Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Tom Varner

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. T. Canens (talk) 13:49, 15 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Fails WP:MUSICBIO. - UtherSRG (talk) 12:51, 8 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: People and Bands and musicians. UtherSRG (talk) 12:51, 8 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
• Note: This discussion has been included in the list of New Jersey-related deletion discussions. Shellwood (talk) 13:25, 8 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep: Has a few sources [1], [2], what appears as an album review [3]. Article needs work, it only has two interviews now. Oaktree b (talk) 14:22, 8 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep in addition to the arguments for retention made by Oaktree b, I've added sources such as this source from The Star-Ledger in New Jersey and this one from The Seattle Times on the West Coast. Both of these are examples of the in-depth coverage in reliable and verifiable sources that are available in the press that are unequivocally about him and his accomplishments. The three-word assertion for deletion made by the nominator that the article "Fails WP:MUSICBIO" seems to have been made without having done the most basic effort to search for sourcing as specified by WP:BEFORE. The general notability guideline is clearly met based on his biography as a musician, his work and the ample reliable and verifiable sources that support that claim of notability. Alansohn (talk) 17:57, 8 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep as well as the above mentioned reliable sources coverage he has a number of staff written album reviews at AllMusic such as here, here, here, hereand here as well as a short bio here, passes WP:GNG imv Atlantic306 (talk) 22:41, 10 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep. Before nominating for deletion a musical artist or band, always check the charts and AllMusic, which are not always indexed by search engines. Bearian (talk) 04:31, 11 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep Meets appropriate criteria. Go4thProsper (talk) 00:01, 12 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep Meets WP:GNG. Gedaali (talk) 21:30, 14 January 2025 (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.