Talk:Guttersnipes (band)

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I understand the necessity of not using wikipedia as a social networking or promotional site. My intention in posting the Guttersnipes page was to provide information about a band that already had references on Wikipedia, and satisfied the following guidelines:

A musician or ensemble (note that this includes a band, singer, rapper, orchestra, hip hop crew, DJ, musical theatre group, etc.) is notable if it meets any one of the following criteria:

It has been the subject of multiple non-trivial published works whose source is independent from the musician/ensemble itself and reliable. This criterion includes published works in all forms, such as newspaper articles, books, magazine articles, and television documentaries2 except for the following: Media reprints of press releases, other publications where the musician/ensemble talks about themselves, and advertising for the musician/ensemble. Works comprising merely trivial coverage, such as newspaper articles that simply report performance dates or the publications of contact and booking details in directories. An article in a school or university newspaper (or similar) would generally be considered trivial but should be evaluated on a case-by-case basis.

The above is the central criterion for inclusion. Below are some criteria that make it very likely that sufficient reliable information is available about a given group or individual musician.

The Guttersnipes have been the subject of many articles in the Australian and international press. Journalistic articles about the band have appeared in such publications as The Age (Melbourne), The Herald Sun (Melbourne), The Sydney Morning Herald (Sydney), Beat Magazine (Melbourne), In*Press Magazine (Melbourne), Drum Media (Sydney), On the Street (Sydney), Maximum Rock'n'Roll (U.S.), and many more. I am more than happy to find dates and other references to these articles if this is necessary.

The band is also mentioned in published books about the Australian music industry, including "Who's Who of Australian Rock" (5th Edition), Spencer/McHenry/Nowara, Five Mile Press, 2002.

Please let me know if further information is required.--Guttersnipes 06:20, 20 April 2007 (UTC)