Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ben Hayslip


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The result was   Withdrawn Sources are thin but it's close enough for me now. Ten Pound Hammer, his otters and a clue-bat • (Many otters • One bat • One hammer) 20:28, 28 April 2010 (UTC)

Ben Hayslip

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Asserts notability with several co-writing credits, but he seems to be the third wheel for most of the songs he's written. Google turns up nothing other than "Rhett Akins and Dallas Davidson wrote song X with Ben Hayslip," which is trivial at best. Although he does meet one criterion of WP:MUSIC as having written notable works of music, he himself fails WP:GNG, as his notability is not inherited from the songs he wrote and none of the sources found dedicates more than a sentence to him. Ten Pound Hammer, his otters and a clue-bat • (Many otters • One bat • One hammer) 20:59, 19 April 2010 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions.  -- • Gene93k (talk) 22:49, 19 April 2010 (UTC)
 * Weak Keep At some point enough media mentions should make you notable. The article appears to be poorly sourced, i.e. high school and college information is sourced to an alumni page in the article when a media source is available. "...Ben Hayslip, of Evans High Class of 1988. Mr. Hayslip, like Mr. Bryan, also a graduate of Georgia Southern University in Statesboro."Eudemis (talk) 01:13, 21 April 2010 (UTC)
 * Tell me how any of those sources is substantial. A bunch of one sentence mentions ≠ notability. Ten Pound Hammer, his otters and a clue-bat • (Many otters • One bat • One hammer) 20:44, 22 April 2010 (UTC)
 * I'm not sure they are all single mentions. Also his 2009 ASCAP award for most performed songs wasn't as a third wheel; it was solo.  Eudemis (talk) 22:05, 22 April 2010 (UTC)

 Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Ron Ritzman (talk) 00:02, 26 April 2010 (UTC)
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