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Tadd Russo

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Speedy deletion nomination of Tadd Russo

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A tag has been placed on Tadd Russo requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done because the article, which appears to be about a real person, individual animal(s), an organization (band, club, company, etc.), or web content, does not indicate how or why the subject is notable: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, articles that do not indicate the subject's importance or significance may be deleted at any time. Please see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable. If this is the first page that you have created, then you should read the guide to writing your first article.

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For guidelines on specific types of articles, you may want to check out our criteria for biographies, for web sites, for bands, or for companies. Feel free to leave a note on my talk page if you have any questions about this. Ian.thomson (talk) 18:35, 24 January 2010 (UTC)

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Articles for deletion nomination of Tadd Russo

I have nominated Tadd Russo, an article that you created, for deletion. I do not think that this article satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and have explained why at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Tadd Russo. Your opinions on the matter are welcome at that same discussion page; also, you are welcome to edit the article to address these concerns. Thank you for your time.

Please contact me if you're unsure why you received this message. Jubilee♫clipman 17:29, 25 January 2010 (UTC)

I must apologise, I was unable to verify notability but did tidy the article and attempt to source it as best I could. The above notice was created by the tool I used to tag the article. Please visit the AfD discussion (linked above) and participate: we may have missed something, of course. --Jubilee♫clipman 19:09, 25 January 2010 (UTC)

Out of interest...

...how did you find me? I am the co-ordinator of Wikipedia:WikiProject Contemporary music, so I guess that must be it? Otherwise it is rather fortuitous given the task I have been set over there: see most of Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Contemporary music and the previous archive (linked near the bottom of that page). If you have time, you could help us out a little, actually, in your capacity as a musicologist, especially given the male-centric (male-only?) nature of our project and the growing number of important female composers. I hope that doesn't sound sexist: am being quite serious! --Jubilee♫clipman 00:20, 26 January 2010 (UTC)

Yes, it was through the Contemporary page. I hoped to find a music person to reconsider the article; Ian.Thomson was very polite but since note all young composers--Whitacre maybe an exception--make their way into books. And I liked your edit posts on the other page. Once I finish Alice Parker--actually Tadd's suggestion--I'd be happy to start meandering through some other notable females. Although, truth be told, I would hope they would be outstanding composers who happened to be women. That's what bothered me most about the music text I had to teach from as a grad student: women because they were women, not because they wrote good music. (Russoerica (talk) 01:39, 26 January 2010 (UTC))

Lera Auerbach? Roxanna Panufnik? Sofia Gubaidulina? Just a few off the top of my head... If you read the 21st-century classical music article, you will see how I especially note that women have started to be taken seriously, at last, as composers. No longer "...oh and Fanny and Clara were quite good too..." but rather "Auerbach is one of the most distinguished composers of our generation..." Not "...female composers..." just "...composers..." I ask in earnest: any thoughts why this might be? Obviously, the Feminist movement and female emancipation have a lot to do with it, but is there more than meets the eye? Anyway, Clara Schumann mashed up some rocking tunes! As did Hildegard of Bingen for that matter... --Jubilee♫clipman 03:41, 26 January 2010 (UTC)