Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of songs about fictitious bands or musicians


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The result was delete. Sr13 08:21, 31 July 2007 (UTC)

List of songs about fictitious bands or musicians

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There doesn't seem to be a musical genre or style where referencing fictitious bands is a notable phenomena, so this article again seems like a loosely-associated list, unsourced, and generally trivial in nature. Bulldog123 14:02, 26 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Comment: This was just nominated last month; see Articles for deletion/List of songs about weather. --Fang Aili talk 14:07, 26 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete as a trivial list. The only way to source this would be to post excepts of lyrics... which we can't do due to copyright. Someone could potentially add any song to this list that mentions someone's name and claim that they were intended to be a musician. Large potential for edit wars and disruption, so get rid of it. (Following added after edit conflict and reading previous AfD) Wow, that's a lot of lists. User:TenPoundHammer mentioned that this particular list is "the only one that would be verifiable, and (at least to me) seems more encyclopedic than the rest." I do grant him that, compared to the other nonsense that was included in that deletion, but it is impossible to verify "fiction" as anybody can make it up as they go along. Plus, that's also covered under WP:NOT, as there is no analysis into the fact. Hersfold (talk/work) 14:16, 26 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete, Very few "List of..." articles belong as articles anyway. This wouldn't be a likely category either. Just trivia. Pharmboy 14:22, 26 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete, inappropriately loose association. --Eyrian 14:37, 26 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete, arbitrary non-encyclopedic list `'Míkka 15:07, 26 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete extremely loose criteria for inclusion. Corpx 15:13, 26 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete despite comments at last nom. Totally indiscriminate list of loosely associated topics, even if it is a bit easier to verify. Ten Pound Hammer  • (((Broken clamshells • Otter chirps))) 18:27, 26 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom. The article also incorporates original research; I don't know why the article says that Billy Joel's "Piano Man" is about a fictitious musician. Some of the other songs may be disguised references to real people as well. --Metropolitan90 04:45, 27 July 2007 (UTC)


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