Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Scott MacAlister


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The result was no consensus.  Sandstein  06:26, 28 September 2019 (UTC)

Scott MacAlister

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Fails WP:GNG and WP:MUSICBIO. The subject co-wrote two hit songs 16 years ago, but that is WP:INHERITED notability, and there is no discussion at all online of the subject himself. Richard3120 (talk) 17:32, 6 September 2019 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions. Richard3120 (talk) 17:32, 6 September 2019 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Music-related deletion discussions. Richard3120 (talk) 17:32, 6 September 2019 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Scotland-related deletion discussions. Richard3120 (talk) 17:32, 6 September 2019 (UTC)


 * Keep Actually, WP:COMPOSER, which is the relevant WP:SNG for "Composers, songwriters, librettists or lyricists", specifically states "Has credit for writing or co-writing either lyrics or music for a notable composition." Having "discussion online" is not a criterion of any Wikipedia notability guideline. It's also not true: this article in the Scotsman has a para about MacAlister, including that he was a former steelworker at Ravenscraig when was made redundant aged 22, which can be added to the article, and might help in finding additional sources about him. RebeccaGreen (talk) 21:29, 12 September 2019 (UTC)
 * the criteria of WP:COMPOSER only says they "may" be notable, it's not a definite sign of notability. In this case we only have one source, and only two sentences, so that fails the WP:GNG of multiple in-depth sources. If criterion 1 of WP:COMPOSER is going to be considered a definite pass, then that means that every person with a writing credit on a charting song somewhere in the world is going to be considered automatically notable, even if we can only write one sentence about them, which clearly doesn't make sense. The "discussion online" was not meant to be a criterion, it was a statement as to where I had looked for sources, because I don't have access to print media. Richard3120 (talk) 04:40, 15 September 2019 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, North America1000 12:16, 13 September 2019 (UTC)  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Atlantic306 (talk) 22:40, 20 September 2019 (UTC)
 * Keep: per Rebecca. Notable. - Ret.Prof (talk) 15:03, 27 September 2019 (UTC)
 * Redirect to David Sneddon. The article is essentially a repete of content found in that article and in the articles Don't Let Go and Best of Order. There's nothing new here.4meter4 (talk) 22:58, 27 September 2019 (UTC)


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