Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Stitches (rapper) (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 no consensus. North America1000 21:16, 6 August 2016 (UTC)

Stitches (rapper)
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I'm bringing this to AfD after declining a G4, as the article contains more content and sourcing than its prior incarnation had, plus he's released an album since then.

My concern here is that most of the sourcing in the article was written prior to the AfD in March 2015 and as such, would have been existent during the last AfD. Some of the sourcing seems to be mildly questionable as far as RS status goes and I'm also concerned that the majority of his coverage stems from potential BLP issues like allegations of supplying fans with drugs and getting into altercations, things that we typically don't include in articles unless there's an overwhelming amount of coverage. There is some mildly heavy coverage of these, but not really an overwhelming amount and even then, this isn't entirely the type of thing that we use to judge notability. This source is of dubious usability and it's also so short it's pretty much a WP:TRIVIAL source. The same issue can be said of this link to a degree as well - it's very short.

Now what could potentially support notability is that he's been covered by the New York Times, Miami New Times, Complex twice. However I don't know that this is enough to really show notability, especially as the other sources are questionable for the above reasons.

I don't really have a strong opinion either way, however I thought that this would warrant a second AfD given the additional sources and content. Tokyogirl79 (｡◕‿◕｡)  08:47, 15 July 2016 (UTC)
 * I also want to note that when I searched I couldn't really find much out there. His stage name does make looking for more sourcing a bit difficult, admittedly. Tokyogirl79 (｡◕‿◕｡)  08:48, 15 July 2016 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions. North America1000 21:09, 15 July 2016 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Florida-related deletion discussions. North America1000 21:09, 15 July 2016 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
 * Delete and I just made an account to share my thoughts on this AfD because I don't want my IP to be seen. Most sources that mention him are semi-reliable and are usually a case of WP:NOTNEWS like citations #4, #5, and #7 on the article. Other sources that do mention him and are reliable are usually a cause of WP:TRIVIAL. He doesn't pass WP:GNG overall. Justforthisrightnow905 (talk) 01:02, 22 July 2016 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, North America1000 11:30, 22 July 2016 (UTC)  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
 * Delete non-notable rapper.John Pack Lambert (talk) 15:56, 23 July 2016 (UTC)
 * Keep He's been reported in the New York Times, Miami New Times (as recently as five months ago) and Complex too many too count, altogether that means he's reported on in national newspapers, his state newspapers and his professions top magazines, how does that not pass WP:GNG even if barely? to me it's a clear pass and even though he may be a figure in disrepute unlike the above non policy based arguments he clearly is reported on, just click on the search news button up on this page. also how is a fully dedicated NYT article "trivial" coverage like the above admitted SPA claims? Like him or not he passes GNG more then quite a few BLPs on here. GuzzyG (talk) 19:17, 24 July 2016 (UTC)
 * Keep  NY Times article shows signficance.  BlackAmerican (talk) 06:11, 29 July 2016 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks,  Anarchyte  ( work  &#124;  talk )   04:53, 30 July 2016 (UTC)


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