Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Dashboard prophets


 * 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. Notability per WP:MUSIC is not met. What constitutes significant coverage can always be debated, and open for interpetation. With the very weak qualifier on the only keep, we can probably fairly say this one doesn't meet the treshold. Martijn Hoekstra (talk) 00:53, 28 October 2008 (UTC)

Dashboard prophets

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NN band whose sole claim to fame was having samplings of two songs briefly used in an episode of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer." The article was already speedy deleted twice as Dashboard Prophets and a Google search finds nothing that meets WP:RS standards. The formerly redlinked record label (the redlink was removed after this AfD began) doesn't help with cred, either. Ecoleetage (talk) 18:53, 22 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete both band and Burning Out the Inside, their album. No secondary sources found. Ten Pound Hammer  and his otters • (Broken clamshells • Otter chirps • HELP) 19:03, 22 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions.   --  Fabrictramp  |  talk to me  00:15, 23 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete WP:BAND. Sam  Blab 23:55, 23 October 2008 (UTC)


 * I've added a bunch of sources just now. Oddly, given the apparent absence of more extensive coverage, many of the newspapers describe the band as "popular". None of the references I added are articles about the band, but they nevertheless allowed me to add a little more verifiable content, so I guess I will call this a weak keep per WP:MUSIC criterion #1. (On a side note, it looks as if the band Gordon merits a Wikipedia article.) Paul Erik  (talk) (contribs) 00:24, 24 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Comment I am familiar with those sources you added -- I actually checked them out before bringing the article here. You are correct -- none of the references are about the band. Existence is not synonymous with notability, unfortunately. Ecoleetage (talk) 03:36, 24 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Well, I do get overly optimistic (about sources) sometimes when there are a few mentions of a band or musician in several articles. "Significant coverage is more than trivial but may be less than exclusive." So an article can be built without there being references out there that are exclusively about the band. I know, I know—the ones I've added are barely a step above "trivial" mentions. Call my !vote a very weak keep, just barely above "neutral". :) Paul Erik  (talk) (contribs) 18:07, 25 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Paul, can you please provide the exact URLs for the references that you added? In particular, I am unable to confirm the "Radio Sunnyvale" coverage.  Thanks. Ecoleetage (talk) 19:45, 27 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Sorry, no, these references are not available online. I found them in a library database of newspaper articles. Paul Erik  (talk) (contribs) 21:02, 27 October 2008 (UTC)


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