Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Gaunt (band)


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The result was   keep. (non-admin closure) — ΛΧΣ  21™  00:19, 11 November 2012 (UTC)

Gaunt (band)

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The band does not seem to meet notability requirements for WP:Notability (music) and the page has no real sourcing (other than album listings and a source regarding one band member's death) ReformedArsenal (talk) 20:00, 4 November 2012 (UTC)
 * Keep. The (already cited) Allmusic bio is one of the longeest I've seen and there are also four album reviews there. Four albums on notable labels means the band passes another criterion of WP:NBAND. First page of GBooks results searching for their last album shows an entry in Brian Cogan's Encyclopedia of Punk Music and Culture, plus: CMJ New Music Monthly, CMJ New Music Monthly, first page of GNews archive: Washington Post. Further coverage: MTV,, , , and this is without really trying. This is why we have WP:BEFORE. The article isn't good but it needs to be improved, not deleted. --Michig (talk) 20:47, 4 November 2012 (UTC)
 * Keep. Michig has shown a number of sources.Citing (talk) 22:55, 4 November 2012 (UTC)
 * Keep for now The article is weak on wp:notability-suitable sources, and is badly written  (looks like by a member or closely related fan). But keep for a while to see if it gets improved/ sources added in view of Michig's sources/comments. North8000 (talk) 23:29, 4 November 2012 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 01:33, 5 November 2012 (UTC)


 * Keep per the sources listed by Michig; subject meets WP:GNG and WP:BAND.  Gongshow  Talk 04:45, 5 November 2012 (UTC)
 * Keep, needs better sources, but releases for Thrill Jockey and AmRep in the mid 90s is enough to guarantee some sort of notability. Hairhorn (talk) 20:08, 5 November 2012 (UTC)
 * Keep per the sources described by Michig. Meets WP:MUSICBIO. — sparklism  hey! 08:53, 8 November 2012 (UTC)
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