Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Dan Vaillancourt


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The result was   delete. &mdash; Cirt (talk) 01:27, 21 August 2011 (UTC)

Dan Vaillancourt

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As far as I can tell this article has never had any credible assertion of notability other than by inheritance (playing at venues where famous people have played) and the references are the subject, his website, his MySpace and - well, you get the idea. He's currently working on an "online cooking show" (i.e. YouTube). Guy (Help!) 20:19, 13 August 2011 (UTC)
 * - Updated most of the sections on the page and added references on August 19th. --FFedits (talk) 22:00, 19 August 2011 (UTC)
 * - As evidence by the additional links, he has had national airplay and tours nationally yearly. In addition, his music has been on compilations in several countries. Please advise as to what additional resources you would like added to verify notability. Jheditorials (talk) 23:17, 19 August 2011 (UTC)
 * In the case of musicians, notability for wikipedia requires musicians to be unique among their compatriots. What has this musician done that no other musician has done?Curb Chain (talk) 11:35, 20 August 2011 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions.  —Tom Morris (talk) 20:41, 13 August 2011 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Michigan-related deletion discussions.  —Tom Morris (talk) 20:41, 13 August 2011 (UTC)


 * Delete. Non-notable.  No independent evidence of notability. Gillyweed (talk) 22:36, 14 August 2011 (UTC)
 * - Independent references added on August 19th. --FFedits (talk) 22:00, 19 August 2011 (UTC)
 * - These so called independent references do not prove notability. For example, they are marketing material (apparently prepared by Vaillancourt) or even written by Vaillancourt, in the case of the 'Our Midland News'.  This material is not independent nor does it meet WP:RS.Gillyweed (talk) 23:00, 19 August 2011 (UTC)
 * What type of additional references would you like to have added to verify notability? Jheditorials (talk) 23:17, 19 August 2011 (UTC)


 * Delete - no coverage in reliable independent sources. There's not really even an assertion of notability, beyond an attempt at inherited notability ("playing several legendary places, such as Eddie’s Attic in Atlanta and CBGB’s in New York"), which, like everything else, is sourced to his own website. cmadler (talk) 13:16, 15 August 2011 (UTC)
 * - Independent references added on August 19th. --FFedits (talk) 22:00, 19 August 2011 (UTC)
 * - See above question. Jheditorials (talk) 23:17, 19 August 2011 (UTC)
 * Delete I can't see any notability even if 3rd party sources are cited.Curb Chain (talk) 11:23, 20 August 2011 (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.