Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Gone (Kanye West song)


 * 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 no consensus. No consensus on whether this topic meets Wikipedia's notability standards, nor whether this topic would be better covered in its album article. (non-admin closure) feminist (talk) 14:46, 22 September 2019 (UTC)

Gone (Kanye West song)

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It does not meet WP:NSONG. The content can be incorporated into Late Registration article or this page deleted with no merging as the content seems trivial. MarioSoulTruthFan (talk) 13:53, 31 August 2019 (UTC)

1) "Coverage of a song in the context of an album review does not establish notability. If the only coverage of a song occurs in the context of reviews of the album on which it appears, that material should be contained in the album article and an independent article about the song should not be created." → the only mention of the song was because of a viral video, which made it to re-enter the charts.

2) "Notability aside, a standalone article is only appropriate when there is enough material to warrant a reasonably detailed article; articles unlikely ever to grow beyond stubs should be merged to articles about an artist or album." → I don't see how can anyone expand this article.
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Albums and songs-related deletion discussions. Shellwood (talk) 13:59, 31 August 2019 (UTC)

No article is going to stand on one reference, Time magazine, the billboard is regarding the viral video, pretty sure you can merge that. It could be a GA, so it does apply, as anyone can change it to start or whatever, the content means much more. MarioSoulTruthFan (talk) 13:16, 4 September 2019 (UTC)
 * Merge into article about the pertinent album would be the best solution.01:54, 1 September 2019 (UTC)TH1980 (talk)
 * Keep - I am not seeing that any of the quoted guidelines apply here. The article includes at least 2 sources - a Time article and a Billboard article - about the song that are not album reviews (and there are others, such as this) so (1) doesn't apply.  And the article is already more than a stub so (2) doesn't apply. Rlendog (talk) 19:25, 3 September 2019 (UTC)
 * The article has multiple references. Rlendog (talk) 14:34, 4 September 2019 (UTC)
 * It's not about having 1 or 100 references, please read WP:Songs. MarioSoulTruthFan (talk) 15:28, 4 September 2019 (UTC)
 * To be clearer, the article has multiple references bout the song (including the video - no reason to exclude that) that are not album reviews, and as I pointed out in my original comment, other sources are available. Rlendog (talk) 11:27, 5 September 2019 (UTC)
 * It is a viral video. Once more read the WP:Songs.
 * I've read it. Many times.  I suggest you do. Rlendog (talk)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, North America1000 09:57, 7 September 2019 (UTC)  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus. Relisting comment: Relisting in hopes of some fresh perspectives.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Barkeep49 (talk) 03:23, 15 September 2019 (UTC)
 * Merge Not individually notable outside of the album. Trillfendi (talk) 20:57, 15 September 2019 (UTC)
 * Keep as not only has the song charted on numerous charts, it was also subject to the published source of the video. --Kyle Peake (talk) 05:08, 17 September 2019 (UTC)
 * Charts only indicate that a song may be notable, not that it is notable. It is a viral video, not an official one. MarioSoulTruthFan (talk) 13:29, 17 September 2019 (UTC)
 * Regardless of the source, it's a video of this song. Which got significant coverage.  So the significant coverage relates to this song.  You are making arbitrary distinctions. Rlendog (talk) 19:54, 20 September 2019 (UTC)


 * Keep It's notable in it's own right for charting years later and not from the hype of an album release. It's not something like ""All 18 Songs From Taylor Swift's New Album 'Lover' Chart On the Billboard Hot 100". Ҥ (talk) 06:34, 22 September 2019 (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.