Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Fixxers


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The result was   withdrawn by nominator (keep) --RegentsPark (My narrowboat) 16:59, 27 April 2009 (UTC)

The Fixxers

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No references, no records, no record deal that I can verify, no chart rankings--no notability. Drmies (talk) 22:02, 26 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Hi Admin! How are you? Will you please close this AfD if you have a minute? I'm withdrawing my nomination, with thanks to Michig for their work. Thanks! Drmies (talk) 15:36, 27 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete for failing Wikipedia's guidelines on notability and our policy on verifiability and reliable sources.— S Marshall  Talk / Cont  22:15, 26 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep. Come on, please, we have WP:BEFORE for a reason. This group has 2 members, both of which are individually notable, the group is signed to Universal Records, and a quick Google search found all this coverage:, , , , , , , , . --Michig (talk) 22:29, 26 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Right. And BEFORE, I found this:, which is really nothing except passing mention of shows, and a few lines in a Honolulu newspaper. There are no hits at all for "The Fixxers Street Masterpiece" in Google News. And while some of your finds look good, many do not--seriously, you'd never include your second reference in an article, would you? The XXL Mag reference doesn't hardly discuss the band, only the artists' past, Rap News Network is a blog. The last reference, from the Honolulu "Star Bulletin," has only this to offer: "Following a stint in prison in 2006, Quik has regained his focus and teamed with long-time buddy AMG to form the Fixxers, releasing the single "Can You Werk with Dat." this year." So I'm still looking for in-depth, significant coverage in reliable sources. Drmies (talk) 22:47, 26 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Rap News network claims to have a staff and 500,000 readers, which would make it not a blog, although we only have their word for it. The Allmusic bio is significant coverage. The XXL magazine feature is significant coverage. Vibe magazine choosing their track as one of the 44 best songs of 2007 is a good indication of notability. There's also this news story from XXL magazine. These are all reliable sources. The other sources may not be to your liking but the fact that the band has a profile on the Interscope site shows that do have a deal (Interscope is a division of Universal). So what's the problem with this article that can't be fixed using the sources available? Deleting an article on a band comprising wholly of notable individuals makes no sense whatsover. --Michig (talk) 23:05, 26 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Take it easy, Michig. I do have a little bit of sense. You'll have seen, perhaps, that the hits on Google News provide no suggestion that there was a 2008 album, and you have also seen that the album that was supposed to come out never did, so, as far as I could tell from that terrible article, there was nothing there. And you'll forgive me for not plowing through a ton of Google hits looking for a band I never heard of. I got a proposal: I clean up the article some, you add a couple of references (the ones "I like"? how about the ones that look or are notable), and I withdraw this nomination. And then we light up something good and listen to "Sweet Black Pussy" which is, apparently, one of "Quik"'s big hits. OK?Drmies (talk) 01:04, 27 April 2009 (UTC)
 * I am taking it easy. I've just spent half an hour improving the article, which I would have rather spent doing something else. "plowing through a ton of Google hits looking for a band I never heard of" is a Really Good Idea if you're considering nominating an article on that band for deletion, at least for a few minutes.--Michig (talk) 06:30, 27 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Now are we lighting something up? Drmies (talk) 15:34, 27 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Weak Keep, since it contains notable musicians it technically meets notability guidelines. Weak verifiability, but verifiability nonetheless (e.g. allmusic.com). Also, article is not an orphan; it has 18 links from article namespace. ~EdGl   &#9733;  23:16, 26 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions.  --  J mundo 04:03, 27 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep The sources added by Michig demonstrate that WP:MUSIC is met. sparkl!sm hey! 09:04, 27 April 2009 (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.