Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Don't Mention the World Cup

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 of the debate was keep. Mailer Diablo 22:21, 3 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Don't Mention the World Cup

Doesn't meet criteria at WP:MUSIC (John Cleese is a respected actor/comedian IIRC, not a well-known musician/composer). 90% of article is song lyrics. Song is not notable enough to merit its own article. Recommmend a delete and merge with John Cleese. — Ian Manka Talk to me! 21:48, 29 May 2006 (UTC)

• Strongest Possible Keep. Is someone actually trying to assert that a retail release of a song by John Cleese isn't notable? Besides, even if it weren't Cleese, reports in NPR, The London Times, as well as the rationale behind it [1] [2]. --badlydrawnjeff (WP:MEMES?) 22:00, 29 May 2006 (UTC)
  • No, I'm merely proposing a delete and merge. This article does not merit an entire article about it. I have added further reasons on why this should be deleted. Does my reasoning make any more sense now? — Ian Manka Talk to me! 22:20, 29 May 2006 (UTC)
    • Then remove the song lyrics, and expand with the information as to the what, the why, what it derives from. The song in quotes gets nearly 60k unfiltered Google hits, it's certainly not happening in a vacuum. --badlydrawnjeff (WP:MEMES?) 22:24, 29 May 2006 (UTC)
• Keep Reasonable notable, verifiable. OhNoitsJamie^Talk 22:19, 29 May 2006 (UTC)
• Keep. Neutral article, compare "England World Cup Song." --JChap 22:30, 29 May 2006 (UTC)
• Keep per badlydrawnjeff. —C.Fred (talk) 22:33, 29 May 2006 (UTC)
• Keep per badlydrawnjeff. :) Dlohcierekim 23:08, 29 May 2006 (UTC)
• Write First Eleven article and move this one to it, for the time being. It's not notable until it's released, but deletion would be a big mistake. B.Wind 23:27, 29 May 2006 (UTC)
• Is someone actually trying to assert that a retail release of a song by John Cleese isn't notable? Yes. Is it on the Billboard charts? No? Does it qualify for any kind of historic overview or trend-setter? No? Merge into John Cleese until it qualifies for its own article. --Calton | Talk 02:33, 30 May 2006 (UTC)
  • Actually, it appears numerous international news organizations are considering this song to be a Big Deal, both because of who and why. So how, exactly, doesn't it qualify? --badlydrawnjeff (WP:MEMES?) 02:36, 30 May 2006 (UTC)
• Keep per badlydrawnjeff. And the fact it's not on the Billboard charts is laughable since it will be released as a British single and not in the US. --D Wilbanks 17:24, 3 June 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.