Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Jeremy Ward (sound technician)

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The result was keep. No prejudice to a later merge. MBisanz ^talk 18:23, 30 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Jeremy Ward (sound technician)[edit]

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Most of the assertions to notability are connections to notable people. I couldn't establish he meets WP:BIO or WP:GNG. Boleyn (talk) 12:38, 30 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions. Spiderone^{(Talk to Spider)} 18:48, 30 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Texas-related deletion discussions. Spiderone^{(Talk to Spider)} 18:48, 30 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Keep - The article is currently short on sources but that does not mean they don't exist. Ward is mostly known for his early death, but he was a member of two notable bands, and after his death he was noted for inspiring the works of his former bandmates. Here are some more possible sources: [1], [2], [3]. I think he has surpassed the "non-trivial" requirements at WP:NMUSICIAN. ---DOOMSDAYER520 (TALK|CONTRIBS) 22:57, 30 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Note - I don't think "sound technician" is correct for the title of this article. If it survives this AfD, I suggest changing (moving) the disambig term to simply "musician". (There are some other Jeremy Ward's in WP.) ---DOOMSDAYER520 (TALK|CONTRIBS) 22:59, 30 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Weak keep I'm on the fence, actually, because as near as I can tell this subject never received reliable coverage recognition in his lifetime; as the nominator points out his accomplishments are less individual than they are part of another notable subject(s). I push it to weak keep only because the quality of sources that covered his death suggest there may be something more to this subject than what the lack of sources suggest. ShelbyMarion (talk) 14:17, 1 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, ✗plicit 12:39, 6 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Bungle ^{(talk • contribs)} 17:10, 13 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Relisting comment: Bold third relist for more input.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Daniel (talk) 22:13, 20 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Weak Keep - Looks like the subject meets WP:GNG per the sources provided above. Additional coverage here. Suriname0 (talk) 23:53, 25 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Keep, per sources listed in the discussion here. /Julle (talk) 23:59, 26 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I also support renaming the article, per doomsdayer520 above. /Julle (talk) 09:39, 27 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

redirect or merge in that order. Target the band article. Sources 1&2 just say that he died from a drugs overdose and the third is an interview about how sad the band is from his passing. There is nothing here that wouldn't fit well in the band article and frankly this looks like ONEEVENT territory. Absent evidence his death has a lasting impact, lets make the readers' experience more unified. Spartaz ^Humbug! 17:33, 27 August 2021 (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.