Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Paul Nowell

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The result was delete. --Mr. Lefty (talk) 22:14, 21 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Paul Nowell

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This is a biography of a minor musician. I prodded it, and the main contributor deprodded it claiming that it meets WP:MUSIC for working on a film score. However, having contributed to the score of one minor film doesn't automatically qualify someone for an article. Anyway, the subject doesn't appear to meet notability guidelines, and he generated no major online mentions. The article strongly appears to be autobiographical- the main contributor is Jazztrbn77, which like stands for "Jazz trombone." --Wafulz 01:38, 16 October 2006 (UTC)

• Delete I'm sure he's a good musician and wish him the best of luck, but it seems to be a vanity page. The writing style is very subjective (seems self-written). Also too long an article, too much info for a subject lacking notability. (Therin83 01:55, 16 October 2006 (UTC))
• Delete It may not meet WP:MUSIC criteria, it doesn't appear notable, and is vanity. Hello32020 02:04, 16 October 2006 (UTC)
• Keep I know him and he is a very active musician in California. It does meet WP:MUSIC criteria. It states "A musician or ensemble (note that this includes a band, singer, rapper, orchestra, hip hop crew, DJ, musical theatre group, etc.) is notable if it meets ANY ONE of the criteria. One of the criteria is Has performed music for a work of media that is notable, e.g. a theme for a network television show. If that isnt true then they should rewrite the WP:MUSIC criteria — Possible single purpose account: Kimalvara (talk • contribs) has made few or no other contributions outside this topic.

• You conveniently ignored the following:

Has performed music for a work of media that is notable, e.g. a theme for a network television show. (But if this is the only claim, it is probably more appropriate to have a mention in the main article and redirect to that page.)--Wafulz 23:50, 16 October 2006 (UTC)

• Keep looked at WP:Music and agree with kimalvara it says any one of the following, he is on IMDB— Possible single purpose account: Happyday1954 (talk • contribs) has made few or no other contributions outside this topic.
  • Again, read what I have in the nomination. It doesn't matter if he's on IMDb- he has do have actually done something notable. --Wafulz 23:50, 16 October 2006 (UTC)
• Keep Looks legit to me (Raytuflin 1:54, 16 october 2006 — Possible single purpose account: Raytuflin (talk • contribs) has made few or no other contributions outside this topic.
• Keep (Duccio505 11:54, 16 october 2006 — Possible single purpose account: Duccio505 (talk • contribs) has made few or no other contributions outside this topic.
• Delete Don't agree that he meets WP:MUSIC - "Has performed music for a work of media that is notable" - playing a trombone doesn't equate to "has performed" unless it is a solo or small ensemble work. Otherwise every member of every orchestra would be notable. QuiteUnusual 16:56, 16 October 2006 (UTC)
• Delete, the movie he did the theme for is pretty "independent," if you know what I mean. Doesn't seem notable. Recury 17:05, 16 October 2006 (UTC)
• Delete per nom. Doesn't meet WP:MUSIC. Playing trombone in a piece of music for a minor film doesn't meet such criteria. Delta Tango | Talk 21:31, 17 October 2006 (UTC)
• Delete Studio musicians usually aren't notable unless they achieve notability on their own (e.g., Lisa Germano). OhNoitsJamie ^Talk 05:57, 20 October 2006 (UTC)

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