Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of Fender Jazz Bass players


 * 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. j⚛e deckertalk 02:08, 27 June 2014 (UTC)

List of Fender Jazz Bass players

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List with no discernible criteria. Almost completely unreferenced, and a chore to "weed" for new non-notable and unreferenced additions. Because professional musicians may choose to play any number of brands and models of instruments through their career, it is difficult to establish a meaningful criteria inclusion in such a list. Mikeblas (talk) 19:01, 7 June 2014 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 01:05, 8 June 2014 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Lists of people-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 01:05, 8 June 2014 (UTC)


 * Comment. List of Stratocaster players may provide a good model for how to do a list of this sort, targeted to use of a particular model of instrument. No idea if Fender Jazz Bass has the potential for anything similar. It at least seems more feasible to me than this... postdlf (talk) 01:14, 8 June 2014 (UTC)


 * Delete - so open-ended as to be almost indiscriminate. There are a significant number of sub-models and while these are high-quality and expensive, they are not that rare. Realistically, "list of bass players" wouldn't be that different to "List of Fender Jazz Bass players"; given the reputation these instruments have, a large number of bass players would have picked one up over the course of their careers, even just to try it out. I imagine the point of this list would be those who play them regularly, at public gigs or are known specifically for playing them. But by what standard? If someone plays one once at a notable gig, do they make the list? It's like a List of actors who drink beer or a List of sportspeople sponsored by Nike.  St ★ lwart 1 1 1 01:49, 9 June 2014 (UTC)
 * Keep - List_of_Fender_Jazz_Bass_players has been viewed 1673 times in the last 30 days.--86.205.27.17 (talk) 10:23, 11 June 2014 (UTC)
 * And?  St ★ lwart 1 1 1 11:32, 11 June 2014 (UTC)
 * (What he means is, please read WP:POPULARPAGE: popularity of a page is not a criterion for retaining that page. Also, please grow a user name as votes on either side of a deletion discussion made by an IP address are usually summarily discounted.  Thanks!)  KDS 4444  Talk  10:01, 26 June 2014 (UTC)


 * Keep - Many Followers --151.16.37.179 (talk) 16:16, 12 June 2014 (UTC)
 * That's the point - there are a great many people who could be added to this list, including (most likely) the two IP editors who showed up to lodge non-policy !votes in favour of their favourite bass guitar. This is a pointlessly indiscriminate list that doesn't meet WP policy.  St ★ lwart 1 1 1 21:53, 15 June 2014 (UTC)


 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.


 * Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, NorthAmerica1000 10:03, 16 June 2014 (UTC)


 * Delete. Non-notable topic fails notability for stand-alone lists. Philg88 ♦talk 04:23, 20 June 2014 (UTC)
 * Delete. The title of the article is vague to the point of being unreferenceable except by tangential cites that have no real bearing on the subject at hand. Stalwart111 makes the fundamental point when he mentions the List of actors who drink beer: you can provide citations that there are actors who do, in fact, drink beer-- but that does not the basis of a Wikipedia article make.  (Except if you are composing an article on exploding animals: that thing has survived eight deletion nominations so far.)  Just because you can make a list of certain things does not mean that the list is meaningful or substantive.  Also: with only two !keep votes, both by IP users, how is this deletion discussion still even happening?  KDS 4444  Talk  10:11, 26 June 2014 (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.