Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Wouter Van Belle


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The result was delete. Vanamonde (Talk) 06:59, 10 November 2021 (UTC)

Wouter Van Belle

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This biography is supported only by external links to the subject's own website, and an entry in a database of some sort. I've searched for better sources, but found no substantive coverage anywhere in independent sources - just affiliated sources, entries in databases, routine coverage, passing mentions, and an interview. (Note that there appears to be another musician by this name - a composer of church organ music - who also crops up in searches.) Girth Summit  (blether)  06:31, 26 October 2021 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions.  Girth Summit  (blether)  06:31, 26 October 2021 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Music-related deletion discussions.  Girth Summit  (blether)  06:31, 26 October 2021 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Belgium-related deletion discussions.  Girth Summit  (blether)  06:31, 26 October 2021 (UTC)


 * Are databases bad reference sources? Im new here. Joaquin89uy (talk) 12:25, 26 October 2021 (UTC)
 * If this is a translation from Dutch Wikipedia, it needs appropriate attribution to comply with our copyright policy - please take a look at that and add the appropriate tags (see WP:TRANSLATION for more on this). Note that different language versions of Wikipedia have different policies on sourcing and notability, so just because an article exists on another project doesn't mean that it is sustainable here.
 * Databases are potentially OK sources for information, but they don't really establish notability on there own - lots of databases are pretty comprehensive, including information about every musician ever, not all of whom warrant an article here. What we want are independent and reliably published sources giving the subject substantial coverage, not just an entry in a database.
 * Dutch-or French-language sources would be fine - English ones are preferred of course, for the convenience of our readership, but that's not essential. I did look for sources in other languages, but didn't uncover anything that made me think notability was clear. I may have missed some though - I'd be happy to reassess if you turn anything up. Girth Summit  (blether)  17:02, 26 October 2021 (UTC)
 * Thanks. Joaquin89uy (talk) 20:33, 28 October 2021 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus. Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, ✗  plicit  11:15, 2 November 2021 (UTC)
 * Delete: insufficiently-sourced biography of a living person. I have searched for better sources and found none.  NB: I don't read Dutch (although I do read French), but a search in the Dutch language gave me essentially nothing.  There's one source in the article on nl.wiki but I am quite confident that it does not meet en.wiki sourcing guidelines.—S Marshall T/C 12:50, 2 November 2021 (UTC)
 * Notes: For other editors' convenience, I'll pop a direct link to the nl.wiki article here. In the meantime, I've attended to the GFDL/CC-BY-SA 3.0 compliance issue mentioned by Girth Summit by placing the requisite template on the article talk page so there's no further concern there.—S Marshall T/C 12:53, 2 November 2021 (UTC)
 * Delete per arguments of User:S Marshall. Skyerise (talk) 23:11, 9 November 2021 (UTC)


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