Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Dancing with the Stars (US TV series) music


 * 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. I can't see much point in creating a redirect, so I did not, but with no prejudice to anyone doing it, given this discussion content. - Nabla (talk) 12:42, 17 July 2008 (UTC)

Dancing with the Stars (US TV series) music

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Fancruft; music is not notable for appearing on a TV show IRK! Leave me a note or two 20:47, 3 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete and Merge as I understand the show, the music is not specifically composed or recorded for that show... therefore, it would be at best a list only. The songs would not be unique to that show, they may be used in many venues. If the songs are notable, they get an article-sure! But what makes any given song unique to be mentioned only with this one show? I'm not seeing it. I'd be in favor of merging it into the article, like a "soundtrack" or something. That might make a big chunk, so maybe it would be better as a list.--Paul McDonald (talk) 21:01, 3 July 2008 (UTC)
 * You can't "delete and merge" per the GFDL. Ten Pound Hammer  and his otters • (Broken clamshells•Otter chirps) 21:15, 3 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Okay, I'll bite: Exactly where in the GNU Free Documentation License does it say that Wikipedia cannot delete one article and merge the information into another? (or did you mean Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory??--Paul McDonald (talk) 21:21, 3 July 2008 (UTC)
 * I've been told elsewhere that "delete and merge" is somehow unacceptable. Ten Pound Hammer  and his otters • (Broken clamshells•Otter chirps) 21:38, 3 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Paul, you might like to read AFD, especially the part which reads "Try to avoid contradictory or confusing recommendations, such as delete and merge, which can't be done as edit histories of merged text must be preserved (see also GFDL)." Grutness...wha?  01:08, 4 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Okay, I'll read it... (read-read-read) Hmmm... the point in there also references the GFDL, but then that document doesn't say anything about deleting and merging. What's up with that?? (by the way, Delete and Merge is a fairly common position in AFD).--Paul McDonald (talk) 01:58, 4 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Merge and redirect is fairly common; merge and delete shouldn't be used. The rreason is explained in the text of the main AfD page - edit histories must be preserved when pages are merged (as explained in Section 5 of the GFDL). If the page is deleted, those histories are not preserved. Grutness...wha?  03:15, 4 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Comment. The articles on the individual seasons of the show appear to already list the songs each couple danced to. Squidfryerchef (talk) 15:19, 5 July 2008 (UTC)


 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Television-related deletion discussions. --  Fabrictramp  |  talk to me  19:21, 5 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Music-related deletion discussions. --  Fabrictramp  |  talk to me  19:21, 5 July 2008 (UTC)


 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so that consensus may be reached. Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks,  Fabrictramp  |  talk to me  21:42, 10 July 2008 (UTC)


 * Delete and Redirect - the fact that all these songs were played on the same tv show is trivial. We don't even have American Idol music were the song choice is far more important --T-rex 03:27, 11 July 2008 (UTC)


 * Delete per T-rex, though I doubt anyone will type in this title. Maxamegalon2000 22:31, 11 July 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.