Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Stacy Vance, Jr.

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 DELETE. This is on the two-thirds level if I include the very very new editor (and above it if I don't). Since at least one editor has revisited the debate after the comment without changing their mind, and an additional deleter also turned up, there would seem little reason to look for a significantly higher than two-thirds level, and the requests for meeting WP:MUSIC don't seem to have satisfied those making them. -Splash^talk 03:55, 27 November 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Stacy Vance, Jr.

NN singer. Only 25 Google results and no AMG entry. Fails WP:MUSIC. howcheng [ t • c • w • e ] 20:07, 15 November 2005 (UTC)

• Delete since if he hasn't made it yet, he probably ain't going to. Just zis  Guy, you know? ^[T]/_[C] (W) AfD? 20:39, 15 November 2005 (UTC)
• Delete, apparently one self-release [1], doesn't meet WP:MUSIC. Also probably a copyvio. feydey 21:21, 15 November 2005 (UTC)
• Keep No copyvio since research paraphrased from multiple sources [2] [3] [4] [5] [www.indiemusic.com/cgi-bin/band_links.cgi], Published songwriter with ASCAP affiliation and credits [6]Bluesclues 02:25, 16 November 2005 (UTC)

• Comment: Bluesclues, could you please clarify what if any relationship you have with the subject? I note that this article is your sole edit on WP, which tends to invite scepticism. - Just zis  Guy, you know? ^[T]/_[C] (W) AfD? 12:44, 16 November 2005 (UTC)
• Reply: Compiling bios on Baltimore-based blues singers, past and present, including Vance, Ethel Ennis, Paul Harrison, etc. As for this being my sole edit, one has to start somewhere, but since skepticism seems to reign supreme, I get the impression that posting any info on regional musicians is an exercise in futility. Wonder if there might be some bias against Baltimore blues, since other genres seem to be represented by what might be deemed lesser known musicians in other regions. Not taking any of your comments personally, mind you. Just trying to gauge the content of the rest of the site, yet be bold at the same time. Just a thought: Rather than treat a newcomer with skepticim, perhaps a word of welcome might be encouraging.

• I think you might be overly sensitive here. If you scan the AfD archives you will see a lot of band vanities. Yes, everyone must start somewhere - and if you are a local expert on this music scene you could be very valuable in helping to separate the vanity articles from the genuinely significant. In this specific case you might be able to tell us which criteria of WP:MUSIC covers the subject. - Just zis  Guy, you know? ^[T]/_[C] (W) AfD? 09:46, 26 November 2005 (UTC)

• delete per above. Dottore So 14:54, 16 November 2005 (UTC)
• Keep, regional notability and media interest demonstrated. Kappa 12:39, 25 November 2005 (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.