Deletion of Aaron Raitiere

Comment: Reviewing the criteria for retention, notability is achieved by a minimum of two secondary sources.  This subject was an honorary mention in the International Song Competition and has been the subject of interest in regional arts print media.  The ''Murfreesboro Pulse'' surveys country, western and folk musicians in an area of the country known for producing this genre of music.    Supporting these two secondary sources is a listing of original works, which strongly reinforce notability.Reviewing the criteria for retention, notability is achieved by a minimum of two secondary sources.    We ask whether the sources are sufficiently Wikipedia:Identifying reliable sources|reliable so as to be independent, and if so, are there enough sources to establish ‘notability.’  Reliability is assessed through three criteria: (1) the nature of the work; (2) the creator; and (3) the publisher.  These three indicia are also assessed in the context of the article’s subject. With respect to Wikipedia:Notability|notability itself, we look to three different criteria: (1) significance not requiring original research (2) reliability; (3) secondary sourcing; and (4) independence.  Significant coverage does not require the article to hold the subject as the main topic of the work.  Reliability itself requires verifiable citations; sources may be published works in all forms and media.  In additional, musicians fall under usic|notability guidelines specific to their art, but “ failure to meet any of these criteria does not mean an article must be deleted; conversely, meeting any of these criteria does not mean that an article must be kept.”  This discussion has presented standards as absolute, which are not – in fact – so rigid.The context framing this article subject is the country music genre, its venues and its supporting institutions. These are hard subjects to document, in part, due to the preference of this community for oral/aural and electronic communications.  With respect to reliability, the song competition and the ''Murfreesboro Pulse'' are acknowledge sources reviewing this genre; the subject of their coverage is a competing and performing musician leaving a record through established tours; the organizer of the competition and the publisher of the ''Murfreesboro Pulse'' are established in this genre. With respect to notability, the coverage is signficant enough so as to not require original research; the links are provided.  Reliability is established, see above. The sourcing is secondary, independent of the subject. ‘Keep
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Mediation (WP:M)

Comment: But delete all the same. Two reviews in a local publication do not in my view allow the subject to pass on criteria '''1.''' of , although some editors who also regularly participate in AfDs may take a different view. Nor does the subject pass criteria '''8.''' (''"Has won or been nominated for a major music award, such as a Grammy Award|Grammy, Juno Award|Juno, Mercury Prize|Mercury, Choice Music Prize|Choice or Grammis award."''. Raitiere may have been nominated (by someone unspecified) to participate in the songwriting competition, but it is not an award in that sense. Note also that for the Pulitzer Prize, anyone including the persons/newspapers themselves can nominate a person or newspaper for a Prize. What counts are the jury's decisions of who the final nominees five nominees are. If anything, '''9.''' (''"Has won or placed in a major music competition."'') would be relevant. But an "honorable mention" is not won or placed
Stance: delete
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:MUSIC)

Comment: Fails , , and . Raitiere has not been the subject of multiple independent sources. As as he was not the grand prize winner in the competition named in the article, he fails to achieve sufficient notability
Stance: delete
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:CREATIVE||WP:MUSIC||WP:N)

Comment: WP:COI|Conflict of interest (in either the article's author or the editor who nominated it for deletion) is irrelevant to whether an article should be kept. Please do not clutter this discussion with commentary on other editors and their motivations and focus instead on what this discussion is supposed to be about. To be kept, the article's subject must pass '''at least one''' of the 12 Wikipedia:Notability_(music)#Criteria_for_musicians_and_ensembles|notability criteria for musicians and ensembles. I have fixed the broken/non-existent links in the existing references and added another reference, but even so it still doesn't pass the first one:''1. Has been the subject of multiple non-trivial published works whose source is Wikipedia:independent sources|independent from the musician or ensemble itself and |reliable"''The only works cited in the article which qualify as reliable, non-trivial, and independent of the subject are two album reviews in one local newspaper. Most editors would not consider that "multiple" coverage
Stance: comment
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Verifiability (WP:SOURCES)