Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Earons


 * 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. (non-admin closure) feminist (talk) 02:41, 1 December 2021 (UTC)

The Earons

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WP:TNT, totally unsourced, puffery ridden. I can't find any significant coverage. Hemiauchenia (talk) 02:37, 24 November 2021 (UTC)
 * The article has been modified to remove all the sources and add puffery in July by a SPA, here is the old version. Is charting #1 for one week on the US Dance chart and #36 on the Billboard R&B Chart in 1984 for the same song enough to pass WP:NBAND? Hemiauchenia (talk) 02:46, 24 November 2021 (UTC)
 * Keep per new Billboard articles presented below. Hemiauchenia (talk) 02:53, 26 November 2021 (UTC)

Comment Total puffery. If an article starts with "This incredibly influential band...", I know something is very wrong then. If the charts are okay for a pass, then my vote is keep, if not, then it's 'delete because they don't look very notable at all. GhostDestroyer100 (talk) 05:36, 24 November 2021 (UTC) *Delete as there is no salvageable material whatsoever in the article. They may well be notable, but the current article is crying out for TNT and a totally fresh start. Elemimele (talk) 09:45, 24 November 2021 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions. Hemiauchenia (talk) 02:37, 24 November 2021 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of New York-related deletion discussions. Hemiauchenia (talk) 02:37, 24 November 2021 (UTC)
 * Delete but only on WP:TNT grounds. They satisfy the notability requirements, but this article is dreadful and there's nothing worth saving. Mlb96 (talk) 06:38, 24 November 2021 (UTC)
 * Keep Article is fine now, and notability is satisfied. Mlb96 (talk) 20:30, 26 November 2021 (UTC)
 * Delete Incredibly influential, so much so that they haven't done anything since 1985. Oaktree b (talk) 19:14, 24 November 2021 (UTC)
 * Comment - Their hit song also has an article at Land of Hunger, so something will have to be done with that if the band's article is deleted. Their chart performance can be verified, and they also have a brief bio at AllMusic: . I personally am undecided on whether the one hit song adds up to enough notability. However, per WP:NOTCLEANUP it's unclear whether the community has fully accepted "TNT" as a reason for deletion (immediatism and eventualism) ---  DOOMSDAYER 520 (TALK&#124;CONTRIBS) 20:06, 24 November 2021 (UTC)
 * Keep as i've reverted back to the less promotional version with references that was messed up by a drive by promotional editor. They pass WP:NMUSIC criteria 2 with a high charting hit single. If this is kept the article on the single can be merged here, imv Atlantic306 (talk) 02:59, 25 November 2021 (UTC)
 * Yes, a vast improvement, thank you . The article as it now stands is quite acceptable. Elemimele (talk) 07:00, 25 November 2021 (UTC)
 * Keep: in fairness, the puffery was only introduced a few months ago by the editor Frank Venditti as an obvious COI, purely to publicise the fact that he wrote lyrics for two of their songs. Now that Atlantic306 has reverted the self-promotion back to a readable version (thank you, Atlantic306), it looks like the band were briefly notable on the back of their one big hit... as well as charting on two Billboard charts, there are reasonable articles about the group in Billboard, , , a short review of their album from the same magazine , and a review of the single in Music Week in the UK as well , so there may be more coverage in the UK music press too. Richard3120 (talk) 13:57, 25 November 2021 (UTC)
 * Keep meets WP:GNG thanks to sources shared by Richard3120. NemesisAT (talk) 00:19, 26 November 2021 (UTC)
 * Keep it passes WP:NMUSIC due to the single and WP:GNG due to the sources presented by Richard3120. TipsyElephant (talk) 02:13, 26 November 2021 (UTC)


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