Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Paul "Jah Screw" Love

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 keep. Rough consensus is that, although the article could use work, the subject seems to have ample notability. Regards, Arbitrarily0 ^(talk) 20:59, 19 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Paul "Jah Screw" Love[edit]

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Queried speedy delete Anthony Appleyard (talk) 15:49, 12 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Delete Not up to wikipedia's standards and lack of references. IJA (talk) 15:51, 12 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. I requested undeletion to my userspace so that I could work on it. I have two respected encyclopedias on reggae that both have entries for Jah Screw, and would have preferred to have improved the article before it was judged here. See also Google Books results. --Michig (talk) 16:12, 12 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions. -- • Gene93k (talk) 17:10, 12 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Keep the Google Books result seems to indicate that it is worth getting this article into shape and retaining it. Skinsmoke (talk) 18:02, 12 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Delete or move to userspace Right now, the article is in abysmal shape, lacks references, and doesn't credibly state the subject's notability. It might be easier to just delete and start over than to work with what's currently there. If Michig would like to adopt the article, please do. I feel it will need a complete rewrite before it's ready for main space. -Mabeenot (talk) 06:04, 13 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

WP:NOTCLEANUP. No article should be deleted for being of poor quality. If it really is bad (though this article needs work, it's hardly "abysmal") , at the very worst you stub it, not least for preserving history.^walk victor falk^talk 12:54, 17 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Precisely. If it was speedyable before, having people come here and !vote delete before I get a chance to work on it doesn't make it worthwhile putting effort into it just to see it deleted due to people having judged it in it's original state. --Michig (talk) 06:24, 13 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Keep producer of dub legends King Tubby and Ranking Joe is notable. Sources readily available, see ghits, gbooks, etc ^walk victor falk^talk 12:54, 17 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Keep - the key guideline here is WP:NOTCLEANUP. At the time of nomination the article probably looked hopelessly unverifiable but I think that's just appearances and if you dig deeper there is hope for the article. If we don't userfy per Michig's valiant volunteer effort, we could also consider calling in the Rescue Squadron to collaborate with Michig. --DOOMSDAYER520 (Talk|Contribs) 17:30, 19 July 2010 (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.