Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Donald Wolf (lyricist)

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 give up. Nomination withdrawn. (non-admin closure) Batternut (talk) 18:56, 13 December 2021 (UTC) [reply]

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Donald Wolf (lyricist)[edit]

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Considered only to pass SNG (music) not GNG, to discuss delete / merger with one of his songs. Batternut (talk) 09:17, 7 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions. Batternut (talk) 09:17, 7 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I am proposing deletion of this article because, while the subject seems to pass the SNG (Wikipedia:Notability (music)) it seems to fail the GNG, I think merger into another article, ie one of his songs such as Azure-Te (Paris Blues) may be suitable, or possibly a list article itemising his works, per WP:ATD-M? Batternut (talk) 09:32, 7 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Withdrawn by nominator. Batternut (talk) 18:39, 13 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Comment: Batternut you originally drafted this article in May 2021 [1], it was declined by Robert McClenon at AfC in June [2], then yesterday you moved it to mainspace [3] and immediately started this AfD nomination, seeking "a focussed discussion"? This seems a strange use of the (already creaking) AfD process to seek a discussion venue for which it is probably inappropriate. AllyD (talk) 08:24, 8 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
- The summary by AllyD is correct - the discussion or advice I was hoping for was from those with merge-and-delete experience to indicate whether merging into a song article might fit WP policy for a composer passing the music notability criteria for composers and lyricists (lyrics credit for multiple notable songs). A more appropriate process or approach may be available, I don't know... Batternut (talk) 11:00, 8 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Draftify: Moving a declined draft to mainspace just in the hope that AfD can provide a venue to discuss a topic is not appropriate use of the AfD process (nor has it proved fruitful over the past 6 days). Better to return to draft and contniue the prior use of its Talk page as the discussion venue. AllyD (talk) 09:36, 13 December 2021 (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.