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Notability of Hamlet Sweeney
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The article Hamlet Sweeney has been speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This was done because the article, which appeared to be about a real person, individual animal, organization (band, club, company, etc.), or web content, did not indicate how or why the subject is notable, that is, why an article about that subject should be included in Wikipedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, articles that do not indicate the notability of the subject may be deleted at any time. If you can indicate why the subject is really notable, you are free to re-create the article, making sure to cite any verifiable sources.
Please see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable, and for specific types of articles, you may want to check out our criteria for biographies, for web sites, for musicians, or for companies. Feel free to leave a note on my talk page if you have any questions about this. JohnCD (talk) 12:58, 16 September 2010 (UTC)
- WP:BAND (which is linked from the words "for musicians" just above) sets out the notability standard for musical performers, and it does not seem that Hamlet Sweeney is there yet - you will see that the standard is more like "released two albums on a major label" than "one CD on his own label". The underlying requirement is to show notability, which is not a matter of opinion but needs to be demonstrated by "significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject." Significant means more than just listing-type mentions; reliable excludes Myspace, Facebook, blogs, places where anyone can post anything - basically, somewhere with editorial control that doesn't just publish puff pieces; independent excludes the subject's own website, affiliated ones and press releases. There's good general advice in the links above, especially WP:Your first article. JohnCD (talk) 20:41, 16 September 2010 (UTC)