Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Montreal DIY scene


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The result was speedy keep. This was a nomination from a sock account of banned User:Winterysteppe - one of the final edits before the SPI block. We have a deletion rationale that probably meets WP:SKCRIT, WP:REVERTBAN applies. (non-admin closure) Shawn in Montreal (talk) 22:13, 26 November 2016 (UTC)

Montreal DIY scene

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hmmm. im at a loss at keeping this one. Pyrusca (talk) 23:44, 25 November 2016 (UTC)
 * Keep and close nomination. No reason provided, not to mention there's clearly reliable sources cited in the article discussing the scene editorEهեইдအ😎 23:55, 25 November 2016 (UTC)
 * Shawn in Montreal (talk) 16:34, 26 November 2016 (UTC)
 * If this is kept then at least it should be renamed to a title including the word "music". As it is the title implies that it's about people in Montreal putting up shelves. 86.17.222.157 (talk) 09:01, 26 November 2016 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Music-related deletion discussions. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 16:32, 26 November 2016 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Quebec-related deletion discussions. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 16:32, 26 November 2016 (UTC)


 * I've improved the categorization fwiw and I will link it from the Mile End article, too. That might get some more eyeballs on this nom. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 16:34, 26 November 2016 (UTC)
 * This is hilarious to me as I live in this neighbourhood but am too old and deaf to know what's going on. Or maybe sad. Anyhoo, this is a fascinating article to me. I have added a fourth category, Category:Music scenes that may be of some help. And does this have to be referred to as a DIY music scene and not indie music? Anyway, yes, I've more questions than answers, I'm sorry to say. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 16:56, 26 November 2016 (UTC)
 * For all the coverage of Montreal as a music scene a la Seattle we've never had an article on it. We don't even have a Music of Montreal article since it was moved back in 2009. Now, the article creator here is being very precise in that it is the more current "DIY" scene only -- so even major indie rock acts like Sam Roberts, The Stills and Wolf Parade etc. don't get a mention, while Arcade Fire, who still frequent Mile End, do. It seems like ever since the Seattle explosion there's been glowing articles like this, from the New York Times, on Montreal's vibrant music scene. The lack of any main article on this phenomenon is conspicuous by it's absence. The current article at Afd could perhaps be expanded to encompass more acts, styles, districts or decades perhaps but that's not a reason for deletion. Keep. (and as noted above, the current article title is a bit insular -- to many of us, DIY culture could also be about fixing stuff. So perhaps rename, along the lines of independent music scene of Montreal, or something?) Shawn in Montreal (talk) 17:21, 26 November 2016 (UTC)
 * Oh, and finally, as you can see I have also added it to . That should get us additional eyeballs. best, Shawn in Montreal (talk) 17:43, 26 November 2016 (UTC)
 * I'll agree that the article should be renamed, but I'd recommend renaming it specifcally to "Montreal DIY music scene" since DIY is the most common term used in sources to describe the scene. editorEهեইдအ😎 18:09, 26 November 2016 (UTC)


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