Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Spinal Tap discography (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 delete. The important (non-fictional) info is already in the parent article. – sgeureka t•c 08:47, 14 January 2020 (UTC)

Spinal Tap discography
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This article is doing double duty, listing both actual, real-world Spinal Tap albums and the fictitious ones that exist solely within the film's universe (and supplementary material). The former is a valid thing to list, but with a mere three albums (and six singles) to their name, it can be included on the band's main page no problem— and indeed it is. The latter, though, is just a bunch of WP:CRUFT without any demonstrated or demonstrable notability outside of fan circles. It appears to be well-sourced (citing several supplementary materials), but is this really something for Wikipedia to chronicle? — Kawnhr (talk) 07:58, 3 January 2020 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Albums and songs-related deletion discussions. — Kawnhr (talk) 07:58, 3 January 2020 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Film-related deletion discussions. — Kawnhr (talk) 07:58, 3 January 2020 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Music-related deletion discussions. — Kawnhr (talk) 07:58, 3 January 2020 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
 * Delete - There's no problem with keeping both the real and the fictional songs on Wikipedia even in the same article. We have tons of articles about fictional works which include information about things that don't exist side by side with real world information. It's fine as long as it is clearly marked and isn't so exhaustive that it turns into fancruft. However I agree that this doesn't need to be a standalone article; the main Spinal Tap article can cover both. Michepman (talk) 19:30, 3 January 2020 (UTC)
 * Delete the Spinal Tap discography article, keep the information in the Spinal Tap (band) article, per 's reasoning. Cerebral726 (talk) 19:33, 3 January 2020 (UTC)
 * Merge information about real albums to Spinal Tap (band) and the three real album articles, as appropriate. Merge information about fake songs/albums to This Is Spinal Tap (the movie). This is an unusual case -- a fictional band with fictional albums that became a real band with real albums -- so the relevant WP rules will have to be bent a bit, but the nominator is correct on how this discography article is doing double duty in an awkward and messy fashion. ---  DOOMSDAYER 520 (Talk&#124;Contribs) 22:23, 5 January 2020 (UTC)
 * While deletion absolutely makes sense, I find the above merge suggestion to be more appropriate. Accesscrawl (talk) 15:37, 7 January 2020 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks,  Sandstein   15:40, 10 January 2020 (UTC)
 * Merge This article really doesn't need to exist. Not only is it confusing to those unfamiliar with the film and the band, it's all stuff that can be covered in the Spinal Tap (band) and This is Spinal Tap pages. The information is notable enough to be kept on Wikipedia, but I really don't understand why it needs its own standalone article. It's really basic information that doesn't need to be taped off.Ducktech89(talk), 15:57, 10 January 2020 (UTC)
 * Delete - As far as I can see, there is no information on this page regarding the real-life albums that is not already covered on the articles for those albums. And, the information regarding the fictional albums is only using a single source, which is a fansite.  So, I don't see anything that actually needs to be merged anywhere.  Rorshacma (talk) 16:20, 10 January 2020 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom. I give this page a two-word review: Shit sandwich.  Lugnuts  Fire Walk with Me 17:49, 10 January 2020 (UTC)
 * Delete Separate discography pages are usually only for listing chart positions from multiply countries and gold/platinum awards. So in this case it is best to leave this info to the relevant main pages. Mattg82 (talk) 22:36, 10 January 2020 (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.