Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Virgil Donati

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fails WP:MUSICBIO. an overly promotional article that just uses one source, his own website. gnews contains no indepth coverage, merely lists him as a band member or confirms he's a a drummer. [http://news.google.com/archivesearch?as_q=&num=10&hl=en&btnG=Search+Archives&as_epq=Virgil+Donati&as_oq=&as_eq=&as_user_ldate=&as_user_hdate=&lr=&as_src=&as_price=p0&as_scoring=a] but nothing to justify a standalone article. LibStar (talk) 04:51, 22 May 2011 (UTC)

• Keep It actually passes multiple WP:MUSICBIO criteria, including #1 ([http://www.drummerworld.com/drummers/Virgil_Donati.html], [http://www.drumlessons.com/drummers/virgil-donati/]), #5 (with Planet X), #6 (Planet X, Seven the Hardway), #7 (he's a highly notable drummer), and #9 (recently auditioned for Dream Theater). --Λeternus ^(talk) 23:32, 22 May 2011 (UTC)

: neither references 2 nor 3 are reliable sources they are advertising sites for drummers. LibStar (talk) 00:01, 23 May 2011 (UTC)

::Wikipedia says otherwise... (at least about the first source.) --Λeternus ^(talk) 00:05, 23 May 2011 (UTC)

• Keep He's a highly notable drummer. The article needs a lot of work but not deletion. John Kugelman (talk) 18:08, 24 May 2011 (UTC)

: WP:ITSNOTABLE. LibStar (talk) 02:57, 25 May 2011 (UTC)

• Keep. Members of two notable bands are generally notable enough for their own article (WP:MUSICBIO). WWGB (talk) 14:43, 26 May 2011 (UTC)
• Keep - as previously indicated the artist satisfies a number of WP:Music criteria, which therefore satisifies the notability issue. Dan arndt (talk) 03:22, 27 May 2011 (UTC)
• Keep Founding member of The State and Southern Sons per [http://web.archive.org/web/20040419221828/www.whammo.com.au/encyclopedia.asp?articleid=394 here], member of Cloud Nine/Taste/Texas per [http://web.archive.org/web/20040809222206/www.whammo.com.au/encyclopedia.asp?articleid=710 here]. Drummer for Cloud Nine, Taste, Peter Cupples Band, The Cosy Connection, The Cutters, Linda Cable & The Local Heroes, Loose Change, The State, Hans Valen, Gnomes of Zurich, On The Virg, Theatre Of Dreams, Soul SirkUS per [http://hem.passagen.se/honga/database/s/southernsons.html here]. Allmusic has three albums, [http://www.allmusic.com/artist/virgil-donati-p71657/discography here].shaidar cuebiyar (talk) 09:40, 27 May 2011 (UTC)

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