User talk:Bear driver

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Speedy deletion nomination of Bear driver
A tag has been placed on Bear driver requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section A7 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article appears to be about a band or musician, but it does not indicate how or why the subject is important or significant: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, such articles may be deleted at any time. Please see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable, as well as our subject-specific notability guideline for musical topics. You may also wish to consider using a Wizard to help you create articles - see the Article Wizard.

If you think that this notice was placed here in error, you may contest the deletion by adding  to the top of the page that has been nominated for deletion (just below the existing speedy deletion or "db" tag - if no such tag exists then the page is no longer a speedy delete candidate and adding a hangon tag is unnecessary), coupled with adding a note on the talk page explaining your position, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the page meets the criterion, it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the page that would render it more in conformance with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. Lastly, please note that if the page does get deleted, you can contact one of these admins to request that they userfy the page or have a copy emailed to you. Joe Chill (talk) 15:58, 16 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Please read WP:BAND for what a band needs to have achieved before it can have a Wikipedia article, and WP:Your first article and WP:Conflict of interest for why you should not be writing about your own band. JohnCD (talk) 16:17, 16 May 2010 (UTC)

Thank you for this, will pass onto Warner. Just for reference, reviews / articles easily accessible via internet search engines are NOT sufficient to warrant a page?
 * Yes, they would be, if they are reliable sources (not Myspace, Twitter, places where anyone can post anything) and independent (not the band's own site, their label, their agent, anything based on press releases), and if they demonstrate that the band meets the requirements of WP:BAND. But your article didn't give any - the entire text was "Bear Driver are a six-piece psych-pop band based in London, England." We get more than one new article every minute, and a fair proportion are one-liners about hopeful garage bands. JohnCD (talk) 17:08, 16 May 2010 (UTC)

Welcome to Wikipedia. Because we have a policy against usernames that give the impression that the account represents a group, organization or website, I have blocked this account; please take a few moments to create a new account with a username that represents only you. If your username doesn't represent a group, organization or website, you may ask for a review of this username block by adding the text below this message. Thank you. JohnCD (talk) 17:11, 16 May 2010 (UTC)

Thanks. I will get someone more skilled than I to create the page, and link to external articles / reviews.

I didn't intend just to give you a block notice, but was busy typing to add: Sorry to do this to you - it has only just clicked with me that your username is that of the band, and it is an important principle that accounts must represent individuals, so usernames which represent groups or companies are not allowed. You can still edit this user-page to reply below, if you like, and I encourage you to set up a new account as an individual; but even then, in regard to the band you will still have a conflict of interest, and should read: and WP:Your first article is a good general introduction. Regards, JohnCD (talk) 17:24, 16 May 2010 (UTC)
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