Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Boyband (New Zealand band)


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The result was Keep, suggesting to actually add the found sources to the article. Tikiwont (talk) 10:57, 29 January 2008 (UTC)

Boyband (New Zealand band)

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There is a host of issues with this page. First is verifiability, searching google for boyband along with 'new zealand' - some links do come up relating this band to some sort of contest winner, but I'm not sure if I see any reliable secondary sources. The page attempts to show notability by them being the winners of some sort of show, but I'm not sure how accurate that is. The band's website is a dead link. Let's see if anyone knows more about this and if it should stayGwynand (talk) 14:28, 23 January 2008 (UTC)


 * Here's one secondary source and another, and this seems to confirm that their single hit #1. Keep. -- Paul Erik (talk) (contribs) 14:38, 23 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep, #1 single in a medium-sized country means they meet WP:MUSIC easily.--h i s  s p a c e   r e s e a r c h 16:18, 23 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Comment I'm ready to withdraw this, but before I do, could someone produce a better link to the #1 hit reference? It looks legit, but these links seem a little questionable. That being said, assuming this band had a # 1 hit (even on New Zealand charts, which notability I am not sure of), I think the page can stay, with the page being tagged with a few templates to encourage improvement.Gwynand (talk) 17:21, 23 January 2008 (UTC)
 * I've added a citation to a newspaper in Christchurch, The Press. Their single did indeed debut at #1 in October 2006. I find it a little hard to believe myself! -- Paul Erik (talk) (contribs) 00:04, 24 January 2008 (UTC)


 * Weak keep. I mean, radio contest winners here?  It's an unusual way to create a band, but are they notable yet? -- Dennis The Tiger   (Rawr and stuff) 19:12, 23 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Notable not because of the contest, but because they had a #1 hit on a national chart. -- Paul Erik (talk) (contribs) 00:04, 24 January 2008 (UTC)


 * Keep. I'd say they're notable enough. Dan Leveille TALK 19:18, 23 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep - as above StarSpangledKiwi (talk) 22:55, 23 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Comment - oh and RIANZ is the better site to find the #1 that Boyband did indeed have, however you can't link to individual pages on the RIANZ site. Also, and this will contradict myself, the band members aren't as notable since the bands one hit eg Chris Murray ("Mummy's Boy") lives in Rotorua and still works for McDonalds.   Though he did cause a fuss when he was outed (on Bebo of all things), however the Edge (the radio network that did the contest) was adamant that they only had one gay member (which wasn't him but "Gay Boy").  (Sorry I can't find the link).  As for the rest, they disappeared faster than a New Zealand Idol contestant... which is normal for New Zealand celebritydom :) StarSpangledKiwi (talk) 23:03, 23 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep. I agree with the above, the charting pretty clearly meets WP:MUSIC. SorryGuy Talk  07:22, 29 January 2008 (UTC)


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