Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Star(David Bowie song)


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The result was close and histmerget Unsigned closure by Anthony Appleyard done at 09:24, 11 July 2015‎

Star(David Bowie song)

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No sign of sources in the article or otherwise that reflect that subject meets notability guidelines for songs or general notability guidelines. Should be redirected to album article. Note that Star (David Bowie song) was redirected to album CutOffTies (talk) 20:49, 8 July 2015 (UTC)


 * Keep Sources are easy to find. For example, see The Complete David Bowie; or Strange Fascination. Andrew D. (talk) 22:08, 8 July 2015 (UTC)
 * From the one source I can bring up (SF), it seems to be a pretty quick mention that does not indicate it would fulfil this for wp:NSONGS Notability aside, a standalone article is only appropriate when there is enough material to warrant a reasonably detailed article; articles unlikely ever to grow beyond stubs should be merged to articles about an artist or album. --CutOffTies (talk) 00:12, 9 July 2015 (UTC)
 * The other source has pages of information and history about the song and so we're good. Merging to an album or artist is not appropriate because the song may appear in multiple albums and be covered by multiple artists (as this one has).  The song and its title are the natural atomic level for this information, facilitating search, indexing and coverage.  Andrew D. (talk) 13:37, 9 July 2015 (UTC)
 * Okay, I was able to bring back The Complete David Bowie this time and see the information on the song. It seems that book covers every single Bowie song.  Are there any general music sources that cover this song?  Thanks. --CutOffTies (talk) 03:56, 10 July 2015 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of United States of America-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 01:29, 9 July 2015 (UTC)
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 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Albums and songs-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 01:29, 9 July 2015 (UTC)


 * Don't know why people create entirely new articles when Star (David Bowie song) already exists as a redirect. If kept, a histmerge should be performed. It would also be a benefit to readers if said sources were added to the article. -- Star cheers peaks news lost wars Talk to me 18:35, 9 July 2015 (UTC)


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