Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/William and Versey Smith

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The result was delete. Spartaz ^Humbug! 17:12, 22 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

William and Versey Smith[edit]

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Does not satisfy WP:MUSICBIO. The sole source for biographical details is Discogs (marked "generally unreliable" in WP:RSPSOURCES). The list of songs can be merged into the existing linked articles on When the War Was On and The Titanic (song). Joofjoof (talk) 07:50, 5 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions. Joofjoof (talk) 07:58, 5 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Music-related deletion discussions. Joofjoof (talk) 08:10, 5 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Sandstein 20:23, 12 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Delete, writers of songs do not necessarily get the notability that performers do, and it has not been demonstrated here that that was the case. Geschichte (talk) 16:31, 20 November 2020 (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.