Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Presidents (song)

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The result was delete. Clearly fails

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Fails Wikipedia's notability guidelines for music. Neelix (talk) 23:50, 19 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

• Note: This debate has been included in the list of Albums and songs-related deletion discussions. -- • Gene93k (talk) 01:34, 20 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete, or redirect to
  WP:NSONG.  Glenfarclas  (talk) 02:14, 20 January 2010 (UTC)[reply
  ]
• Keep -- this article's presence makes Wikipedia better, and so in keeping with
  be bold and allow it to remain. You're saying that because you couldn't find articles that talk about it, we shouldn't have it? Who do you think is going to write about something like this? It's a famous song, verified by it's having been on TV numerous times as part of a notable cartoon show put out by a notable production company on a notable channel. I'm not trying to chain things along as though we should have an article on Bill Murray's uncle because he's the uncle of a notable person...but give it a break, please! You couldn't find a google hit that doesn't reference the song? What are you expecting? The song definitely exists, it is definitely well known and the fact that google is not a good place to search for information on it doesn't decrease its notability. DRosenbach ^{(Talk | Contribs)} 02:36, 20 January 2010 (UTC)[reply
  ]
• Delete. Other than sites like YouTube and educational blogs/forums, I failed to find any RS mentioning this song. DRosenbach,
  reliable sources. Blodance the Seeker 07:51, 20 January 2010 (UTC)Blodance the Seeker 07:32, 20 January 2010 (UTC)[reply
  ]
  • The reliable source is the television shows that have run on TV. And I find your apparent violate of
    WP:IAR. Its very essence allows it to run over any policy/guideline obstacle as long as the manifestation of the suggested violation serves Wikipedia for the better. One can hardly assert that a world famous song played as an accompaniment to a well-established TV show numerous times does not demand inclusion in an online encyclopedia claiming to present the vastness of all reliable information. DRosenbach ^{(Talk | Contribs)} 23:36, 20 January 2010 (UTC)[reply
    ]
    • Sorry, did you even read
      WP:IAR for your own defense and claim that it overrides every rule on WP? Please stop this nonsense. Blodance the Seeker 01:42, 21 January 2010 (UTC)[reply
      ]
• Delete. Fails
  WP:NSONG. It doesn't make Wikipedia better. It just reinforces the impression that WP is a repository for cruft and pop culture trivia. Niteshift36 (talk) 07:59, 26 January 2010 (UTC)[reply
  ]
• Delete does not appear to be significant coverage in third party reliable sources.
  talk) 09:08, 26 January 2010 (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.