Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Mike Barson

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. SynergeticMaggot 07:52, 17 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Mike Barson

This was prod'ed by Btball as a non-notable bio. I slightly disagree. Madness is definitely a notable band, and this guy was its founder. Weak keep —Mets501 (talk) 19:39, 12 August 2006 (UTC)

Delete (as currently written). Keep based on User:JChap2007 edits providing verifiable sources of notability. I have no idea if Barson and/or Madness is notable or not. As written the article doesn't have any sources that let me determine that. If Barson is notable then I think it would be great if someone would add a source or two to the article to support that and then I'd be happy to change my delete to a keep. Brian 19:48, 12 August 2006 (UTC)btball

Keep Madness was a huge second wave ska band, so it (and its founder) are definitely notable. I'll work on sources. JChap T/E 20:55, 12 August 2006 (UTC)

• Keep - member (and a principle songwriter) of one of the most successful British bands of the 80's. That an article needs work is not criteria for deletion. Ac@osr 21:36, 12 August 2006 (UTC)

Comment Agree that "an article needs work is not criteria for deletion". However, as originally written (when I placed the PROD notice) it was not verifiable - which is a criterion for deletion. As currently edited, thanks to JChap2007 it is verifiable and I've changed my position to Keep. In fact, at this point, I think an admin could close this out as Speedy Keep based on the current revision of the article. Brian 21:53, 12 August 2006 (UTC)btball

• I agree this should be closed as a speedy but I would note that not verifiable is not the same as not verified. If all that's required are sources, the opportunity should be given to provide them or, better still, the effort made on the part of the nominator. See WP:OSTRICH. Ac@osr 22:01, 12 August 2006 (UTC)

I agree with you. That's why I only placed a PROD tag on the article :-) Brian 22:05, 12 August 2006 (UTC)btball

• Speedy keep in current format, founder of notable band. NawlinWiki 22:07, 12 August 2006 (UTC)
• Speedy keep. Member of a notable band. -- Necrothesp 23:27, 12 August 2006 (UTC)
• Keep as a verifiable bio. — Reinyday, 00:21, 13 August 2006 (UTC)

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