Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Better Off Dead (Soundtrack)

The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. 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.

The result of the debate was merge, which seems to have already been done. Someone might consider deleting the article now that the useful content has been merged. Redirecting. → Ξxtreme Unction {^yakł_blah} 01:12, 29 November 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Better Off Dead (Soundtrack)

This page is a deadend orphan on the soundtrack of a not-particularly-notable movie. I'm not saying we don't need the information. It's just that there's not much here worth merging, and certainly nothing we can't say in the Better Off Dead article itself. ♠PMC♠ 22:32, 18 November 2005 (UTC)

• • I'll change my vote to a 'merge', nice rewrite Edwardian. ♠PMC♠ 04:31, 21 November 2005 (UTC)
• This afd nomination was orphaned. Listing now. —Crypticbot (operator) 16:21, 19 November 2005 (UTC)
  • Thanks for that. ♠PMC♠ 19:47, 20 November 2005 (UTC)
• keep, soundtracks are better discussed in separate articles. Kappa 16:35, 19 November 2005 (UTC)
• Merge & Delete. The film's article is not long, and I don't see evidence that the soundtrack has a life of its own. I can't find articles on Star Wars (soundtrack) or Paris, Texas (soundtrack), although the former is probably the most listened-to piece of classical music written in the 20th Century and the latter plays a major part in establishing the mood of the film. I can't find an an article on the soundtrack of Close Encounters, either, despite the (unusual) way in which the music crossed into the plot. We do have a separate article for the album Quadrophenia, but that predates the film by six years and the film was based on the album. - Just zis  Guy, you know? ^[T]/_[C] (W) AfD? 17:41, 19 November 2005 (UTC)
  • Merging of useful information has basically been done...although if anyone wants to get a track listing for the Better Off Dead page, I wouldn't object. I couldn't find one. ♠PMC♠ 19:47, 20 November 2005 (UTC)
• Delete. The article as it stands is an album review not an encyclopedia article about it. It outlines the author's opinion of the album and there is little to merge. According to Allmusic.com, there is nothing of great note in the soundtrack [1] :If there was any information in this article as opposed to opinion, it could be merged with Better Off Dead which already has a section on the soundtrack. If it was a notable sound track such as Star Wars it should have an article. Well done to Edwardian for the rewrite. Capitalistroadster 04:21, 21 November 2005 (UTC)Capitalistroadster 19:55, 19 November 2005 (UTC)
• Keep, or merge with Better Off Dead or I want my two dollars. -- Edwardian 21:58, 19 November 2005 (UTC) edited 22:24, 20 November 2005 (UTC)
  • Anything useful has already been merged. (That's how little was useful.) ♠PMC♠ 19:47, 20 November 2005 (UTC)
    • I added the tracklisting and a few other details. Edwardian 22:24, 20 November 2005 (UTC)
• Keep notable soundtrack album. Andrew Lenahan - Starblind 22:19, 19 November 2005 (UTC)
• Delete, period. UNnotable soundtrack: no milestones, no genre-breaker, no notable work by a composer, etc. --Calton | Talk 00:35, 21 November 2005 (UTC)

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.