Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Fab Five


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The result was  d elete. - Mailer Diablo 11:53, 2 February 2007 (UTC)

The Fab Five

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The unsourced claim that this tribute band is currently touring the US is the only concession made towards meeting WP:MUSIC. I have no idea if the standards for a tribute band are any different than the notability standards for a non-tribute band, but I would argue that this band is NN. janejellyroll 01:58, 28 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete - There was only one real fab five and that was the Spice Girls. Wikipedia has strong policies against impersonations --TommyOliver 03:07, 28 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Well we do have a Category:Tribute bands, it's just a matter of whether this one is notable enough. I know of them, I think, but that's not a sign of notability. I don't see enough here, but at the same time I don't think I can make a judgment.--T. Anthony 04:21, 28 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Thanks for pointing that category out to me. It seems to be kind of a mixed bag, but at least of couple of the bands go much further towards meeting WP:MUSIC than The Fab Five does.  Lez Zeppelin, for example, was on the cover of Spin.  And West End Girls (Swedish band) have released albums.  janejellyroll 04:40, 28 January 2007 (UTC)
 * The touring schedule is listed on their myspace website (link fixed), it just needs to be correctly sourced on the page. I'll try to do some research to find when they were established, but they are definetely currently touring. Also several things have been nicknamed Fab 5 as a play on The Beatles nickname Fab 4 (spice girls among them), this is not an impersonation it is the actual name (not a nickname) of the band. I believe TommyOliver's reasons for deletion are completely void. On another note it seems this artice was originally nominated for deletion because it was only made to promote the band. This is untrue, I started this article because I was doing research about them (having heard how great they were), and was suprised to see I couldn't find any information on wikipedia. After finding information elsewhere, I decided to start this page to help users in the future looking for this cover band. I have no connection to the band and have never even seen them play, so I would have no motive to promote them. War wizard90 06:30, 28 January 2007 (UTC)
 * This article is going to have to have sources beyond the band's myspace page or website. Please look at WP:MUSIC to get an idea of what kind of sources establish notablity for a band.  The reason I nominated the article for deletion is because it lacks reliable sources about the notability of the band.  janejellyroll 08:17, 28 January 2007 (UTC)


 * Delete for lack of notability. Wryspy 07:18, 28 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete no notability offered. The US tour is actually 16 dates around their local area over the next 9 months. Nuttah68 10:40, 28 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom, not notable. Vassyana 11:45, 1 February 2007 (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.