Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/David Hopkins (musician)


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The result was   keep. (non-admin closure) Tim Song (talk) 01:32, 24 November 2009 (UTC)

David Hopkins (musician)

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Artist fails WP:MUSIC. Article fails WP:GNG. Nouse4aname (talk) 09:01, 17 November 2009 (UTC)
 * Comment. Hi. Have you checked for sources, per WP:BEFORE? If the assertions in the article are accurate, he would seem to meet a number of WP:MUSIC criteria (and just has to meet one). Thanks.--Epeefleche (talk) 11:03, 17 November 2009 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions.  — J04n(talk page) 10:40, 17 November 2009 (UTC)
 * Note: This article has been nominated for rescue. J04n(talk page) 11:01, 17 November 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete as non-notable. The notability criteria he is closest to meeting is "Has had a charted single or album on any national music chart." He released a charted single (In a Day) with a group, Lir, so it makes the group notable but not all the members of that group. I searched Allmusic and Billboard.com without finding indication that anything Hopkins has released individually has charted. Mm40 (talk) 12:07, 17 November 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep. Hopkins appears to meet criteron 1 of WP:MUSICBIO, with what looks to be non-trivial coverage in Hot Press magazine and the Boston Herald. Unfortunately, one has to subscribe in order to view the full articles. There's also an album review available at RTE.  Gongshow  Talk 16:13, 17 November 2009 (UTC)
 * Here's a better view of three Hot Press articles, which demonstrate Hopkins' notability.  Gongshow  Talk 16:15, 17 November 2009 (UTC)


 * Keep per Gongshow's good work. Thanks. Drmies (talk) 01:32, 18 November 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep. What Drimies said.--Epeefleche (talk) 02:29, 18 November 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep. The above references found by Gongshow have been incorporated into the article. J04n(talk page) 02:43, 18 November 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep. Obviously. Meets most of the requirements in WP:MUSIC.CygnusPius (talk) 17:57, 18 November 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep His music has been featured in a major movie, and on a notable long running television show, plus he has played in a very notable band The Who, and been an opening act for other notable bands.  D r e a m Focus  00:48, 19 November 2009 (UTC)
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