Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Love Arcade


 * 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   keep. Spartaz Humbug! 18:39, 8 November 2008 (UTC)

Love Arcade

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Appears to fail WP:MUSIC -- Mufka (u) (t) (c) 00:13, 3 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Weak delete . They have generated some coverage - the hybrid article already linked, and this review from PopMatters, but I don't feel this is quite enough.--Michig (talk) 08:37, 3 November 2008 (UTC)...but the additional sources found below are plenty, so now it's a clear Keep. --Michig (talk) 07:57, 8 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep - a notable band, with a widely published full length album --T-rex 16:07, 3 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Comment: Doesn't only having one album fail WP:MUSICBIO#5? -- Mufka (u) (t) (c) 16:29, 3 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Comment. Two albums on significant labels would indicate notability per WP:BAND, but having not released two such albums doesn't automatically mean that they fail if other criteria can be met. I don't see any of those criteria being met, however, at present.--Michig (talk) 16:43, 3 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Actually WP:MUSICBIO says "is notable if it meets any one of the following criteria". For example Boys Like Girls have only one album, but no one would dream of asking for that article to be deleted. Still I feel that the level of support they have from a well known label combined with the press coverage they have received is enough to demonstrate notability --T-rex 21:43, 3 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Which one criteria does it meet? Boys Like Girls had a charted single, that's the one for them.  -- Mufka (u) (t) (c) 21:55, 3 November 2008 (UTC)
 * I'm not going to repeat myself. --T-rex 00:32, 5 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Repeating what? You never said what part of the notability guideline it meets.  -- Mufka (u) (t) (c) 00:45, 5 November 2008 (UTC)
 * ..."the press coverage they have received" implies that T-rex was referring to WP:MUSIC criterion #1. Paul Erik  (talk) (contribs) 04:35, 8 November 2008 (UTC)


 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions.   --  Fabrictramp  |  talk to me  14:51, 5 November 2008 (UTC)


 * In addition to what Michig has mentioned, there is also an article in Metro Times, one in the Sun-Sentinel, an AllMusic bio, an article in The Houstonian, plus others. There's more than enough for WP:MUSIC criterion #1. Keep. Paul Erik  (talk) (contribs) 03:54, 6 November 2008 (UTC)
 * I was just about to reach for the delete button myself, when I stumbled across a |ARCADE&sql=11:3vfqxqesldhe~T1 biog at Allmusic and a nice little article at the the Detroit Metro Times. That makes it a keep for me. sparkl!sm hey! 04:20, 6 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Spooky! sparkl!sm hey! 04:20, 6 November 2008 (UTC)


 * Keep Passes wp:music, one album on a major label with sources.  D ENNIS B ROWN  (T) (C) 03:23, 8 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Note: One album does not pass WP:MUSIC. -- Mufka (u) (t) (c) 03:33, 8 November 2008 (UTC)
 * I stand corrected. Thank you.   D ENNIS B ROWN  (T) (C) 03:39, 8 November 2008 (UTC)


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