Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Akher Zapheer


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was   delete. Seraphimblade Talk to me 01:36, 27 August 2015 (UTC)

Akher Zapheer

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No indication of notability, no reliable third-party sources. The tone is unduly promotional. Huon (talk) 23:35, 19 August 2015 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions. &mdash;&thinsp;JJMC89&thinsp; (T·E·C) 02:29, 20 August 2015 (UTC)


 * Maybe delete for now (draft and userfy if needed) as my searches found nothing convincingly good here, here, here and here. SwisterTwister   talk  06:02, 24 August 2015 (UTC)
 * Delete WP:PROMO advert of a band that "was once featured on Egyptian TV", fails WP:NBAND, no significant coverage in independent sources Kraxler (talk) 01:00, 26 August 2015 (UTC)
 * If any of you could care to check the references. --Makeandtoss (talk) 12:05, 26 August 2015 (UTC) User:Makeandtoss is the creator of this article. Disclosure added per WP:AFDFORMAT.
 * Refs 1, 5 and 11 are a blog posts
 * Ref 2 is a students' magazine
 * Refs 3, 8, 9 and 12 are youtube videos
 * Ref 4 is a music (blog) magazine
 * Ref 6 is a student's essay, posted at an essay host
 * Ref 7 is a record review at a music/art blog
 * Ref 10 is a directory entry at a music site
 * None of these sources can be used to establish notability, please check out what reliable sources are, and what the criteria for notability in general and notability for musicians are. Kraxler (talk) 13:26, 26 August 2015 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Middle East-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 15:41, 26 August 2015 (UTC)


 * They meet 7 and (10 or 12) criteria for notable musicians/group. Not to mention that almost all reliable references on this topic are in Arabic, can I include them?--Makeandtoss (talk) 16:20, 26 August 2015 (UTC)


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