Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Martin Lass


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The result was no consensus defaulting to Keep and w/o prejudice to a future renomination. Ad Orientem (talk) 04:26, 9 February 2019 (UTC)

Martin Lass

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not having enough references to qualify for an article, lacking wp:Bio Shringhringshring (talk) 09:33, 25 January 2019 (UTC)
 * Delete. Based on the edit history, there appears to have been a conflict of interest during the creation of the article, but more relevantly the individual does not meet notability criteria; as far as I can tell, he has won no awards, and the independent coverage of him consists solely of his name being mentioned in passing when discussing a piece of music or a musical event. --  No COBOL  (talk) 10:06, 25 January 2019 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom and above. Seems to also fail WP:GNG. Looking in the history, much of the content on the page has been unsourced since 2013 and what is left is either deadlinks or his own bio. The article also makes claims of notability that I cannot find sources for. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 10:07, 25 January 2019 (UTC)
 * Change to Keep per the improvements to the article by and RebeccaGreen. Wording could still be worked on but it has been improved to show he pass our notability crtieria now. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 17:11, 1 February 2019 (UTC)


 * Delete I spent about an hour looking into this guy, and I can't substantiate any of his claims to the level that he would meet notability guidelines. He say he's had a gold album, but I can't find any evidence of that. He says his album charted on the NAV chart, but that was a New Age Voices magazine list which doesn't qualify under WP:Chart. I also can't find any evidence of him being nominated for a Grammy or an ARIA, despite his claims. The page language is very similar to the language on his website. ManicSpider (talk) 13:36, 25 January 2019 (UTC)
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 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
 * Delete as per NoCOBOL.Tamsier (talk) 16:22, 26 January 2019 (UTC)
 * Delete WP:N not established. Fails WP:GNG.-TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 14:36, 27 January 2019 (UTC)
 * Keep Passes WP:MUSICBIO. I have added content and references which support claims of regular TV appearances, at least nine albums (including a US release), reviews of performances/albums, he has won eight consecutive Mo Awards (Australian national awards for live entertainment).shaidar cuebiyar (talk) 00:38, 28 January 2019 (UTC)
 * Keep. I'm surprised by the lack of sources considering how ubiquitous he once was. Surely 8 Mos is enough for anyone. Doctorhawkes (talk) 21:40, 29 January 2019 (UTC)
 * Keep Definitely meets WP:MUSICBIO #5 "Has released two or more albums on a major record label or on one of the more important indie labels" (has released on EMI, WEA, Fanfare Records, among others), and #8 "Has won or been nominated for a major music award" (8 years of Mo Awards, now referenced, thanks to shaidar cuebiyar ). RebeccaGreen (talk) 15:36, 1 February 2019 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Randykitty (talk) 21:02, 1 February 2019 (UTC)
 * Delete Releasing albums and or charting are not notability especially if you have no independent reliable sources to back you up! Trillfendi (talk) 22:32, 1 February 2019 (UTC)
 * Comment No independent reliable sources? I beg to differ, in what way are the following not reliable: 1. AllMusic review of ninth album. 2. Eight consecutive Mo Awards. 3. Canberra Times reviews. 4. The Sydney Morning Herald reviews. 5. The Age review?shaidar cuebiyar (talk) 00:31, 2 February 2019 (UTC)


 * Keep Definitely meets WP:MUSICBIO There are enough referenced, reputable external resources. I believe article can be cleaned up a bit more though. Equine-man (talk) 00:46, 2 February 2019 (UTC)
 * Keep Definitely meets WP:MUSICBIO. Refs looks ok.BabbaQ (talk) 12:12, 3 February 2019 (UTC)
 * Keep per sources added to page during this discussion.E.M.Gregory (talk) 10:43, 5 February 2019 (UTC)


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