Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/A.L.T.

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 — Caknuck 08:06, 3 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] A.L.T.

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Beyond the external link listed, I could find no references/sources to add to this article to support subject's notability. Does not meet the requirements in WP:Notability. Ozgod 21:27, 22 July 2007 (UTC)

• Speedy delete as an A7, totally non-notable. All GHits for the acronym A.L.T. only give me "alt rap" or the Usenet group "alt.rap" (which is why I hate how Google insists on finding alternate spellings). Ten Pound Hammer • ^{(((Broken clamshells • Otter chirps)))} 22:42, 22 July 2007 (UTC)
• Keep per Dissolve and the fox. A.L.T. has had two albums on notable labels, plus a charting single, so he passes WP:MUSIC. Ten Pound Hammer • ^{(Broken clamshells•Otter chirps•Review?)} 16:17, 29 July 2007 (UTC)
• Weak Keep - I can't find a huge amount of news or other coverage of him, but that's not really surprising, being from 1992 and likely before much in the way of online caching was really done. Searching for "Al Trivette" or "Another Latin Timebomb" do turn up a couple thousand hits. He does have two albums on apparently notable labels, Atlantic Records and Inner City Records; both have been reviewed in major publications, like Entertainment Weekly (though short) and Rolling Stone. Two albums on established labels meets at least one condition of WP:MUSIC. Tony Fox (arf!) review? 23:33, 22 July 2007 (UTC)
  • Changing per Dissolve's research - a Billboard hit single helps meet WP:MUSIC. Tony Fox (arf!) 04:27, 30 July 2007 (UTC)
• Weak keep per Tony Fox. It needs real cites. Bearian 20:05, 23 July 2007 (UTC) Bearian 20:05, 23 July 2007 (UTC)
• ALT is one of the most important Mexican American rappers. He also wrote lyrics for many rappers such as Kid Frost and Gerardo. Wathiik 14:04, 24 July 2007 (UTC)
  • Could you turn up any online references to indicate that, by any chance? It would help with improving the article. Tony Fox (arf!) review? 16:44, 24 July 2007 (UTC)
• Weak Keep. The two albums appear to meet criteria #5 of WP:MUSIC. 16:19, 24 July 2007 (UTC)
• Delete no independent sources to prove notability. The album Stone Cold World should have likely been listed as part of this AFD. Pats Sox Princess 18:38, 25 July 2007 (UTC)

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so that consensus may be reached.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Sandstein 09:29, 29 July 2007 (UTC)

• Weak Delete nothing really to source the group. If I can find anything, I'll change my vote. --HAL2008talk 09:55, 29 July 2007 (UTC)
• Keep Has had a charted hit "Tequila" (#48 on The Billboard Hot 100 in 1992) [1] so passes WP:MUSIC #2. dissolve^talk 10:03, 29 July 2007 (UTC)

• As pointed out by Wathiik, also qualifies under the Criteria for composers and lyricists #1 "Has credit for writing or co-writing either lyrics or music for a musician or ensemble that qualifies above" with Litefoot [2] and Kid Frost [3][4][5][6] dissolve^talk 16:54, 29 July 2007 (UTC)

• Keep. Tequila was a big hit in Australia in the summer of 1992 and 93. Capitalistroadster 03:39, 30 July 2007 (UTC)
• Delete As others have mentioned there are no independent sources and so far none have turned up. So I vote Delete. Xtreme racer 06:52, 1 August 2007 (UTC)

• Entertainment Weekly, Rolling Stone, Billboard, and the All Music Guide surely meet WP:RS for a music article. dissolve^talk 00:38, 2 August 2007 (UTC)

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.