Talk:What the Night Said

I contested the deletion of this page for the same reason that I found out about Will Stratton in the first place. He collaborated, and was pseudo mentored by Sufjan Stevens, on this album. I heard that and thought I'd learn more about him and his music, but at the time there was no corresponding wikipedia page for me to look at, hence my creation of this page in the same vain that someone else created the actual Will Stratton page. Given the relative popularity of Sufjan Stevens, the probability that a reasonable number of people will investigate this article is fairly high, especially if the Sufjan Stevens page is edited to incorporate his collaboration with Will Stratton (something I plan to do tomorrow). Schmittz (talk) 04:42, 29 June 2010 (UTC)

Hi Schmittz, I would recommend you not call Sufjan's appearance on this record a "collaboration" or use the word "mentored"--I have been following Stratton's career, and it's not too accurate, I'm afraid. However, Will Stratton meets musician notability guidelines 1, 11, and 12, and this page is integral to demonstrating that notability. I am currently editing the main Will Stratton page to more clearly establish this notability.

That's fine, I merely borrowed those words from articles I've seen written on NPR and Pitchfork Media. As I am relatively new to editing on Wikipedia, I was unaware that there were specialized criterion for a musician's notability and appreciate you pointing out the specific guidelines that this article adheres to. Out of curiousity, you wrote the first part of your post as if you were Will Stratton. Are you by chance Will Stratton? Schmittz (talk) 05:06, 29 June 2010 (UTC)