Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Sam Verlinden (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. Per GNG claims, but in the future please link to some of these sources so that other people can judge them. Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk, contributions) 10:46, 2 September 2018 (UTC)

Sam Verlinden
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This musician appears to have released only one single. The references given do not seem to me to make significant coverage and I have been unable to find additional references. Tacyarg (talk) 00:38, 11 August 2018 (UTC) Sorry - I hadn't spotted that there was a previous AfD, in 2010, with outcome of No Consensus. Tacyarg (talk) 00:39, 11 August 2018 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of New Zealand-related deletion discussions. Eastmain (talk • contribs) 01:10, 11 August 2018 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions. Eastmain (talk • contribs) 01:10, 11 August 2018 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
 * Keep. I think the references cited in the article are enough to pass WP:GNG. Eastmain (talk • contribs) 01:21, 11 August 2018 (UTC)
 * Delete Very minor music entity whose main claim to fame is association with Parris Goebel. Notability is not inherited. Fails WP:NMUSIC, GNG and SIGCOV. Note that article was created by a user who seemed intent on self-promotion by association and padded by User:Rick570 who was blocked for copyvio and whose main purpose was to create/pad out articles (such as this) on St Peter's College alumni. 01:56, 11 August 2018 (UTC) DerbyCountyinNZ (Talk Contribs)
 * Delete fails WP:NMUSIC and not enough for GNG. Appears to only have articles due to link withGoebel. NZFC  (talk) 07:18, 11 August 2018 (UTC)
 * Keep as a quick Google search shows that he has featured at times in most of the major national NZ media over the past 9 years - ie NZ Herald, Stuff, Otago Daily Times, Newshub. While he has gone quiet over the past couple of years he still has done enough to meet WP:GNG. NealeFamily (talk) 09:30, 12 August 2018 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks,  Sandstein   08:02, 18 August 2018 (UTC)  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
 * Keep. I have looked around, and there are many references to Sam V in various press. I've added a selection of these to the article. In particular, the World Championship of Performing Arts where the subject of the article won awards is itself a notable international music competition; I found third party coverage on the competition around the world. Verlinden won 'Overall Junior Champion of the World'. Clearly notable. I found a number of articles discussing Verlinden including New Zealand government websites. The article could do with some cleanup post-AFD to create a more unified and linear-in-time article. Ross-c (talk) 11:21, 18 August 2018 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, North America1000 10:40, 25 August 2018 (UTC)
 * Keep per WP:HEY as multiple references to coverage in reliable sources have been added to the article so that it now passes WP:Basic regards, Atlantic306 (talk) 19:35, 1 September 2018 (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.