Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of small-time bands

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The result of the debate was - deleted - SimonP 01:18, May 13, 2005 (UTC)

List of small-time bands

If this is a policy page, it has the wrong title

Strong Keep - Ain't meant as a policy page - it's just meant as a list. I keep seeing examples where a band doesn't meet criteria for inclusion, but seems notable enough to go on a list of local bands. Like I say on the article's talk page, I am not in a band myself and don't have a horse in this race. I just think this page could be a useful alternative to VFD's on "music notability" disputes. Mcsweet 05:31, 29 Apr 2005 (UTC)
Move to Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Music/Small-time bands or the like. --SPUI (talk) 06:00, 29 Apr 2005 (UTC)
Delete, if the band is not notable it shouldnt be on wikipedia period. Having a list like this could be seen as a way to circumvent the music notability guidelines so I dont agree with it on principle. Megan1967
Delete - i agree with Megan CoolGuy 06:03, 29 Apr 2005 (UTC)
Delete - A list of past or present bands who have not achieved notability as measured by the guidelines would be a long list indeed. Capitalistroadster 06:54, 29 Apr 2005 (UTC)
Yah man, my band is like playing at the quad this weekend........... Strong Delete ;) Adm58 07:04, Apr 29, 2005 (UTC)
Delete Please see the article's Talk page for my reasons. Soundguy99 07:12, 29 Apr 2005 (UTC)
Delete. If it doesn't meet the guidelines, it's out. We could argue how many of these guidelines are needed for inclusion, but listing local non-notable bands only serves to circumvent established guidelines. Mgm|^(talk) 09:12, Apr 29, 2005 (UTC)
Fine, delete, delete - but if a list of small-time bands is beyond the pale, then actual articles about small-time bands should be, too. These don't seem to be dealt with as stringently. That's why I created this page in the first place: as a soft landing place for those vanity band pages that seem to hang around forever - a place that would allow Wikipedia's band coverage to be de-cluttered, but gently so. After all, there are a lot of band pages hanging around that don't meet criteria, but which no one actually has the heart to delete. This was supposed to help fix that. Mcsweet 09:34, 29 Apr 2005 (UTC)
- If you are aware of any bands that don't meet the inclusion criteria laid out at WP:MUSIC, go ahead and list them on VfD (or let me know on my talk page). There is usually little argument against deletion unless someone discovers verifiable information that shows the band in question is notable. (Incidentally, Delete this list.) android↔talk 15:57, Apr 29, 2005 (UTC)
Delete. I agree. If we have guidelines on WP:MUSIC, then why should we keep those that fail that test. Zzyzx11 | Talk 18:09, 29 Apr 2005 (UTC)
Delete. I think that local music subcultures have a place within Wikipedia..not exactly as a list, however. I think it could be very useful if such a thing could be done with the local bands of major cities. If you're interested in putting a sub-page of say... Culture of San Diego, that would be great. Tim Rhymeless (Er...let's shimmy) 13:10, 30 Apr 2005 (UTC)
Delete. Wikipedia is better served with List articles being done in category listins instead of simple articles. --Maciel 17:22, 2 May 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Delete as it is easy to become biased. Also no useful information added (unless each item is an article). --minghong 18:20, 2 May 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Delete -- content isn't encyclopedic. ---- Longhair | Talk 01:53, 3 May 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. Un-maintainable POV list. Jayjg ^(talk) 22:38, 3 May 2005 (UTC)[reply]

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