Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ulterior Motives (The Lost Album)

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The result was merge‎ to Ulterior Motives (song). Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 01:06, 10 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Ulterior Motives (The Lost Album)

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Zero coverage in reliable sources. Does not meet notability guidelines. Skyshiftertalk 00:39, 26 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Albums and songs-related deletion discussions. Skyshiftertalk 00:39, 26 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Merge with Ulterior Motives (song), as the eponymous song is far more notable right now. Xeroctic (talk) 18:11, 26 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Redirect to Ulterior Motives (song). Most will view the song as the only notable aspect of the album. Free Realist 9 (talk) 01:50, 27 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Keep. There are 7 sources. Kierandude (talk) 12:51, 27 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Four are primary or from social media, while the "three" Rolling Stone ones (actually two as one of them is repeated) don't even mention the album. Skyshiftertalk 13:10, 27 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

~~Keep.~~ As of now, there are 9 sources, only 4 of which are social media. Kierandude (talk) 14:45, 29 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Changed my mind. Draftify. Give it some time and more sources should be able to be found. Kierandude (talk) 14:48, 29 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

You've now !voted three times - you should strike your previous votes. Also please note that iMDb and Reddit do not pass WP:RS, and Amazon only proves that this album exists, not that it's notable. The only reliable sources are the ones from Rolling Stone, and they don't talk about the album. Richard3120 (talk) 17:16, 30 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

“Christopher: So what we’re gonna do is release the song, and if people like it and they want to hear more, we’re prepared to release a whole album of tracks that sound a lot like that” Kierandude (talk) 12:26, 1 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Talking vaguely about a possible future album isn't talking about Ulterior Motives (The Lost Album), and even if it was, it would be just a passing mention. Skyshiftertalk 13:36, 1 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

That quote was from just after EKT had been found, in which Chris talks about possibly releasing an album if a rerelease of EKT was successful. The album he is referring to IS Ulterior Motives. 2405:6E00:28EC:2F23:A91A:50F9:B7ED:AC03 (talk) 14:57, 2 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

One quote from one of the song's writers saying "we are going to make an album" is not an independent source and hardly enough to create an entire article about it. Richard3120 (talk) 02:19, 4 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

lol nobody is deleting

we have like 4 other options and nobody votes delete Kierandude (talk) 13:36, 4 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Vote. Kierandude (talk) 19:41, 4 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Merge with Ulterior Motives (song). Most people view that song as the most notable aspect of the album. PortalPuppy31 (talk) 21:53, 7 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Keep. It's an unusual album in several ways (containing lost media, recorded decades ago, released ahead of schedule, etc.). More time may be needed. -ProhibitOnions ^(T) 19:16, 2 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Being "unusual" is not an indicator of notability. I also don't see how "more time" is needed — so far the album has received zero mentions in any reliable sources, and it is unlikely that it will. Either way, if this discussion results in redirect or similar and the album does get notability in the future, the article can be recreated. Skyshiftertalk 22:03, 3 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Relisting comment: Relisting as there is no consensus. But this article doesn't need to be draftified as the content creator has already created Draft:Ulterior Motives - The Lost Album which is likely a copy of the main space article.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 00:53, 3 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Yes I did. I’m trying to preserve the article. Preserve. Preserve. You get it, preserve. Kierandude (talk) 14:09, 4 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Merge or redirect to Ulterior Motives (song). No substantial coverage in reliable sources, and it can always be spun back out if it does receive any in the future. AllTheUsernamesAreInUse (talk) 19:14, 9 July 2024 (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.