Talk:WU LYF

Do not WP:CSD or WP:PROD this article
A previous speedy was overturned at WP:DRV on May 3, 2011 here. If you think this article should be deleted, please submit an WP:AfD, but be aware that the result of the last AfD attempt was a unanimous keep. Robman94 (talk) 14:24, 3 May 2011 (UTC)

Previous deletion log

 * 14:55, May 9, 2011 UtherSRG (talk | contribs) created an AfD, result keep
 * 05:34, May 3, 2011 CSD deletion overturned at DRV Review
 * 13:51, May 2, 2011 UtherSRG (talk | contribs) deleted "WU LYF" ‎ (A7: No explanation of the subject's significance (band/musician)), nominated by Derfel73 (talk | contribs)
 * 19:21, April 19, 2011 Phantomsteve (talk | contribs) deleted "Wu Lyf" ‎ (A7: Article about a band, singer, musician, or musical ensemble, which does not indicate the importance or significance of the subject(CSDH)), nominated by Frietjes (talk | contribs)
 * 18:34, February 17, 2011 RHaworth (talk | contribs) deleted "WU LYF" ‎ (A7: Article about a band, singer, musician, or musical ensemble, which does not indicate the importance or significance of the subject), nominated by Travelbird (talk | contribs)
 * 11:42, February 14, 2011 RHaworth (talk | contribs) deleted "WU LYF" ‎ (A7: Article about a band, singer, musician, or musical ensemble, which does not indicate the importance or significance of the subject), nominated by Peridon (talk | contribs)

Contested deletion
This page should not be speedy deleted. Although this band, well, fails almost all criteria for notability, but it is notable for that reason. And the way I found out about this paradox was thru this article in the Guardian, which is a reliable source & explains this conundrum. As that article's author explains, "the UK music press has been chasing WU LYF, lured not by what they do know, but what they don't."

Personally, I have no vested interest in whether there is article on this group. (And chances are good that I wouldn't like their music if I ever heard them.) I do have an interest in that Wikipedia makes a reasoned decision whether or not too have an article on this group, so that if (or, according to this article, when) this music group does prove to be notable we Wikipedians have a better answer than for half of us to mumble something about "notability procedures" & the other half to rant about how Wikipedia is going to hell because we are too procedure-bound. So instead of constantly listing this as a PROD, let's just hash it out at WP:AfD. --llywrch (talk) 18:41, 2 May 2011 (UTC)


 * This article reads like a CV and has obviously been put together by the band themselves or the bands management team posing as wikipedians. They're no way notable enough to have their own wiki page only playing tiny (empty) venues and receiving very little press or praise. In fact most of the feedback of the material recorded has been slightly on the negative side, comparing them to 'Gomez'. I suggest that this whole article should be deleted under the grounds of 'Vanity'. Or at least everything apart from 1 line of simple details. If after they release an album and are worthy of a wiki page, then it can be restored. --Romancandle99 (talk) 10:18, 9 May 2011 (UTC)
 * On the contrary, I created the current version of the article and I have absolutely no relationship to the band whatsoever, I don't know them personally, I've never seen them perform live and in fact, I live on a different continent. Robman94 (talk) 15:52, 9 May 2011 (UTC)
 * don't delete this article. we can find great information here. --Tiagofhg (talk) 09:29, 11 May 2011 (UTC)

8.4 and Best New Music on Pitchfork. Not notable? Hardly. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.26.203.247 (talk) 16:06, 29 June 2011 (UTC)

BB2 Cuture Show Interview
The band were interviewed and given a part on July 13th's Culture Show on BBC2. This seems to go against everything they are for - anonymity. Strange therefore that they decided to do this. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 109.170.137.146 (talk) 18:58, 13 July 2011 (UTC)
 * It seems pretty obvious that the whole "don't talk to the media" was a marketing strategy, probably imposed by their management, and now that the album is out they want to do all the "normal" things to promote it. Robman94 (talk) 01:47, 14 July 2011 (UTC)