Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Michael T. Ross

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The result was delete. Ritchie333 ^(talk) ^(cont) 11:23, 8 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Michael T. Ross[edit]

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This is difficult. There is without doubt a musician of this name who has played with a number of musical acts that pass the usual criteria for inclusion as Wikipedia articles. Having done WP:BEFORE, the same time Mr Ross himself appears not to meet WP:ANYBIO or other criteria for a stand-alone biography of a living person. At times in this article's history it has been redirected to those bands. In my opinion, while WP:AFDISNOTCLEANUP a Wikipedia:Articles for deletion discussion would be the better option than speedy deletion.
Pete AU aka Shirt58 (talk) 10:13, 28 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions. Icewhiz (talk) 10:24, 28 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of California-related deletion discussions. Icewhiz (talk) 10:24, 28 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Nevada-related deletion discussions. Icewhiz (talk) 10:24, 28 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Delete - We see this kind of thing occasionally -- a journeyman musician who has made a living as a trustworthy sideman for more notable stars while never quite achieving notability himself. Reliable sources found during a search almost always simply list him as present on an album or concert, but there is nothing about him specifically and he remains two or three degrees of separation away from independent notability. And since he has never been a fulltime member of any band during their biggest works, there is no viable place to redirect. ---DOOMSDAYER520 (Talk|Contribs) 17:38, 28 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - per above. THE NEW ImmortalWizard(chat) 18:05, 28 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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