Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/If I Was a Drinkin' Man


 * 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. Stifle (talk) 08:24, 16 October 2008 (UTC)

If I Was a Drinkin' Man
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I have tried several times to redirect this song, only for one user to singlehandedly undo all my redirects and disagree with me entirely just because their opinion clashes with mine. This article has been in this state for ages now, with absolutely no sources found. Yes, it was a #16 chart single, but not all chart singles are inherently notable. The ASCAP award is unsourced, as is the claim that it was favorable among recovering alcoholics. Given that there is no hope of expansion for this article, I think that it should either be deleted or redirected, but since I've already tried to redirect it and tried to discuss this with the user to no avail… Ten Pound Hammer  and his otters • (Broken clamshells • Otter chirps • HELP) 20:55, 11 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Albums and songs-related deletion discussions.   -- Patar knight - chat/contributions 20:58, 11 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Comment It turns out that Wikibones disagreed with the redirection since Charlie Floyd also recorded the song, and felt that a redirect to Neal was inappropriate. Note, however, that Charlie Floyd didn't release his version as a single, and may not even meet WP:MUSIC. Ten Pound Hammer  and his otters • (Broken clamshells • Otter chirps • HELP) 21:08, 11 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete as fails the verifiability policy anyway, by having no sources at all. If source for chart position found, redirect to the artist who recorded that version. Did the other artist write it? If so he can be mentioned in the sucessful artists page. If not, then it is just a non-notable cover by him.Yobmod (talk) 10:30, 13 October 2008 (UTC)
 * As redirect is causing edit warring, better to delete it as a non-notable song (minor chart position is not enough by itself), and let the 2 artists' pages treat its existance on their pages seperately.Yobmod (talk) 16:25, 14 October 2008 (UTC)


 * Delete per TenPoundHammer. --Caldorwards4 (talk) 18:28, 14 October 2008 (UTC)


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