Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Joseph Cox (Musician)
Musicians do not get an automatic inclusion freebie on Wikipedia just because they exist — we are not a free publicity platform for aspiring future notables. This claims nothing that would pass  in and of itself, and is referenced ''entirely'' to unreliable |primary sources except for an invalid |circular "reference" to another Wikipedia article and a single local newspaper article about his high school graduating class that ''fails'' to even contain a mention of his ''name'', let alone actually being ''about'' him in any way. Simply put, it's just generally written far more like an advertisement than an encyclopedia article. And for added bonus, the article's creator identifies himself as the subject's manager, which means there's a direct |conflict of interest, and started the article in draftspace before copying and pasting it directly into mainspace ''without'' submitting it for the necessary  review, which is also not what draftspace is for. No prejudice against recreation in the future if and when he accumulates a valid NMUSIC claim and the substantive media coverage needed to carry it over , but nothing stated or sourced here is enough to get him in the door today. I wish him luck, but it's not "get a Wikipedia article to help publicize you while you try to make it" — it's "make it and then you'll get a Wikipedia article
— User:Bearcat, 19:10, 11 March 2017 (UTC)
Stance: delete
Cited policy: WP:NMUSIC||WP:PRIMARYSOURCES||WP:CIRCULAR||WP:COI||WP:AFC||WP:GNG (Wikipedia:Notability)