Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/How About You (Staind song)


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The result was   no consensus. Stifle (talk) 08:54, 27 April 2009 (UTC)

How About You (Staind song)

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Non-notable album (though of notable band). SchuminWeb (Talk) 04:40, 20 April 2009 (UTC)


 * I concur, one song is not notable, much as I disagree with WP:N, the line has to be drawn somewhere.
 * delete- though some material might be better placed in the main article of the album. HJ Mitchell (talk) 05:21, 20 April 2009 (UTC)


 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Albums and songs-related deletion discussions.  --  J mundo 06:54, 20 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete as a non-plausible search term, fails notability per WP:MUSIC. No awards, no chart, no covers, no WP:RS.   Esradekan Gibb    "Talk" 10:48, 20 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep - The song charted, so meets notability. I quickly found and added at least one reliable source.  The name is a perfectly proper title per WP:DAB and a perfectly plausible search term to anyone familiar with WP conventions and WP:DAB. Rlendog (talk) 01:02, 23 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Merge and Redirect to 14 Shades of Grey: Although the song has charted, WP:NSONGS states: Songs that have been ranked on national or significant music charts [...] are probably notable. (my bolding) However, it also says: All articles on albums, singles or songs must meet the basic criteria at the notability guidelines, with significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject. and Notability aside, a separate article on a song is only appropriate when there is enough verifiable 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 have searched for reliable sources which cover the song in detail, but can't find any. Nor is the article likely to grow beyond it's current stub status. With regards to being an "implausible search term", I feel that anyone who is aware of Wikipedia's WP:DAB or WP:MUSTARD guidelines would be likely to use it. --JD554 (talk) 09:40, 24 April 2009 (UTC)


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