Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Mark Dougherty

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The result was delete --Daniel J. Leivick (talk) 20:44, 16 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Mark Dougherty

non notable artist. fails WP:MUSIC. prod removed by ip. reason was "Artist is viable because he has had an inpact on the music scene of North Carolina, courted at one time by SubPop records, he opted to start his own label to help promote other artists and himself". Change undid by XLinkBot due to (\bmyspace\.com) Duffbeerforme (talk) 19:58, 11 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

adding 1 non-notable album by the artist

Keep - Its a badly written article by a newbie. People should be nice to newbies and help them out. But the topic itself is notable enough for me. He has his own record label, which has its own article. Before we can delete Mark Dougherty's article, we need to look at whether his record label should be wiped too. Not to mention one of his albums. While a record label he started and one of his albums have their own articles, I can't suggest deleting an article on him. Myrrideon (talk) 20:09, 11 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

This article was created 2 years ago (by a spa). I don't think being nice to newbies applies here. The label he created (according to the article) was Lake Isle Records, not Lost Cat Records, which does not have an article here. Duffbeerforme (talk) 20:26, 11 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Comment: Only one of the four listed sources has any information about MD. The rest are are as good as dead. Nunquam Dormio (talk) 20:43, 11 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Delete No reliable sources to be seen, no real assertation of notability per WP:MUSIC. Ten Pound Hammer and his otters • ^{(Broken clamshells•Otter chirps)} 21:03, 11 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions. -- WilliamH (talk) 21:36, 11 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Delete both artist and album fail WP:MUSIC. --neon white talk 22:16, 11 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Delete: Demonstrate a good faith attempt to significantly substantiate the content with verifiable references, and it might tip the balance the other way. As it stands, this content suffers from deficiencies greater than many other articles with better references that were nonetheless deleted. dr.ef.tymac (talk) 03:14, 12 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Below are the two bits of local coverage that I could find on Google News, i.e. not a lot, although the second one at least appears to be entirely about him. Can't tell about the first, but I suspect it's not only about him.

1. Reviewer ferrets out new artists,

$2.95 - Greensboro News and Record - NewsBank - Aug 22, 2007

Mark Dougherty is a Greensboro resident and musician who is attempting to make it easier to ::understand what is going on in this new day where iTunes and ...

2. Grading papers, writing songs, pondering life's journeys

$2.95 - Greensboro News and Record - NewsBank - Mar 1, 2007

At this strange time of year, between winter and spring, between cool stone and renaissance, it is quite easy to lose direction in one's own skull. Such is the music of Mark Dougherty. A singer-songwriter originally from New Jersey, Dougherty has shaped his songs in Greensboro for the past five years. Recently, he has been long at work on a new release, "Anodyne," available on iTunes and eMusic.

Voceditenore (talk) 07:09, 12 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Delete, article fails to establish notability as per WP:MUSIC. Can't see how Lost Cat Records passes notability per WP:CORP either. Deleting. Esradekan Gibb ^"Talk" 08:18, 12 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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