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Comment: Since this was first posted, I've made a few changes to try to address concerns with this list, specifically with
notability and with
adequacy of reliable sources so far: I found a couple dozen in-depth 2ndary sources from a range of respectable media (such as NYT, Newsweek, Fox Business, The Verge, and Billboard — generally missing before!) and incorporated them concisely into the list. To do so, I reformatted the list, removing the separate "citations" column to better connect references to the information they support. There's still work to do be done on this article, but I hope this is a step in the right direction. —
Shrinkydinks (
talk)
08:18, 6 November 2019 (UTC)reply
Keep. The reason why this page should not be merged with
list of diss tracks is twofold:
YouTube diss tracks specifically have been discussed in the news & media as their own culturally significant phenomenon—distinct from other diss tracks due to their separate artists, audiences, cultures, objectives, and amphitheater. (I believe the direly-needed changes made and 24 sources added on 6 November help make this more clear)
The
inclusion criteria for this list ought to be "every entry in the list fails the notability criteria", whereas the current inclusion criteria for
list of diss tracks is that each entry have its own article—a standard too high for members of this distinct category.
I understand if others disagree with the second point. In that case, I believe a different alternative to "merge with
list of diss tracks" would be best: instead, Merge into a new parent page
YouTube diss tracks, which could provide beneficial context to the present list's cultural significance. —
Shrinkydinks (
talk)
06:51, 8 November 2019 (UTC)reply
For the convenience of this AFD, could you provide here the two or three best sources that you believe indicate "Youtube diss tracks" are a separate and distinct topic area from "diss tracks" in general?
Squeamish Ossifrage (
talk)
15:05, 8 November 2019 (UTC)reply
Elaborating on the above, what we would need are sources not just about individual YouTube diss tracks but a bunch of sources which make a clear case that a YouTube diss track is distinct from a diss track beyond just the medium/platform. For me, I'd want to see a main topic along the lines of
YouTube diss track, and I strongly suspect there aren't sufficient sources to sustain such a page (as opposed to, say, a sub-section of the main article).
We also wouldn't apply the "every entry in the list fails the notability criteria" standard for a list of examples like this. Those are extremely uncommon as stand-alone lists, and would never take the form of examples of a particular genre. — Rhododendritestalk \\
21:15, 8 November 2019 (UTC)reply
Comment: @Squeamish Ossifrage—here are a few sources that lead me to believe "YouTube diss tracks" are notable as a category unto themselves, and different than diss tracks in general!
I appreciate your responsiveness. I'll note first off that 3/4 of those links are currently dead due to site restructuring at their respective publishers, but the articles are all still easily available. In any case, I think your sources clearly demonstrate that this is an important phenomenon ... but not one that's wholly distinct from the parent concept (of
diss track in general). Indeed, the Polygon article explicitly states that this is a continuation of the rap culture element in a new format. Several of the sources make it clear that this is a multimedia topic, with YouTube videos fueling visibility for songs that did not necessarily debut there. Also, from a project standpoint,
diss track is a short, poorly developed article. If that weren't the case, there might be cause to split this up per
WP:SPINOUT, but there's really not; neither is
List of diss tracks so long that it cannot absorb well-documented YouTube examples.
Squeamish Ossifrage (
talk)
22:08, 11 November 2019 (UTC)reply
Fixed the link formatting! My mistake! Here are a few thoughts on important points you shared (thank you!):
Re: Multimedia — In all of these cases, the songs debuted on YouTube, and my understanding is that their popularity off-platform (eg. songs with Billboard certification) is a secondary result of the first-order popularity of the YouTube music videos themselves.
Re: parent concept — I hear you that these represent a continuation of the rap concept discussed in the broader
diss tracks article.
Re:
diss (music) is an underdeveloped-developed article — I agree. I don't know, myself, where to find the high quality references needed to build out its missing sections, unfortunately, or I would!
Re:
List of diss tracks is not so long that it couldn't absorb well-documented YouTube examples — I'm a little worried because editors have (even in that article's very short lifetime) removed even some of the most notable YouTube examples like "It's Every Night Sis" (platinum certified, many articles), or "The Fall of Jake Paul" (340M views, many articles). One comment left with that type of revision was "The list should only be comprised diss tracks that form from genuine beef or animosity. Youtubers that make diss tracks simply for content should not be included in the list." But perhaps, if the result of this discussion is "Merge," this could be addressed with a note on the talk page of that article? Small concern that a note on the talk page might not fully address the attitude of editors who view "regular" diss tracks as distinct from (and, probably, often superior or more legitimate/than) YouTube diss tracks. These songs not having their own pages suggests they may not be notable enough for Wikipedia right now, but I think we've established that the category is important enough for Wikipedia(?) I don't know how balance these important needs!
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.
Comment: Since this was first posted, I've made a few changes to try to address concerns with this list, specifically with
notability and with
adequacy of reliable sources so far: I found a couple dozen in-depth 2ndary sources from a range of respectable media (such as NYT, Newsweek, Fox Business, The Verge, and Billboard — generally missing before!) and incorporated them concisely into the list. To do so, I reformatted the list, removing the separate "citations" column to better connect references to the information they support. There's still work to do be done on this article, but I hope this is a step in the right direction. —
Shrinkydinks (
talk)
08:18, 6 November 2019 (UTC)reply
Keep. The reason why this page should not be merged with
list of diss tracks is twofold:
YouTube diss tracks specifically have been discussed in the news & media as their own culturally significant phenomenon—distinct from other diss tracks due to their separate artists, audiences, cultures, objectives, and amphitheater. (I believe the direly-needed changes made and 24 sources added on 6 November help make this more clear)
The
inclusion criteria for this list ought to be "every entry in the list fails the notability criteria", whereas the current inclusion criteria for
list of diss tracks is that each entry have its own article—a standard too high for members of this distinct category.
I understand if others disagree with the second point. In that case, I believe a different alternative to "merge with
list of diss tracks" would be best: instead, Merge into a new parent page
YouTube diss tracks, which could provide beneficial context to the present list's cultural significance. —
Shrinkydinks (
talk)
06:51, 8 November 2019 (UTC)reply
For the convenience of this AFD, could you provide here the two or three best sources that you believe indicate "Youtube diss tracks" are a separate and distinct topic area from "diss tracks" in general?
Squeamish Ossifrage (
talk)
15:05, 8 November 2019 (UTC)reply
Elaborating on the above, what we would need are sources not just about individual YouTube diss tracks but a bunch of sources which make a clear case that a YouTube diss track is distinct from a diss track beyond just the medium/platform. For me, I'd want to see a main topic along the lines of
YouTube diss track, and I strongly suspect there aren't sufficient sources to sustain such a page (as opposed to, say, a sub-section of the main article).
We also wouldn't apply the "every entry in the list fails the notability criteria" standard for a list of examples like this. Those are extremely uncommon as stand-alone lists, and would never take the form of examples of a particular genre. — Rhododendritestalk \\
21:15, 8 November 2019 (UTC)reply
Comment: @Squeamish Ossifrage—here are a few sources that lead me to believe "YouTube diss tracks" are notable as a category unto themselves, and different than diss tracks in general!
I appreciate your responsiveness. I'll note first off that 3/4 of those links are currently dead due to site restructuring at their respective publishers, but the articles are all still easily available. In any case, I think your sources clearly demonstrate that this is an important phenomenon ... but not one that's wholly distinct from the parent concept (of
diss track in general). Indeed, the Polygon article explicitly states that this is a continuation of the rap culture element in a new format. Several of the sources make it clear that this is a multimedia topic, with YouTube videos fueling visibility for songs that did not necessarily debut there. Also, from a project standpoint,
diss track is a short, poorly developed article. If that weren't the case, there might be cause to split this up per
WP:SPINOUT, but there's really not; neither is
List of diss tracks so long that it cannot absorb well-documented YouTube examples.
Squeamish Ossifrage (
talk)
22:08, 11 November 2019 (UTC)reply
Fixed the link formatting! My mistake! Here are a few thoughts on important points you shared (thank you!):
Re: Multimedia — In all of these cases, the songs debuted on YouTube, and my understanding is that their popularity off-platform (eg. songs with Billboard certification) is a secondary result of the first-order popularity of the YouTube music videos themselves.
Re: parent concept — I hear you that these represent a continuation of the rap concept discussed in the broader
diss tracks article.
Re:
diss (music) is an underdeveloped-developed article — I agree. I don't know, myself, where to find the high quality references needed to build out its missing sections, unfortunately, or I would!
Re:
List of diss tracks is not so long that it couldn't absorb well-documented YouTube examples — I'm a little worried because editors have (even in that article's very short lifetime) removed even some of the most notable YouTube examples like "It's Every Night Sis" (platinum certified, many articles), or "The Fall of Jake Paul" (340M views, many articles). One comment left with that type of revision was "The list should only be comprised diss tracks that form from genuine beef or animosity. Youtubers that make diss tracks simply for content should not be included in the list." But perhaps, if the result of this discussion is "Merge," this could be addressed with a note on the talk page of that article? Small concern that a note on the talk page might not fully address the attitude of editors who view "regular" diss tracks as distinct from (and, probably, often superior or more legitimate/than) YouTube diss tracks. These songs not having their own pages suggests they may not be notable enough for Wikipedia right now, but I think we've established that the category is important enough for Wikipedia(?) I don't know how balance these important needs!
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.