User talk:Xtxax

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Speedy deletion nomination of Metatag (band)

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A tag has been placed on Metatag (band) requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section A7 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article appears to be about a band or musician, but it does not credibly indicate how or why the subject is important or significant: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, such articles may be deleted at any time. Please read more about what is generally accepted as notable.

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Proposed deletion of Θ (theta)

The article Θ (theta) has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

This article currently fails notabillity guidelines, please add further sources to indicate notabillity.

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You may prevent the proposed deletion by removing the {{proposed deletion/dated}} notice, but please explain why in your edit summary or on the article's talk page.

Please consider improving the page to address the issues raised. Removing {{proposed deletion/dated}} will stop the proposed deletion process, but other deletion processes exist. In particular, the speedy deletion process can result in deletion without discussion, and articles for deletion allows discussion to reach consensus for deletion. SSSB (talk) 10:03, 29 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for the feedback but after your evaluation many sources have been added. Is the article still failing notability criteria? Thanks Xtxax (talk) 17:39, 30 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Θ (theta)

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thank you for the feedaback. I have now edited the theta page based on the advice in your message. i hope it is now acceptably different, even though the original source owner is also me.Xtxax (talk) 12:27, 29 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Ways to improve Theta (musician)

Hello, Xtxax,

Thanks for creating Theta (musician)! I edit here too, under the username Doomsdayer520 and it's nice to meet you :-)

I wanted to let you know that I have tagged the page as having some issues to fix, as a part of our page curation process and note that:-

Thank you for your new article on the musician Theta, but the article is too dependent on sources created by himself or his associates. If there are any professional reviews or feature articles on his music, text from those should be used. Otherwise, future editors could call for the article to be deleted.

The tags can be removed by you or another editor once the issues they mention are addressed. If you have questions, leave a comment here and prepend it with {{Re|Doomsdayer520}}. And, don't forget to sign your reply with ~~~~ . For broader editing help, please visit the Teahouse.

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---DOOMSDAYER520 (Talk|Contribs) 21:25, 6 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Doomsdayer520:. Hi, and thanks a lot for reviewing my writing. I am new here and have difficulties understanding the thresholds :) to my impression, at least half or more of the sources referred to in this article are independent and I have difficulties understanding what could be more independent than the “cassette gods” review or the “slug mag” interview, or the “high north label page” etc :) the discography of theta is also based on external independent hosts. So, I would appreciate the help in ensuring that the page survives as it is or advice on how to edit it. It is also listed in list of ambient musicians and list of dark ambient musicians. Thanks! Xtxax Xtxax (talk) 06:07, 7 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Xtxax: - Note that I did not say that ALL of the sources used are non-independent, but several are. (Sorry for the confusion.) The best thing to do in the short term is to remove as many of the non-independent sources now, because any fact that is "verified" by that type of source is likely to be shot down by other editors. That might make the article quite short, but that is okay because Theta is relatively new on the scene, and perhaps pro reviews and similar independent sources will come together in the future. ---DOOMSDAYER520 (Talk|Contribs) 16:18, 8 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Doomsdayer520: thanks again for the advice :) very helpful. I have now removed or replaced references that were based on sources too close to the artist. I hope this gives you enough ground to remove the review flags :) thanks, xtxax Xtxax (talk) 17:31, 8 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

List of drone artists

Hi. As you will see from my reversion edit summary, the artist's said genre needs to be reliably sourced either on their article or on the list you are adding them to. Shout if I can help. Rob van vee 09:32, 5 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Rob van vee hei, thanks for checking. i thought having a reference to the genre based on an album review would be sufficient/reliable. is it not? cheersXtxax (talk) 09:40, 5 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hi again Xtxax and apologies for the delayed reply. When determining the genre of an artist or group, referring to a specific album won't necessarily work. Many bands/artists release albums of varying genre's that often are nothing like their usual compositions and as such, we need references that refer specifically to the artist and not one or 2 of their albums. Hope that makes sense. Rob van vee 07:02, 6 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hi @Rob van vee the artist's page is now updated with reviews and mroe references that support the includion to the list of drone artists. could you please check if this is good enough references for inclusion? thanks again! Xtxax (talk) 07:26, 5 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hey Xtxax. My apologies for the delayed reply, busy in real life. Sure, no problem. I read through the article and was just wondering if English is your first language? Had some thoughts on the article. All the best. Rob van vee 18:06, 6 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hey @Rob van vee, no rush :) Indeed english is not my native language, so, please feel free to adjust things that you notices that could be improoved. Do you consider the existing justification enough to list the artist in the drone list? cheers Xtxax (talk) 18:20, 6 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

So with regards to the genre: to be perfectly honest no, but I didn't want to bite you after all your effort so that's why I said sure, no problem. The truth is however, that when we source an artist, the source should describe the artist's full discography and your source describes just one album. Some artists release several albums spanning a variety of genres. If you want the article to be of a high standard, something we should all proudly strive for, then we should aim for quality sourcing. Some questions regarding Theta: do you know them personally? Do you have any pictures of them? Have you considered an infobox for the article? Rob van vee 18:36, 6 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hi @Rob van vee, Ok, i leave it up to you to add the artist or not. I know the artist personaly, it is me :), I have pictures and an info box would be nice, but i don't know how to make one. i guess it is easy to find information on that? not a web-designer here... Xtxax (talk) 06:49, 7 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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