Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Mike Schmid


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The result was   keep.  MBisanz  talk 00:16, 29 January 2013 (UTC)

Mike Schmid

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This person does not appear to meet WP:MUSICBIO. Most of the content is sourced to personal website, and a Google search revealed a lack of reliable sources. Edge3 (talk) 06:40, 6 January 2013 (UTC)
 *  Weak Delete Some sources claim that he is "award-winning," but for the life of me, I can't actually figure out what awards he's won. Otherwise, I agree with the nomination. ALH (talk) 13:11, 6 January 2013 (UTC)
 * I've looked into this a bit more. He has a book about him on Barnes and Noble (here) however, the author admits that the content is mostly from Wikipedia and other sources. Also, I took another look at WP:GNG, and I have to say that I think he simply doesn't meet even the basic guidelines for notability. So, I feel a little more strongly that the article should be deleted. ALH (talk) 03:23, 7 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Weak delete . It seems the award is "The USA Songwriting Competition", which I would not quite label the type of "major music award" described in WP:MUSICBIO #8. Also, the subject does appear to have songs featured in TV shows/commercials, and I see some passing mentions for his work with Miley Cyrus, but I'm not finding much on him or his work in terms of significant coverage (except this from his hometown paper; listed in the article's references) aside from a few press releases.  Gong   show  01:04, 7 January 2013 (UTC) Changing to weak keep thanks to Paul Erik's findings, the Keyboard piece in particular.  Gong   show  17:56, 18 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 01:07, 7 January 2013 (UTC)


 * Keep – In addition to what Gongshow points out, there is an entire article about him in Keyboard – Rideout, Ernie (December 2008). "Mike Schmid with Miley Cyrus", Keyboard 34 (12): 104 (Subscription required) – and an article in Ypulse: Baird, Derek (October 5, 2011). "Let It Out: Mike Schmid On Miley, Fame, Twitter, And Music For Kids". Paul Erik  (talk) (contribs) 04:33, 7 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.


 * Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks,  MBisanz  talk 01:06, 14 January 2013 (UTC)

 
 * Delete - as per nom. Any slight notability appears first to fall short on both WP:MUSICBIO and WP:GNG and secondly to be primarily inherited through association with Miley Cyrus. And WP doesn't do inherited notability.  David_FLXD  (Talk) 04:45, 14 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Comment. If he is deleted, I suggest the name redirect to Mike Schmidt as a possible misspelling. Clarityfiend (talk) 12:56, 17 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.


 * Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks,  Wifione  Message 13:44, 21 January 2013 (UTC)


 * Regarding "WP doesn't do inherited notability" – I would agree if what we found were articles about Miley Cyrus that mentioned Mike Schmid briefly. But the articles I pointed to are actually the other way around: They are articles primarily about Schmid, and they do mention that he plays keyboards in the band of someone who is much more famous than he is. Paul Erik  (talk) (contribs) 23:53, 21 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Weak keep per Paul Erik's and Gongshow's sources.--Arxiloxos (talk) 06:21, 22 January 2013 (UTC)
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