Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Larry Sievers


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The result was delete. Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk, contributions) 08:46, 2 September 2019 (UTC)

Larry Sievers

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Advertorialized article about a musician, not reliably sourced as passing WP:NMUSIC. The only real notability claim in evidence here is that he and his music exist, and the sources are a 105-word blurb and a deadlinked article in a university student newspaper -- but NMUSIC makes a special point of explicitly deprecating student media as not carrying of musical notability, and the 105-word blurb is not substantive enough to be a magical inclusion clincher all by itself if it's the only real source in play. Nothing stated here is "inherently" notable enough to exempt him from having to be much, much better referenced than this. Bearcat (talk) 06:42, 26 August 2019 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions. Bearcat (talk) 06:42, 26 August 2019 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Iowa-related deletion discussions. Bearcat (talk) 06:42, 26 August 2019 (UTC)


 * Delete Just being a colorful, local character is not enough if there isn't RS coverage to back it up. A student newspaper and a paragraph blurb in PopMatters (a source that, while staffed with a seemingly independent editorial board, is at the end of the day a volunteer venture that solicits anyone to write for them at no pay--much like wikipedia, see ) fall far short. Article is the effort of a largely SPA whose other edits are topics related to this subject. But--hey, claiming notability for owning 800 heavy metal albums is a new one on me. ShelbyMarion (talk) 15:00, 26 August 2019 (UTC)
 * Delete per above. - Frood (talk!) 19:51, 31 August 2019 (UTC)


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