Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Jay Matthews

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The result was delete. J04n(talk page) 16:15, 25 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Jay Matthews

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Probably speediable, but I wanted a discussion in case I'm missing something. It seems like a pretty blatant ball of hype - the artist in question hasn't really done anything yet, at least not anything that has been noticed. The "references" are press releases. --Bongwarrior (talk) 02:40, 17 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Bongwarrior, I am the one who is working on the page for Jay Matthews. I work for Global Entertainment Services as a helping hand and am building his page up slowly. There is countless other websites, shows, and magazines that have done interviews and reviews for Mr. Matthews and I am trying to gather them all as we speak. I am still learning how to work Wikipedia so please bare with me. I will get everything togather as fast as I can. Thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by JayMatthews616 (talk • contribs) 02:56, 17 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Also just a sidenote Mr. Matthews just got his name Trademarked. I dont know if that would make a difference but as soon as he recieves the paperwork I can have it sent to your email if that would help. Thanks

Delete. I can't find any independent coverage of this artist. And no, it doesn't matter that he got his name trademarked unless reliable sources have written about it. FYI, deletion discussions are open for at least seven days, often longer, so if there are indeed countless interviews and reviews that neither Bongwarrior or I have managed to locate, you've got plenty of time to add them to the article. DoctorKubla (talk) 08:53, 17 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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Forgive us for the delay we are working with Mr. Matthews to gather all of the info we need to post. We are finding it difficult to find the physical magazine articles that have been written about him online. Is it possible to just quote the magazine and add it without having the actual article online? Also we have numerous radio interviews that we are trying to figure out how site those correctly. We have the mp3 audio of some of them so can we just quote those as well? We are trying the best we can its just very busy this time of year. Thank You and again we apologize this is taking so long - Global Entertainment Services — Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.131.56.34 (talk) 21:54, 22 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, you should probably create a sandbox page, say User:JayMatthews616/Jay Matthews, and edit a draft of the article there. Sources don't have to be online, but should be reliable sources, preferably national. Then find someone who has edited articles of other artists in your space, and ask them for help in moving it to a proper article. If you try to create the article about him directly, it will not be neutral and will likely be deleted. – SJ + 02:58, 24 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Well, since the article's already been created, we may as well try and go forward from here. JayMatthews616, offline sources are fine. Citation templates may make your life easier; you can cite radio programmes with {{cite episode}} and magazine articles with {{cite journal}}. Also, when you're taking part in discussions, remember to sign your comments with four tildes (~~~~). DoctorKubla (talk) 08:48, 24 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Delete I strongly doubt that the interviews he's given will show notability even if added. The existing print sources are entirely pr or pr derived. DGG ( talk ) 23:18, 24 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Delete, borderline speedy delete. Doesn't assert notability, clearly written by someone with a WP:COI per comments above. Andrew Lenahan - Starblind 03:03, 25 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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