Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/H.A.T.E. (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   delete. -- Cirt (talk) 10:31, 25 October 2010 (UTC)

H.A.T.E. (band)

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Although the individuals might  possibly  have some notability, the band itself appears to  have been a local  cover band and not  have obtained any record contracts or played any  major concerts as front  line. The sources are all from YouTube except  one that  is not  about  the band. Kudpung (talk) 17:58, 10 October 2010 (UTC)  Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Ron Ritzman (talk) 00:00, 17 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Music-related deletion discussions.  —Kudpung (talk) 18:01, 10 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.


 * Weak keep. Yes, the band was a cover band, but many of the members have gone on to form very notable bands, including the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Fishbone, and The Germs, which means the article satisfies criteria 6 of WP:MUSIC: "Is an ensemble which contains two or more independently notable musicians, or is a musician who has been a member of two or more independently notable ensembles." There are independent sources verifying that the band did exist, like this article on VH1, but the band apparantely lasted very shortly. --Hongkongresident (talk) 06:34, 17 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Upon further reading, it appears this band was much more of a brief side project than an actual band. It's better off to redirect/merge it to Red Hot Chili Peppers.--Hongkongresident (talk) 06:57, 17 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions.  —Kudpung (talk) 12:27, 17 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete (and mention in a few other places)  - Little side project with people who are notable elsewhere, but not of historical interest in itself. (There was a similar AfD recently about a brief side band that accomplished nothing but IS of greater historical interest. See Articles for deletion/XYZ (band).) But for this band, note that the sources given in the article are unreliable and/or don't even mention the band. Its existence can be briefly mentioned at the pages for the four members, and maybe Red Hot Chili Peppers. I'll take care of that now, and then this article can be deleted. -- D OOMSDAYER 520  (Talk|Contribs) 14:11, 19 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Comment - After trying to squeeze this band's existence into the articles about the individual members, I changed my mind on the band's notability because there just aren't any reliable sources out there. It's of historical interest to fans of the associated musicians (including myself) but it just can't be verified. Delete this article altogether. -- D OOMSDAYER 520  (Talk|Contribs) 14:26, 19 October 2010 (UTC)


 * Delete Per it has no sources (because YouTube, Twitter, MySpace, and Facebook do not count as sources ever in my assessments.) Sven Manguard  Talk  04:20, 25 October 2010 (UTC)
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