Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/K Denk

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 keep. Yunshui ^雲 _水 09:21, 21 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

K Denk

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run of the mill hip hop artiste. Nothing in RS MistyGraceWhite (talk) 14:30, 3 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Delete — non notable musician, literally half the sources are links to his videos. Very Promotional piece to say the least. Celestina007 (talk) 15:35, 3 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Canada-related deletion discussions. CAPTAIN RAJU^(T) 16:05, 3 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions. CAPTAIN RAJU^(T) 16:06, 3 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Africa-related deletion discussions. CAPTAIN RAJU^(T) 16:06, 3 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Delete. The subject fails WP:MUSICBIO. I could not find reliable sources that discuss any of his songs; he released his debut studio album in 2017 but it was not critically reviewed. He is a recipient of the Kisima Music Awards and did participate in Tusker Project Fame, but these two things are not enough to warrant a separate article. Versace1608 ^{Wanna Talk?} 17:41, 3 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Delete a non-notable musician.John Pack Lambert (talk) 12:15, 4 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Strong keep Please, this is yet another example of rampant bias against minorities, youth culture, and non-WASP people on Wikipedia. I myself am a minority in a Western country and constantly have to deal with passive-aggressive bias like this. For a South Sudanese refugee who was at Kakuma, this is pretty darn notable. What do you all know about hip hop artists and smaller African communities? Deleting hip hop artists because you know nothing about it and are instead into mainstream WASP rock music should not make the article unsuitable for Wikipedia. And see the notable references that were cited, like the Nairobi News and The Standard in Kenya. 43 references isn't enough? Even without the YouTube links, it's pretty good. Trust me, I can easily nominate 100 other WASP musicians for being less notable, but is that the right thing to do?
Comment I'm one of these editors trying to fix Wikipedia's rampant bias problems.
- Editors Are Trying To Fix Wikipedia's Gender And Racial Bias Problem

MaghrebiFalafel (talk) 03:17, 9 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Comment The nominator has a long history of deletionist bias against hip hop artists for no ostensible reasons. Think before you vote and don't vote delete just because every other guy who hates rap by minorities is also voting delete. MaghrebiFalafel (talk) 03:19, 9 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

MaghrebiFalafel, completely uncalled for. Are you WP:HOUNDing MistyGraceWhite because they nominated Hex Hectic, the article you created? Instead of dropping your truth bombs, try to look at the sources. soetermans. ^{↑↑↓↓←→←→ B A TALK} 08:07, 9 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

- No, I am picking out hip hop artists that are being unfairly deleted, and MistyGraceWhite happens to be one of the deletors. MaghrebiFalafel (talk) 06:02, 10 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Why the bias against South Sudanese refugees? Why are they getting picked on much more than old white men and their boring rock bands? MaghrebiFalafel (talk) 06:02, 10 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

MaghrebiFalafel, please stick to the discussion and find some sources. That's it. soetermans. ^{↑↑↓↓←→←→ B A TALK} 08:07, 10 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Keep, I do not exactly feel comfortable taking the side of someone who is behaving like an idiotic fool, but I do think this person passes WP:GNG. He received coverage for seemingly joining with the South Sudanese anti-government forces, as can be seen here: [1], and also for when he then stopped fighting and became a peace advocate, as can be seen here: [2]. There is also this article, [3] which is partially an interview but also contains quite a bit of coverage. He seems to pretty clearly pass GNG with these sources. It would be good if his discography could be condensed into fewer sources though. Devonian Wombat (talk) 02:22, 12 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Keep - thank you to Devonian Wombat who has added sources and improved the article. I believe there are enough reliable sources to indicate notability. However, I cannot condone the comments of MaghrebiFalafel. This was a deletion discussion raised in good faith - if you disagree with that, go and find additional sources or a policy based reason rather than assuming bias. This was a poorly sourced article and still needs fixing and cleanup. I agree that there is a bias towards European/American articles on here, but the way to help is to improve articles like this through strong sourcing, not through attacking editors you disagree with. Cardiffbear88 (talk) 00:25, 13 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Barkeep49 (talk) 01:13, 13 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Keep as per the multiple reliable sources added to the article since this discussion began as detailed above that show that the subject passes WP:BASIC and that delegion is no longer necessary, in my view Atlantic306 (talk) 19:37, 14 May 2020 (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.