Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Boyfriend (song)

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The result of the debate was Keep Jtkiefer ^{T | @ | C} ----- 23:24, 20 September 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Boyfriend (song)

Wikipedia is not Billboard. Zoe 05:23, September 10, 2005 (UTC)

• Speedy fair enough, feel free to speedy if you want (since I'm the only author) Ryan Norton ^{T | @ | C} 05:27, 10 September 2005 (UTC) Keep WHOA there's a review for it already... thanks Kappa Ryan Norton ^{T | @ | C} 07:00, 10 September 2005 (UTC)
• Keep, single by notable artist. Kappa 06:18, 10 September 2005 (UTC)
• Keep. Stubby yes. But it's a single by a notable artist and a notable producer and has enough room for expansion like other single/album articles. - Mgm|^(talk) 14:24, September 10, 2005 (UTC)
• Keep, notable everything. Jobe6 Image:Peru flag large.png 18:14, September 10, 2005 (UTC)

So what are the criteria? Any single by any artist? Any single by any artist which has had x number of sales? This song has just been released. Why not wait to see if it's going to go anywhere on the charts? Zoe 19:40, September 10, 2005 (UTC)

• I thought any single by a notable artist was allowed (speaking of which why arn't we using the discussion page? Template:Wink) Ryan Norton ^{T | @ | C} 19:47, 10 September 2005 (UTC)
  • This battle has been fought before, over singles generally and Ashlee singles specifically. La La (song) had a pretty vehement debate but ended up being kept by a fair margin. I don't see why the battle needs to be fought all over again every time a new single comes out. The issue ought to be settled by now. Everyking 04:05, 11 September 2005 (UTC)
    • So even if this song were to tank and not sell five copies, by the very fact that it's by Ashlee Simpson, it deserves an article? I'm not saying that that is what's happening, I'm just trying to determine where we draw the line. Or is there a line? Zoe 22:48, September 11, 2005 (UTC)
      • The question is academic, but I think the answer is yes: if a song by such a notable artist failed so badly, that would be notable just for so completely confounding expectations. Everyking 23:13, 11 September 2005 (UTC)
        • OK, so now I'm clear. We have to keep an article on every song ever recorded by every artist who meets the WP:MUSIC requirements. Zoe 04:29, September 12, 2005 (UTC)
          • Does every deletionist have to exaggerate every statement ever made by every inclusionist? Kappa 13:03, 12 September 2005 (UTC)
• Keep. Single by notable artist, and the article has increased in size quite a bit since it was put up for deletion. Extraordinary Machine 21:34, 10 September 2005 (UTC)
• Keep and expand once we have reliable chart info. There's enough here to warrant an article. Capitalistroadster 00:32, 11 September 2005 (UTC)
• Keep, of course. Everyking 04:02, 11 September 2005 (UTC)

• Delete. A single is a bit like an episode of a TV show. We don't need articles on every one. Friday (talk) 19:28, 12 September 2005 (UTC)
  • "There is no reason why there shouldn't be a page for every Simpsons character, and even a table listing every episode, all neatly cross-linked and introduced by a shorter central page. Every episode name in the list could link to a separate page for each of those episodes, with links to reviews and trivia. Each of the 100+ poker games can have its own page with rules history, and strategy. Jimbo Wales has agreed: Hard disks are cheap". meta:Wiki_is_not_paper. Kappa 19:48, 12 September 2005 (UTC)

• Keep since there's no reason to delete it. Right? Kahlen 06:36, 13 September 2005 (UTC)
• Keep not every song by a notable musician needs its own article, rather some should be redirected to the album in question (or maybe a list of songs by XXX in some cases, especially prior to the album era). But if this one were folded into the album article, it would overbalance it. So, keep. Tuf-Kat 08:07, 13 September 2005 (UTC)
• Keep Do not delete it. Instead, Make the article disputed. It is not released yet and the chart performances and variety of reviews have not yet being released. It is already on disputed so leave it there. It deserves to be there. Zoe needs to shut up. From Anonymous.

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