Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/I Wayne

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 was KEEP. -Doc^g 11:48, 10 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] I Wayne

I Wayne (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs)

Deleted once as A7 and once as functionally empty, this article does not include sufficient data to establish wither the singer meets WP:MUSIC. The label is not a major one. We don't seem to have articles on reggae acts I know much better such as the Blood Fire Posse and Lieutenant Stitchie. Not sure what that means. Guy (Help!) 21:08, 27 December 2006 (UTC)

• Googling for "I Wayne" -wikipedia reggae singer found 55900 hits. Unless there is more than one singer with this name, keep? Anthony Appleyard 21:53, 27 December 2006 (UTC)

• None of these are listed as sources in the article... Guy (Help!) 10:09, 28 December 2006 (UTC)

• Weak Keep -- Although the article is admitedly empty, he does seem to be at the lower end of notability in his field. 193.129.65.37 10:15, 28 December 2006 (UTC)
• Delete - completely unsourced, no reliable sources to support notability, notability not asserted. Moreschi ^Deletion! 10:32, 28 December 2006 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so that consensus may be reached
 Please add new discussions below this notice. Thanks, ···日本穣^{? · Talk to Nihonjoe} 00:24, 4 January 2007 (UTC)

• Delete per nom. Bigtop 00:45, 4 January 2007 (UTC)
• Delete per nom. More notable people than him have articles, and it was already deleted once. --TeckWiz^TalkContribs_@ 02:31, 4 January 2007 (UTC)
• Keep well known in Jamaica, needs sources. Daniel J. Leivick 03:19, 4 January 2007 (UTC)
• Keep if in fact he's famous in Jamaica --froth^{T C} 06:54, 4 January 2007 (UTC)
• Keep and give it sum time for cleanup and made to wp:NPOV, MySpace profile sherd not be the Official site. It mute be notable for music.**My Cat inn @ (talk)** 11:45, 4 January 2007 (UTC)
• Keep looks like it can be sourced. For example, the articles here: http://www.miaminewtimes.com/search/results.php?eventSearch=1&locationSearch=1&exactPhrase=1&searchType=archives&keywords=i+wayne&x=0&y=0. According to the "Meet I Wayne, author of "Can't Satisfy Her" and roots reggae's latest champion" article: I Wayne has emerged from obscurity to become one of Jamaican music's hottest commodities. He had an Associated Press review here: [1] (Sound Bites: Music Reviews, Associated Press Worldstream, August 25, 2005 Thursday, INTERNATIONAL NEWS, 681 words, The Associated Press). -SpuriousQ 18:32, 4 January 2007 (UTC)
• Delete per nom. Does not pass notability tests. Springnuts 21:02, 4 January 2007 (UTC)
• Borderline Keep. He has released an album on a label that is home to Sean Paul, a quite well-known artist who has won several major awards. Given that his first CD just came out last August, we should certainly give him time to release more albums. He'll pass WP:MUSIC in time. --Idont Havaname (Talk) 21:09, 4 January 2007 (UTC)
  • Comment He already passes WP:MUSIC. His first album came out in late 2005 and was covered in at least AP and the Miami New Times as shown in my links above. One of his tracks had rotation at "several urban stations" including Hot 97. -SpuriousQ 21:18, 4 January 2007 (UTC)
    • Thanks for the correction; given what you said, he already does meet WP:MUSIC. I think the article's discography section only mentioned one album, so I got thrown off by that. --Idont Havaname (Talk) 22:10, 4 January 2007 (UTC)
• Keep per additional sources provided. --Shirahadasha 01:49, 5 January 2007 (UTC)
• Keep With sources, notability is established. Further page is cited and informative. --Falcorian ^(talk) 04:43, 5 January 2007 (UTC)
• Keep It's obvious that he is notable in Jamaica. Remember guys, just because you can't find many hits of it on Google or you haven't heard it before doesn't mean it doesn't exist and isn't notable. S h a r k f a c e 2 1 7 22:48, 8 January 2007 (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.