Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of artists with tracks not on Spotify

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. J04n(talk page) 22:53, 18 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

List of artists with tracks not on Spotify[edit]

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Wikipedia is not a directory which covers lists which are obviously of listcruft and are simply trivia-related facts. TBrandley ^{(what's up)} 19:53, 11 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Delete We don't list items by what they are not! What about List of British actors who have never been to South Africa, or List of bands not to make a second album! Lugnuts ^{Dick Laurent is dead} 19:56, 11 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Delete - List of things that don't exist, anybody? It's a Fox! (Talk to me?) 19:57, 11 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Keep This is not "listcruft" or trivial. It's interesting to know which artists are resisting the Spotify movement. We looked for such a list extensively on google and miserably failed. Look at some examples of incomplete lists:

http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/artists-and-albums-not-available-on-spotify.html http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/artists-and-albums-not-available-on-spotify.html http://www.last.fm/group/spotify/forum/118076/_/572596

The latter two ask for people to "comment" if they notice any missing. And still some are missing, so obviously more help is needed in making a master list. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dr. Universe (talk • contribs) 20:15, 11 February 2013

~~Keep~~ These are not simply artists that are not on Spotify, they are artists that have chosen to have their content removed from Spotify. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dr. Universe (talk • contribs) 20:15, 11 February 2013

Sorry, you can't !vote twice. I have crossed this one out. TBrandley ^{(what's up)} 20:41, 11 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Delete as trivia. Also, the sole inclusion reference doesn't say they all chose to removed their content; it also says another possible reason is publishing deals expiring. Clarityfiend (talk) 21:59, 11 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Lists-related deletion discussions. LlamaAl (talk) 23:05, 11 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions. LlamaAl (talk) 23:05, 11 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Delete Why not create List of people who don't have facebook while we are at it. JayJay^{What did I do?} 02:45, 12 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Because you'd find it hard to find references. Fewer people would be interested in that list. The list would contain billions of people, rather than the select group of people that have chosen to have their content removed because they or their record labels are opposed to the concept. Start typing "List of artists not on" in google and you'll see it complete, indicating that many people are interested in the same thing. There's hundred's of articles about Taylor Swift and Rihanna choosing to remove their latest albums from Spotify, there's no articles about people who chose not to make a Facebook account. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dr. Universe (talk • contribs)

Obviously you don't understand my sarcasm JayJay^{What did I do?} 01:28, 13 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Delete. Wikipedia is not a directory, as the nom says. — sparklism ^hey! 08:21, 12 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

This article does not fall into any of the categories under "Wikipedia is not a directory" — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dr. Universe (talk • contribs)

Please don't cross out other peoples votes because you simply disagree with them, and please sign your posts. JayJay^{What did I do?} 01:27, 13 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Comment If notability is not established for this list (WP:LISTN), then per WP:BEFORE it's an obvious merge candidate to Spotify. Therefore, I'm surprised at the number of delete votes. If the subject has been discussed as a group or set by independent reliable sources then a page move could be considered to something like List of artists choosing not to be included on Spotify (more concise title needed). In order to sensibly evaluate the merits of this list, IMHO it would benefit from clearly stating its critera, e.g. improving in accordance with WP:STANDALONE. The content may be of encyclopedic value, e.g. if artists are reported in reliable sources about choosing not to list on Spotify and then subsequently changing their mind or vice versa. The table could then include extra columns to record dates. (This is possibly something for fuller consideration/editing time upon the close of a merge/no consensus/keep outcome.) Also, I note that The Pansentient League is a WP:BLOG and therefore further sources are required. Finally, it might have been wiser to proceed with the AfC submission, rather than copying straight to main namespace. -- Trevj (talk) 11:50, 13 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Since the list is completely wrong i can't imagine why one should keep it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.7.25.214 (talk) 01:44, 15 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Delete - Even if it was not a NOT list it would be trivia!!! and Dr Humming bird even argues against himself
We looked for such a list extensively on google and miserably failed. --Petebutt (talk) 05:15, 15 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Delete per nom. Wikipedia is not a directory. Also agree with Lugnuts: Wikipedia doesn't have many lists composed of what things are "not". - ʈucoxn\^talk 05:43, 16 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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