Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Pearl (Katy Perry song)


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The result was   redirect to Teenage Dream (Katy Perry album). (non-admin closure) Randykitty (talk) 14:27, 13 March 2014 (UTC)

Pearl (Katy Perry song)

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Fails WP:NSONGS and WP:GNG for no significant coverage outside of album reviews.
 * Keep. Despite a lack of significant coverage, which I'm inclined to favor in song articles, and which is heavily recommended in WP:GNG and WP:NSONGS, the latter guideline does have some flexibility in allowing articles on non-notable songs. NSONGS notes that even if a song is not notable, an article is "appropriate when there is enough material to warrant a reasonably detailed article". So, while my preference is to not have a standalone article when it consists entirely of trivial, non-independent coverage (i.e., sheet music, liner notes, a non-significant chart placement, and single-sentence mentions within the context of album reviews), current consensus supports a different outcome, which is to keep articles on songs that do not meet WP:GNG but satisfy the "reasonably detailed" sentence of WP:NSONGS.  Gong   show  18:19, 4 March 2014 (UTC)
 * I must say I'm surprised by you voting keep when you acknowledge it lacks significant coverage. Not sure where a consensus opposing WP:NSONGS and/or WP:GNG is held. This isn't exactly that detailed, either..... XXSNUGGUMSXX (talk) 18:33, 4 March 2014 (UTC)
 * "A reasonably detailed article" as defined by NSONGS is when it has grown beyond a stub, a bar which this article has surpassed. The clause does not explicitly require the material to have been obtained within significant/non-trivial/non-independent coverage.  Gong   show  18:49, 4 March 2014 (UTC)
 * I think you misunderstood the part of "reasonably detailed". "Notability aside" doesn't mean that length covers up for lack of notability, it was saying that however notable something might be, the notable thing(s) would require enough in-depth coverage to make something more than a stub. Even if not explicitly in NSONGS, GNG requires more coverage, which this fails. XXSNUGGUMSXX (talk) 19:07, 4 March 2014 (UTC)


 * Redirect to Teenage Dream (Katy Perry album) Only one chart listing, just an average album song otherwise.  Nate  • ( chatter ) 23:28, 4 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of United States of America-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 13:01, 6 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Albums and songs-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 13:01, 6 March 2014 (UTC)


 * Not sure if my previous statements already counted as a vote, but..... Redirect to Teenage Dream (Katy Perry album) or Delete due to failing WP:GNG and WP:NSONGS. As mentioned, the "reasonably detailed" bit does NOT make up for lack of significant coverage. Seems like a case of WP:MASK. XXSNUGGUMSXX (talk) 20:48, 8 March 2014 (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.