Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Joel Whitburn

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 keep. Eddie891 ^Talk _Work 20:09, 13 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Joel Whitburn

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notability and lack of reliable sources concerns, does not meet WP:BASIC for biographiesKolma8 (talk) 11:02, 6 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Wisconsin-related deletion discussions. Spiderone 11:10, 6 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Authors-related deletion discussions. Spiderone 11:10, 6 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Music-related deletion discussions. Spiderone 11:10, 6 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Keep - He's compiled, and written, many music chart reference works over at least four decades. A quick Google search reveals articles and/or reviews of his work in the Los Angeles Times, Rolling Stone, Village Voice... Caro7200 (talk) 15:24, 6 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Keep – He is a significant authority on music publishing and his works are widely cited, including in hundreds of articles on Wikipedia. Billboard calls him "legendary". -- Michael Bednarek (talk) 07:32, 11 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Keep - a weak keep, but I think he passes the notability criteria as per Caro7200 and Michael Bednarek. Onel5969 ^{TT me} 17:49, 13 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Keep - I agree with the other editors here, this person does pass notability. The article needs work, but AfD isn't the venue for that. JackFromReedsburg (talk | contribs) 19:26, 13 December 2020 (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.