Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/AbFad

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 delete. czar 18:42, 29 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

AbFad

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Yet another promotion of non notable singer. Sourced with vanity unreliable and self-managed blogs and fasites. No decent source, neither in the article nor in search –Ammarpad (talk) 11:55, 22 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions. North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 12:24, 22 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Sierra Leone-related deletion discussions. North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 12:30, 22 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Africa-related deletion discussions. North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 12:30, 22 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of England-related deletion discussions. North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 12:31, 22 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Delete I couldn't find substantial coverage in reliable independent sources despite a strong hype game. FloridaArmy (talk) 12:50, 22 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Keep Why on earth would you delete an article of a subject who is on his way to popularity? AbFad is a popular Siera Leonean singer. Just because you don't know him doesn't mean you represent the entire world. There are 2 magazine references, African Muzik and the Lit Magazine. http://www.thelitmagazine.net/i-rep-salone/profiling-a-sierra-leonean-super-star-abu- ..... And by the way, the page was long ago reviewed by the admin IVORK and he didn't say anything. There was an initial issue which IVORK pointed out but then it was solved. Musiczaworld (talk) 15:55, 22 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia don't help people on their way to popularity it only host meaningful article about those who have already achieved it, and have reliable sources on that. It is irrelevant who ever reviewed it, even more irrelevant whether he is admin or not. That are insufficient references from arranged interview which can be sought for by anybody including the so-called musician, that's not how notability is established. –Ammarpad (talk) 23:47, 22 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I never said Wikipedia is going to help him in becoming popular. I said that singer is already on his way to popularity. Besides, he's a notable singer in the African continent. Besides, there are notable magazine references and his songs are all around the internet. What are you trying to prove that he is not popular?. I'm certain I don't need to become Bill Gates to get my Wikipedia page. In this case, this is not even about me and besides, Wikipedia is open for everyone. It's not restricted to celebrities only. Musiczaworld (talk) 23:56, 22 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@Musiczaworld: I'm not an admin, just a new page reviewer. Whether or not I took further issue with the article can't really give weight to either side of the argument — IVORK _Discuss 23:25, 25 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Keep You need to respect African celebrities that are actually know is their countries, he has one of the top played songs in Sierra Leone called Sugar Banana. Abfad is known amongst Sierra Leonenean folks and US as well. he is based in Atlanta and his music actually plays in clubs like ACE AND XS — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:C9:4000:95B1:F48B:6467:F735:78D7 (talk) 22:20, 22 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Log in to your account first, and say so. –Ammarpad (talk) 23:43, 22 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - The Keep voters above need to provide evidence that AbFad has been covered in the media beyond proof of his actual existence. He may well be growing in popularity but that is not enough for a Wikipedia article. Routine coverage is also a problem because he has a lot of song listings and minor media mentions about a song or video being released, but I can find none that get beyond basic hype that was probably written by a publicist, such as this: [1] ---DOOMSDAYER520 (Talk|Contribs) 14:46, 24 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Delete. Not particularly notable, and bad sourcing. Cæsey^{(Talk•Email)} 08:04, 26 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Delete per above. Non-notable. hiàn 18:41, 28 April 2018 (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.