Talk:Chris Carmichael (musician)

Walter Gorlitz's hyper vigilant interest in the Chris Carmichael (musician) page

Walter Gorlitz appears to be hyper vigilant with respect to the content and existence of this page. Why? Looking at the Allmusic discography of Chris Carmichael, (almost 700 credits) it includes multi Grammy winning recordings and Gold and Platinum records too numerous to mention. Looking at Walter Gorlitz's history as a contributor, it seems that he has been through this before - seemingly picking cyber fights with pages that have a rightful place to exist. But because he "is not quite so sure", (revision section) he now recommends deletion of a page that has existed for years with contributions from varied Wikipedia users. The Chris Carmichael (musician) page is connected to many other artists and linked to various other categories. It seems that he rather enjoys these confrontations. Because I reverted some boxes (the notability and citations boxes were bundled and therefore could not be removed individually) he now deems the entire page worthy of deletion. This is clearly an unnecessary "ramping up" of hostility and unilateral opinion. While I agreed that the page could use some more citations and sent a "thank" to him, I pointed out that they were already duly noted in the article. When I pointed out that I and evidently other Wikipedia contributors deem the page to be clearly within the realm of notability, he promptly put the page up for consideration of Deletion - seems extreme and unnecessary Magoobin (talk) 14:54, 11 September 2014 (UTC)Magoobin

My apologies to Mr. Gorlitz for the mistake. I appreciate his dedication to quality assurance at Wikipedia, but the ramping up of his actions against me penalizes someone else and isn't fair. Magoobin (talk) 15:04, 11 September 2014 (UTC)Magoobin — Preceding unsigned comment added by Magoobin (talk • contribs)

There's no reason for you to ask why I have a concern with the article. It was linked to an article on my watchlist. It was under-sourced and tagged it. Doing that adds it to my watch list. When those templates were removed, it was a problem. I nominated it for deletion to gain a wider understanding. My concern may be wrong, if so, then we'll have a record that it is notable. I'm sorry you perceive it as "ramping up", it was a simple solution to reach consensus. I could have chosen others, but this would have been the logical final one if others determined the subject wasn't notable. With that said, neither you nor these other Wikipedia contributors have stated how the article meets Wikipedia's notability guidelines. Walter Görlitz (talk) 04:27, 12 September 2014 (UTC)

Chris Carmichael (musician) satisfies notability requirements per Wikipedia guidelines

(From Walter Gorlitz) "… With that said, neither you not (nor) sic. these other Wikipedia contributors have stated how the article meets Wikipedia's notability guidelines."

Alright then, let's pick one example of why Chris Carmichael (musician) is according to Wikipedia guidelines a notable musician.

In his list of 656 credits at Allmusic (link provided on the page http://www.allmusic.com/artist/chris-carmichael-mn0000124778/credits) - which is without question a reliable source for verifiability - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums/Sources - he is listed as performing strings on the movie "The Sapphires" starring actor Chris O'Dowd. He is also listed at IMDB http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1674427/ for this film and others.

Article 10 of satisfying the definition of musical notabilty…

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Notability_(music)

10. Has performed music for a work of media that is notable, e.g., a theme for a network television show, performance in a television show or notable film, inclusion on a notable compilation album, etc. (But if this is the only claim, it is probably more appropriate to have a mention in the main article and redirect to that article. Read WP:BLP1E and WP:BIO1E for further clarifications)

Referencing the page's list of International awards, it has garnered 20 - very notable indeed!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sapphires_(film)

All of Mr. Gorlitz's nitpickery comes under what notability guidelines hope is "best treated with common sense" i.e., clicking the provided links and doing one's homework before unilaterally deciding to place the page up for deletion.

Chris Carmichael (musician) 's participation as an arranger and multi-intrumentalist and engineer of multi Grammy winning records in a wide variety of genres aside - has unquestionabley satisfied the requirement, regardless of whether or not Mr. Gorlitz agrees. If he does not at this point agree, his entire premise is rendered at best, disingenuous. In any event, I hope this is helpful in Walter Gorlitz's quest for "wider understanding". — Preceding unsigned comment added by Magoobin (talk • contribs) 15:12, 13 September 2014 (UTC)

I don't really have a question for wider understanding on this subject. I was being gracious by stating that. I understand that the subject isn't notable by Wikipedia standards but didn't want to force that on you. I wanted a broader consensus to show that to you. You might want to raise your points at the deletion discussion. Arrangers are not usually notable. See WP:MUSICBIO for what constitutes notable musicians and bands. See WP:GNG for what constitutes general notability. Walter Görlitz (talk) 16:34, 13 September 2014 (UTC)

I already pointed out that article 10 satisfies the requirement per Wikipedia - you posted a link that I already put in my previous post - so thanks for bolstering my point.

Oh - and thanks for being so gracious. Magoobin (talk) 16:44, 13 September 2014 (UTC)Magoobin

IMDb

I love IMDb and have wondered at its (WP) status as an unreliable source. However, I have just spent 15 minutes poring over the end credits of The Sapphires but did not see a Carmichael amongst the many hundreds of names. A better citation is needed. Doug butler (talk) 06:39, 27 February 2023 (UTC)