Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Damion Suomi


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The result was   keep. On the strength of the work Landsake has done on it so far, and in the absence of further objections. Shimeru (talk) 03:18, 10 April 2010 (UTC)

Damion Suomi

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Tagged A7 but notability asserted. Likely autobiography or PR by WP:SPA. This looks to me like a case of using sources tangential to the subject to give an appearance of non-trivial coverage. Guy (Help!) 19:20, 2 April 2010 (UTC)  Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, JForget  00:16, 10 April 2010 (UTC)
 * Weak keep The Paste magazine article is one reliable source with significant coverage. The review in AbsolutePunk is also significant coverage in what appears to be a reliable source. Some of the other refs are local papers or local entertainment websites with significant coverage, but they are not as strong in terms of being well known reliable sources treated as such by other reliable sources, in other words a bit "bloggy." There is a passing reference in Esquire and brief mentions of upcoming performances in other newspapers. See Google News Archive: . Edison (talk) 19:40, 2 April 2010 (UTC)
 * What AbsolutePunk review? duffbeerforme (talk) 10:08, 8 April 2010 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions.  —  D OOMSDAYER 520  (Talk|Contribs) 23:04, 2 April 2010 (UTC)
 * I'm not sure how to respond to this. Firstly, I am not in any way affiliated with Mr. Suomi. I don't know how to prove that to you, but this isn't a PR page. Is mine a WP:SPA? People who know me would find that funny. Like, I would imagine, most editors here, I have a broad variety of interests. It's just that everybody's got to start somewhere, right? I first became acquainted with the music of Damion Suomi in early 2008 and have since watched his reputation grow by leaps and bounds. You'll see the most notable of my citations are within the past month. I would offer that in response to any claim of A7 status. That, and also a question: Can we really say The Rolling Stones are "important"? Sure, they're awesome, but importance can only truly be measured by impact over time, which would put all modern musicians (The Killers, The White Stripes, Foo Fighters, etc.) into the A7 heap. And not to out anybody, but why is Damion Suomi any less important than Jenny Owen Youngs (a musician for whom I have great admiration)? Her page has only two citations and, while one is from The New York Times (an article, I might add, that is about struggling New Jersey musicians in general, not only her; unlike the cited Paste Magazine feature on Mr. Suomi), the other is a reference to the artist's own website. So, yes, some of my citations are a bit "bloggy," though in no way "tangential," as they are in all cases either direct reviews or interviews with the artist himself. But perhaps I'm missing the point. As I stated before, I don't know how to respond to this. It seems to me that in art, if a person is notable, he must needs be important ... to someone. Landsake (talk) 18:23, 3 April 2010 (UTC)
 * I have added two new citations from Blurt and Spin Magazines. Admittedly, the latter actually is somewhat tangential, but I figured, Spin Magazine's not exactly covering local shows, so even a tangential reference there has to be good. I understand the article is a little weak, but I am trying to improve it. Any tips would be appreciated. Landsake (talk) 20:49, 6 April 2010 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so consensus may be reached.
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