Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Michael Dion

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The result was keep. -- RoySmith (talk) 02:04, 26 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Michael Dion

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The prose in the present article is apparently a copy of the subject's about page. Sources seem to consist of mainly of credits (e.g. Discogs) in which our subject appears as a producer (or not at all). Older versions of the article have what appear to be routine announcement of job changes. Seems he (or a different subject of the same name) ran a small record label and held various positions as manager (the label being revived after he left business). Coverage does not rise up to WP:SIGCOV. Icewhiz (talk) 16:46, 18 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete - seems like gratuitous insertion of associated acts Catladyz6 (talk) 18:58, 18 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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KEEP - Notable music industry executive. WHAT THE HECK HAS HAPPENED TO THIS ARTICLE???? Somebody has morphed the original subject, Michael Dion the jazz record label producer into another completely different Michael Dion! This is the original Michael Dion and somehow over time, a completely different subject has been placed over the top. as per. Karl Twist (talk) 04:22, 20 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]
The nom refers to the pre-hijacked version. Neither Dion rises up to GNG. Dion ran ITI Records - a small label. The label went dormant when he went on to work in various roles in the industry - then was reopened after 30 years when he went independent again. What is lacking is in depth coverage of Dion as an individual (as opposed to routine coverage on job changes, passsing mentions, and appearing in credits as a producer).Icewhiz (talk) 05:07, 20 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Reply to the above. If that's the case then the subject page should have been reverted to what it was prior to the deliberate sabotage. Otherwise people have no idea what they're reading. Michael Dion the label owner and executive is a notable figure in the music industry. Anyway, your original deletion-nom really seems to be based on the the confused state of the article about Dion the singer. Not Dion the record label executive! And you have provided a link to Dion the singer's page in that nomination. That indicates the nomination was based on the singer Dion!
Now back to Michael Dion who the Wikipedia article was originally about: In addition to founding ITI Records and being National Sales Director for the prestigious audiophile label, Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab, Dion has been written about in various jazz news publications. Yes, I know that Jazz isn't making major top 40 sales these days. He has a notable place in that notable genre. Yes, he had a hiatus from music when he was in military service. Karl Twist (talk) 07:23, 20 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I am not opposed to that (but best done by someone familiar with the article). I BEFOREed the name on both individuals (due to article state - stumbled on it cleaning up MOS:ETHNICITY - thought AfD was appropriate - and indeed referred to botg article states). Might be merit for a redirect to the label - but I do not see much on the individual.Icewhiz (talk) 12:19, 20 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

NOTE: I have brought the article back to a pre-vandalism / sabotage period. Thanks Karl Twist (talk) 07:32, 20 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Keep. Since it's been reverted to original and vandalism removed. Peter303x (talk) 20:51, 20 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Sources in the article do not establish GNG - they are credit lists and passing mentions / routine reporting on changing positions as mid-level executive. Icewhiz (talk) 10:57, 21 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]
I wouldn't call the position of vice-president at the prestigious audiophile Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab label a mid-level executive role. There was an article about him in a hi-fi mag as well as a Jazz one. Anyway, I'd love to find out the culprits (There's more than one) who sabotaged this article to turn it into something completely different about a different person. There is more than one vandal by the look of it. Karl Twist (talk) 10:04, 23 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Keep per Peter303x. Senegambianamestudy (talk) 06:29, 23 July 2019 (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.