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The result was delete. ✗ plicit 13:48, 29 May 2021 (UTC)
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This was first brought to my attention here and I decided to take a look and was baffled that this article has been on mainspace for three years now. The article is an WP:ADMASQ and invariably an undisclosed COI is present. Furthermore, the subject of the article doesn’t fulfill any criterion from WP:MUSICBIO nor do they satisfy GNG or BASIC. Lastly, a review of all the sources used in the article show they are very much unreliable. In the reference section a source claimed that the subject of the article had won an award, yes, this is true, however not only is the award show and the award itself not notable, the “AFOH” award show itself has a negative reputation as they issue awards for a fee. This is arguably one of the best WP:ADMASQ's I’ve seen in my five years of editing. Celestina007 ( talk) 13:40, 22 May 2021 (UTC)
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- Comment - Until moments ago this singer also had an album article at Believe (Gyidi EP). It had five sources, four of which were dead and the remainder was probably a paid press release. I searched for some reviews of the album and found just a couple that looked quite suspicious and were probably also paid PR. I just redirected the album to the singer's page so it would not fall through the cracks as we discuss the singer. --- DOOMSDAYER520 ( TALK| CONTRIBS) 14:25, 22 May 2021 (UTC)
- Delete - I believe the nominator nailed it. The singer has been plugging away for several years, but his management has focused on the usual Ghanaian "media" scams and crooked awards that have been shot down as unreliable for dozens (maybe hundreds) of Ghanaian acts during this Wikipedia process. His media coverage is reprints of paid press releases and he has not been noticed by any reliable sources despite years of media blitzing. --- DOOMSDAYER520 ( TALK| CONTRIBS) 14:32, 22 May 2021 (UTC)
- Delete - The singer doesn't meet the WP:MUSICBIO nor WP:GNG, the article stayed on for a long time without being seen as one that had failed all. Ampimd ( talk) 22:30, 22 May 2021 (UTC)
- Delete as per nom. Subject doesn't meet the WP:GNG. Fails WP:MUSICBIO too. Powerful Karma ( talk) 02:13, 24 May 2021 (UTC)
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The result was delete. ✗ plicit 13:48, 29 May 2021 (UTC)
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This was first brought to my attention here and I decided to take a look and was baffled that this article has been on mainspace for three years now. The article is an WP:ADMASQ and invariably an undisclosed COI is present. Furthermore, the subject of the article doesn’t fulfill any criterion from WP:MUSICBIO nor do they satisfy GNG or BASIC. Lastly, a review of all the sources used in the article show they are very much unreliable. In the reference section a source claimed that the subject of the article had won an award, yes, this is true, however not only is the award show and the award itself not notable, the “AFOH” award show itself has a negative reputation as they issue awards for a fee. This is arguably one of the best WP:ADMASQ's I’ve seen in my five years of editing. Celestina007 ( talk) 13:40, 22 May 2021 (UTC)
- Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Actors and filmmakers-related deletion discussions. Celestina007 ( talk) 13:40, 22 May 2021 (UTC)
- Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions. Celestina007 ( talk) 13:40, 22 May 2021 (UTC)
- Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Ghana-related deletion discussions. Celestina007 ( talk) 13:40, 22 May 2021 (UTC)
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Celestina007 (
talk)
13:40, 22 May 2021 (UTC)
- Comment - Until moments ago this singer also had an album article at Believe (Gyidi EP). It had five sources, four of which were dead and the remainder was probably a paid press release. I searched for some reviews of the album and found just a couple that looked quite suspicious and were probably also paid PR. I just redirected the album to the singer's page so it would not fall through the cracks as we discuss the singer. --- DOOMSDAYER520 ( TALK| CONTRIBS) 14:25, 22 May 2021 (UTC)
- Delete - I believe the nominator nailed it. The singer has been plugging away for several years, but his management has focused on the usual Ghanaian "media" scams and crooked awards that have been shot down as unreliable for dozens (maybe hundreds) of Ghanaian acts during this Wikipedia process. His media coverage is reprints of paid press releases and he has not been noticed by any reliable sources despite years of media blitzing. --- DOOMSDAYER520 ( TALK| CONTRIBS) 14:32, 22 May 2021 (UTC)
- Delete - The singer doesn't meet the WP:MUSICBIO nor WP:GNG, the article stayed on for a long time without being seen as one that had failed all. Ampimd ( talk) 22:30, 22 May 2021 (UTC)
- Delete as per nom. Subject doesn't meet the WP:GNG. Fails WP:MUSICBIO too. Powerful Karma ( talk) 02:13, 24 May 2021 (UTC)
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