Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Legend (Drake 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 redirect to the albums the songs appears on.. North America1000 22:57, 19 May 2016 (UTC)

Legend (Drake song)

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Nominating all 33 articles for deletion. All of them are non-notable Drake songs from his last three musical releases. While every song managed to chart, this no longer seems to be anything of merit, with peoples whole albums managing to chat on the Hot 100 and corresponding charts nowadays. No mentions in third-party sources.  Azealia 911  talk 12:40, 12 May 2016 (UTC)
 * Comment: I notified, who created many of these articles or converted them from redirects to articles. – Jonesey95 (talk) 12:56, 12 May 2016 (UTC)
 * Thankyou,, I was planning to leave a courteous message before nominating but it completely slipped my mind.  Azealia 911  talk 12:58, 12 May 2016 (UTC)
 * Redirect to their respective albums until "significant coverage in reliable sources" is available. – Jonesey95 (talk) 13:01, 12 May 2016 (UTC)


 * Redirect to their albums, articles for musics that have only their chart positions as notable are not necessary. DeviantAttitude (talk) 14:50, 12 May 2016 (UTC)
 * Redirect - not enough coverage to warrant individual articles. Robman94 (talk) 14:14, 12 May 2016 (UTC)
 * Comment: I don't mind having articles for songs that have charted. That being said, if consensus dictates these songs should not have standalone articles, we should redirect, not delete. --- Another Believer ( Talk ) 14:58, 12 May 2016 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Albums and songs-related deletion discussions. /wiae  /tlk  14:59, 12 May 2016 (UTC)
 * Redirect to the articles of whatever albums the songs are a part of. JumpiMaus (talk) 15:27, 12 May 2016 (UTC)


 * Redirect - Viable search terms, especially if they charted to some degree, but not enough content to warrant stand alone articles for each one. Sergecross73   msg me  15:34, 12 May 2016 (UTC)
 * Comment if all these Drake songs get deleted, then I want all the songs off Beyoncé's Lemonade and Kendrick Lamar's To Pimp a Butterfly to be deleted as well. All those songs that have articles have less value than all of those Drake songs because they have charted. Drizzy010 (talk) 15:35, 12 May 2016 (UTC)
 * Feel free to nominate them yourself. Nobody's stopping you.  Azealia 911  talk 15:42, 12 May 2016 (UTC)
 * Ohh my fault. Bad examples. You're clearly a hipster then. What I meant to say was that we should delete all of Azealia Banks songs that have articles since they have absolutely NOOOOOOOO value whatsoever. Drizzy010 (talk) 16:33, 12 May 2016 (UTC)
 * , please comment on content, not contributors. Like I said, if you feel so irritated that you want to nominate articles for deletion to 'get back' at an editor, feel free. These nominations are not to say that your hard work isn't appreciated and I can understand that 32 articles you just created from redirects all being redirected back again at once must be frustrating, but they are simply not notable. Per WP:NSONGS, while charting history is a positive factor in determining whether a song is notable enough for it's own article, it must first and foremost be mentioned in multiple, reliable third sources (outside of album reviews). This is the reason I have nominated these titles for deletion, because unless they are all fluffed up with album reviews, they will all remain stub-short articles.  Azealia 911  talk 16:59, 12 May 2016 (UTC)
 * Edit: Given that Drizzy010 demanded the deletion of other articles should these 32 be redirected, which looks like it will be the case, I have looked over their suggestions and taken to nominate several non-notable songs from Kendrick Lamar's To Pimp a Butterfly album here.  Azealia 911  talk 20:32, 12 May 2016 (UTC)
 * Drizzy, please don't fall into the "other stuff exists" mindset, it won't get you anywhere on Wikpedia. Don't focus on other stuff out there that may or not be appropriate for articles, focus on showing that there's sourcing and content to be said about these individual songs other than the fact that they briefly charted. These tiny stub song articles, as is, when faced under scrutiny, are almost always redirected, unless you've got some huge ideas for expansion or something... Sergecross73   msg me  18:08, 12 May 2016 (UTC)


 * Several album tracks on Lemonade and To Pimp a Butterfly are notable independently from their parent albums. As someone else has mentioned, "other stuff exists" is a poor AfD rationale. Chase (talk &#124; contributions) 21:47, 12 May 2016 (UTC)
 * Also please stop emulating 's signature. Its a violation of Wikipedia policy and is borderline stalking. — I B   [ Poke ] 14:47, 13 May 2016 (UTC)
 * I didn't want to sound like a diva but yes I agree, thankyou.  Azealia 911  talk 15:15, 13 May 2016 (UTC)
 * Lol, I think he simply doesn't know about the 4-tilda signing thing, so he copied and modified the closest sig here. I just changed the sigs back to standard sigs. Robman94 (talk) 18:24, 13 May 2016 (UTC)


 * Redirect all to their respective studio albums. GiantSnowman 19:22, 12 May 2016 (UTC)
 * Delete and redirect all per nom; it's good to see notability standards for music finally being taken seriously. Tpdwkouaa (talk) 19:27, 12 May 2016 (UTC)
 * Redirect to parent album articles; merge content where appropriate. Charting does not automatically make a song notable or suitable for inclusion on Wikipedia. WP:NSONG clearly says that factors such as charting suggest that a song or single may be notable, though a standalone article should still satisfy the aforementioned criteria of be[ing] the subject of multiple, non-trivial published works whose sources are independent of the artist and label. Chase (talk &#124; contributions) 21:47, 12 May 2016 (UTC)
 * Redirect since its a plausible redirect but all articles fail notability. WP:WAX applies here. — I B  [ Poke ] 14:45, 13 May 2016 (UTC)


 * Note if possible, could the closing admin delete then redirect these titles? It'd be much easier than possibly reverting restorations and protecting 33 articles. Thanks.  Azealia 911  talk 20:07, 13 May 2016 (UTC)
 * I completely disagree. Please do not delete and redirect. Just redirect. We should preserve the articles' histories and have foundations for expansion if any of these songs become notable enough. --- Another Believer ( Talk ) 19:03, 14 May 2016 (UTC)
 * I agree with Another Believer, please just redirect. Robman94 (talk) 04:11, 15 May 2016 (UTC)
 * Redirect all non-Single songs to Views (album). On a joking note, Drake should make an SNL back 2 back diss about this Wikipedia articles for deletion discussion. Ellomate (questions? talk/consult my lawyer) 10:51, 16 May 2016 (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.