Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Doug Sandom

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. This is in part because the deletion rationale is based on personal opinion, not the quality of the sources. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 05:03, 26 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Doug Sandom

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Being an early member of a popular band does not automatically make someone notable. He was replaced long before the band became notable and did not do anything significant afterwards. JDDJS (talk to me • see what I've done) 00:58, 19 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions. JDDJS (talk to me • see what I've done) 00:58, 19 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This discussion has been included in the list of England-related deletion discussions. Hey man im josh (talk) 00:59, 19 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Keep: Seems notable to me: obituaries in The Times and The Daily Telegraph also other coverage, for example Daily Express and Doug’s happy to have made his Detour from The Who Piecesofuk (talk) 13:22, 20 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Keep - Being an early member of a band IS notable if he has been described as such in every imaginable biography of The Who from reliable journalists and authors. Sandom is regularly described as playing a noteworthy role in the band's early days. A Google Books search leads to dozens of reliable results. This nomination shows little knowledge of The Who's history, which is okay as everyone starts somewhere; but it also shows a disregard of WP:BEFORE and WP:NEXIST, which is not okay. The article needs expansion, not deletion, and expansion should be fairly easy. ---DOOMSDAYER520 (TALK|CONTRIBS) 19:37, 20 May 2023 (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.