Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Down and Above


 * 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.  MBisanz  talk 05:25, 9 March 2009 (UTC)

Down and Above

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Seems to be a nn local band with little evidence of notability or having met WP:MUSIC. It won a local battle of the bands but that seems to be it. StarM 20:46, 1 March 2009 (UTC)
 * "Down and Above packs in more than a thousand people in larger venues such as the Quest Club in Minneapolis." That was from your second link apparently proving non-notability. They toured with Quietdrive (and Dropping Daylight) and were partially responsible for the mixing of the new Quietdrive album (Deliverance). All of that information can be found looking through those links in the search you posted (the last also in the liner notes of the album). DrSturm (talk) 22:16, 1 March 2009 (UTC)


 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Minnesota-related deletion discussions.  --  StarM  20:46, 1 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions.  --  StarM  20:47, 1 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Weak keep. The article asserts notability, and the google news link provided some hits for that band that describe some notabiltiy.  However, the article is unreferenced. --Sigma 7 (talk) 21:10, 4 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so consensus may be reached. Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks,  MBisanz  talk 00:15, 6 March 2009 (UTC)


 * Keep The nominator's "little evidence of notability" includes profiles of the band in the Minneapolis Star-Tribune and the St. Paul Pioneer Press, the two major newspapers in the MSA where the band is based. The article needs to be updated, but it doesn't deserve to be deleted. Pastor Theo (talk) 02:13, 6 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Comment Organizations whose activities are local in scope may be notable where there is verifiable information from reliable independent sources outside the organization's local area. Where coverage is only local in scope, the organization may be included as a section in an article on the organization's local area instead. While it doesn't say it applies to bands, it doesn't say bands are exempt. StarM  02:31, 6 March 2009 (UTC)
 * WP:ORG clearly states that this "guideline does not cover small groups of closely related people such as families, entertainment groups, co-authors, and co-inventors covered by WP:Notability (people)." Your quote is from the WP:ORG section on non-commercial organziations -- this band is not a non-commercial organization. Pastor Theo (talk) 04:53, 6 March 2009 (UTC)


 * Keep per above  Chzz  ►  16:28, 6 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete. While the content suggests the band would meet WP:NMG, the lack of references means that it misses WP:V. Stifle (talk) 18:47, 6 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete I see no evidence that this group meets the criteria according to WP:BAND. It does not appear to have significant coverage by independent sources beyond local-level reviews or interviews involving the band talking about themselves.  The only possible claim to notability I see is the ranking in the list of unsigned bands.  However, I dismiss this, as I cannot establish the notability of Lowdown Magazine, and I'd prefer it if it had actually earned the number one spot (in line with guidelines like WP:CREATIVE.) -Verdatum (talk) 23:43, 6 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete: more independent coverage is needed. At this stage it's still a delete for mind. WP:BAND. JamesBurns (talk) 09:00, 7 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete, fails notability per WP:MUSIC. Searching pulls up no reliable, third-party, sources.   Esradekan Gibb    "Talk" 10:54, 7 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete for now if more media coverage surfaces then maybe recreate. -- Banj e  b oi   20:14, 7 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete Fails WP:MUSIC.--Sloane (talk) 02:17, 8 March 2009 (UTC)


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