Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Dianne van Giersbergen


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The result was   Nom withdrawn. (non-admin closure) – Davey 2010 •  (talk)  16:59, 13 July 2014 (UTC)

Dianne van Giersbergen

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No evidence of encyclopedic notability. Subject appears to fail BASIC and CREATIVE. Sources fail RS. Article has a promotional tone to it. A Google did yield several interviews with blogs and websites dedicated to the heavy metal genre, but they seem to be fluff pieces and I have doubts as to their reliability as sources. It's possible though that I may be missing something. PROD was removed without explanation or evident improvement. Ad Orientem (talk) 13:24, 26 June 2014 (UTC)
 * Withdrawing nom based on extensive improvements in the article. -Ad Orientem (talk) 14:05, 10 July 2014 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Germany-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 00:50, 27 June 2014 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Netherlands-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 00:50, 27 June 2014 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 00:50, 27 June 2014 (UTC)


 * Delete lack of sufficient independent sources.John Pack Lambert (talk) 06:42, 30 June 2014 (UTC)
 * Keep. Given the earlier article, which seemed like an addition from well-meaning fans, without proper sourcing, the AfD is understandable. But my first clue that Giersbergen is notable was 100 pageviews/day after the article was floated in May. I found sources which are suitable for the genre (European metal bands), revamped per Heymann, and there are many suggesting she meets WP:ARTIST as well as the GNG, including interviews, reviews of her performances as well as her band's albums. Language difficulties could be a problem too, with reviews in other languages (Dutch, German, French) making it difficult for Wikipedians to confirm. That the band Xandria plays all over Europe is another sign suggesting notability.--Tomwsulcer (talk) 04:05, 4 July 2014 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.


 * Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, j⚛e deckertalk 15:26, 5 July 2014 (UTC)


 * Automated comment: This AfD was not correctly transcluded to the log (step 3). I have transcluded it to Articles for deletion/Log/2014 July 5.  — cyberbot I  Notify Online 16:45, 5 July 2014 (UTC)
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