Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/David Haines (composer)


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The result was delete.  Sandstein  07:46, 18 July 2015 (UTC)

David Haines (composer)

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Seemingly NN composer. While there are claims that his compositions have been performed in notable venues, I haven't been able to find any independent sources to back anything up or satisfy WP:GNG.

Artcle failed PROD by in 2009 with logic "awfully spammy with no evidence of notability"

The article was created by COI/SPA editor The Dissident Aggressor 15:41, 25 June 2015 (UTC)
 * Delete. References are three broken links and a flyer for the performance of one of his works - all 90 minutes of it. &mdash; RHaworth (talk · contribs) 17:16, 25 June 2015 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions. North America1000 22:07, 25 June 2015 (UTC)
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 * Keep:- subject of the article meet WP:COMPOSER#2. His song was performed at the Carnegie Hall, Wigmore Hall, Purcell Room per this source (I've added the source to the article) and his song was performed at the Cambridge Science Festival (the United Kingdom's largest free science festival) in 2007 per this source. In addition, he's the only songwriter in residence at a Science festival in the world per [BBC and he has exhibited in museums, festivals and alternative exhibition spaces, including installations for the [[National Gallery]], the Art Gallery of New South Wales, the Museum of Contemporary Art and the Biennale of Sydney per this source. Wikic¤l¤gyt@lk to M£ 00:36, 27 June 2015 (UTC)
 * Composer #2 says that his theater works must have "had a reasonable run as such things are judged in their particular situation and time." There is no indication of any reasonable run in the article or the source - only that a song was performed by an unknown somebody at the venue and even that is unverifiable by any reliable source.  Date? Performer? Which song? Nothing.  Your one source that claims all this, "familyopera.org" is hardly reliable, (published sources with a reputation for fact-checking and accuracy) - in fact, that site looks like something one of the 10-year olds in that kids' opera troupe put together.   Beyond that, the source and the article claim that one of his songs - not "musical theatre of some sort" was performed in those venues. Musical theatre is a form of theatrical performance that combines songs, spoken dialogue, acting, and dance.  Fail composer#2.  The Dissident Aggressor 16:34, 27 June 2015 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, JAaron95  &#40; Talk &#41;  14:59, 2 July 2015 (UTC)  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, JAaron95  Talk   10:38, 9 July 2015 (UTC)
 * Delete - fails all of the criteria of WP:COMPOSER and there's no coverage to pass WP:GNG. Kraxler (talk) 14:09, 17 July 2015 (UTC)


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