Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Orangutang (band)


 * 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.

Orangutang (band)

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Unreferenced article about a band, tagged for notability since Oct 2008. PROD was seconded but declined in June with a promise of sources; however, despite a reminder 8 weeks ago, this has not been fulfilled. I could not find WP:RS about the band or its main album, and gHits for Orangutang with "Christian Dyas" are mainly copies of this page. The best I could find is from MIT campus paper The Tech. Fayenatic (talk) 22:37, 30 November 2009 (UTC)


 * Keep - I do apologize about not getting back to the article to source properly. Unfortunately, I have been unable to do very little article work in recent times.  That said, Wikipedia has no deadline and my failure shouldn't count against the band.  There are plenty of good sources out there, including reviews\coverage  by The Washington Post, Chicago Sun Times, Boston Globe, and others. --ThaddeusB (talk) 22:51, 30 November 2009 (UTC)
 * Tag for rescue and keep per WP:BAND, as showing evidence of a National tour, but User:ThaddeusB, please add the cites. Bearian (talk) 23:07, 30 November 2009 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions.  — J04n(talk page) 01:31, 1 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep per the sources provided by ThaddeusB. Agreed that these cites should be added to article.  Gongshow  Talk 04:57, 1 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Rename to Orangutang (band) and redirect Orangutang to Orangutan, since Google Scholar reveals that it is an alternate spelling of the great ape. And I think it's also the much more likely result people are looking for. 76.66.202.219 (talk) 05:35, 1 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep. Adequate coverage to demonstrate notability.--Michig (talk) 07:05, 1 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep Click the link to Google news at the top of the AFD, and you get results. The article from the Washington Post titled "Orangutang Rocks On Melodic Metal", seems to indicate notability.   D r e a m Focus  09:44, 1 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep - there are plenty of possibilities for improvement given the work of the folks above. Also, I agree with the Rename suggestion too. Doomsdayer520 (Talk|Contribs) 09:51, 1 December 2009 (UTC)


 * NOTE I've performed the move/redirect suggested above, but screwed it up by capitalizing "band". No observation as to notability. Mangoe (talk) 13:58, 1 December 2009 (UTC)
 * A Bot should take care of that troublesome redirect eventually. Doomsdayer520 (Talk|Contribs) 14:17, 1 December 2009 (UTC)


 * Snow keep. This nomination is a waste of everyones' time.  WP:BEFORE would have avoided it.--Epeefleche (talk) 22:20, 4 December 2009 (UTC)
 * That's a bit harsh, I did my best, as described above. I even searched the Washington Post website, as Thaddaeus had previously referred to that when declining the PROD, but could not find any articles about this band without subscribing there. Anyway, I'm happy to close it as Keep now that sources have been cited. - Fayenatic (talk) 22:48, 4 December 2009 (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.