Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Beyoncé's untitled third studio album


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was   delete.  MBisanz  talk 00:55, 15 September 2008 (UTC)

Beyoncé's untitled third studio album
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Fails Notability_(music) in that the only confirmed details are the release date and the titles of a couple of songs. Nothing else that can be reliably said about it at present. Delete per WP:CRYSTAL, WP:V and the arguments at HAMMER without prejudice for recreation nearer to the time of release. Kurt Shaped Box (talk) 18:55, 10 September 2008 (UTC)


 * Delete Everything that's sourced here can easily be included in the Beyoncé Knowles. Consider AfDing If I Were a Boy as well, since all that appears to be sourced about that is its existence and release date.  PiracyFundsTerrorism (talk) 19:05, 10 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete per WP:HAMMER. Not enough verifiable info yet. I already redirected the single. Ten Pound Hammer  and his otters • (Broken clamshells • Otter chirps • HELP) 19:14, 10 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Albums and songs-related deletion discussions.   -- • Gene93k (talk) 19:20, 10 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Weak delete. I redirected this from the fake Queen B! title and removed the fake track list.  However, this is beginning to get some reliable press and November is only two months away so expect the hype machine to start turning and the media blitz to begin.  I'm not opposed to a delete per se, but honestly, with an artist as high-profile as this I'm thinking a recreation will be inevitable very, very quickly. - eo (talk) 20:07, 10 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom and Piracy: the title and track list are unknown, so the sourced content here should be in the artist's page (Beyoncé Knowles) per WP:MUSIC. Cliff smith  talk  22:05, 10 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete per WP:CRYSTAL and WP:HAMMER. RockManQ (talk) 00:20, 11 September 2008 (UTC)


 * Delete, STOP.......Hammer time.   Esradekan Gibb    "Talk" 01:16, 11 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Weak keep. Although I like WP:HAMMER it's not Wikipedia policy nor a guideline and therefore can be ignored if necessary. Although no title has been announced as yet, the Billboard coverage satisfies notability and established verifiability of this article, even if an album title is not yet available. If it's coming out in less than 2 months, a title announcement is no doubt imminent so there's no point deleting this if it's just going to be recreated soon anyway. Additional: I don't know if anyone's checked it lately but WP:HAMMER has been revised to include a notwithstanding clause that allows for articles like this that have been sourced in the way this article has been. 23skidoo (talk) 01:38, 11 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete recreate it when it has a title, til then it's hammer time. JuJube (talk) 09:04, 11 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete title or not it isn't notable, hasn't come out (and may not ever come out despite what is currently said). Clearly fails WP:CRYSTAL. Billboard reference means including it in the artist's article is reasonable but, on its own really doesn't support a separate article. Jasynnash2 (talk) 11:20, 11 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep notability is getting stronger, with two reliable sources. --Efe (talk) 11:42, 11 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete with crystalhammer until released. -- Escape Artist Swyer Talk Contributions 22:52, 11 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Weak keep. It will be notable like the king's word in a couple of months. Tezkag72 (talk) 01:44, 12 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Weak keep. Why delete? theres lots of other pages focusing on upcoming albums that have been announced officially, why not keep this one aswell. The album is due for release in two months time which isn't that long really, keep! Wneedham02 (talk) 20:36, 13 September 2008 (UTC)


 * Delete per WP:HAMMER LegoKontribsTalkM 00:48, 15 September 2008 (UTC)


 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.