Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Silver (Rock Band)


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The result was   delete.  MBisanz  talk 07:28, 24 January 2009 (UTC)

Silver (Rock Band)

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Band, fails WP:BAND. I also can find no references to Silver or to Danny Mangold as a well-known musician online. This article appears to have been speedily deleted and then recreated by the same author, who also removed my prod. Brianyoumans (talk) 04:51, 19 January 2009 (UTC) Mickproper (talk) 08:09, 22 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Note: I have done more research, and am now convinced that Danny Mangold was indeed a musician from Fargo, who played in a band called the "Metro All-Stars", later "The Metros", who moved to the Minneapolis area and put out several records; Mangold later owned a music store in Everett, WA. However, I have yet to find ANYTHING online about the band Silver from Fargo that did not originate from the apparent author of this article, Mick Wagner. If the band existed (and I now think they probably did), they seem to have vanished from public memory. Brianyoumans (talk) 18:05, 20 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep: Released a notable song that charted, passes notability requirements per WP:MUSIC. Ironholds (talk) 08:06, 19 January 2009 (UTC) My mistake for not reading it properly, Delete. Ironholds (talk) 14:57, 19 January 2009 (UTC)
 * The article says that this song was by a different band named Silver, and this was a factor in forcing the Silver from Fargo to change their name. Brianyoumans (talk) 14:46, 19 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete: non-notable band WP:BAND. JamesBurns (talk) 02:32, 20 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions.   -- the wub  "?!"  23:49, 20 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep; Please check out the information regarding "Silver: at: https://www.freebase.com/view/guid/9202a8c04000641f8000000008048508 The proposed deletion is inappropriate and is not motivated by genuine editorial concern.  Also, Brianyoumans' use of my real name instead of my user name is a violation of Wikipedia poilicy and will not be tolerated.
 * I assume you are referring to WP:OUTING? Brianyoumans has not violated any policy; you posted your real name on your userpage, for gods sakes. If you don't want the house burnt down, don't lend your petrol card to an arsonist. Things posted on freebase don't qualify as reliable, third party sources as required by WP:SOURCES; anyone can write a page or edit is, regardless of their professional knowledge or reputation. For the same reason we don't use other Wikipedia articles as references. Ironholds (talk) 11:18, 22 January 2009 (UTC)
 * The material at Freebase lists Mick Wagner as Silver's lighting person, which would then make his authorship of the article a conflict of interest. But, really, the main point is that the band does not meet WP:BAND and does not have multiple reliable sources. Incidentally, the material at Freebase seems to be contributed mostly or entirely by former bandmembers. Brianyoumans (talk) 15:47, 22 January 2009 (UTC)


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