Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Jimmie Lee Vaughan

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. If anyone thinks a redirect is appropriate (or if the discussion referred to by davidwr in the last comment below supports the existence of one), he or she may boldly create one. Deor (talk) 09:47, 8 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Jimmie Lee Vaughan[edit]

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Being the father of guitarists Jimmie and Stevie Ray Vaughan isn't enough. Clarityfiend (talk) 01:53, 30 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Weak delete but with a little more in the way of significant coverage I could be persuaded to change my mind. The fact that he and his wife got several pages of coverage in two different books helped a lot, but the fact that this coverage was there only to provide context for their children's up-bringing weakens the notability claim significantly (WP:NOTINHERIT). davidwr/(talk)/(contribs) 04:45, 30 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Delete Being the father of two great guitarists is not a plausible claim of notability, and the article consists mostly of trivia, because the man was not notable. Cullen³²⁸ Let's discuss it 04:53, 30 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Redirect to maybe Stevie Ray Vaughan as there are going to mentions for him but likely more through the sons but there's no explicit need for deletion (as the article is neat and sourced) so a redirect should suffice. SwisterTwister talk 05:07, 4 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Question for SwisterTwister. I am not in principle opposed to a redirect, and am not trying to pick a fight, but is there a solid policy based reason to choose Stevie Ray Vaughan instead of Jimmy Vaughan? Is it a subjective judgment on your part that one son is more famous than the other? I have struggled with this issue in the past when there are multiple redirect targets. Cullen³²⁸ Let's discuss it 05:36, 4 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I agree with and I have to say I'm more familiar with Stevie but, in any case, Stevie is probably the best. SwisterTwister talk —Preceding undated comment added 05:40, 4 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Maybe it is because I was fortunate enough to see the Fabulous Thunderbirds perform at the San Francisco Blues Festival, and then again later that same day in a small nightclub, in the late 1970s. Jimmy deserves respect too. Cullen³²⁸ Let's discuss it 05:49, 4 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Delete. Simply has no encyclopedic relevance. --Michig (talk) 06:52, 6 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per lack of notability as presented above, and oppose redirection per WP:XY. Steel1943 (talk) 14:19, 7 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
An alternative to avoid confusing readers is to redirect to one plausible target then put a hatnote on it pointing to the other target, e.g. {{hatnote|Jimmie Lee Vaughan redirects here, additional material about him may be found at OTHER SON}} davidwr/(talk)/(contribs) 18:35, 7 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Notice: This discussion is mentioned at Wikipedia talk:Redirects for discussion/Common outcomes#WP:X or Y. davidwr/(talk)/(contribs) 18:51, 7 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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