Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Dr. Ring-Ding


 * 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 keep. (non-admin closure) DannyS712 (talk) 05:58, 20 February 2020 (UTC)

Dr. Ring-Ding

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Potentially non-notable musician. The most substantial coverage I was able to find is an interview and this blog post. The act is somewhat widely mentioned by name, but depth of coverage seems to be lacking. Many mentions seem to be due to the novelty of a German ska act, and a related argument for notability is made on the article's talk page. Skeletor3000 (talk) 19:07, 28 January 2020 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions. Skeletor3000 (talk) 19:07, 28 January 2020 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Music-related deletion discussions. Skeletor3000 (talk) 19:07, 28 January 2020 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Germany-related deletion discussions. Skeletor3000 (talk) 19:07, 28 January 2020 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
 * Weak keep as the article claims that two of his singles (one a co-operation) have charted on one or other of the German national charts which would pass criteria 2 of WP:NMUSIC. One of the chartings is referenced to a book on Google books but I can't read it on my ipad. There is also a staff written bio on AllMusic here and they have two staff written reviews of two of his albums, imv Atlantic306 (talk) 20:22, 31 January 2020 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, North America1000 14:44, 4 February 2020 (UTC)  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, qedk (t 桜 c) 11:37, 12 February 2020 (UTC)
 * Keep per WP:NEXIST. In addition to the German chart-listing, there's also a lot of coverage in ska/punk fanzines, including an interview in Broke in Korea #17. I know that fanzines aren't necessarily considered RS, but there really are quite a few, which I think speaks to the importance of the band in this particular subculture. I added those links to the article in a "Further reading" section. -- Toughpigs (talk) 14:29, 12 February 2020 (UTC)
 * Keep Notable musician who meets WP:NMUSIC. Read these sentences in the article: Dr. Ring Ding is known for his Ska and Reggae collaborations with artists including Lord Tanamo, Derrick Morgan, Laurel Aitken, Judge Dread, Vic Ruggiero, and many others. He has also performed with the Skatalites and The Toasters. Dr. Ring Ding also earned acclaim with a cover of the Johnny Cash song Ring of Fire. Ambrosiawater (talk) 20:36, 16 February 2020 (UTC)


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