Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Blair Packham


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The result was redirect to The Jitters. Content can be merged from history.  Sandstein  10:04, 6 January 2019 (UTC)

Blair Packham

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Résumé-esque BLP of a musician, not properly referenced as having any standalone notability independent of the band he was a member of in the 1980s. The existence of solo albums is not an automatic free pass that exempts a musician from having to have reliable source coverage in media — but the references here are entirely primary sources right across the board, and even on a ProQuest search I can't find any non-trivial coverage of his solo career at all. Bearcat (talk) 04:46, 23 December 2018 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions. Bakazaka (talk) 07:41, 23 December 2018 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Canada-related deletion discussions. Bakazaka (talk) 07:41, 23 December 2018 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
 * Delete per nomination, on account of subject failing WP:NMUSICIAN. -The Gnome (talk) 14:45, 29 December 2018 (UTC)
 * Keep as a pass of WP:BASIC. For example, there's coverage from his Jitters days (that is mostly about him) in "THE BAND WITH A HIT SONG -- IF ONLY THEY'D PLAY IT ON THE RADIO" by Greg Burliuk in The Whig-Standard from prehistoric December 5, 1985 (p1), and "The Jitters have finally settled down" by John Mackie in The Vancouver Sun from December 17, 1987 (pF2). There's also coverage of his solo days in "Blair Packham's song pain, anger and regret" by Greg Quill in the Ontario edition of the Toronto Star from April 22, 2004 (pG3). Looks like enough for a WP:BASIC pass (and solo coverage means no simple redirect to the Jitters). Admittedly the article needs some work. Bakazaka (talk) 04:19, 30 December 2018 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, North America1000 04:46, 30 December 2018 (UTC)
 * Delete per nominatior  AD  Talk 05:45, 30 December 2018 (UTC)
 * Delete This “article” is a resume.Trillfendi (talk) 16:08, 30 December 2018 (UTC)
 * Delete or Redirect to The Jitters in the most charitable of decisions, for I'm not entirely convinced that article has enough good references to remain (although in fairness most of their non-routine coverage likely pre-dates extensive internet sources.) But clearly, what editor Bakazaka found above, the references that do exist are mostly in context of the subject's membership in that band, or from a trivial, small-time source  ShelbyMarion (talk) 19:46, 2 January 2019 (UTC)
 * Merge the relevant verifiable information to The Jitters. There's some coverage of Packham's solo/production work around (e.g. ), but not enough for a standalone article, but as a key member of a notable band, his activities since leaving the band are of encyclopedic interest. --Michig (talk) 07:55, 6 January 2019 (UTC)


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