Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Courtesans


 * 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   redirect to Eileen Daly. slakr \ talk / 04:15, 8 March 2014 (UTC)

The Courtesans

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 * Delete - If appropriate sources cannot be found after a good-faith search for them, consider merging the article's verifiable content into a broader article providing context.[7] Otherwise, if deleting:[8]None of the reference sources used in The Courtesans article meets the criteria of editorial control and a reputation for fact-checking. After extensive search I have not found any aforementioned reliable, verifiable third-party or independent sources as per the reliable source guideline. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Reliable_sources  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Notability AntonioBarrone (talk) 13:51, 27 February 2014 (UTC) — AntonioBarrone (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic.

"To be worthy of inclusion in an encyclopedia, a subject must be sufficiently notable, and that notability must be verifiable through citations to reliable sources. As noted, the sources you use must be reliable; that is, they must be sources that exercise some form of editorial control and have some reputation for fact checking and accuracy. Print sources (and web-based versions of those sources) tend to be the most reliable, though some web-only sources may also be reliable. Examples might include (but are not limited to) books published by major publishing houses, newspapers, magazines, peer-reviewed scholarly journals, websites of any of the above, and other websites that meet the same requirements as a reputable print-based source. In general, sources with no editorial control are not reliable. These include (but are not limited to) books published by vanity presses, self-published 'zines', blogs, web forums, usenet discussions, BBSes, fan sites, vanity websites that permit the creation of self-promotional articles, and other similar venues. If anyone at all can post information without anyone else checking that information, it is probably not reliable." - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Your_first_article The article "The Courtesans" relies excessively on sources too closely associated with the subject, preventing the article from being verifiable and neutral as all of the external links are the article's subject and article's creator personal websites links. That indicates that this article "The Courtesans" is utilising Wikipedia as a self promotional tool rather than a neutral, reliable source of information. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Conflict_of_interest Another point is this article's content. The "TV and Film" section does not contain any reference to the actual band's music being used in any film or TV programme but contains only references to Eileen Daly herself and her acting career and film appearances. The section also contains misleading information regarding film "All about Anna" and I quote: Eileen performed 'Brute of Cute' in All About Anna 2005 a film from Innocent Pictures under the direction of the controversial filmmaker Lars Von Trier as a subsidiary of his parent company Zentropa - end of qoute, the film "All about Anna" was directed by Jessica Nilsson not Lars Von Trier as suggested in the quote above. AgnesJones (talk) 17:40, 23 February 2014 (UTC) — AgnesJones (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic.

I have found that “The Courtesans” Wikipedia article was created by the article’s subject close friend and business associate at Gipsyphilia productions which is in breach of Wiki guidelines regarding conflict of interest (coi) used Wikipedia as a promotional tool for herself (Gipsyphilia productions) and her friend and business associate Eileen Daly and her band. http://www.linkedin.com/in/lstudholme

http://gipsyphiliaproductions.co.uk/press-release.html

http://www.linkedin.com/pub/the-courtesans-band/77/718/b15 Wonkyfox (talk) 16:16, 23 February 2014 (UTC) — Wonkyfox (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic.
 * Automated comment: This AfD was not correctly transcluded to the log (step 3). I have transcluded it to Articles for deletion/Log/2014 February 23.  — cyberbot I  Notify Online 16:30, 23 February 2014 (UTC)
 * Redirect to Eileen Daly, where the band is already covered in as much detail as is justified by the available sources. There doesn't appear to be any significant independent coverage of the band in reliable sources. --Michig (talk) 17:46, 23 February 2014 (UTC)
 * Who in cases like this is responsible for redirection Michig ? AgnesJones (talk) 20:09, 23 February 2014 (UTC)
 * Should there be consesnsus after 7 days that a redirect is appropriate, the closing administrator will redirect the article. --Michig (talk) 20:18, 23 February 2014 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of United Kingdom-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 01:43, 25 February 2014 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 01:43, 25 February 2014 (UTC)


 * Delete - couldn't find any notable independent coverage of subject as per the reliable source guideline. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Reliable_sources, This Article doesn't seem to meet WP:GNG. AgnesJones (talk) 08:45, 25 February 2014 (UTC) — AgnesJones (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic.


 * Delete - The Courtesans band - article that does not meet WP:BAND. Article lacks independent, non-trivial references. The references in this article consist of blogposts and YouTube videos, band’s website, Eileen Daly’s company website and Bandcamp (neither reliable nor third-party)Lettuce88 (talk) 00:28, 28 February 2014 (UTC)


 * Redirect to Eileen Daly, not notable enough, but a redirect or merge (with heavy edits) would be useful if the project develops.Karst 15:29, 28 February 2014 (UTC)


 * Redirect to Eileen Daly conflict of interest, insufficient notability Wonkyfox (talk) 13:02, 4 March 2014 (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.