Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Drew Powers


 * 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. Der Wohltempierte Fuchs ( talk ) 02:26, 24 February 2009 (UTC)

Drew Powers

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Previously speedied article about unremarkable radio DJ. Speedy delete declined on the recreation. Delicious carbuncle (talk) 17:20, 19 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Wait - This article does claim notability by national syndication in WP:BAND point 10. While he's a DJ and not a band, the guideline does specifically mention DJs and syndication of his show is how I would interpret DJs fitting into point 10.  I'm still searching for links and working with the editors/creator on references to the claims.  The editors are vigilant in keeping this article by fulfilling the WP:Notability requirements and I believe that a little time and a little work will prove this article to be notable. In the future, please mention the issues you have in the talk page so that people can try to fix the article before it's flagged for deletion.  Assuming good faith, the creators and editors have the information needed and it just needs to be fleshed out with a little help. Ol Yeller  '''Talktome 20:57, 19 February 2009 (UTC)
 * He's a "radio personality" not a "two turntables and a microphone" DJ, so WP:MUSIC doesn't apply here. I understand that you're trying to help new editors (or more probably, editor) but I think you're going to be disappointed here. Delicious carbuncle (talk) 21:13, 19 February 2009 (UTC)
 * That's a good point. I'm not sure how to interpret that.  However, I did find and am now making the edits to prove that he's syndicated in different provinces across Canada.  I'll do that and then leave it up to the other Wikipedia-ers to decide as I'm now biased on the future of this article.  Btw, the Beck reference made me laugh. :-)  Ol Yeller  '''Talktome 21:54, 19 February 2009 (UTC)
 * He appears to be "syndicated" in one province only, if you consider being played on stations owned by the same company as syndication. So not nationally. Delicious carbuncle (talk) 22:23, 19 February 2009 (UTC)


 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Living people-related deletion discussions. --Erwin85Bot (talk) 00:03, 20 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Strong Delete This article was written by Drew Powers himself. How convenient that his bio on the Edge's website links to the Wikipedia page. Even on the Edge's website, there's just a tiny blurb about him... the Wikipedia article is grasping at straws to make it longer and make him seem more notable then he is. Why else would be there so many subtitles for such a short article? Delete this article now. I lived in Sarnia and London for 24 years and I've never heard of Drew Powers or that radio station.--Sarnya (talk) 06:15, 20 February 2009 (UTC)

Sarnya Do you know this for a fact?? 216.187.106.70 (talk) 16:02, 20 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Comment I think it should be noted that User:216.187.106.70 twice deleted the delete !vote by User:Sarnya. Their next contributions and the contribution of User:Captain-amazzing were deleted by over-zealous editors, but I haven't restored them, since I believe that both users are fairly obviously the same person (and also User:Oh FFS, who created the now deleted Drew powers) . Both User:216.187.106.70 and User:Captain-amazzing left the same comment. There's more, but I'll wait and see what happens here before deciding whether or not to pursue it. Delicious carbuncle (talk) 20:00, 20 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete. I don't see how this person is notable at all (Google News search reveals nothing), and the article is an obvious vanity piece. Drmies (talk) 02:49, 22 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete: insufficient independent 3rd party sources, possible vanity WP:MUSICBIO. JamesBurns (talk) 03:50, 23 February 2009 (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.