Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Dave Jenkins

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The result was delete. Deor (talk) 12:09, 6 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Dave Jenkins

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The subject of this article does not meet Wikipedia's notability requirements for musicians. Dave Jenkins is not the subject of non-trivial press or media coverage, nor is he a member of a notable ensemble.

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Australia-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 18:29, 29 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 18:30, 29 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Comment The above nomination for AfD was made by User:Walkabout12 on 23:50, 29 July 2014‎ (UTC + 10) who then modified it 15 minutes later, see Revision history. The user had PRODed the article at least twice, I have dePRODed it four times. See article's Revision history. Before my last dePRODing the user responded to my effort to adhere to WP:PROD policy with "do not continue to edit war in the article" on my talk page on 29 July. I hope that this AfD is run in a more orderly and civil manner.shaidar cuebiyar (talk) 20:34, 29 July 2014 (UTC)21:14, 29 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
~~Keep~~ subject is member of two or more notable ensembles per WP:MUSICBIO#6. Specifically he has been a member of Andy Bull's backing band and has recorded and toured with Bull; he has been a member of Reece Mastin's backing band and toured with Mastin both nationally and internationally. He has been a member of other ensembles including Fyna, The Inheritors (which toured Australia supporting Kisschasy) and Young Romantics (which released an EP, reviewer describes subject).shaidar cuebiyar (talk) 21:07, 29 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
- I bow to the greater force of argument, if his work with Bull & Mastin is discounted then I agree his other work is not notable enough for an article. I remove my keep vote.shaidar cuebiyar (talk) 01:13, 31 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  - If there was sufficient good source material for an article that'd be one thing, but the main problem is that he's really not that famous yet outside his field - David Gerard (talk) 14:19, 31 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Delete neither of the notable artists mentioned are "ensembles"; they are solo artists who hire a variety of session musicians, dancers, etc. for promo and touring. The ensembles of which subject *is* a member are not notable.27.32.117.136 (talk) 11:29, 30 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Delete as it stands - being backing musician for two or more notable people doesn't really count. Is this all he's done? - David Gerard (talk) 11:48, 30 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. Being a member of a backing band plainly does not count for MUSICBIO #6. The reference list at the bottom of the article looks long, but of course nothing there constitutes significant coverage in reliable sources (I hope no-one needs to explain why the Peninsula Community Access News is not a reliable source for our purposes). --Mkativerata (talk) 11:57, 30 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per nom and the other supporting arguments above. --Why should I have a User Name? (talk) 12:12, 30 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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