Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Sputnikmusic (5th nomination)

Sputnikmusic

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All passing mentions or refs to the cite itself. There are some hits on a WP:BEFORE but nothing that seems to meet WP:SIGCOV imo. BuySomeApples (talk) 12:10, 22 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Keep : I am puzzled that this website can be nominated again for deletion for its notability. I just read through the references listed in the article for deletion and I read that the website is cited as a reliable source in published books, academic works and mainstream magazines. After a quick search, I found some magazines and newspapers that cite Sputnikmusic as a reliable source (The Florida Times-Union [1], Classic Rock [2], Verve [3], Loudwire [4]). The website is still listed among the generally reliable sources in Wikipedia:WikiProject Albums/Sources and in the Metacritic engine. My best guess is that all the parameters for notability are checked. Lewismaster (talk) 11:37, 24 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I do agree that Sputnik is reliable, but I'm not sure about notability. The sources in the article and the ones that you found are very short passing mentions, mostly in articles or books that summarize an album or band's reception with critics and fans, or which namecheck music review websites. BuySomeApples (talk) 09:03, 25 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Music and Websites. Deltaspace⁴² (talk • contribs) 12:10, 22 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]