Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Broken Hope (2nd nomination)


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The result was   Withdrawn per Gongshow's cleanup. Ten Pound Hammer, his otters and a clue-bat • (Many otters • One bat • One hammer) 19:16, 27 November 2009 (UTC)

Broken Hope
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Claims notability with multiple albums. However, I have been unable to find any significant coverage in third-party sources beyond this review in Deseret News back in the band's earlier days. The only other hits on GNews simply stated that they'd be playing somewhere, or were false positives. Last AFD kept because of two "keep" !votes, one of which was a WP:PERNOM and the other of which failed to address the lack of sources. Ten Pound Hammer, his otters and a clue-bat • (Many otters • One bat • One hammer) 01:36, 24 November 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep. Appears to pass criteron 5 of WP:BAND: "Has released two or more albums on a major label or one of the more important indie labels (i.e., an independent label with a history of more than a few years and a roster of performers, many of which are notable)." This band has released |HOPE&sql=11:39fyxqq5ld0e~T2 three albums on Metal Blade Records. Also, here are two articles at Blabbermouth that provide coverage for the band. These, combined with the above Deseret News article, satisfy criterion 1 of WP:BAND. Lastly, two of the band's albums have appeared on CMJ's Metal albums chart. . While I wouldn't call this fact "significant coverage", it helps support my belief (given that criteria 1 and 5 appear to be met) that the band is notable.  Gongshow  Talk 02:50, 24 November 2009 (UTC)
 * Do you really think one review and two primary sources are enough to meet criterion #1? Ten Pound Hammer, his otters and a clue-bat • (Many otters • One bat • One hammer) 03:01, 24 November 2009 (UTC)
 * Fair point, and upon reading them more thoroughly you're correct that the Blabbermouth pieces are primary sources. Instead, I'll offer these |HOPE&sql=11:39fyxqq5ld0e~T1 (including another album review). Both articles are short, but I think each has enough information to go beyond "trivial" mentions.  Gongshow  Talk 03:51, 24 November 2009 (UTC)


 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions.  — J04n(talk page) 11:10, 24 November 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep, per Gong.--Epeefleche (talk) 04:34, 25 November 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep, passes WP:MUSIC. Ironholds (talk) 11:20, 25 November 2009 (UTC)
 * Comment I have incorporated the above references into the article.  Gongshow  Talk 06:40, 27 November 2009 (UTC)
 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. 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.