Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Paul Ballard (Singer)

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 delete. Wizardman 14:36, 15 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Paul Ballard (Singer)[edit]

Not notable Chris (talk) 11:31, 10 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Delete per WP:MUSIC. Also large portions are copvio of http://www.paulballard.co.uk/about/index.html. Gunnar Hendrich (talk) 11:42, 10 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Delete No claim of notability given. DenisMoskowitz (talk) 14:12, 10 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions. —Paul Erik ^{(talk)(contribs)} 15:16, 10 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I tried various searches in Google News archives, as well as in a library database of newspaper and magazine articles, but could not find any sources that would help to establish WP:N notability. Delete unless sources are forthcoming by the end of this deletion discussion. Paul Erik ^{(talk)(contribs)} 15:25, 10 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Delete per WP:MUSIC and WP:RS. Cliff smith ^talk 15:57, 10 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per WP:MUSIC. Esradekan Gibb ^"Talk" 15:58, 10 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Delete Fails WP:MUSIC entirely, no coverage in reliable sources. Ten Pound Hammer and his otters • ^{(Broken clamshells • Otter chirps • HELP)} 16:31, 10 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Keep I wasn't aware when i made this for Paul that Wikipedia was about "Claim to Fame". Especially when the "Oxford Dictionary" clearly defines it as "A book giving information on all branches of knowledge or of one subject". I think his achievements merit inclusion. He is the only one of his kind aka A British Person releasing an original JAPANESE song worldwide. If you want to see EVIDENCE look on every iTunes store in the world (it's not hard to search). Apple controls iTunes and it's contend in other words it is run by a "3rd party". Or are you going to ask for notability on iTunes now? If you want to delete unnecessary articles I suggest you look at the other Paul Ballard articles on here who have done far less (in my humble opinion) yet seem to have gotten away scot free regarding the "claim of notability" card everyone seems to be lovingly waving about on here. Oh and you won't find him in English papers because he is aiming for JAPAN. Sadly I am not living there now so i can not search the libraries. Aki PBMusic (talk) 19:14, 13 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Any artist can put material up on iTunes. What we require on Wikipedia is verifiable coverage in reliable sources about Paul Ballard, and that seems to be lacking. Bearcat (talk) 21:43, 13 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

It's possible that he would be notable in the Japanese Wikipedia but not in the English one. DenisMoskowitz (talk) 20:41, 14 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Delete unless independent references can be found. Bearcat (talk) 21:43, 13 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Comment. Closing admin please consider userfying to PBMusic (talk · contribs) as this does seem to be a good faith effort by a newby who was unfamiliar with notability guidelines particularly Wikipedia:Notability (music). Banjeboi 00:20, 14 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Delete I see no indication of meeting WP:BIO. Dloh cierekim 20:53, 14 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Delete, does not appear to meet WP:NMG. Stifle (talk) 13:50, 15 August 2008 (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.