Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/C-Tec


 * 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 Keep. SynergeticMaggot 13:03, 31 July 2006 (UTC)

C-Tec
non-notable according to WP:BAND, it was previously deleted in accordance to WP:PROD Kungfu Adam  ( talk ) 10:53, 27 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Merge and redirect to Front 242. Front 242 is notable per WP:BAND. --Craig Stuntz 13:08, 27 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep per Sovex. --Craig Stuntz 19:21, 30 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep Appears to make an argument for notability w/re: touring North America. Redirect would be inappropriate, as this is a distinct project, and not all members are from Front 242.  --71.36.251.182 14:42, 27 July 2006 (UTC)

Keep This article should be kept. I have reviewed the Notability Guidelines, and I believe that it falls well within the boundaries given. For example:


 * Has gone on an international concert tour, or a national concert tour in at least one large or medium-sized country,[1] reported in notable and verifiable sources. C-Tec has toured Europe, and the US.


 * 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). Their album Darker was released on Wax Trax! records, which is a very important and notable independent label. Also, Darker, and the subsequent album Cut were released on SPV, which is a large European label.


 * Has been featured in multiple non-trivial published works in reliable and reputable media (excludes things like school newspapers, personal blogs, etc...). If widely circulated genre magazines, IE Industrial Nation, are considered "non-trivial", then this would apply.  They may well have been covered in European music magazines, but I do not have verification for this.


 * Contains at least one member who was once a part of or later joined a band that is otherwise notable; note that it is often most appropriate to use redirects in place of articles on side projects, early bands and such. This is probably the most applicable point.  The primary members were Marc Heal of Cubanate, and Jean-Luc De Meyer of Front 242.  These are two very notable bands, and are known internationally.  Also, since they are the only members from their respective original bands, there should not be a call for a merge, as C-tec is a distinct enough entity to warrant its own article.

Another argument I have is that if you do a search for C-Tec on this site, you will find two pages worth of results that link to this article. If it is not notable, then why would it be so frequently mentioned?

By these arguments, I think this article certainly deserves to stay on Wikipedia. I do not understand where the issue arises that they are not notable enough to have their own article.

Addendum: I would also like to refer to their All Music Guide entry. If this is considered a "non-trivial" publication, then it verifies all of my arguments above. Sovex 16:45, 27 July 2006 (UTC)


 * Keep - meets WP:MUSIC. PT  ( s-s-s-s ) 17:00, 27 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep - meets WP:MUSIC. There are a lot of AfD's getting shot down today, odd. --PresN 17:54, 27 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep per Sovex's persuasive argument. --Joelmills 00:16, 28 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep - meets WP:MUSIC. --Robbenklopper 14:25, 29 July 2006 (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.