Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Jerry Schmitt


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The result was   delete. NW ( Talk ) 05:34, 11 October 2009 (UTC)

Jerry Schmitt

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Non-notable musician. Has one self-released album and is touring... Wisconsin. Won a battle of the bands in 2007. Seems to fail WP:BAND. &lt;&gt;Multi-Xfer&lt;&gt; (talk) 04:04, 20 September 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete: I can't find significant coverage for this musician. Joe Chill (talk) 04:21, 20 September 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep: It wasn't the Battle Of The Bands (which AIUI is now defunct), but the Hodag Country Festival prize which Jerry and his band won two years running. I don't see why the Wisconsin focus should be a vote against, even though I appreciate the majority of Country & Western bands are based in the Southern States. DavidFarmbrough (talk) 09:30, 21 September 2009 (UTC)
 * David, I saw your comment on the article talk page. If you can provide the two newspaper articles, and they are actually about Schmitt (not just an article containing trivial passing mentions), then providing them will help you keep the article. &lt;&gt;Multi-Xfer&lt;&gt; (talk) 17:07, 21 September 2009 (UTC)
 * I have one newspaper article and should have the other shortly. DavidFarmbrough (talk) 06:11, 24 September 2009 (UTC)

 Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, JForget  22:51, 26 September 2009 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so consensus may be reached.

 Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks,  Sandstein   06:35, 4 October 2009 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so consensus may be reached.


 * Delete has not been able to provide sources that verify the information in the article. My own searches have not proven that Jerry Schmitt is notable. I found articles, such as this one from the Wausau Daily Herald and this one from the Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune, but those sources fails WP:BAND #1, which excludes sources that provide trivial coverage. I have been unable to find any sources that provide biographical information about Schmitt. Hodag Country Festival appears to be a local contest that is non-notable (the article is tagged with a notability tag), so winning awards at the festival does not confer notability. I would be willing to reconsider my position if David Farmbrough can list two sources that provide secondary, nontrivial coverage about Jerry Schmitt. Cunard (talk) 08:06, 4 October 2009 (UTC)
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