Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Dirty Summer


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The result was   delete. JohnCD (talk) 19:49, 25 May 2013 (UTC)

Dirty Summer

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This seems to be a recurring theme; when I search through a category of bands, I'm always guaranteed to find at least one erstwhile act who passed by at the speed of light and always presents a cringeworthy and deliberately exaggerated introduction; for example this article reads: "The band were infamous for their energetic live shows and 'car crash pop'." Although the remark is cited by a source from The List, it is the only primary source of this band to be found, and being that it is a gig review at Oran Mor, a former church, now pub/venue that I often drink in, it's not quite on the same scale as Madison Square Gardens or the Royal Albert Hall. Not that gig venue should really matter however, all other citations barring this are taken from our friend Myspace and a highly reliable Youtube link. For the record, there is no charted output, no mainstream media coverage, no entry at Allmusic, no reviews of their album The Purity Ball except a solitary review from this site digitalgig.co.uk ; not convincing in my opinion. It should be noted that a previous incarnation of this band existed under the name Disco Fuun!, which was swiftly deleted without further discussion. Akin to promotional articles of this kind there always exists some weasel wording and original research; this article contains a trivia section that adds nothing of value but is just more attention-grabbing publicity that would only interest friends and relatives. For example, do people in Honolulu reading this need to know that Brodie A L Wishart cites kiwi as his favourite fruit. It is just more trash that lingers on Wikipedia for years until someone finally takes notice. Dirty Summer: the next big thing or heading for the recycle bin? Discuss Bluidsports (talk) 16:17, 18 May 2013 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Scotland-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 18:36, 18 May 2013 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 18:36, 18 May 2013 (UTC)


 * Delete with extreme prejudice Promotional. Dear heavens, it was the "cites kiwi as his favourite fruit" that really hurt me. 122.176.146.47 (talk) 20:48, 19 May 2013 (UTC)
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