Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Al Nichol

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The result was redirect to The Turtles. (non-admin closure) Extraordinary Writ (talk) 18:53, 4 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Al Nichol[edit]

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NN musician, fails WP:BIO and WP:CREATIVE. No significant coverage for the subject other than namedrops and casual mentions in connection with the notable band in which he played. Seeking a redirect to The Turtles, which the article creator reverted without comment or explanation. Ravenswing 18:01, 28 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions. Spiderone^{(Talk to Spider)} 18:48, 28 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This discussion has been included in the list of California-related deletion discussions. Spiderone^{(Talk to Spider)} 18:48, 28 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This discussion has been included in the list of North Carolina-related deletion discussions. Spiderone^{(Talk to Spider)} 18:48, 28 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Redirect (permanently) to The Turtles. Nichol did nothing notable outside the band so he does not qualify for a standalone article. I also see no need to publicize an unfortunate mistake he made in 2005 as the only factoid to be found outside his time in the band. ---DOOMSDAYER520 (TALK|CONTRIBS) 15:40, 29 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Keep Other band members have their own articles, one them who only has one source to there page, (Don Murray). BigRed606 (talk) 03:35, 1 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

WP:OTHERSTUFFEXISTS isn't a valid reason to keep. That being said, not every member has his own article, including two of the high lineup members, one which already redirects to the band's article. Howard Kaylan, Mark Volman and Chip Douglas are highly notable, of course, while Murray, John Seiter, Joel Larson and John Barbata fulfill the WP:SINGER criterion of being members of multiple notable bands. This is not the case with Nichol. Ravenswing 08:22, 1 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
That argument by BigRed606 inadvertently shows that Don Murray (drummer) should also be redirected to the band, through this very same process, unless someone can find evidence that his later artistic career was notable.---DOOMSDAYER520 (TALK|CONTRIBS) 03:41, 2 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Redirect to The Turtles. Notability is solely through that group. ShelbyMarion (talk) 03:00, 2 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Redirect to The Turtles. Notability begins and ends there. Toddst1 (talk) 18:38, 2 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Redirect to The Turtles. Not a public person outside of his membership in the band, the only thing for which he might be considered notable. There is not much we could say about this subject that is not already in the article on the band. Vexations (talk) 14:52, 4 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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