Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of celebrities who have appeared on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine


 * 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 keep.-- Wizardman 12:46, 2 April 2007 (UTC)

List of celebrities who have appeared on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine

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 * Delete - Wikipedia is not a directory of magazine covers. Otto4711 12:39, 27 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep So, what's wrong with just listing everyone who has appeared on the cover? "Rolling Stone" seems to have some particular notability, which explains why out of all the magazines who have ever ranked songs or albums, this is the publication with actual Wikipedia articles for these lists. (See: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time and 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.) So it is obviously a distinct magazine, and so deserves more recognition on the site. I think listing those who have appeared on the cover is a good accomplice to the actual Rolling Stone article, or maybe instead of deleting this article, merge them together. 2Pac 14:07, 27 March 2007 (UTC)
 * All that can be inferred from the presence of articles on the two record lists you mention is that someone wrote them. It does not mean that similar record lists compiled by other publications are not equally notable, just that no one has yet written articles on them. Otto4711 14:22, 27 March 2007 (UTC)


 * Keep. Certain magazines like Rolling Stone, Life, or Playboy are iconic and well-noted for who has bene depicted on their covers over the years.  I'd say it is allowable under the criteria of Nixon's Enemies List given at WP:NOT. Tarc 14:09, 27 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep. It is a major accomplishment to "get your picture on the cover of the Rolling Stone."  The cover is perhaps the most famous part about the magazine, and it is appropriate to list those who have accomplished this feat. --Strangerer (Talk | Contribs) 16:26, 27 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep. This is a notable accomplishment (immortalized in song, no less) and deserving of a list. And, yes, I do support similar articles for Life, Time, Playboy and Newsweek should such articles appear. 23skidoo 18:12, 27 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep as per above. This is a useful list, relatively maintainable, and represents a notable accomplishment. JavaTenor 19:38, 27 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Comment - with all due respect, you all have it backwards. People do not become notable because they are on the cover of Rolling Stone. People go on the cover of Rolling Stone because they are notable. I checked more or less at random 25 articles linked to the list. Not one of them mentioned the appearance of the subject on the cover of Rolling Stone. If this is truly a notable career achievement one would think that the articles would mention it, but they don't. Otto4711 01:25, 28 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep this is a list not a category, so the listed "feat" need not be defining. Carlossuarez46 01:38, 29 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep being on the cover of this magazine is a measure of popularity. This magazine has great value in pop culture. --FateClub 20:15, 30 March 2007 (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.