Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/"Giraffes? Giraffes!"


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The result was   Delete. The consensus below is that the coverage is yet sufficient to support an article. Eluchil404 (talk) 06:33, 2 December 2011 (UTC)

"Giraffes? Giraffes!"

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No evidence of notability. No independent sources cited, and my searches have produced their own web site, Facebook, MySpace, YouTube, etc etc, plus a Wikipedia article created by a single purpose account, but no sign of substantial coverage in reliable independent sources. In fact I found exactly the sort of thing I would expect to find for a non-notable band desperate to get publicity. Speedy deletion was contested with the edit summary "There's a claim to have released several albums, which is enough to avoid A7". I don't agree, and think CSD A7 would be valid, but I am willing to allow discussion to see what consensus says. JamesBWatson (talk) 16:47, 24 November 2011 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions.  • Gene93k (talk) 21:51, 24 November 2011 (UTC)


 * Delete. Does not pass WP:BAND. No hits in a google search except for those put out by the band themselves. They do not seem to have been picked up by a major label or charted at all. Tokyogirl79 (talk)tokyogirl79
 * Delete. I was I who declined the speedy, based on the claims of five albums (including two live ones), but I may indeed have been mistaken in that the claims are perhaps not that credible. Anyway, yes, I can't find any reliable sources attesting to notability, so away with it -- Boing! said Zebedee (talk) 12:42, 25 November 2011 (UTC)


 * Delete - No coverage in reliable sources. They do ahve those albums, but they appear to be self-published digital downloads. -- Whpq (talk) 16:02, 25 November 2011 (UTC)
 * Delete: Non-notable band with non-notable albums. SL93 (talk) 19:07, 25 November 2011 (UTC)


 * Comment - actually there is a staff review at Sputnikmusic and a writeup at Vice (Italy), as well as a good deal of local coverage    and a great deal of blog coverage. 86.44.31.213 (talk) 19:11, 25 November 2011 (UTC)
 * Vice has a brief four-sentence mention. I am not sure how significant, independent, or reliable the "local" magazines you mention are, but in any case we need more than just local interest. Most blogs are completely irrelevant, as they are not reliable sources. The one piece which you mention that does seem to be the right sort of coverage is the Sputnikmusic review, but on its own it is not enough to establish notability. JamesBWatson (talk) 21:23, 25 November 2011 (UTC)


 * Weak delete. I agree with JamesBWatson's assessment of the sources. The Sputnikmusic staff review is fine, but I'm not convinced the Vice review qualifies as significant coverage. I'm not finding anything else that would help put this group over the top in terms of meeting WP:GNG or WP:BAND.  Gongshow  Talk 19:42, 27 November 2011 (UTC)
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