Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Five Star Prison Cell


 * 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 no consensus. Majorly (talk) 18:08, 6 January 2007 (UTC)

Five Star Prison Cell

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I'm the first to admit that I'm no great judge of rock band notability, but this article has no third party coverage and little other indication that it meets WP:MUSIC. Sandstein 10:02, 1 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete, as much as I like supporting independent bands, third-party coverage of this band seems non-existent. Sorry, guys.  Lankiveil 11:45, 1 January 2007 (UTC).
 * Delete, nonnotable band. NawlinWiki 14:57, 1 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep. Found three third-party interviews from apparently serious music publications, which the page has been updated with.  Also, the band Frankenbok (which the band's lead singer used to perform with) seems to be a few tiers more notable than this band as well, judging from searches, and thus I think meets criterion 5 of Notability (music) as well.  --Jackhorkheimer 17:12, 1 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Comment, that might make his old band notable, but not this one. Lankiveil 08:30, 2 January 2007 (UTC).
 * Comment. Criterion 5 applies to bands members join before or after a notable act, and thus the notability of an old band does impact the notability of a band afterwards, unless you don't believe in the criterion.  --Jackhorkheimer 20:20, 2 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Comment, I've had a look at "Frankenbok", and about all I could find was a spam-blighted messageboard, and the same scattered references and gig guide entries as this band. I'd go so far to say that Frankenbok wasn't a notable band either (and we don't have an article for it, if it was that notable, surely it would have been created before this article).  Lankiveil 10:46, 3 January 2007 (UTC).


 * Delete, any band can hook up an internet-based interview to garner a smokescreen of credence. I'd take those with a grain of salt; get rid of this entry. Bobus Wang 04:24, 2 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep per Jackhorkheimer. Guyanakoolaid 10:44, 2 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Weak keep per Jackhorkheimer. Also, I've googled a bit and found out they are somewhat popular at last.fm, their lyrics and tabs are in myriads of online databases (who probably steal information from each other, but nevertheless), etc. Also, they've won a MusicOz award in 2006. --GreyCat 10:52, 4 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Comment, Reportedly the members of the band are close personal friends with Faultline Records founder and owner D.W Norton, whom awarded them with this MusicOz 'award'. Smells supremely fishy to me. Bobus Wang 14:21, 5 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Comment - Unless I'm mistaken Faultline Records is the sponsor of the award, not necessarily the decider--I'd assume MusicOz uses either a panel or ballot system, like most awards. But that did make me raise an eyebrow.  --Jackhorkheimer 19:04, 5 January 2007 (UTC)
 * 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.