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 no consensus. There is certainly no consensus to delete this article. Most of the discussion revolves around the question of whether Craig Gill is notable enough to justify a stand-alone article, or whether the article should be re-directed to
The Inspiral Carpets. As that is a discussion better suited to the article's talk page, I'm closing the AfD.
Joyous! |
Talk01:11, 1 December 2016 (UTC)reply
Keep Death alone is not a reason for deletion. Gill was more than a drummer for a successful band - he was part of Manchester's wider cultural scene with his tours, book and DJing. Every newspaper and many music sites have carried obituaries of Gill - that makes him important enough to retain his entry here. — Preceding
unsigned comment added by
Purpleprose (
talk •
contribs)
10:30, 23 November 2016 (UTC)reply
Keep - countless reports of his death support his notability as the ex-drummer with one of the most prominent musical acts ever to come out of Manchester. It's also hard to believe that an article fully 9 years old would suddenly be nominated for deletion, and I'd question the rationale behind that action.
Ref(chew)(do)13:11, 23 November 2016 (UTC)reply
The "article" has been a redirect for some time as the subject is not independently notable. It was changed to back to a stub article yesterday in the event of his death, but nothing new, other than his death, has been added. --
Rob Sinden (
talk)
13:16, 23 November 2016 (UTC)reply
Keep Absolutely positively keep. The Inspiral Carpets are a well known band, and Craig was certainly a part of that and Manchester music culture. The rationale for deletion is bizarre. 'Nothing new' has been added on countless pages for all manner of reasons. Is there a stopwatch running on each page to check if nothing new is happening, before the delete button is pressed? — Preceding
unsigned comment added by
172.78.124.0 (
talk)
16:33, 23 November 2016 (UTC)reply
Redirect to
Inspiral Carpets. Under the criteria of
WP:MUSIC an artist needs to have had a notable career outside of the band. This is always a difficult proposition when it concerns drummers. A quick check at discogs.com shows that his output is all with the Inspiral Carpets. There is a hint of him being an author, but that book was written together with a well-know local journalist. All obits describe him as the drummer of the band.
Karst (
talk)
21:55, 23 November 2016 (UTC)reply
Redirect. Was already one beforehand as there wasn't any sufficient info. His death doesn't make him notable either, so it's best to restore the redirect.
Rusted AutoParts06:51, 25 November 2016 (UTC)reply
Keep. What makes the Muse drummer Dominic Howard notable enough to have a page dedicated to him, outside of the context of his membership of that band? Nothing at all (according to the article), yet his page isn't up for deletion. It is also notable that Craig Gill is now the subject of a reasonably well publicised campaign to get an Inspiral Carpets song to number one in the UK at Christmas 2016, in his memory. — added by
AtheistMT (
talk)
16:34, 27 November 2016 (UTC)reply
Dominic Howard has nothing to do with this AfD. If you feel that his article is a candidate for AfD feel free to submit one through the usual process. That fans are trying to get one the songs into the UK Top 40 is a great gesture, but only serves to confirm that the individual is not notable outside of the band under the criteria of
WP:MUSIC.
Karst (
talk)
17:02, 27 November 2016 (UTC)reply
Why don't you answer my question? What makes Dominic Howard notable outside of the context of Muse, so as to warrant a dedicated article? — Preceding
unsigned comment added by
AtheistMT (
talk)
17:07, 27 November 2016 (UTC)reply
If I may, a more pertinent question would be now that the authorities have been notified of Dominic Howard's 'non-notability', why hasn't his article been nominated for deletion, as well as countless others where musicians are not notable outside of their work within a band or group? Could it be that there is a subjective test applied to the notability/popularity of the band itself? — Preceding
unsigned comment added by
172.78.124.0 (
talk)
18:02, 28 November 2016 (UTC)reply
Keep Drummer of a seminal Manchester band and a well known on the Manchester cultural scene. Plus many national papers ran obituary columns.
Quentin X (
talk)
23:27, 27 November 2016 (UTC)reply
I'm afraid that tabloid newspapers are not considered to be
reliable sources here. The London Standard is generally fine. The one thing the article *should* mention is Gill's Manchester Music Tours, a company he established in 2005, according to
this. If enough third party sources concerning that could be added, I would be minded to change my declaration to weak keep.
Karst (
talk)
23:43, 28 November 2016 (UTC)reply
Can we agree that if the article is expanded sufficiently, to include further references to Mr. Gill's other works outside of the band and also the various references in both mainstream and social media post-mortem, it warrants keep status? This will include information regarding the Christmas number one campaign. — Preceding
unsigned comment added by
AtheistMT (
talk •
contribs)
20:19, 29 November 2016 (UTC)reply
These sources still do not evidence any real notability outside of being the drummer in Inspiral Carpets. Running a music tour of a city is not notable in itself. --
Rob Sinden (
talk)
08:54, 29 November 2016 (UTC)reply
Really? This isn't about the entire membership of the band, or indeed the band itself. This is about an individual member whom has died suddenly and the ground swell of feeling, widespread reporting, recognition and proactivity generated as a direct consequence. The subjective approach to deciding what to keep, delete or redirect would be fine, were it consistent. If it were, the 'drummer in X' in every band on Wikipedia would have the same rules applied. And in actual fact, the rules would apply to practically every member of every band that didn't do anything 'notable', such as simply turn up and play. Larry Mullen Jnr, Paul Kodish, Dominic Howard (as previously cited) or Stephen Morris. As drummers in their respective bands, they are no more or less notable in this context. — Preceding
unsigned comment added by
82.71.33.147 (
talk)
20:41, 30 November 2016 (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.
The result was no consensus. There is certainly no consensus to delete this article. Most of the discussion revolves around the question of whether Craig Gill is notable enough to justify a stand-alone article, or whether the article should be re-directed to
The Inspiral Carpets. As that is a discussion better suited to the article's talk page, I'm closing the AfD.
Joyous! |
Talk01:11, 1 December 2016 (UTC)reply
Keep Death alone is not a reason for deletion. Gill was more than a drummer for a successful band - he was part of Manchester's wider cultural scene with his tours, book and DJing. Every newspaper and many music sites have carried obituaries of Gill - that makes him important enough to retain his entry here. — Preceding
unsigned comment added by
Purpleprose (
talk •
contribs)
10:30, 23 November 2016 (UTC)reply
Keep - countless reports of his death support his notability as the ex-drummer with one of the most prominent musical acts ever to come out of Manchester. It's also hard to believe that an article fully 9 years old would suddenly be nominated for deletion, and I'd question the rationale behind that action.
Ref(chew)(do)13:11, 23 November 2016 (UTC)reply
The "article" has been a redirect for some time as the subject is not independently notable. It was changed to back to a stub article yesterday in the event of his death, but nothing new, other than his death, has been added. --
Rob Sinden (
talk)
13:16, 23 November 2016 (UTC)reply
Keep Absolutely positively keep. The Inspiral Carpets are a well known band, and Craig was certainly a part of that and Manchester music culture. The rationale for deletion is bizarre. 'Nothing new' has been added on countless pages for all manner of reasons. Is there a stopwatch running on each page to check if nothing new is happening, before the delete button is pressed? — Preceding
unsigned comment added by
172.78.124.0 (
talk)
16:33, 23 November 2016 (UTC)reply
Redirect to
Inspiral Carpets. Under the criteria of
WP:MUSIC an artist needs to have had a notable career outside of the band. This is always a difficult proposition when it concerns drummers. A quick check at discogs.com shows that his output is all with the Inspiral Carpets. There is a hint of him being an author, but that book was written together with a well-know local journalist. All obits describe him as the drummer of the band.
Karst (
talk)
21:55, 23 November 2016 (UTC)reply
Redirect. Was already one beforehand as there wasn't any sufficient info. His death doesn't make him notable either, so it's best to restore the redirect.
Rusted AutoParts06:51, 25 November 2016 (UTC)reply
Keep. What makes the Muse drummer Dominic Howard notable enough to have a page dedicated to him, outside of the context of his membership of that band? Nothing at all (according to the article), yet his page isn't up for deletion. It is also notable that Craig Gill is now the subject of a reasonably well publicised campaign to get an Inspiral Carpets song to number one in the UK at Christmas 2016, in his memory. — added by
AtheistMT (
talk)
16:34, 27 November 2016 (UTC)reply
Dominic Howard has nothing to do with this AfD. If you feel that his article is a candidate for AfD feel free to submit one through the usual process. That fans are trying to get one the songs into the UK Top 40 is a great gesture, but only serves to confirm that the individual is not notable outside of the band under the criteria of
WP:MUSIC.
Karst (
talk)
17:02, 27 November 2016 (UTC)reply
Why don't you answer my question? What makes Dominic Howard notable outside of the context of Muse, so as to warrant a dedicated article? — Preceding
unsigned comment added by
AtheistMT (
talk)
17:07, 27 November 2016 (UTC)reply
If I may, a more pertinent question would be now that the authorities have been notified of Dominic Howard's 'non-notability', why hasn't his article been nominated for deletion, as well as countless others where musicians are not notable outside of their work within a band or group? Could it be that there is a subjective test applied to the notability/popularity of the band itself? — Preceding
unsigned comment added by
172.78.124.0 (
talk)
18:02, 28 November 2016 (UTC)reply
Keep Drummer of a seminal Manchester band and a well known on the Manchester cultural scene. Plus many national papers ran obituary columns.
Quentin X (
talk)
23:27, 27 November 2016 (UTC)reply
I'm afraid that tabloid newspapers are not considered to be
reliable sources here. The London Standard is generally fine. The one thing the article *should* mention is Gill's Manchester Music Tours, a company he established in 2005, according to
this. If enough third party sources concerning that could be added, I would be minded to change my declaration to weak keep.
Karst (
talk)
23:43, 28 November 2016 (UTC)reply
Can we agree that if the article is expanded sufficiently, to include further references to Mr. Gill's other works outside of the band and also the various references in both mainstream and social media post-mortem, it warrants keep status? This will include information regarding the Christmas number one campaign. — Preceding
unsigned comment added by
AtheistMT (
talk •
contribs)
20:19, 29 November 2016 (UTC)reply
These sources still do not evidence any real notability outside of being the drummer in Inspiral Carpets. Running a music tour of a city is not notable in itself. --
Rob Sinden (
talk)
08:54, 29 November 2016 (UTC)reply
Really? This isn't about the entire membership of the band, or indeed the band itself. This is about an individual member whom has died suddenly and the ground swell of feeling, widespread reporting, recognition and proactivity generated as a direct consequence. The subjective approach to deciding what to keep, delete or redirect would be fine, were it consistent. If it were, the 'drummer in X' in every band on Wikipedia would have the same rules applied. And in actual fact, the rules would apply to practically every member of every band that didn't do anything 'notable', such as simply turn up and play. Larry Mullen Jnr, Paul Kodish, Dominic Howard (as previously cited) or Stephen Morris. As drummers in their respective bands, they are no more or less notable in this context. — Preceding
unsigned comment added by
82.71.33.147 (
talk)
20:41, 30 November 2016 (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.