Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of artists influenced by Brandy


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The result was   delete.  Sandstein  08:05, 23 August 2014 (UTC)

List of artists influenced by Brandy

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WP:UNDUE, WP:FANCRUFT, and already summarized more concisely (and appropriately) at the main Brandy Norwood article. –Chase (talk / contribs) 04:16, 14 August 2014 (UTC)
 * Delete as per nom Gbawden (talk) 09:21, 14 August 2014 (UTC)
 * Delete per WP:INDISCRIMINATE, it also is very poorly sourced  Snuggums ( talk  /  edits ) 13:06, 14 August 2014 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 16:25, 14 August 2014 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Lists of people-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 16:26, 14 August 2014 (UTC)


 * How is this article different from List of artists influenced by Madonna or List of artists influenced by Beyoncé? Malcolmo (talk) 12:05, 15 August 2014 (UTC)
 * The main Madonna biography article is VERY large and the list of artists influenced by her (which is very extensive purely from a numbers standpoint) uses more than 200 sources - obviously, that's well warranted. The Beyoncé one could easily be kept in her main article as well, but that's not what we're discussing. See WP:WAX. –Chase (talk / contribs) 17:36, 15 August 2014 (UTC)
 * Well the article is well-sourced. And the list of artists influenced by her is also very, very lengthy. You can't possibly fit the article with Brandy's main biography, which is also rather extensive. No artist is listed without a proper source. Malcolmo (talk) 22:07, 15 August 2014 (UTC)
 * It already fits perfectly fine in the legacy section of Brandy's article without the excess fluff (which resembles a fansite more than an encyclopedia), trivial information ("So-and-So is my favorite Brandy album!", etc.), and excessive quotes. And there are several artists listed without sources. –Chase (talk / contribs) 23:05, 15 August 2014 (UTC)

It is not trivial information, it is crucial to the actual article, and describes how a plethora of leading artists within a genre have acknowledged her as an inspiration to her work. It seems as if you are downplaying the entire genre of R&B music right now... These quotes are not invented and far from fansite-ish. They are actual statements by professionals within the business. Find me an artist in the list that has no source attached? Clearly the article is vaild and should be kept, wether it can be improved, that is another debate.

Malcolmo (talk) 22:15, 16 August 2014 (UTC)


 * What Chase is really getting at is that this page is a WP:CFORK.  Snuggums ( talk  /  edits ) 23:11, 16 August 2014 (UTC)


 * But whoever claims so, is wrong. The content of this article is not to be found in Brandy's main article. And it wouldn't make sense to merge the list to her main biography. The list is long enough to have its own article. And there is additional explanation, which is also sourced as a context as to why this list makes sense. Malcolmo (talk) 16:12, 22 August 2014 (UTC)


 * Delete Other stuff exists is no defense. What "influenced" means is just to open to interpretation.John Pack Lambert (talk) 19:59, 18 August 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.