Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Jitterbug Vipers


 * 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. postdlf (talk) 18:33, 1 August 2014 (UTC)

Jitterbug Vipers
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I just reviewed the article for Sarah Sharp, which took me here. It seems like several interrelated articles were created for the Jitterbug Vipers which made them seem like they had sufficient notoriety, but looking around, it seems like they don't meet the criteria. Also, looking at the history for this page, it appears to have been written by Sarah Sharp under User:SarahSharp09 and by User:Jitterbugvipers.

Upjav (talk) 05:18, 24 June 2014 (UTC)

I am also nominating the following related pages because they are members of the aforementioned group:





Upjav (talk) 05:22, 24 June 2014 (UTC)

Slim Richey is now in the crowded field of jazz guitar where prominence is secondary to playing gigs, etc. But in previous decades he was very well known as the person to mail for music instruction aids, books, tapes, and CDs. He had a worldwide mail order capability and also produced, manufactured, and distributed records for his suite of Texas record labels. He has sufficient notoriety despite his band members enthusiastic efforts hereDeweybright (talk) 09:35, 27 June 2014 (UTC)deweybright — Preceding unsigned comment added by Deweybright (talk • contribs) 18:02, 26 June 2014 (UTC)

I'm a student studying Public Relations in the music industry and was assigned to work on Austin band Wiki pages and chose the Jitterbug Vipers. Will additional press for the band help salvage the page? They are a very notable band in Austin! HillaryOchoa (talk) 06:00, 3 July 2014 (UTC)
 * Comment - Additional reliable sources can sometimes salvage an article that is having a deletion discussion. Robert McClenon (talk) 17:04, 15 July 2014 (UTC)

The latter user has now been blocked; this is not a case of an article created by a blocked user (because they weren't blocked then), but it does raise COI and notability issues. Robert McClenon (talk) 17:04, 15 July 2014 (UTC)
 * Delete Jitterbug Vipers - In addition to the lack of notability, the articles were created by two editors with conflicts of interest, User:Sarahsharp09 (note case not as above) and User:Jitterbugvipers.
 * If Jitterbug Vipers is deleted, Delete Sarah Sharp and Slim Richey. If Jitterbug Vipers is kept, Merge Sarah Sharp and Slim Richey.  Robert McClenon (talk) 17:04, 15 July 2014 (UTC)
 * Note This AFD was not properly transcluded. Transcluded to today's log.  GB fan 16:30, 15 July 2014 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Texas-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 01:34, 16 July 2014 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 01:34, 16 July 2014 (UTC)


 * Delete Jitterbug Vipers - While I commented and proposed this for deletion, I want to formally add in my vote. Notability is weak for the group as a whole and for individual members Sarah Sharp and Slim Richey. Their notable hit "Stuff It" only has 1,500 views on YouTube despite being up for 7 months, which I feel speaks significantly to notability. The band members seem to not be members of any notable outside projects either, including Slim Richey, despite his extensive discography listed on his article page. The conflict of interest in the creation of the article just makes this look even more like a group trying to promote themselves. I also support Robert McClenon's Merge suggestion. Upjav (talk) 06:03, 22 July 2014 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.


 * Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, -- RoySmith (talk) 23:10, 26 July 2014 (UTC)


 * Delete all three articles as lacking significant coverage in reliable sources, and hence failing WP:GNG]. In addition, the group is of purely local interest as indicated by the sources. It also fails [[WP:MUSIC. --Bejnar (talk) 16:38, 1 August 2014 (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.