Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Don Von Tress

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The result was redirect to Achy Breaky Heart. (non-admin closure) Szzuk (talk) 19:22, 2 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Don Von Tress

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Redirect to Achy Breaky Heart - Classic WP:BLP1E - subject is notable only for writing "Achy Breaky Heart", and that is it. After the success of that song for Billy Ray Cyrus, he co-wrote a few more songs with Cyrus, but none of them were notable in their own right. ~~A redirect to the song's page might be more appropriate, that's a judgment call for the editors commenting here.~~ I now fully support a redirect. Amsgearing (talk) 23:42, 25 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions. KCVelaga (talk) 01:11, 26 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Tennessee-related deletion discussions. KCVelaga (talk) 01:11, 26 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Weak Keep I'm kinda on the fence. You are right about WP:BLP1E, but it was a massive hit song--known to nearly everyone--and he's gotten lots of milage from it, including major category Grammy nominations. Normally that would be enough. There are a few cases of secondary type coverage of run of the mill promotional type stuff ("Achy Breaky Heart" writer coming to town to perform..."), and usually that's not enough by itself. Given that the only thing he is notable for is his connection to this song, a redirect to Achy Breaky Heart might be a more appropriate place for this guy on wikipedia. ShelbyMarion (talk) 13:52, 26 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah, now that you mention it, I'm fully in favor of a redirect myself, rather than a deletion; I adjusted my text above to reflect that. It's also possible that he'll achieve notability at some point in the future. Amsgearing (talk) 18:10, 26 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

+1 to Redirect. I have added some info with the source in Achy Breaky Heart (more may be appropriate), and redirect seems the right thing to do now. --KnightMove (talk) 12:55, 1 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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.