Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Rival (Rapper)

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 Speedy delete a7, musician/no assertion of notability. He may have worked hard on this autobiographical article, but this is an high-school-junior rapper "signed" to a redlink label. NawlinWiki (talk) 01:37, 28 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Rival (Rapper)[edit]

Non-notable rapper. Fails WP:BLP due to lack of secondary sources. Original author's username is Emceerival, which seems to indicate COI. — HelloAnnyong ^{(say whaaat?!)} 14:57, 27 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Delete - Why isn't this speedy? Doesn't come close to notability as per WP:MUSIC. No independent sources (WP:V). Of course, when the promised album is released things might change and the page can be recreated. Until then it's just a vanity page that has no place on Wikipedia. BlinkingBlimey (talk) 15:13, 27 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Delete - per WP:MUSIC and WP:V. Macy's 123 ^{(review me)} 16:40, 27 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Comment - I marked it only {{notability}} to avoid WP:BITE. The user appears to be new to wikipedia, yet all things considered put together a reasonable music biography. Since he had more than just one "release", I thought I would give him time to learn the rules about notability and post some secondary sources. My wife and I have been doing new pages / speedy delete patrol and this page is much better than the majority of {{db-bio}} and friends we've placed. I think the article is reasonably neutral point of view (though again, perhaps new pages patrol has colored my view). The user also seems reasonable, and willing to discuss the matter, as per his conversation with Cuyler91093 (Talk). If anyone is willing to work with him a little longer, it seems reasonable the page could be improved to standards, and he might become a regular contributing editor. JackSchmidt (talk) 18:49, 27 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - Until he does actually produce the sources, I think the conclusion is clear. The five days or so of AfD should be enough time. JackSchmidt (talk) 18:49, 27 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per nom. —dima /talk/ 00:17, 28 January 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.