Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of jazz standards (2nd nomination)


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The result was keep. Obvious Keep - The list here has far more names added and some on the other list aren't on this one so IMHO copyvio is irrelevant here. (non-admin closure) – Davey 2010 Talk 22:38, 12 January 2016 (UTC)

List of jazz standards
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This appears to be a comprehensively indiscriminate collection of song titles with no clear criteria for inclusion or exclusion. Many of the songs are not notable enough to have an article. I also appears to be copy vio of http://www.jazzstandards.com/compositions/indexa.htm  It was previously deleted by discussion. Legacypac (talk) 18:29, 12 January 2016 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Lists-related deletion discussions. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 19:29, 12 January 2016 (UTC)
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 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Albums and songs-related deletion discussions. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 19:30, 12 January 2016 (UTC)


 * Keep per WP:CLN as complement to Category:Jazz standards and per WP:LISTPURP as index of articles. If a consensus has established that this classification is impossible to support with reliable sources such that the category should also be deleted, please point us to that discussion. Even if "many" of the listed songs are not notable, I don't know why the nominator considers that relevant here. postdlf (talk) 19:37, 12 January 2016 (UTC)
 * Where are the source that say each song is a "standard"? How are the songs selected for the list? Legacypac (talk) 19:40, 12 January 2016 (UTC)
 * * WikiProject Jazz notified. AllyD (talk) 19:41, 12 January 2016 (UTC)


 * Speedy Keep This is extremely useful for finding standards. In fact I've printed it off myself. It's gradually getting very comprehensive too, more comprehensive then even the jazz standards site now, calling it a copyvio is utterly ridiculous, the lists are not even identical!. It's also BS that most of them are not notable enough to have an article, they mostly all are. Most entries were added after a quick search for standard or "jazz".♦ Dr. Blofeld  19:54, 12 January 2016 (UTC)
 * Speedy keep per Dr. Blofeld. -- WV ● ✉ ✓ 20:01, 12 January 2016 (UTC)
 * I did a few checks that showed they are the same, and if the only source is a site named like the article... Legacypac (talk) 20:04, 12 January 2016 (UTC)
 * No, they are not the same. Count how many are on the standards site and how many are in the list. Numerous ones which appeared on albums or standard books I have were added which are not on the standards website such as Across the Alley from the Alamo etc...♦ Dr. Blofeld  20:08, 12 January 2016 (UTC)


 * Keep --Doug Coldwell (talk) 20:24, 12 January 2016 (UTC)
 * Keep - useful list. Period.BabbaQ (talk) 21:00, 12 January 2016 (UTC)
 * Keep, a very useful list. Needs fixing -- sourcing, etc. -- but still useful in its current state. Eman 235 / talk  22:15, 12 January 2016 (UTC)


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