Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Marc lachance

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The result was delete. MBisanz ^talk 19:25, 3 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Marc lachance[edit]

Just by reading the article which claims he is the "foremost composer of Jazz Music in Mid-South-Central Nebraska" it would seem that he would be notable but I am unable to find any reliable sources to verify the article, the best I could find was a Press release by Hastings College ([1]). Coverage in mainstream media is non existent as far as I have been able to determine. Icewedge (talk) 06:40, 29 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions. -- • Gene93k (talk) 08:24, 29 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
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Note: This debate has been included in the list of Nebraska-related deletion discussions. -- • Gene93k (talk) 08:24, 29 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy delete, but seeing that this article was created too recently, you should have tagged it for a speedy instead of putting up for AfD. - ÆÅM «(fætsøn!) 08:38, 29 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Keep. According to several pages, for example this one he's professor of Trombone as stated in the last sentence. That would make him noteworthy per our Academics guideline. - Mgm|^(talk) 09:44, 29 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Delete, but not speedily Claiming to be a leading musician is enough to keep this from being speedied. On the other hand, how is simply being a professor enough? The closest I could see that he passes WP:PROF is criterion 5, "The person holds or has held a named/personal chair appointment or "Distinguished Professor" appointment at a major institution of higher education and research;" but I doubt that being a trombone professor at a school of 1100 students fulfills "named/personal chair", "distinguished professor", or "major institution etc." Nyttend (talk) 21:19, 29 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Delete Trombone professors need not be notable. Come to think of it, no assertion of meeting WP:BIO Dloh cierekim 00:04, 2 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Delete as per above... also, I'm the best jazz composer in mid-north-central new jersey.Bali ultimate (talk) 06:06, 2 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Huzzah!. Dloh cierekim 12: 32, 2 November 2008 (UTC)

Keep. I added a load of citations and information. He's the president-elect of a statewide org and the lead of a local band. I don't know whether to move the article while its still in AfD, so if you close this nomination please move the article, too. • Freechild'sup? 22:51, 2 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Note Rereading the original nomination, it strikes me to remind the choir that "coverage in the MSM" is not a requirement; rather, it is coverage by a reliable source, which in this case includes no less than a college, a university and two national organizations. Not MSM, but definitely RS. • Freechild'sup? 14:14, 3 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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