Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Browning


 * 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. Mark Arsten (talk) 20:11, 7 December 2012 (UTC)

The Browning

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Delete per WP:BAND -- Alan Liefting (talk - contribs) 20:23, 30 November 2012 (UTC)
 * Neutral - The band is signed with Earache Records, which has many different notable artists. This could be a presumption of notability per WP:BAND. Abstaining from making a !vote right now. I'll wait to see what comes up in this debate. Michaelzeng7 (talk) 21:47, 30 November 2012 (UTC)
 * Comment. This is a borderline one. The releases on Earache suggest notability, but I couldn't find coverage beyond webzine articles such as these:, . There may be coverage offline in sources such as Metal Hammer and Terrorizer. --Michig (talk) 08:39, 1 December 2012 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions.  — sparklism  hey! 09:18, 4 December 2012 (UTC)


 * Comment. Even if Earache was established beyond doubt as being a significant record label, as opposed to something backed up with a load of unreliable sources, it still wouldn't give inherent notability as WP:BAND says they need to have released two or more albums on a significant label (the article states "The band has released one studio album, and two EP's."), and (more importantly) the releases and signing to the label need to be backed up with reliable sources. I'm leaning towards "delete", and if I can't find a couple more sources with nationwide distribution, that's where I'll be heading. -- Ritchie333 (talk)  (cont)   11:54, 4 December 2012 (UTC)
 * Given that Terrorizer recently issued a special issue entirely devoted to Earache Records, I don't think the label being significant enough can really be doubted. --Michig (talk) 20:35, 4 December 2012 (UTC)


 * Keep. There is some online content from the Dallas Observer, but the following are convincing evidence of notability, I believe: Metal Hammer (Geman edition)TerrorizerBig Cheese, Zero Tolerance - all major print magazines. I'll also see if I can get hold of the Terrorizer Earache special to see if there's anything in there. --Michig (talk) 21:16, 4 December 2012 (UTC)...also Rock Hard, Decibel. --Michig (talk) 21:28, 4 December 2012 (UTC)
 * Keep per Michig's sources, which show that these guys meet WP:BAND. — sparklism  hey! 09:06, 6 December 2012 (UTC)
 * Weak Keep Seems like the band meets criteria 1 from WP:BAND. — Ṟ  Ṉ™  16:09, 7 December 2012 (UTC)
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