Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Nicholas Caldwell (2nd nomination)


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The result was redirect to The Whispers. Based on the comments, this appears to be a compromise most of the participants would be comfortable with. Ritchie333 (talk) (cont)  15:33, 25 September 2021 (UTC)

Nicholas Caldwell
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Does not appear to be independently notable enough for a standalone article. Coverage in name publications is mostly re-hashing a brief Associated Press article about his death (or wire distribution) or brief articles stating he died without going significantly in-depth about him beyond group association. (WP:BLP1E for his death). The SandDoctor Talk 23:46, 17 September 2021 (UTC)
 * Note - The earlier AfD listed here was for a different person of the same name. ---  DOOMSDAYER 520 (TALK&#124;CONTRIBS) 22:24, 18 September 2021 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of People-related deletion discussions.  The SandDoctor  Talk 23:46, 17 September 2021 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions.  The SandDoctor  Talk 23:46, 17 September 2021 (UTC)


 * Keep. He was an important member of the band The Whispers. If he were not an important person, his death would not be mentioned in several newspapers around the world. I believe the article needs to be better developed. ✍A.WagnerC (talk) 01:55, 18 September 2021 (UTC)
 * Redirect to The Whispers. In response to the previous voter, the reason Caldwell's death made the news is because he was a member of the Whispers. I can find no evidence that he did anything notable outside of that group, and those obituaries make no mentions of such things either. His accomplishments with the group can be (and are) described at their article. ---  DOOMSDAYER 520 (TALK&#124;CONTRIBS) 22:28, 18 September 2021 (UTC)
 * Comment. The only argument I can think of for keeping a separate article is the fact that he wrote original songs for The Whispers. The associated categories with composers/song writers is impacted when we remove articles on individuals and redirect them to musical groups. Regardless, I agree that a redirect/merge is probably best in this case.4meter4 (talk) 15:02, 23 September 2021 (UTC)
 * Keep, although he was mainly notable as part of a band, he is still a notable musician.Jackattack1597 (talk) 19:11, 24 September 2021 (UTC)


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