Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Colin Walker

The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was Keep or Merge to Electric Light Orchestra. Whether this article is kept or merged is a debate that can be resolved outside of AfD. Deathphoenix ʕ 19:01, 11 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Colin Walker

Notability/importance in question. This person was a cellist for one year for an orchestra, and then "got married and settled down." This assertion of notability is tenuous at best. NMChico24 21:21, 30 September 2006 (UTC)

• Keep Former member of ELO who have had numerous hits in both the UK and the US. Catchpole 21:28, 30 September 2006 (UTC)
  • ELO is notable, but that doesn't mean a cellist who played with them for one year is. What other notable projects has he been involved with? I was unable to find much about him outside of the info posted to Wikipedia and mirror sites. --NMChico24 21:33, 30 September 2006 (UTC)
• Keep this cellist I have been expanding the ELO members section and feel his contribution to the band is worth mentioning How many cello players do You know had a top ten rock hit?

--The Equaliser 14:09 02 October 2006 (UTC)

 AFD relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so that consensus may be reached.
 Please add new discussions below this notice. Thanks, NMChico24

• Merge to Electric Light Orchestra. He has no notability outside the group, but it's fine to mention him and give a brief description in the article about the band. GassyGuy 01:00, 3 October 2006 (UTC)

• On a side note, I would recommend the same for a lot of the other band member articles, which as standalone articles appear to be ELOcruft. GassyGuy 01:02, 3 October 2006 (UTC)

• Delete as violating WP:BLP and WP:V, unless reliable sources are provided, in which case merge per GassyGuy. Pan Dan 01:04, 3 October 2006 (UTC)
• Merge to Electric Light Orchestra. After searching around, it looks like all this information is easily verifiable (except perhaps that he left because he wanted to raise a family) and probably does not run afoul of WP:BLP (which is essentially a guide to avoiding libel, which is irrelevant here, where no negative claims are made). However, I don't see any indication that Walker is notable outside the ELO. --Hyperbole 01:29, 3 October 2006 (UTC)
• Keep and merge per Hyperbole -Harmil 02:15, 3 October 2006 (UTC)
• Merge Googled him and see little notability. Glenn4pr 05:18, 3 October 2006 (UTC)
• Keep arent members of notable musical groups automatically notable, regardless of the length of their tenure? Jcuk 07:59, 3 October 2006 (UTC)

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.