Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Flagship (band)


 * 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. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 00:34, 22 June 2012 (UTC)

Flagship (band)

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Can not find any coverage of this band anywhere. Ridernyc (talk) 11:54, 24 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions.  — sparklism  hey! 12:34, 24 May 2012 (UTC)


 * Delete The talk page of the article makes some claims to notability, but I don't think there is quite enough to meet WP:MUSIC. Firstly, I can find very little coverage in reliable sources, except perhaps here, here and here. The first two of those appear to be mirrors of each other. Secondly, while the band is signed to what appears to be a notable label (Bright Antenna), they only have one release so far, which is not enough to meet the inclusion criteria at WP:MUSIC (there may well be further releases in the pipeline, but Wikipedia is not a crystal ball). Note that Allmusic does have a placeholder for a band called Flagship, but this appears to be a different band entirely. By my reckoning, they do not yet warrant inclusion.  — sparklism  hey! 12:55, 24 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Keep In addition to the three sources listed above there is also an article at American Songwriter here as well as Earmilk here and here. More sources here as well as an interview with Billboard Magazine here. According to the notability requirements listed here: Notability (music) only one bullet has to be satisfied and I feel the 8 sources listed above are certainly "multiple reliable sources" indicating that this bullet is satisfied: "Has been the subject of multiple, non-trivial, published works appearing in sources that are reliable and are independent from the musician or ensemble itself." While I included the label/release information in the Talk section of the page it was only to reinforce notability as I concede the article is not notable on that point alone considering only 1 album release. Since only one bullet needs to be satisfied I feel that should not detract from the notability of the page and am requesting that the page not be deleted. Thank you, User:PingreePark 20:41 24 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Comment I'm still not quite convinced that these sources demonstrate notability. My reason for this is that most of these sources are merely an announcement of the release of the EP, ususally accompanied by a video and/or a quote from the band, and these feel closer to press releases than 'non-trivial' coverage in reliable sources. I'm not saying they are press releases, just noting that seem to be not much more than advertisements for the EP. I still don't think there is enough in-depth coverage out there to meet WP:MUSIC at the moment. — sparklism hey! 11:54, 25 May 2012 (UTC)


 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.


 * Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Ron Ritzman (talk) 00:04, 31 May 2012 (UTC)

 
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.


 * Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks,  →TSU tp* 07:12, 7 June 2012 (UTC)

 
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.


 * Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks,  →TSU tp* 06:09, 14 June 2012 (UTC)


 * Keep and close If no compelling arguement for deletion can be found after three attempts to re-list it.  Lugnuts  (talk) 06:49, 14 June 2012 (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.