Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Direct-to-Fan

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 no consensus. Xymmax ^{So let it be written} _{So let it be done} 14:30, 21 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Direct-to-Fan

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Contested proposed deletion - the article was edited and references added before the PROD was removed, however, the refs are not appropriate, and the issues outlined in the PROD have not been addressed. The reasoning was as follows; This article does not meet the general notability guidelines - for inclusion, an article requires significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject. I cannot find such coverage, so this seems to fail the WP:ORG requirements. Chzz ► 02:51, 7 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Delete - advertising. Racepacket (talk) 11:48, 7 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Keep With the references, especially the PBS one, the article is supportable. I do not see that it is promotional. DGG ( talk ) 04:29, 9 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Comment The PBS ref is written by "Jason Feinberg, president and founder of On Target Media Group, a music industry online marketing and promotion company" - that sounds pretty promotional to me. Chzz ► 05:29, 9 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The PBS article does not promote an individual or a company that Feinberg is affiliated with. Indeed, Feinberg's position in the music industry makes him an authority on the subject and, therefore, a reliable source on the topic at hand. 160.39.213.97 (talk) 11:49, 9 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Music-related deletion discussions. -- Ron Ritzman (talk) 23:55, 13 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so consensus may be reached.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Ron Ritzman (talk) 00:05, 14 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Keep per DGG UltraMagnus^speak 15:21, 14 October 2009 (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.