; it's basically a relisting of things that are already in the other article without elaboration.  Erpert  Who is this guy? 02:05, 22 May 2011 (UTC)
 * I don't see the other article organized by musical genre. Chester Markel (talk) 02:12, 22 May 2011 (UTC)
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 * Keep While this is a pretty terse list, I don't think "country music" is an inappropriate division of "music" (even though I personally can't stand the genre...). There's not enough of a problem here to be worth deleting this, IMHO. Jclemens (talk) 02:12, 22 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Delete Is this supposed to be an article or a list? I also do not understand the criteria for inclusion, since it omits a country contestant while on the show, Lindsey Cardinale, and has contestants that were not country on the show but came out with country albums, Diana DeGarmo, Phil Stacey, Michael Sarver and Danny Gokey.  The article also states "successful" but Carmen Rasmussen's albums and songs did not chart, DeGarmo's country EP did not chart, Jessica Sierra's album, EP and songs did not chart, Sarver's album charted at #58 on US Country and no songs charted.  Everyone else had at least a top ten album on US Country. Aspects (talk) 05:44, 27 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.


 * Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, / ƒETCH COMMS  /  03:06, 30 May 2011 (UTC)


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