Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Tris Margetts

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 delete. Consensus is that the subject does not meet notability guidelines to qualify for a standalone article. North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 19:49, 18 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Tris Margetts

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No evidence of significant coverage from reliable sources from the references or a BEFORE search, fails WP:GNG.

While the article is bombarded with 131 references, upon closer look many are either unreliable, primary sources or interviews, none of which establishes notability. When there are references to seemingly reputable sources, there is no significant coverage as the coverage is on someone else. SK2242 (talk) 07:17, 27 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions. SK2242 (talk) 07:17, 27 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of England-related deletion discussions. SK2242 (talk) 07:17, 27 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Comment Agree with nom, the refs are all about quantity. Moreover, the article is meant to be about a person, but ends up being mostly about a band — entire sections like discography, gig dates (?!), etc. should be deleted, esp. as they replicate content from the band's article (or v.v.). I'd say this calls for WP:TNT. If a new article is to be created (and I'm not saying it should), it should be trimmed down to content that a) is purely about the person, and b) can be supported by RS refs. --DoubleGrazing (talk) 08:01, 29 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Vaticidalprophet (talk) 13:38, 4 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Comment I extracted a list of all domains in the references section. I intend to analyze which references qualify for RS based on this by identifying primary sources and similar unsuitable sources, or someone else can do it

badcatrecords.com
pearlsofrock.com
ukrockfestivals.com
vintageguitar.com
google.com
wordpress.com
wikimedia.org
eil.com
elparchive.com
gstatic.com
facebook.com
cleorecs.com
youtube.com
twitter.com
musicplayers.com
rarerecordcollector.net
rateyourmusic.com
recordcollectormag.com
udiscovermusic.com
nocookie.net
allmusic.com
bournemouthecho.co.uk
dmme.net
brainyquote.com
dgmlive.com
discogs.com
express.co.uk
goldminemag.com
hotpress.com
innerviews.org
musicradar.com
progarchives.com
purple.de
45worlds.com
setlist.fm
ladiesofthelake.com
blogspot.com
45cat.com
calyx-canterbury.fr
jefflynnesongs.com

Observaton upon closer inspection none of the sources appear to be RS. How is allmusic treated? — Alalch Emis (talk) 19:33, 11 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Sandstein 20:30, 11 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Delete fails both WP:NMUSIC and WP:GNG. Despite some spectacular refbombing, every reference from a reliable source is about some other subject and not the article subject. No reliable source cited provides significant coverage of the article subject. The sources we do have demonstrate that this is a studio/touring musician who has worked with some notable acts but is not themselves notable. Eggishorn (talk) (contrib) 22:00, 11 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Delete pet Eggishorn and after a further look into references (I can't even identify a RS). — Alalch Emis (talk) 08:01, 12 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - Fails WP:BASIC, WP:ANYBIO, and WP:MUSICBIO. Unable to locate significant biographical details in reliable secondary sources. Magnolia677 (talk) 15:16, 12 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Delete (or if anyone is concerned about alternatives to deletion, redirect to Spontaneous Combustion (English band)). Good gawd, what a disaster of fancruft and shameless refbombing. The person behind this article, GoldDustProspector, has information that could fill up a fansite, but in Wikipedia people must qualify for inclusion based on the guidelines at WP:NMUSICIAN. Margetts has indeed had a long career behind the scenes and in conjunction with some famous people, but that does not mean he is notable in himself because his media coverage is actually about them. A little (repeat: A LITTLE) of his personal history can be recounted at the Spontaneous Combustion article. ---DOOMSDAYER520 (TALK|CONTRIBS) 16:19, 14 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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