Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/NEON BLUE


 * 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. -- RoySmith (talk) 12:58, 20 June 2016 (UTC)

NEON BLUE

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An article that has been around since 2005. They are an indie band from Canada that self-produces their own records. I'm unable to find any reliable references. The Neon Blue band from Kansas City comes up first on Google. There's also a record called, Neon Blue Bird by Ollabelle that also comes up frequently. So, the name is common. Bgwhite (talk) 07:23, 24 May 2016 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions. North America1000 11:23, 24 May 2016 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Ontario-related deletion discussions. North America1000 11:23, 24 May 2016 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Sarahj2107 (talk) 09:08, 1 June 2016 (UTC)
 * This article makes claims of touring and charting that could get it kept under WP:NMUSIC if they were properly sourced, but the sourcing here is entirely nonexistent and I can't find anything better on a ProQuest search either. NMUSIC is not passed just because its passage is asserted, as PR flacks can and do make inflated claims of notability for their clients that actually prove unverifiable or outright false when we look for verification — NMUSIC is passed or failed by the quality of referencing that can or can't be shown to support the NMUSIC claim. So although I'm willing to reconsider this if somebody can actually locate much better sourcing than I've been able to, in this state it's a delete. Bearcat (talk) 15:58, 3 June 2016 (UTC)
 * Comment has found some links which they posted on the article talk page and my talk page. This one showing that they had a number one single on the Australian Christian music chart, and this one showing ticket sales for a festival they are playing at. Sarahj2107 (talk) 15:09, 5 June 2016 (UTC)
 * Ticket sales websites do not assist notability at all, because that constitutes a WP:ROUTINE mention of their existence and does not represent substantive coverage about them. The touring criterion is not passed just because someone can point to ticket sales platforms and concert listings as proof they toured — the proof has to be editorial content being written or broadcast about the tour before the tour can confer notability in and of itself. And a chart has to be IFPI-certified to count as conferring notability under NMUSIC's charting criterion — but the website that's been linked is a blog, which offers no way to properly verify that the charts in question are IFPI-certified, or even what their methodology is for ranking the hits (i.e. is it a chart that every Christian radio station in Australia reports to, or is it really just one station's own self-created chart?) So no, neither of those links aid the case at all. Bearcat (talk) 15:27, 5 June 2016 (UTC)
 * I wasn't passing judgment on the validate of the sources or the notability of the band, just passing along the message. Sorry, I probably should have mentioned that in my comment. I haven't looked into this article in depth and have no opinion on whether it should be kept or deleted. Sarahj2107 (talk) 16:16, 5 June 2016 (UTC)
 * I get that, and wasn't challenging you on them at all. I was just evaluating their quality and reporting back accordingly, because other participants (and CaptainCanuck) need to know where things stand too. Bearcat (talk) 16:35, 5 June 2016 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Spirit of Eagle (talk) 05:50, 9 June 2016 (UTC)
 * Delete for lack of notability. For what it's worth, I checked the Australian ARIA charts site.  Nothing there about this band.  NewYorkActuary (talk) 22:13, 15 June 2016 (UTC)
 * Delete as per researchers above. (I would be quite happy to see all the no hit wonders never heard of by 99.999999% of the population get deleted.   Aoziwe (talk) 15:09, 18 June 2016 (UTC)
 * Delete as I have found nothing better which is not surprising and there's nothing at all minimally convincing. SwisterTwister   talk  06:33, 19 June 2016 (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.