Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Isaac Slade

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The result was keep. JohnCD (talk) 16:26, 24 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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Fails WP:GNG and WP:MUSICBIO. The references are generally about the band, not the subject. Walter Görlitz (talk) 14:37, 16 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

• Keep Soloist in We Are the World 25 for Haiti demonstrates notability outside of the band. Teemu08 (talk) 15:00, 16 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • I'm in the process of looking for proof of notability. However, I'm not clear on your statement. Which of the 12 WP:MUSICBIO criteria do you think Slade meets? --Larry/Traveling_Man (talk) 18:33, 16 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep He's a notable early 21st-century recording artist. Jeffrey Beall (talk) 15:57, 16 October 2014 (UTC).[reply]
  • I'm in the process of looking for proof of notability. Slade may very well be notable, but your statement doesn't cite any Wikipedia-based reason; it pretty much comes across as saying "he's notable because he's notable". Could you describe what Wikipedia criteria he meets? --Larry/Traveling_Man (talk) 18:33, 16 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    • Me too. I don't see proof that he's "a notable early 21st-century recording artist". You need to select an item in WP:MUSICBIO to confirm his notability. Walter Görlitz (talk) 03:15, 17 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Colorado-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 18:27, 16 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 18:27, 16 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

• Weak Keep Comment. The article doesn't help its own cause very much, but an article like this [1] makes me think he may meet general notability guidelines. It will take more time to check things out. In the meantime, I've placed questions under the above two keeps. It will help point me in the right direction. --Larry/Traveling_Man (talk) 18:33, 16 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • I haven't yet seen any reason why Isaac Slade meets WP:MUSICBIO. However, general notability is another question. The Denver Post article I referenced above [2] is a major article about Slade as an individual. Already cited in the Wikipedia article, this British news article [3] talks about Slade's personal life. Plus, there's this rather odd piece [4] from 2007 about potentially inheriting a $15 million mansion. There are also a bunch of interview-the-band-member articles, which by themselves aren't that big a deal, but contribute a little. Although it's a strange mix of unrelated stuff, I think that adds up to significant coverage of multiple events by non-local sources. --Larry/Traveling_Man (talk) 18:54, 17 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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