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The result was keep. B music ian 04:10, 1 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Lindsay Ell[edit]

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Deprodded with addition of sources, but the sources present are: Her own site, myspace, local one-off coverage from the Calgary Herald, and what appear to be directory listings for her albums. She has performed at a couple notable places, but I'm not seeing anything in the way of non-trivial, non-local sources. Further searching has only found along the likes of "Lindsay Ell will be performing at X", which is not non-trivial coverage.

The deprodder said that she meets WP:BAND #5 with her discography, but one album is so obscure that Allmusic doesn't even list it, and the other was only distributed by a major company in association with a non-notable label. She is signed to Stoney Creek Records but again, her page on Stoney Creek's website is just a placeholder. Also, as stated with Parmalee, I work for a country music website and I have seen nothing about her releasing anything for Stoney Creek yet. This seems to be a WP:TOOSOON as it stands. Ten Pound Hammer • ^{(What did I screw up now?)} 19:16, 24 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

TPH did you check Google News? With GNews I was able to find this non-local coverage, and also found that the "Taking Care of Business" article was distributed nationwide and published in the Ottawa Citizen [1]. Other local coverage includes this and this. From what I can tell, it's not exclusively "one-off" local coverage. Paul Erik ^{(talk)(contribs)} 19:51, 24 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

First and fourth seem to be just fluff pieces with little substance and almost nothing to contribute — the fourth only mentions that she'll be in an award show and riding the coattails of others. Second one appears to be a press release by a PR agency. Third one, maybe. Ten Pound Hammer • ^{(What did I screw up now?)} 20:03, 24 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

You're quick to rush to judgment. The article you refer to as a press release was credited to Calgary Herald reporter Theresa Tayler [2], was distributed by a national news agency, and reprinted in the Ottawa Citizen and the Winnipeg Free Press. Paul Erik ^{(talk)(contribs)} 21:37, 24 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Keep Ell meets the general notability guideline by having non-trivial coverage primarily about her in multiple sources each independent of the subject. There are six valid source articles from four different publications. Two source articles aren't free online to everyone, but I was able to read them (through my library's web site). I tried to remove some hype from the article. I think the sources are sufficient for expansion of the article --Rob (talk) 22:53, 24 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Keep – The subject meets WP:MUSICBIO criterion #1, and the general notability guideline, with multiple articles primarily about her in the Calgary Herald, one of which was reprinted in newspapers across Canada, as well as coverage in such varied sources as the Guelph Mercury, Fast Forward Weekly, and Rocky Mountain Outlook. Paul Erik ^{(talk)(contribs)} 16:52, 25 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Easy keep - Topic passes WP:GNG and criteria #1 of WP:MUSICBIO, with significant coverage:

Calgary Herald – A style all her own
Calgary Herald – Eyes of Canada on city for music awards gala
Canwest News Service (National coverage) – Taking care of business: Rock icon takes teen under wing

—Northamerica1000^(talk) 17:07, 25 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions. — Frankie (talk) 16:25, 26 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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