Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Thollem McDonas


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The result was   keep. Wily D 08:35, 3 September 2012 (UTC)

Thollem McDonas

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This BLP makes some pretty big claims, such as comparing the subject's influence in the experimental music scene to people like John Cage. But the sources provided for this extensive profile of him are very weak, and do not seem to meet the basic requirements of reliability set down in WP:BIO. Steven Walling &bull; talk   22:38, 26 August 2012 (UTC)
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 * Keep I agree with the "big claims" comment. I've removed the offending sentence. There is a significant article on McDonas in Signal to Noise (Spring 2011), titled "Gone Beyond Reason." that does compare the artist to Cecil Taylor and George Antheil. Signal to Noise, the Metro Newspaper (Metroactive) and San Francisco Classical Voice are serious publications with dedicated editorial staff that should meet the standards of reliability from WP:BIO and notability from WP:MUSIC. --Kmorris1077 (talk) 06:38, 27 August 2012 (UTC)


 * Probable keep The MetroActive and San Francisco Classical Voice articles are both good, in-depth coverage. I've not read the Signal to Noise article, but it's also a reliable source, and there's more coverage from local press in the article, as well as on Nexis: Megan Gloss, "concert preview Thollem's Everywhere Quintet", Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA), August 3, 2012 C, p. 9 2pp.  This is a niche field but I think there's overall enough coverage to meet general notability guidelines. --Colapeninsula (talk) 09:47, 27 August 2012 (UTC)
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