Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Lindsay Davidson

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The result was delete. Mkdw ^talk 21:32, 5 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Lindsay Davidson[edit]

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Possibly marginally notable (although doubtful about this) but the article in its current form has few redeeming features. Rambling and promotional, and trying to justify his notability. Ostrichyearning3 (talk) 21:30, 21 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Sidenote: if it is decided he is notable, I undertake to work on the article, probably trimming it down a lot. Ostrichyearning3 (talk) 21:32, 21 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Scotland-related deletion discussions. CAPTAIN RAJU^(T) 21:39, 21 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions. Coolabahapple (talk) 06:16, 24 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Authors-related deletion discussions. Coolabahapple (talk) 06:16, 24 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Weak Delete It appears as though his books are all self-published through Createspace, so the subject does not meet WP:NAUTHOR. As a musician, he seems to have a few sources that discuss him; [1][2] are two examples. However, there does not seem to be a great deal of coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject. His recordings do not meet WP:NALBUM and so he can't inherit any press from them. If there's a criteria I don't see, or sources I've missed, I agree that a rewrite is in order. Walter Görlitz (talk) 07:00, 24 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Keep I have had a go at finding additional references and reshaping the article a bit. It's not easy finding articles about him - I suspect that if we had access to more online newspapers in Polish, French, Spanish, etc, it would be possible to find more. I think he may meet the WP:COMPOSER guidelines: "Composers and performers outside mass media traditions may be notable if they meet at least one of the following criteria - 2. Has composed a number of notable melodies, tunes or standards used in a notable music genre." There is evidence that he has composed operas and symphonies for bagpipes, and he was certainly the first person to compose a bagpipe opera. RebeccaGreen (talk) 14:49, 29 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, So said The Great Wiki Lord. (talk) 20:45, 29 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Delete This article is advertising. The key to that is the final paragraph about his school. The books are self published. The reviews are unreliable. Criterion 2 for musicians requires notable compositions--there seems to be no evidence that the compositions he wrote have ever been performed by anyone else, let alone attracted substantial critical comment, so they are not notable. DGG ( talk ) 15:04, 30 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Delete I searched, bu tit is just as [User:DGG]] states.E.M.Gregory (talk) 14:09, 5 November 2018 (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.