Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Richard Mason (singer)
I can't find anything to show that the band or Mason is ultimately notable enough for their own articles. Night Runners did perform on X-Factor, but in the very early group rounds where dozens of groups/people are eliminated. In other words, they were eliminated in a part of the show where we would typically not list contestants because there are so very many of them. Being on a TV show does not give automatic notability and this is a good example of how notability is  by being involved with a notable show. The band did get some coverage (CNN Latino, a local Miami Fox station) but not nearly enough to where they'd warrant an article on Wikipedia. As far as the sourcing goes, most of it is either  (meaning released by the band or someone directly involved with them) or  (meaning it can be used to back up minor details but not major ones). Of the other sources, http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2011/10/07/only-32-acts-remain-on-the-x-factor-la-reid-to-mentor-the-boys-simon-cowell-girls-nicole-scherzinger-over-30s-paula-abdul-to-mentor-groups-933411/20111007fox01/ one is a press release (meaning it's a primary source regardless of where it's posted) and the other is a http://onepopz.com/is-this-the-brand-new-one-direction-song-with-you/ blog-type source that wouldn't be usable for notability either. I see where he submitted a song for 1D to potentially sing, but the band has not performed the song and it got no farther than it ultimately being something that he posted to YouTube. There are hundreds upon thousands of songs that have been created for notable performers that have never been picked up by the performers and is another good example of how notability is not automatically inherited by a notable person being involved with something- even tenuously. Bluntly put, Mason just isn't notable at this point in time. As far as reliable sources in general go, I won't elaborate too much more- I put a fairly good explanation of sourcing on the AfD for the band but I do want to say that other Wikipedia articles are not usable as a major source of notability- they'd be considered trivial sources because ultimately Wikipedia wants independent and reliable coverage. It's assumed that if someone is notable enough to be mentioned in relation to something that would merit a keep on that basis alone, the topic would have enough coverage to where we wouldn't be relying on another Wikipedia article for notability- especially considering that anyone can edit a Wikipedia page. Other than that, I do want to note that
— User:Hullaballoo, 04:17, 26 August 2014 (UTC)
Stance: delete
Cited policy: WP:NOTINHERITED||WP:PRIMARY||WP:TRIVIAL (Wikipedia:Arguments to avoid in deletion discussions)