Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Christopher Melian

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 delete. -- Cirt (talk) 02:04, 19 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Christopher Melian[edit]

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CSD:A7 removed by another editor, who stated that he had played for a notable band (probably, AGF, a misreading of the article to believe that he played lead for the Kooks, instead of playing with another band at the same venue with the Kooks). Fails WP:MUSICBIO, GHits show one reliable source (UK Guardian) which panned the band in general. Other GHits were performance notices, myspace, etc. No GNews / GBooks / GScholar hits. (GregJackP (talk) 02:51, 11 March 2010 (UTC))[reply]

Comment - for some reason this double posted - can we remove this one? (GregJackP (talk) 02:58, 11 March 2010 (UTC))[reply]

I've tagged the second and third AfD nominations for speedy deletion by G6. This discussion should happen at the first nomination, since otherwise it looks like this article has survived two AfDs already. If you have said anything at the other two instances of this discussion that you want at this one, you should move those comments here. -- Lear's Fool (talk | contribs) 04:32, 11 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Comment. A slightly different version of this article has been speedily deleted as an A7 case twice in the last few days. -- Lear's Fool (talk | contribs) 14:18, 11 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]
~~Delete~~ Redirect to Cat the Dog !vote changed 03:58, 17 March 2010 (UTC). I can find no references to Melian other than sources that mention him in his capacity as the frontman of Cat the Dog. The band is reviewed by The Guardian here: [1], but this is the only review in a reliable source that I can find, and a single review (especially one as unfavorable as this) satisfies neither the general notability guideline, nor the guidelines at WP:MUSICBIO. Other coverage includes Cat the Dog's Last FM bio here: [2], an identical bio here: [3], and a passing reference on this forum on the Kooks official website: [4], where someone remarks:

"...there were only about 5 people in the world who liked CtD [Cat the Dog]. That was you, me, soph, georgie and gerry. No one knows who Christopher Melian is."

The sources I have been able to find do not establish notability under either the GNG or WP:MUSICBIO. -- Lear's Fool (talk | contribs) 14:18, 11 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I've changed my !vote to a redirect to Cat the Dog. I still feel this individual is not notable, but a redirect would be more useful than deleting the article. -- Lear's Fool (talk | contribs) 03:58, 17 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions. -- • Gene93k (talk) 15:59, 11 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Comment: I fixed the formatting so that all the claimed references are now visible. – ukexpat (talk) 16:36, 11 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - clearly fails WP:MUSIC; article is padded with stuff about his obscure band. --Orange Mike | Talk 16:53, 11 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - as per the above comments relating generally to notability. Frankly, I am really struggling to see why Cat the Dog are notable based on a couple of flop singles; never mind this non-entity former band member. Of course, this whole premise may have come purely from a publicity angle rather than an encyclopedic one. Just a thought. Derek R Bullamore (talk) 01:02, 13 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Comment - I agree with your question on the band Cat the Dog, and have tagged the article as of questionable notability. --A More Perfect Onion (talk) 13:41, 15 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Cat the Dog has had coverage in The Guardian and on BBC.co.uk, and I found an article about The Hot Melts in the Liverpool Echo which notes, "Cat The Dog singer and guitarist Chris Melian has stepped in" (replacing a departing member of The Hot Melts). At the very least, a redirect to Cat the Dog, where I added the Echo source, can be put in place. Paul Erik ^{(talk)(contribs)} 03:41, 17 March 2010 (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.