Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Wanderer (O.A.R. album)


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The result was   keep. (non-admin closure) Ron Ritzman (talk) 22:23, 5 November 2008 (UTC)

The Wanderer (O.A.R. album)

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WP:NALBUMS. All articles on albums, singles or songs must meet the basic criteria at the notability guidelines, with significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject. The article for this album explains "The album was recorded while the band was still in high school, when O.A.R. was without a record label. Online distribution helped make the album popular on college campuses, where O.A.R. attained much of their fan base." No inline citations or references. Searching for the album turns up many "lyrics" websites, online store listings, reprints of Erik Crawfords All Music Guide review, reprints of Robert Hicks  All Music Guide bio on the band, reprints of the English Wikipedia article, Discography listings, torrent sites but nothing of real "significant coverage". I did follow a link to Rolling Stone album Reviews O.A.R The Wanderer however it is not a review, it is just a page listing the album, release date and a place for "user submitted" reviews. Soundvisions1 (talk) 12:49, 27 October 2008 (UTC) 
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions.   —Soundvisions1 (talk) 12:54, 27 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Albums and songs-related deletion discussions.   —Soundvisions1 (talk) 12:54, 27 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so that consensus may be reached. Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Ron Ritzman (talk) 00:08, 1 November 2008 (UTC)


 * Keep album from notable band with a source. Duffbeerforme (talk) 05:44, 1 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep. Notable album by notable artist. Coverage exists, although more would help.--Michig (talk) 08:51, 1 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep Per above. Debut album by a notable artist. Was self released, yes, but that is not immediate cause for deletion. The album's reviewing by Allmusic also adds to notability. A simple Google news search also gives coverage from several sources. Doc StrangeMailbox Logbook 02:05, 2 November 2008 (UTC)


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