Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Atlas (band)


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The result was speedy keep. SK#1. (non-admin closure)  Jim Car ter  09:51, 9 November 2014 (UTC)

Atlas (band)

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They existed, yes, but I am not sure if they are notable. What do other users think? Why should I have a User Name? (talk) 18:50, 8 November 2014 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions.  Jim Car ter  20:15, 8 November 2014 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of New Zealand-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 20:51, 8 November 2014 (UTC)


 * Keep They had a number one single in NZ with "Crawl". I have added a Hung Medien reference to verify the chart information. Sure, the article could do with a lot more love, but the band is certainly notable. Adabow (talk) 22:43, 8 November 2014 (UTC)
 * Keep Per WP:BAND, which reads:
 * "A musician or ensemble (note that this includes a band, singer, rapper, orchestra, DJ, musical theatre group, instrumentalist, etc.) may be notable if it meets at least one of the following criteria:
 * "2. Has had a single or album on any country's national music chart."
 * Notice that it reads "may be notable" and not "is notable", but I think in the practice we use any of those WP:BAND criteria to determine whether a musician or band is notable or not, and there is nothing subjective about the second criterion. As Adabow proved, they had two singles that charted in the official New Zealand chart, including a #1, and an album, too. I will try to add some more sources. Dontreader (talk) 01:21, 9 November 2014 (UTC)


 * Comment. I have added several sources. I now believe that Atlas meets the first criterion for musicians and ensembles:
 * "Has been the subject of multiple, non-trivial, published works appearing in sources that are reliable, not self-published, and are independent from the musician or ensemble itself."
 * Regards, Dontreader (talk) 05:49, 9 November 2014 (UTC)


 * Keep. Meets multiple criteria of WP:NBAND. --Michig (talk) 07:02, 9 November 2014 (UTC)
 * These improvements are very good news. Then let's withdraw the nomination. Thank you all. --Why should I have a User Name? (talk) 08:32, 9 November 2014 (UTC)
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