Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Dave Zegarac

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The result was delete and redirect to The Brat Attack. ✗plicit 03:25, 18 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Dave_Zegarac

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Probably fails WP:BLP, severe problems with WP:RS, subject fails notability. AllGloryToTheHypnotoad (talk) 01:38, 11 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions. CAPTAIN RAJU^(T) 03:59, 11 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Canada-related deletion discussions. CAPTAIN RAJU^(T) 04:00, 11 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. Or redirect to The Brat Attack. He's in the news right now for getting arrested at one of the trucker protests ([1]), but otherwise comes up in relation to the band. -- asilvering (talk) 06:51, 11 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Comment - someone more familiar with BLP than me needs to go over this article's history with a fine-tooth comb. There are BLP violations in its edit history that need to be dealt with (wasn't it once WP policy to erase BLP-violating edits from an article history?). AllGloryToTheHypnotoad (talk) 17:55, 11 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
I think that's a pretty good argument for why this should be deleted instead of redirected? -- asilvering (talk) 23:31, 11 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Comment - I'm the one who originally nominated this article for deletion. His prominence in the music community was (is) way over-stated, most of his statements were unverifiable and it couldn't be updated. Because, after he was accused (by many people) of sexual assault, his label dumped him and he went into hiding in Newfoundland (he says he started a band there but the only record of it was posted by him). His page was deleted, but I see it's back, and has been completely re-written. All mention of the sexual assault allegations is gone. On the one hand, he was apparently never formally charged; on the other, it's hard to dis-believe, especially today, the statements of dozens and dozens of women. I just took a look at the re-write; 90% of its statements are still unverifiable. He lists a discography, but most of the albums listed were recorded and released by him. And there's no record of them anywhere but on Wikipedia, because he has created separate articles for his own albums (all using the same photo). I don't know why this guy is still on Wikipedia. He's abusing it. Wikipedia is supposed to be a source of accurate, verifiable and usable information; not a PR and marketing tool for guys with guitars and grudges.--LJA123 (talk) 19:12, 11 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Delete, or if anyone is concerned about alternatives to deletion, Redirect to Brat Attack. That band is the only one of his many musical endeavors to achieve a small amount of notability, so all reliable info on his career is in relation to that band. Meanwhile, the only other unique thing about him is his criminal record, for which he does have some news coverage, but per WP:CRIME that does not merit a separate article. ---DOOMSDAYER520 (TALK|CONTRIBS) 23:27, 11 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Delete -- A criminal and a terrorist should not be allowed to use WP for personal advertising Danorse (talk) 04:58, 14 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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