Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Soldier Boy (song)

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. Punkmorten 16:25, 29 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Soldier Boy (song)

Delete do NOT Merge. The article is just lyrics. Fails to meet current standards set for songs in WP:MUSIC. Merge with The Shirelles if more substantive information is added to the article which asserts and proves the notability of the song. Strothra 01:57, 29 June 2006 (UTC) Withdrawing nom per article improvement. --Strothra 13:31, 29 June 2006 (UTC)

• Comment. Lyrics are copyvios and should be deleted or speedy deleted as a copyvio. However, in my view, an article on the song itself meets the guidelines referred to by Strothra. Our article on the The Shirelles notes that it was anumber 1 hit in 1962 on the Billboard charts. This site claims it was their biggest selling hit. [1]. My comment is that the lyrics warrant deletion as a copyvio but the song is notable enough to warrant a standalone article. Capitalistroadster 02:26, 29 June 2006 (UTC)

Comment I didn't want to put it up for a speedy because I think that there may have been possible validity to the song being notable and thus wanted a discussion to bring that out. As per the guidelines for notability of songs as per WP:MUSIC I feel that this song itself would not merit it's own article and should be merged into the Shirelles article if it was, in fact, notable but I also recognize that the song notability guidelines are still in the proposal stage. I really didn't know what to do here because of that. I hope that you can see my dillema. --Strothra 02:30, 29 June 2006 (UTC)

• We have a category list of number 1 songs according to Billboard. That indicates that it is notable enough for a standalone article for mine. Capitalistroadster 02:55, 29 June 2006 (UTC)
• I deleted the lyrics and put down a stub for the song. I vote to keep it but would like to hear others' views. GassyGuy 03:31, 29 June 2006 (UTC)
• Keep as notable song, now that it's no longer just a lyric sheet. Fan1967 03:32, 29 June 2006 (UTC)
• Keep now that the article has been improved. --djrobgordon 04:03, 29 June 2006 (UTC)
• Keep per above. Melchoir 04:09, 29 June 2006 (UTC)
• Keep. Article looks fine now. --Coredesat talk 04:44, 29 June 2006 (UTC)
• Keep the current version. JIP | Talk 11:38, 29 June 2006 (UTC)
• Keep. Article meets entry criteria. Black-Velvet 14:01, 29 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.