Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/1 Of The Girls

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The result was Keep - Philippe | Talk 05:57, 29 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

1 Of The Girls[edit]

Musical group's only claim to notability is one single, and I'm not convinced that it meets WP:MUSIC criterion 2 as it was not the national chart it reached, it was the R&B chart. h i s ^{s p a c e} _{r e s e a r c h} 18:16, 23 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Weak keep 1 major-label album (on Atlantic), 2 singles one of which charted, and production by Gerald Levert, who they also apparently performed with. All told I'd say it just scrapes by the spirit of WP:MUSIC, if perhaps not quite the letter. Andrew Lenahan - Starblind 18:42, 23 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Fair point. This definitely isn't a clear-cut case.--h i s ^{s p a c e} _{r e s e a r c h} 18:46, 23 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I agree, and take away any of the three primary notability points (major-label album, charting single, very-notable producer) and I'd be voting delete. Having had a dig for sources, it seems this group was to Levert what Cicero was to the Pet Shop Boys: somewhat of a protege. Andrew Lenahan - Starblind 19:00, 23 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Although a critical difference is that Pet Shop Boys are widely known and their name is recognised, whereas 1 of the Girls are not.--h i s ^{s p a c e} _{r e s e a r c h} 19:22, 23 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
I meant that neither 1 of the Girls nor Cicero ever got much mainstream success, but for what it's worth Gerald Levert certainly was a very very notable musician when he was alive. See his article for details. Andrew Lenahan - Starblind 19:26, 23 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I looked at it. Do you think that a merge there might not be out of the question? It doesn't seem unreasonable if this is not going to go beyond a stub.--h i s ^{s p a c e} _{r e s e a r c h} 19:40, 23 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Keep, if we delete it now it might be re-added sooner or later --Legolas558 (talk) 20:34, 27 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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.