Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/DJ Sharkey (2nd nomination)

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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The result of the debate was Keep (withdrawn by nominator). kingboyk 23:10, 9 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] DJ Sharkey

Survived the first vote on the condition that notability information be added. In over a month, that hasn't happened. No claim to notability outside of the marginally notable Freeform hardcore. Hence, the reference to him in that article is adequate. No need to merge because it already contains all the notable information about him. Image reeks of vanity, as did the disambiguation page before I cleaned it up. Does not meet WP:MUSIC, anyway...delete. savidan(talk) (e@) 09:31, 4 March 2006 (UTC) Withdrawn. Looks like once again I have proven myself horribly out of touch with music. savidan(talk) (e@) 22:13, 9 March 2006 (UTC)

  • Keep and request expansion elsewhere. Apparently quite notable in the happy hardcore genre. --badlydrawnjeff (WP:MEME?) 14:49, 4 March 2006 (UTC)
  • Keep per above. Rob T Firefly 01:59, 5 March 2006 (UTC)
  • Delete. Doesn't appear notable as far as I can tell, above notwithstanding. Fagstein 08:02, 5 March 2006 (UTC)
Keep per Alkivar below. Fagstein 06:28, 7 March 2006 (UTC)
  • Delete unless cleaned up and notability established. Stifle 18:00, 6 March 2006 (UTC)
    • DJ profile link in the article indicates that he has done his DJing in multiple nations. That should be enough to indicate notability, if his appearances w/John Peel weren't enough already. Will add info to the article. --badlydrawnjeff (WP:MEME?) 18:04, 6 March 2006 (UTC)
  • Extreme Keep EASILY passes WP:MUSIC guidelines:
    1. Has had a charted hit on any national music chart, in at least one large or medium-sized country.
      • his track Toytown from 1995 charted at #5 on the UK Dance charts around that period.
    2. Has had a record certified gold or higher in at least one large or medium-sized country.
      • all of the Bonkers compilations have certified gold or platinum (worldwide sales), he's on all of them.
    3. Has gone on an international concert tour, or a national concert tour in at least one large or medium-sized country, reported in notable and verifiable sources.
      • Has internationally toured in: US, Italy, Germany, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Canada (he's British)
    4. Has become the most prominent representative of a notable style; note that the subject must still meet all ordinary Wikipedia standards, including verifiability.
      • Is clearly the most prominent representative of Freeform Hardcore music. This is easily verified, via a simple google search.
    5. Has released two or more albums on a major label
      • had an album released on Sony Music Entertainment (UK) and EMI Records (Italy) ... thats just two.
    6. Has been featured in multiple non-trivial published works in verifiable media.
      • Was on a CD attached to the cover of MIXMAG, with a bio inside the magazine in December 2003. That certainly covers "non trivial" and "verifiable media"
    7. Has been the subject of a half hour or hour broadcast on a national radio network.
      • CO-HOSTED John Peel Is Not Enough hardcore special on BBC Radio 1 with John Peel. Title of the special comes from a track created by CLSM (another Freeform hardcore artist). I have an mp3 of the show if anyone needs verification of it.
    8. Is frequently covered in publications devoted to a notable sub-culture.
      • Founded a genre, is always mentioned by name when genre is mentioned.
  • Speedy keep as a notable figure in the happy hardcore genre and per reasons given in the original AFD nomination. Hall Monitor 22:40, 6 March 2006 (UTC)
  • Strong keep Notability was established in the last AFD, this is a pointless nomination. --kingboyk 07:32, 9 March 2006 (UTC)
Every paragraph asserts notability, by the way. 1) "one of the originators of the Freeform hardcore sound" 2) "achieving silver sales status in the" UK 3) "played at most major United Kingdom festivals" 4) worked with John Peel. --kingboyk 07:34, 9 March 2006 (UTC)
  • Keep per Alkivar. —A 19:34, 9 March 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.