Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/M.I.A. (band)


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The result was  Keep. Nomination withdrawn. Sources demonstrating notability have been provided; no point in stringing this out. Eluchil404 (talk) 00:03, 19 January 2008 (UTC)

M.I.A. (band)

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The article was speedied as A7 but DRV overturned in favor of a fuller discussion here. The concern is still notability per WP:BAND which does not seem to be demonstrated. Eluchil404 (talk) 00:12, 18 January 2008 (UTC)

* Delete I swear I AFD'd this about 3 years ago! still N/N per nom. -- Ļıßζېấשּׂ~ۘ Ώƒ ﻚĢęخ (talk) 00:16, 18 January 2008 (UTC)
 * KeepBand has released several albums on a notable indy label: s.5 of wp:music. -- Ļıßζېấשּׂ~ۘ Ώƒ ﻚĢęخ (talk) 02:41, 18 January 2008 (UTC)

*Delete. unsourced article fails to establish how it passes WP:MUSIC. -- brew crewer  (yada, yada) 00:22, 18 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep. Clearly meets WP:MUSIC criteria 5 and 10.  Has been expanded from original article.  See talk page. Gaohoyt (talk) 01:18, 18 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Comment Clearly does not meet wp:music - 5? If these labels were notable do you think they wouldn't have an article on WP?  and 10. perhaps you could show how the compilation they're on is notable? -- Ļıßζېấשּׂ~ۘ  Ώƒ ﻚĢęخ (talk) 01:40, 18 January 2008 (UTC)
 * It's Alternative Tentacles, of Dead Kennedys fame. Sorry, I should have wikified it, though I'm surprised you haven't heard of it.  Gaohoyt (talk) 02:32, 18 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Point taken -- Ļıßζېấשּׂ~ۘ Ώƒ ﻚĢęخ (talk) 02:41, 18 January 2008 (UTC).


 * Neutral for now They have a pretty thorough biography at All Music Guide; however, given the name, finding other sources may prove difficult, so I'll wait until someone with more patience digs up another source or two. Are any of the labels they recorded for notable? Ten Pound Hammer  and his otters • (Broken clamshells•Otter chirps) 01:32, 18 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep Meets criterion 5 of WP:MUSIC by having multiple albums on notable labels. Ten Pound Hammer  and his otters • (Broken clamshells•Otter chirps) 04:32, 18 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Marginal keep. Wryspy (talk) 02:58, 18 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Why? This is a consensus, not a vote, so just saying "keep" has no weight. Ten Pound Hammer  and his otters • (Broken clamshells•Otter chirps) 04:32, 18 January 2008 (UTC)


 * Keep many releases listed in Steven Blush's discography section to American hardcore: a tribal history. I'll look into this some more, but for now I'm going "keep". Pete.Hurd (talk) 05:18, 18 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep okaythen, the band has two albums on a notable indie label (one of them is a re-issue, but still), There is an Allmusic entry, which confirm releases on Alternative Tentacles in the biography. Also, they meet 4 other WP:MUSIC criterion. This page does however, need a major cleanup from it's current state. Doc Strange (talk) 18:58, 18 January 2008 (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.