Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Listen to the Scatman

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 redirect to Scatman John. ‑Scottywong | spout _ 18:07, 25 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Listen to the Scatman[edit]

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Recently blanked and redirected by TenPoundHammer with the comment "not notable". However our policy is that we decide such things by consensus, not the actions of a single editor. Accordingly I bring this (and the other album articles) to AfD - although I have no personal opinion either way. Andy Dingley (talk) 20:48, 7 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Delete non-notable, no sources found, not on a major label. It should be noted that WP:NALBUMS openly suggests the redirection of album articles consisting of little more than a tracklisting, so my redirection was not off base. Ten Pound Hammer • ^{(What did I screw up now?)} 21:47, 7 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

That is absolutely NOT what the page says that you cite, Mr. Hammer. Here's the actual text: "Album articles with little more than a track listing may be more appropriately merged into the artist's main article or discography article, space permitting." The only thing that I see you have done on the Scatman John page is remove a link to an album page. Please don't go into Terminator role again in this sort of situation — things should be either MERGED boldly or hauled to AfD. Carrite (talk) 15:41, 16 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Albums and songs-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 00:53, 9 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, BusterD (talk) 13:26, 16 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Merge into main Scatman John article. Not a notable album. --Colapeninsula (talk) 13:39, 16 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Redirect to Scatman John. I couldn't find any sources save for the allmusic.com page listed in the article, and I don't think the Scatman John article would benefit from more detailed coverage of the album. — Mr. Stradivarius ^♫ 15:49, 16 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Re-attach heads and calmly redirect to Scatman John, as provided for WP:NALBUMS. Andy Dingley shows a fundamental misunderstanding of what converting a page into a redirect actually involves - articles don't need to brought to AfD if they need merging/redirecting. TenPoundHammer lost faith in his own correct action and is now recommending delete for no discernable reason. Who would have though that the lightweight, pop-dance music of Scatman John could cause experienced editors to lose their minds....Dylanfromthenorth (talk) 15:58, 19 April 2012 (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.