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The result was delete. So Why 17:42, 12 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Justin Stone[edit]

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Does not appear to be a notable musician; the charts mentioned in the article are from iTunes, which is listed at WP:BADCHARTS. The only coverage I could find that came close to being significant was this, which is just a brief shout-out from a site that has unclear editorial standards (some articles on the site appear to be user-submitted). The only other hits for the artist I could find are lyrics pages, artist profiles, or sites selling his music. Not enough significant reliable coverage could be found. Narutolovehinata5 ^tccsdnew 04:52, 3 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions. Narutolovehinata5 ^tccsdnew 04:53, 3 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Ohio-related deletion discussions. Narutolovehinata5 ^tccsdnew 04:53, 3 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Delete. Fails WP:BAND. Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 05:01, 3 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Keep. Hey, glad you guys got to it so quickly! Although you can argue for the deletion, smaller artists have been accepted - artists that have spoken to Justin Stone - and gotten accepted. Personally, please look into this - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaleb_Mitchell - not trying to slander his name, but he has much less traction than Justin and his content was accepted. Thanks! Reach out to me on anything kylejames0408 !

Based on your guidelines above, as well, Kaleb Mitchell - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaleb_Mitchell - should not have one in that instance either. I'm not saying to take his page away, but to give Kaleb a page when he is less well known than Justin, just doesn't make sense. Twitter - Justin has more than 2x the followers Instagram - Justin has more than 2x the followers SoundCloud - Justin has almost 3x the followers Genius - Kaleb's most viewed song, not Kaleb being featured (1.9K) Justin's most viewed song (11.5k), almost 6 times the views! In the end, Justin has toured around the US with Hi-Rez and Emilio Rojas on the Missing Pieces Tour, released several albums/eps, has more followers than another page, and more interest as a whole, yet can not be published because of those guidelines that would flunk Kaleb? Apologies for the post again, but that can't happen. Kylejames0408 (talk) 06:46, 3 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Delete for failing WP:BAND, largely per Kudpung. The article's creator is directed to WP:OTHERSTUFF and advised that the notability of any other given performer isn't being debated here, but that that article is welcome to be proposed for deletion if there is genuinely an issue with notability. It is important to note, however, that social media followers and the like don't tend to confer notability or otherwise. BigHaz - Schreit mich an 07:23, 3 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

You've also continued to write WP:BAND, which talks about articles on the artist and other notability. A notable source from Columbus called the Dispatch had done an interview with the upcoming star in 2015 in their "Local Limelight" section - http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/life_and_entertainment/2015/12/24/1-local.html - A sold out show (not related) on June 9th, 2017 can also be viewed here, where the venue was rather large for the Ohio native - https://www.facebook.com/events/141793256345525/ - And another article - https://cincymusic.com/bands/justin-stone - You now have multiple articles, which fits your WP:BAND description. Finally, the native is becoming a face of the city as people from around the area recognize him at baseball games and other events. Kylejames0408 (talk) 13:31, 3 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Side-note: I've struck through the duplicate "Keep" !vote. Everyone gets one of these, and you've made your opinion known above. BigHaz - Schreit mich an 00:39, 4 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Keep: Here is another extensive article, additionally to the ones that Kylejames0408 already posted. Now we have three articles about the artist. Therefore, point #1 of WP:BAND is fulfilled in my opinion. Also, if there is a problem with the article not having enough reliable sources, you can reach out to the artist himself. Kylejames0408 posted his social media sites above, and his E-Mail is thenoiseunheard@yahoo.com. I'm sure he will be happy to help out. Sischog (talk) 14:42, 6 August 2017 (UTC)Sischog — Sischog (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic. [reply]
Delete for want of reliable sources. It's not our job to reach out to people to find sources that are buried on the Internet. We are not a free webhost that caters to musicians. Bearian (talk) 18:16, 11 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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