Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Stewart Varnado


 * 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. L Faraone  17:27, 7 June 2013 (UTC)

Stewart Varnado

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Doesn't qualify as a notable individual according to Wikipedia guidelines. Gospelfan45 (talk) 05:00, 30 May 2013 (UTC)
 * Automated comment: This AfD was not correctly transcluded to the log (step 3). I have transcluded it to Articles for deletion/Log/2013 May 30.  Snotbot   t &bull; c &raquo;  05:20, 30 May 2013 (UTC)
 * Delete - Textbook example of WP:BLP1E. NorthBySouthBaranof (talk) 07:08, 30 May 2013 (UTC)
 * Delete Claims to notability not supported by verifiable sources. 99.149.85.229 (talk) 11:05, 30 May 2013 (UTC)
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Its interesting that you just created a profile today just to comment on this page 24.107.242.73 (talk) 17:54, 30 May 2013 (UTC) Also interesting is gosplefan45 sneaking back in and trying to edit and undo and change the AFD page to fit his wishes 24.107.242.73 (talk) 18:06, 30 May 2013 (UTC)
 * Keep The sources are verifiable and well respected in the news and music industry. The Singing News is a print and online publication that has been around since the 1970s and he is widely recognized around southern gospel music as one of the best pianists. what other verifiability do you need? 24.107.242.73 (talk) 14:43, 30 May 2013 (UTC)
 * Delete - See WP:BLP1E Wikipedia is not a news source. Being in the news does not in itself mean that someone should be the subject of a Wikipedia article. Other than the news in question, this person is not notable. Also, The Singing News is not generally known as a true non-bias news source. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kennethlivingston1 (talk • contribs) 16:21, 30 May 2013 (UTC)
 * Keep KennethLivingtson1 was one of the spammers blocked from the original article issues and also no one quoted Wikipedia as a news source so that argument is irrelevant. Also the Singing News is a respected news source for Southern Gospel music news 24.107.242.73 (talk) 17:27, 30 May 2013 (UTC)
 * Delete Citing that a contributor was blocked does not give any real reason to keep an article. Having followed Christian music, and keeping in connection with the Singing News, I can say that it is not as "respected" as you choose to say. Anyone can have things put in the publication for a minimum fee. It's not a true reliable news source. 1forHim (talk) 17:51, 30 May 2013 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Gospelfan45 (talk • contribs)
 * Delete per BLP-1E. A classic case, actually... Carrite (talk) 18:30, 30 May 2013 (UTC)
 * I still feel that he is notable enough to have released albums and have articles about him on mtv and billboard than he is noteworthy but I feel I am speaking to shut ears I apologize if I offend anyone I just do not understand how 3 years after an articles creation, adding one item can drop a persons notability enough to delete their page 24.107.242.73 (talk) 18:37, 30 May 2013 (UTC)


 * Delete Carrite, Anyone can release an album. With easy research, he's not nor has he ever been with a major label. There has not been an article on him on MTV or Billboard. And speaking to 24.107.242.73, it's also "interesting" that your main defense in keeping this page is talking about others edits on here. That has nothing to do with the actual reason for deleting due to him not being notable enough to merit a page. It is rather obvious that you want this page up in order to promote negative information on this person because of your personal convictions. If it's not something you've taken personally upon you, you would not care so much about keeping it. At any point, he is not a notable person. The only reason anyone would want to keep the page up is to have one more advertisement of a crime. It merits deletion based upon BLP-1E alone. Regardless of your personal desires. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Gospelfan45 (talk • contribs) 18:58, 30 May 2013 (UTC)
 * You are preaching to the choir, Gospelfan... Carrite (talk) 01:52, 31 May 2013 (UTC)

There have been articles about him on major music news websites including Billboard and MTV and that was not my sole reason for keeping the page up but as a "Gospel Fan" why do you really want it taken down? You kept trying to remove the arrest information and when you could not, your set it up for deletion. That is very very shady I also sign all of my comments and don't try to hide who it is commenting 24.107.242.73 (talk) 19:04, 30 May 2013 (UTC)

As a matter of fact you tried to lie about who it was putting comment sup that deserves special notice by admins 24.107.242.73 (talk) 19:06, 30 May 2013 (UTC)

To be honest, I'm still learning my way around on Wikipedia, and outside of copying and pasting some of these signs, I don't know how to sign my name to it. Luckily it does it for me. Still, that doesn't matter at all concerning the pages existance. Again, there is no MTV article. The link is not an article, just refers to a cd he made. It's no feature of any kind, simply something done on most any cd released. I've yet to see this Billboard reference. Link us to those articles! You can continue to whine about things being shady. But you've not put up anything that can merit keeping the page based upon Wikipedias standards. Again, your motives appear to be driven by using this page primarily as a way to advertise this mans crimes. Did you truly care about it prior to this? To answer your question (and this has nothing to do with Wiki) As a Gospel fan, I see this as harming the Gospel music industry and not being helpful to anyone other than those like yourself who are compelled to do whatever possible to publicize someones crimes. You're making this a personal "out to get" someone.

Actually you put a fake name on there so it appeared someone else posted it and I am a huge Dixie Echoes fan and a Stewart Varnado fan who simply was trying to publish news I said nothing personal or defamatory against him or the Echoes and I have provided enough sources already 24.107.242.73 (talk) 19:23, 30 May 2013 (UTC)

I believe the reason an actual article from billboard or mtv can't be provided because it doesn't exist. As a Southern Gospel fan, surely you know that those publications don't typically cover SG at all. No major news or publications would ever consider this man notable. We could add many more useless pages to Wikipedia if we wanted to create a page for every non-notable criminal that we simply wanted to make a page for to publish the news of their arrest. Regardless of your attacks on my postings, it still does not prove that he is notable according to Wikipedia guidelines. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Gospelfan45 (talk • contribs) 19:40, 30 May 2013 (UTC)

I am not attacking anything simply asking why you did that but you refuse to answer so i suppose the proof is in the pudding so to speak 24.107.242.73 (talk) 19:42, 30 May 2013 (UTC)
 * Delete per WP:1E and WP:BAND. – Arms &amp; Hearts (talk) 14:13, 2 June 2013 (UTC)
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