Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Moulty (song)


 * 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. Though there is no support for a merge besides the nom, it can still be proposed outside of AFD Eddie891 Talk Work 15:45, 29 August 2020 (UTC)

Moulty (song)

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Not independently notable. At most, merge to The Barbarians (band) with a redirect. Qwirkle (talk) 14:25, 22 August 2020 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Albums and songs-related deletion discussions. Shellwood (talk) 15:10, 22 August 2020 (UTC)


 * Keep - Not only one of the most notable songs on Nuggets, one of the most notable garage rock songs of the '60s. The sheer perversity of the story--and the fact that it charted and features the Hawks--has resulted in five decades of reliable coverage. Arguably more notable than the actual band themselves. Caro7200 (talk) 15:14, 22 August 2020 (UTC)
 * Perhaps, but that would only change what was the surviving article, and what was the redirect. Qwirkle (talk) 15:19, 22 August 2020 (UTC)
 * It is appropriate to retain both. Caro7200 (talk) 18:45, 22 August 2020 (UTC)
 * Obviously, that is your belief, but could you explain why? If we have two or three short articles which are interrelated and largely repetitive, and likely to stay that way, it is a disservice to the reader not to combine them. Qwirkle (talk) 19:28, 22 August 2020 (UTC)
 * Respectfully disagree, I think unnecessary merging and redirecting is the disservice. The song is notable enough for its own article.  We'll see how other editors feel. Caro7200 (talk) 22:44, 22 August 2020 (UTC)


 * Keep. May be more famous than the Barbarians themselves. In the 1980 Rolling Stone Illustrated History of Rock & Roll (Jim Miller, ed.), Lester Bangs finishes his entry "Protopunk: The Garage Bands" (pp 261–264) with two paragraphs about "Moulty" and concludes that it best captures the feeling of garage outfits from Ritchie Valens through the Ramones. Wasted Time R (talk) 16:26, 23 August 2020 (UTC)
 * Keep - I kinda agree with some of your points, but the song seems notable enough to have its own page. Foxnpichu (talk) 17:07, 23 August 2020 (UTC)
 * Dunno. I think that’s how we got “Wikipedia: Two Million Articles in Six Million Places!” People accept the general idea, except for articles they have emotional connection to. Qwirkle (talk) 17:36, 23 August 2020 (UTC)
 * In all fairness, it can be often be subjective what counts as "notable" or not. I think this article falls fairly in the middle. Foxnpichu (talk) 10:49, 24 August 2020 (UTC)


 * Keep: Per reasons above, the song is indeed notable. It has received some coverage. Most of the sources in the article are reliable. I also found some more reliable sources which talk about the song:, , , and . That said, the article is good enough to pass WP:NSINGLE.  ASTIG😎  (ICE T • ICE CUBE) 12:00, 29 August 2020 (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.