Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Relapse 2

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 redirect to Recovery (Eminem album). An editorial decision can be made about whether there is content to merge from the pre-redirect version. I am not going to fully protect the redirect in hopes that the consensus outcome here will be respected. If edit warring continues, please give me a ping. — The Earwig (talk) 23:58, 13 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Non-existent album, which was the genesis for another album, Recovery, where all pertinent info is covered. Most of this article was copied from that article, (see page history). Should be a redirect, but another editor insists on recreating, so bringing it here for consensus. Onel5969 ^{TT me} 16:09, 5 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Music-related deletion discussions. Onel5969 ^{TT me} 16:09, 5 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Firstly, some of the content of the article came from the Relapse page but about 50% of the page is new content. The album did exist as it was referenced by sources such as Billboard, MTV and Eminem himself. Even then there are 126 other articles of unreleased albums. At most I would support it being merged with Relapse or Recovery. — RealFakeKim T 17:35, 5 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Albums and songs-related deletion discussions. Spiderone^{(Talk to Spider)} 17:38, 5 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Redirect to Recovery (Eminem album)--this is blatant WP:CFORK. It is completely normal for albums to have planned titles before being officially released. No point in a standalone article on an unreleased project. Also, I would suggest protect the redirect to avoid recreation. HĐ (talk) 08:05, 6 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Redirect to Recovery (Eminem album) - This isn't really an "unreleased album". Instead it was merely the speculated title of a speculated project, with the title arising when Eminem merely announced like anyone else would that he was working on new material during that period. The fact that Eminem admitted that he threw away some recordings and started over means that this was never meant to be considered an "album" in its own right. The aborted sessions can be discussed briefly at the actual album that came next, Recovery. ---DOOMSDAYER520 (TALK|CONTRIBS) 14:38, 6 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Also, if this article has been re-created and un-redirected repeatedly, I second HD's recommended protection. The navigation links in the infoboxes for the surrounding real Eminem albums will have to be fixed too. ---DOOMSDAYER520 (TALK|CONTRIBS) 14:41, 6 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Merge with Recovery per User:RealFakeKim's mention of 50% original material. Other unreleased albums (e.g. Yandhi) have a ton of information/notability surrounding them that deserves to be recorded somewhere, and the subsequent album would be the best place. QuietHere (talk) 14:26, 9 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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