Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Victor Moulton


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The result was redirect to The Barbarians (band). TonyBallioni (talk) 22:04, 31 December 2021 (UTC)

Victor Moulton

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Unsourced BLP. Fails WP:SIGCOV.  scope_creep Talk  20:49, 24 December 2021 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions. Shellwood (talk) 20:51, 24 December 2021 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Massachusetts-related deletion discussions. Shellwood (talk) 20:51, 24 December 2021 (UTC)

Not completely unsourced now. He has an Allmusic page - https://www.allmusic.com/artist/victor-moulton-mn0001793486/biography - and some other sources exist. Ghmyrtle (talk) 21:05, 24 December 2021 (UTC)
 * No. It is a profile. Either created by him, in part by him, or the record company man. Either way it a very poor reference. All profiles are created in the manner. It is very poor.   scope_creep Talk  00:02, 25 December 2021 (UTC)
 * I see your updating it. I'll leave it a few days until your finished, then I'll check your references.   scope_creep Talk  00:06, 25 December 2021 (UTC)
 * Happy to accept that Allmusic is not the best possible source, but there's no basis for saying it's "very poor" or assuming anything about its author, and the claim that the article is unsourced is now untrue. Deleting articles over the holiday period is not generally a good idea, but I'll get back to it when I can.  Ghmyrtle (talk) 10:23, 25 December 2021 (UTC)
 * "Victor Moulton, better-known in rock circles and to record collectors as the legendary Moulty of the Barbarians, is an enigmatic figure whose appearance on the Nuggets vinyl and CD compilations only added to his mystique," when describing the drummer of a marginally notable band which topped out at #55 on the Top 100 over half a century ago, is the sort of fawning that's the reason so many editors are down on Allmusic as a reliable source. (And with that, the holiday period is not one whit less valid for proposing deletions as any other.)   Ravenswing      23:50, 27 December 2021 (UTC)


 * Redirect to The Barbarians (band). Well, there are SOURCES, yes. But none which qualify as reliable, third-party, independent sources which give significant coverage to the subject.  The band he was in is just barely notable under WP:BAND; Moulton himself is not.   Ravenswing      04:49, 25 December 2021 (UTC)
 * Redirect to The Barbarians (band). He did nothing notable outside that band. Even his profile at AllMusic, regardless of its reliability, has nothing from outside the band except for some minor reunion gigs under the same name. He seems to have a minor cult following as a songwriter and showman within the band, but that can be described at their article. ---  DOOMSDAYER 520 (TALK&#124;CONTRIBS) 22:23, 27 December 2021 (UTC)


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