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15 May 2014

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The following is an archived debate of the deletion review of the page above. Please do not modify it.
Ed Alleyne-Johnson (talk|edit|history|logs|links|watch) (XfD|restore)

The artist has had at least one charting album release in the UK and has a following across the world. He was a member of the band New Model Army for a period (Wikipedia New Model Army page [1]), he played with them and also had his own solo set. The band had a number of UK singles and album chart hits in the UK and elsewhere (Wikipedia band discography [2]). He has released at least 8 albums (released by record companies i.e. not personally produced). A video posted on YouTube showing a street performance of a track from his Purple Electric Violin Concerto album has received over 2 million views at today's date. Whilst YouTube views are not necessarily an indication of fame in this case the views and the comments made indicate that the artist has a wide following and is relatively well known. There is also a video of the artists performance on the Later With Jules Holland UK TV Show (Link to video: [3]). This is a major UK music show and has been broadcast for many years.

The deletion was based upon the artist not fitting the criteria for inclusion on Wikipedia, the original article was not the best (but certainly not the worst). I have contacted the administrator who oversaw the deletion. He or his representative responded, pointing to an album that charted in the UK, and suggesting that I commence a Deletion Review to restore the page. I will review the page and edit, if the article is reinstated, check for accuracy and edit where appropriate.

I very much hope that the page is reinstated to enable others to find information on Ed Alleyne-Johnson, as I did last night. I found the old Wiki page published elsewhere, with a comment regarding the deletion. Jamiller63 (talk) 14:28, 15 May 2014 (UTC) -->[reply]

  • restore appears to meet WP:MUSICBIO#2 per [4]. Further, that discussion wasn't exactly well attended and the meeting of our SNG would probably have been enough. No objection to a relist if someone really thinks there is an exception here, but I don't see it. Hobit (talk) 16:40, 15 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Please restore both article and talk page for discussion.
  • Overturn and Restore Sources provided establish notability. This person clearly passes both WP:MUSICBIO and WP:GNG. He has been covered by multiple RS. Tarc argument is ridiculous, according to him we should delete all of Wikipedia because all guidelines say may. If all guidelines say may so we can accept it as is for what it's worth. Valoem talk contrib 23:38, 16 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    It's nothing to get ones' Fruit of the Looms all bunched up, so dial it down a notch there, sport. Sub-notability guidelines are not used as an end-around for general notability, and I highlighted the use of "may" to show that these are not hard & fast rules that must be obeyed if a single criteria is technically met. There still should be some press, some reliable source coverage out there, to justify an article. Tarc (talk) 00:18, 17 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • Relist, given the low level of participation at the AFD, it seems reasonable to relist so we can discuss the claim to notability (which is not really a discussion to have here). Lankiveil (speak to me) 11:39, 17 May 2014 (UTC).[reply]
The above is an archive of the deletion review of the page listed in the heading. Please do not modify it.
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