Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Dead Red


 * 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. (non-admin closure) Armbrust, B.Ed. Let's talk about my edits? 15:36, 1 February 2012 (UTC)

Dead Red

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Not a notable band? Bihco (talk) 06:53, 25 January 2012 (UTC)
 * Comment Well, if a source can be found to back up the claims that one of their songs was used as a theme song for a notable show, that would go a long way to showing notability. Unfortunately the article doesn't say what show it was for, so we have no way of knowing if it's for something notable or if it was for something that's the equivalent of a public access show someone filmed themselves.Tokyogirl79 (talk) 07:29, 25 January 2012 (UTC)tokyogirl79
 * Additional. I was unable to find anything to back up the claims of the theme song. The only source that mentions it is this article. I also want to note that the name of the original contributor to the article is the same as one of the band members, so there's a definite COI going on here. Not against the rules, but there does seem to be some puffery going on in the article.Tokyogirl79 (talk) 07:36, 25 January 2012 (UTC)tokyogirl79


 * Delete. I couldn't find anything to back up the multiple claims in the article, such as one of the band's songs getting picked up for an American TV show (the article doesn't even specify which show it is) or the importance of any of the other things mentioned in the article. It's mentioned that the band was praised by some radio stations, but a search doesn't seem to show that either station is notable and since both appear to be internet radio stations, I'm not sure that this really counts as "in rotation" in the way that WP:NBAND means rotation. A more specific search geared towards the terms used ("best unsigned band") didn't bring up anything reliable. There is the BBC bit, but it doesn't appear to have aired yet and we have no way of knowing it the band gets enough coverage to show notability. (Is it about the band or is the band merely briefly shown as an example of indie bands? Is the spot just local or is it part of a nationwide show?) There's no other sources on the internet that show that this band is particularly notable or that any of the claims in the article are true. Tokyogirl79 (talk) 07:51, 25 January 2012 (UTC)tokyogirl79
 * Comment. Kept searching and I finally found the BBC mention. I was thinking it was a television spot when it was actually a local BBC station interviewing the band along with several others about a music promotion called the B-Side Project. I did finally manage to locate the show that the band's song is being used for (after searching for quite a while), Philly Undercover. It's on National Geographic Wild, so I'm going to assume that this is enough to pass WP:NBAND. I'm going to try to improve the article before making a final judgement, but I'm removing my delete vote.Tokyogirl79 (talk) 10:18, 25 January 2012 (UTC)tokyogirl79
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions.  • Gene93k (talk) 16:19, 25 January 2012 (UTC)


 * Procedural Keep - No rationale for deletion provided? Carrite (talk) 02:27, 26 January 2012 (UTC)
 * Keep. It's in dire need of reliable sources but the theme song is what makes them pass WP:NBAND. I can understand how the nominator was worried about notability and I'm concerned that the only sources for the show's theme song are primary sources (I can't even find a clip of the show's opening theme to back this claim up), but the band still passes in spite of this. I've done some major improvements to the page and I'm going to continue to try to find a source to back the theme song claim up that isn't from the band itself.Tokyogirl79 (talk) 05:01, 26 January 2012 (UTC)tokyogirl79
 * 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.