Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Nikko Smith (2nd nomination)


 * 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__EXPECTED_UNCONNECTED_PAGE__. Sockpuppet and policy-contrary claims ignored. Closed as keep based on strength of arguments. 78.26 (spin me / revolutions) 01:24, 21 May 2023 (UTC)

Nikko Smith
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BLARed due to lack of apparent notability but it turns out there was a past AfD in 2009 so we can't do that. Same reasoning still applies from there: from the sources I saw in my BEFORE search, he hardly gets mentioned even in articles about his season of American Idol. Redirect to American Idol (season 4)#Top 12 finalists. QuietHere (talk &#124; contributions) 23:44, 13 May 2023 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Bands and musicians, Television,  and Missouri. QuietHere (talk &#124; contributions) 23:44, 13 May 2023 (UTC)
 * Delete. Per nomination Fails WP:NSINGER. Should be redirected to American Idol (season 4). Bgsu98   (Talk)  00:32, 14 May 2023 (UTC)


 * Delete: Although (1) its plausible this entry is or may one day be of interest to Wikipedian fans of American Idol, (2) the claims contained in the article are supported by reliable sources ...
 * ... the lack of coverage, both in-depth, and assessed collectively means that this entry doesn't meet SIGCOV requirements of GNG or an SNG
 * Sadly, this is an instance where applying guidelines requires destruction of a knowledge source, irrespective of other considerations; including collateral damage to this website's wider mission and purpose Jack4576 (talk) 05:49, 14 May 2023 (UTC)
 * Do keep in mind that there is already a brief bio on the subject at the redirect target I suggested above, and that can be expanded with the sources presented here. If you prefer a merger, and it sounds like you might, then you should consider that option. QuietHere (talk &#124; contributions) 07:50, 14 May 2023 (UTC)
 * You're right, I should've voted Merge QuietHere. But see AryKun's findings below. Jack4576 (talk) 14:14, 14 May 2023 (UTC)


 * Redirect to suggested target per above. AryKun (talk) 12:26, 14 May 2023 (UTC)
 * Keep per BgSu98. AryKun (talk) 15:09, 14 May 2023 (UTC)
 * Keep There is significant coverage found about him on Newspapers.com, including from St. Louis Post-Dispatch (Part 1, Part 2), The Belleville News-Democrat (Part 1, Part 2) and The Atlanta Constitution (roughly half of it is prose, rest Q&A)Alvaldi (talk) 13:39, 14 May 2023 (UTC)
 * @Jack4576 @Bgsu98 @AryKun Mind taking a look at the above sources? Alvaldi (talk) 13:58, 14 May 2023 (UTC)
 * Well done. Of the five pieces you've shared, two are reporting, and three are interviews. All of them go into depth about the subject.
 * Notability isn't temporary. This is clearly significant coverage on any fair assessment.
 * Great work. Keep. Jack4576 (talk) 14:13, 14 May 2023 (UTC)
 * None of those showed up in my search so I'm glad you found 'em. Certainly looks like plenty enough to keep this around after all. Withdrawn. Thanks Alvaldi! QuietHere (talk &#124; contributions) 14:25, 14 May 2023 (UTC)


 * Delete All the sources are low significant coverage, none of those are taking as reliable sources, their is no times of new york like big coverage. Monition writer (talk 14:24, 15 May 2023 (UTC) — Monition writer (talk&#32;• contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic.
 * See Sockpuppet investigations/Cinefilestudio Alvaldi (talk) 11:16, 15 May 2023 (UTC)
 * User:Monition writer has been blocked as a confirmed sockpuppet. Bgsu98   (Talk)  15:27, 20 May 2023 (UTC)


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