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
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No evidence of any notability. All sources are own web-site or affiliated or marketing sites. Nothing indicates notability.
WP:BEFORE reveals nothing better - more of the same plus social media. Fails
WP:GNGVelellaVelella Talk 15:09, 12 February 2022 (UTC)reply
Delete. I'm also concerned that the article author is closely affiliated with the subject. The
headshot photo was uploaded by the article author –
113andathird (
talk·contribs) – as "own work", which appears to be true; reverse image search reveals nothing. The author has been tagged multiple times to no avail, including on the article
talk page. -- Pingumeister(
talk)14:02, 13 February 2022 (UTC)reply
I looked up CD Baby on Wikipedia. CD Baby calls themselves the anti-label but they are actually a huge label that " offers digital music distribution, worldwide publishing rights administration, monetization of music use on social video platforms, sync licensing, music marketing, online advertising, cover song licensing, and physical distribution and order fulfillment for CDs and vinyl records. By opting into their online distribution service, artists can authorize CD Baby to act on their behalf to submit music for sale to online retailers such as Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, Pandora Radio, and 150+ other streaming services". That's what a label does. CD Baby represents a lot of notable artist.
113andathird (
talk)
02:38, 16 February 2022 (UTC)reply
They actually do more than most major labels! But CD Baby isn't a label; they are a service provider.
I just checked out your user page and discovered that you are new to Wikipedia. The notability criteria can be confusing. I'd be happy to help you learn your way around if you're interested. Just leave a message on my talk page.
JSFarman (
talk)
03:39, 16 February 2022 (UTC)reply
Notable artists that work with CD Baby are such a rare occurrence that there's actually a short list of them in the article
CD Baby! In any case, the
WP:GNG problem isn't resolved by his collaboration with CD Baby.
Pichpich (
talk)
04:43, 16 February 2022 (UTC)reply
OK, I stand corrected. Should I delete CD Baby from the Discography? But I'm not giving up on this and I am trying to get this right. Thank you all for your suggestions.
113andathird (
talk)
11:54, 16 February 2022 (UTC)reply
I spent some time before nominating this looking for better sources but I could find none. While it may be possible that an editor within the local geographic area may be able to find print material not available on line, that does seem a little unlikely. My own view is that Draftifying will just delay the inevitable by about 6 months VelellaVelella Talk 17:28, 16 February 2022 (UTC)reply
I did too but I only searched via Google, where I found nothing. There are offline references via ProQuest that are unlikely to save this article but will impact the article on the band - ("Meeting people where they're hurting is ministry of Testify" Griffin, Pam.McClatchy - Tribune Business News; Washington [Washington]. 05 Aug ; 2006: 1. "Southern gospel sound uplifts its audience" Haag, Diane.The Times; Shreveport, La. [Shreveport, La]. 19 June 2006: D.1.") I haven't had a chance to check NewsBank or NewspaperARCHIVE yet but I suspect more coverage will exist. I don't consider deletion inevitable (although likely) and I think we should give a new editor the benefit of the doubt.
JSFarman (
talk)
18:21, 16 February 2022 (UTC)reply
I found two more articles that cover Testify in-depth, but Swanner is only mentioned. I no longer think draftifying is a solid option, but I hope that
113andathird will add to the Testify article if it's kept and continue to contribute to Wikipedia.
JSFarman (
talk)
21:27, 17 February 2022 (UTC)reply
Comment Now that I understand things better around here, I agree that Brent Swanner is not a stand alone article. But really believe Testify (Christian band) is. May I suggest a re-direct and/or a merger of Brent Swanner to Testify?
113andathird (
talk)
21:53, 18 February 2022 (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.
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.
No evidence of any notability. All sources are own web-site or affiliated or marketing sites. Nothing indicates notability.
WP:BEFORE reveals nothing better - more of the same plus social media. Fails
WP:GNGVelellaVelella Talk 15:09, 12 February 2022 (UTC)reply
Delete. I'm also concerned that the article author is closely affiliated with the subject. The
headshot photo was uploaded by the article author –
113andathird (
talk·contribs) – as "own work", which appears to be true; reverse image search reveals nothing. The author has been tagged multiple times to no avail, including on the article
talk page. -- Pingumeister(
talk)14:02, 13 February 2022 (UTC)reply
I looked up CD Baby on Wikipedia. CD Baby calls themselves the anti-label but they are actually a huge label that " offers digital music distribution, worldwide publishing rights administration, monetization of music use on social video platforms, sync licensing, music marketing, online advertising, cover song licensing, and physical distribution and order fulfillment for CDs and vinyl records. By opting into their online distribution service, artists can authorize CD Baby to act on their behalf to submit music for sale to online retailers such as Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, Pandora Radio, and 150+ other streaming services". That's what a label does. CD Baby represents a lot of notable artist.
113andathird (
talk)
02:38, 16 February 2022 (UTC)reply
They actually do more than most major labels! But CD Baby isn't a label; they are a service provider.
I just checked out your user page and discovered that you are new to Wikipedia. The notability criteria can be confusing. I'd be happy to help you learn your way around if you're interested. Just leave a message on my talk page.
JSFarman (
talk)
03:39, 16 February 2022 (UTC)reply
Notable artists that work with CD Baby are such a rare occurrence that there's actually a short list of them in the article
CD Baby! In any case, the
WP:GNG problem isn't resolved by his collaboration with CD Baby.
Pichpich (
talk)
04:43, 16 February 2022 (UTC)reply
OK, I stand corrected. Should I delete CD Baby from the Discography? But I'm not giving up on this and I am trying to get this right. Thank you all for your suggestions.
113andathird (
talk)
11:54, 16 February 2022 (UTC)reply
I spent some time before nominating this looking for better sources but I could find none. While it may be possible that an editor within the local geographic area may be able to find print material not available on line, that does seem a little unlikely. My own view is that Draftifying will just delay the inevitable by about 6 months VelellaVelella Talk 17:28, 16 February 2022 (UTC)reply
I did too but I only searched via Google, where I found nothing. There are offline references via ProQuest that are unlikely to save this article but will impact the article on the band - ("Meeting people where they're hurting is ministry of Testify" Griffin, Pam.McClatchy - Tribune Business News; Washington [Washington]. 05 Aug ; 2006: 1. "Southern gospel sound uplifts its audience" Haag, Diane.The Times; Shreveport, La. [Shreveport, La]. 19 June 2006: D.1.") I haven't had a chance to check NewsBank or NewspaperARCHIVE yet but I suspect more coverage will exist. I don't consider deletion inevitable (although likely) and I think we should give a new editor the benefit of the doubt.
JSFarman (
talk)
18:21, 16 February 2022 (UTC)reply
I found two more articles that cover Testify in-depth, but Swanner is only mentioned. I no longer think draftifying is a solid option, but I hope that
113andathird will add to the Testify article if it's kept and continue to contribute to Wikipedia.
JSFarman (
talk)
21:27, 17 February 2022 (UTC)reply
Comment Now that I understand things better around here, I agree that Brent Swanner is not a stand alone article. But really believe Testify (Christian band) is. May I suggest a re-direct and/or a merger of Brent Swanner to Testify?
113andathird (
talk)
21:53, 18 February 2022 (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.