Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ethyl Meatplow


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The result was   keep. (non-admin closure)  TheSpecialUser TSU 01:41, 19 November 2012 (UTC)

Ethyl Meatplow

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One-hit wonder indie band with no indication of persistence that fails WP:MUSIC; a song of theirs got heavy play in 1993, but it did not chart anywhere, and the band itself never went major. Everything indicating persistence of a cult following is dated to no later than 1997, and several of those sources are certainly trivial. MSJapan (talk) 20:19, 12 November 2012 (UTC)
 * Keep. The article tone is not neutral, and both the phrasing and content is dated, but notability does not decay.  Inclusion of the band's work in Beavis and Butthead, 120 Minutes, and Daria would suggest notability has been met, but beyond that, there are quite a few references available from the LA Times, San Diego Union, and a scattering of other newspapers.  The debate over whether the band's performance and effects were prerecorded even gets a brief mention in, of all places, Deseret News.  While recent references to the band are obviously less frequent (since it's no longer extant), it still gets mentioned virtually any time any of the principle members do anything else (and two of them have, suggesting WP:BAND #6 is met) -- including the recent death of band member John Napier. Squeamish Ossifrage (talk) 22:41, 12 November 2012 (UTC)
 * Keep. Notability does not decay. --Sue Rangell ✍ ✉ 23:56, 12 November 2012 (UTC)
 * Keep. Article has a few problems, but notability is not temporary. Bretonbanquet (talk) 01:20, 13 November 2012 (UTC)
 * Snow keep per WP:NTEMP. --Arxiloxos (talk) 16:53, 13 November 2012 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 17:49, 13 November 2012 (UTC)


 * Keep. Plenty of coverage exists to demonstrate notability. Not 'going major' isn't any sort of indication that the band is not notable. --Michig (talk) 22:17, 13 November 2012 (UTC)
 * Keep Needs to be Wikified, but it's notable. Interesting side note for music fans is that Bozulich worked with Nels Cline, who is now the lead guitarist in Wilco. BeyondKneesReach (talk) 05:25, 15 November 2012 (UTC)
 * "Keep" The death of a member of Ethyl Meatplow was reported extensively on Pitchfork.com on November 11, 2012.  The band retains an insurmountable stature in the Los Angeles underground music scene.  Notability does not expire.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Tikied (talk • contribs) 04:26, 18 November 2012 (UTC)
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