Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Spelled Moon (band) (2nd nomination)


 * 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. (Soft delete, minding low participation.) czar ⨹   23:39, 1 December 2014 (UTC)

Spelled Moon (band)
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Not notable. Lacks significant coverage in multiple independent reliable sources. Looking at the sources: Allmusic ref is just a listing. MTV listing is not independent. (Uploading your promotional bio to MTV is not an indication of notability.) 3 is the frontman talking about the band, not independent. Next 3 are mostly about other bands and is there to verify membership of other bands. 7 does not have significant coverage. 8 is not a reliable source. 9 is not a reliable source and the coverage is not significant. 10 is their label, not independent. A search found nothing better. Closest to WP:BAND they come is by having 3 bluelinked members but looking at them shows the band falls short. Johansson is not notable independent of Yngwie Malmsteen. Chuck Wrights notability is dependent on the bands he has been a member of. Rieckermann redirects to his band, he is not independently notable. Last afd closed no consensus due to no competent participation after nomination. duffbeerforme (talk) 12:59, 9 November 2014 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions.  Jinkinson   talk to me  13:07, 9 November 2014 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of California-related deletion discussions.  Jinkinson   talk to me  13:08, 9 November 2014 (UTC)


 * Delete. The article is written in such a promotional way that the reader gets the impression that Spelled Moon is a mega band; however, they have only released one EP containing three singles, while promising that a full-length album will be released soon. If an album is released, and it performs well, then the band might become notable, but at this point in time I cannot establish notability. Looking at the criteria listed at WP:BAND, only two deserve to be examined:


 * 1. "Has been the subject of multiple, non-trivial, published works appearing in sources that are reliable, not self-published, and are independent from the musician or ensemble itself."
 * 6. "Is an ensemble which contains two or more independently notable musicians, or is a musician who has been a reasonably prominent member of two or more independently notable ensembles."


 * I don't see how criterion #1 is met. Apart from studying the sources provided in the article, I performed a lengthy and fruitless Google search, both in English and in Spanish (the band leader was born in Argentina, so there is some coverage from that country, but not reliable, and it's typically copy-pasted). The Rock N Roll Industries magazine seems like a reliable source to me, with nearly 90,000 likes on their Facebook page, but it's just an interview, so no independent facts about the band are provided. And the sources go downhill after that. The Patrick Johansson biography by Zildjian does not even mention the band, even though he's allegedly a member. The article by Schenectady Gazette does not mention the band. In the Chuck Wright interview (a YouTube video), Chuck Wright does not mention the band. The Radio Rock Concierto para Ell@s feature has minimal coverage and very questionable reliability. The two Power Metal USA features have significant coverage, although one of them is a mere interview, and Power Metal USA's Facebook page has fewer than 500 likes, and it's just two years old, so it cannot be deemed reliable. The other sources have minimal coverage, and they lack reliability and/or independence.


 * Criterion #6 is definitely not met despite an apparent effort made by the creator of the article for that purpose. The band is mentioned in Patrick Johansson's article only because of this edit. Likewise, the band is mentioned in Chuck Wright's article only because of this edit. Dontreader (talk) 05:40, 14 November 2014 (UTC)


 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.


 * Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, NorthAmerica1000 17:26, 16 November 2014 (UTC)

 
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.


 * Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, NorthAmerica1000 07:43, 25 November 2014 (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.