Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ken Skinner

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 (no consensus). Sjakkalle (Check!) 10:02, 20 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Ken_Skinner

Delete. Obituary of non-notable person Xyzzyplugh 22:37, 13 February 2006 (UTC)

• Comment: Please expand on your reasoning. Based solely on the article and the people named, this jazz musician may very well be a candidate for inclusion. -- JJay 22:51, 13 February 2006 (UTC)

Google search on his full name yielded zero results. Search on "kenneth skinner" and jazz, no links which seemed to relate to this guy. No evidence he even exists, therefore, non-notable. --Xyzzyplugh 23:03, 13 February 2006 (UTC)

Further searching reveals that there is a Ken Skinner, of "Ken Skinner and the Jazzmongers", who is an at least somewhat known musician, who is likely the son of the Ken Skinner who died. --Xyzzyplugh 23:11, 13 February 2006 (UTC)

• Delete doesn't meet WP:MUSIC. Allmusic yields nothing more than a name. He played with several notable musicians apparently but that alone is not enough. --TheMidnighters 22:59, 13 February 2006 (UTC)
• Neutral for the moment, this article lacks verifiable sources. Hall Monitor 23:00, 13 February 2006 (UTC)
• Comment Some verifiable evidence of a Ken Skinner of the Jazzmongers but no connection with this guy has been shown. This looks like an obituary notably the last paragraph but Google News came up with nothing. Capitalistroadster 23:25, 13 February 2006 (UTC)

• Ken Skinner of the Jazzmongers is quite obviously his son. -- JJay 23:38, 13 February 2006 (UTC)

• I found this reference, "Northern exposure -- Stirling Silver by Ken Skinner," by Hal Hill, Performing Arts & Entertainment in Canada. Fall 1995, Volume 29, Issue 4, page 38. (Review of recording on "Village Jazz" label, a live concert at Stirling Theatre in Stirling, Ontario in 1993), but given the date I think it must be the son. Consider converting to an article about Ken Skinner, Jr.? Crypticfirefly 00:04, 14 February 2006 (UTC)

That's not a bad idea. Ken Skinner Jr. has recorded a few albums and was profiled in the Toronto Star in 2000 [1]. The father's career is a bit harder to verify. -- JJay 01:15, 14 February 2006 (UTC)

• Keep and cleanup. Has promise. Ardenn 06:04, 14 February 2006 (UTC)
• Delete. Non-notable plus original research re Montreal's jazz scene. Ifnord 16:46, 18 February 2006 (UTC)
• Keep. No reason to delete at this time. Needs further work. -- JJay 17:03, 18 February 2006 (UTC)

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