Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Lightfighters


 * 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. &mdash;Darkwind (talk) 03:40, 7 June 2015 (UTC)

The Lightfighters

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Fails WP:GNG due to lack of coverage beyond very minor and local sources. Fails WP:MUSIC because they simply haven't created any significant work of music (i.e. no awards and no chart presence). Possibly created by someone associated with the band. Accepted from AfC 2 years ago by a no-longer-active editor who seems to have been unaware about AfC protocol, evidently ignorant as to this article's severely deficient structure, etc. FoCuSandLeArN (talk) 01:27, 20 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of California-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 12:41, 23 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 12:41, 23 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Delete - there are a lot of minor radio appearances and other small accomplishments, so they're not a typical WP:GARAGE band, but at the same time they haven't really done enough to be noticed by the world at large. I was thinking about a merge to Rock Band Network, but the source that verifies that claim doesn't list the band. Ritchie333 (talk) (cont)  10:32, 26 May 2015 (UTC)


 * No Deletion - This band is already on wikipedia and should be merged with Rock Band Network, as the current wikipedia source is valid and mentions the band on the List of Rock Band Network 1.0 songs for February 15,2011. Giants4635 (talk)  (cont)  3:09, 26 May 2015 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, North America1000 17:44, 29 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Delete - fails GNG. Don't understand above suggestion to merge. —Мандичка YO 😜 19:00, 29 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Delete - My searches only found minor mentions here and here and nothing significant and notable. Giants4635's comment is not clear as to why this should be mentioned at Rock Band Network. SwisterTwister   talk  06:39, 1 June 2015 (UTC)


 * No Deletion -My searches have clearly shown this band is in fact mentioned on List of Rock Band Network 1.0 songs dated February 15, 2011 here and have already been on wikipedia 3 years.  I found their music in films that were featured at the Cannes Film Festival and Hoboken International Film Festival.here  and a documentary film with Arlo Guthrie  here and here  Their music does come up on a more accredited music site Allmusic here which supports that they are obviously not just a local WP:GARAGE band.  Further still, they were published on more noteworthy sites like this one here  Also, their tour schedule has them at national venues such as the Whiskey a Go Go, and national festivals such as Bayfront Blues Festival and The California Rodeo here rebuking some rather curt assertions above.  On top of this, they have supported quite a few notable acts such as  John Mayall, Stephen Pearcy of RATT,  Tommy Castro,  The Guess Who, The Mother Hips, Moonalice, Charlie Musselwhite,Otis Clay, and  Rosie Ledet. here and here  The claims above asserting that a band needs awards and chart toppings to be considered notable are not following WP:GNG guidelines .  Furthermore, if national attention is what constitutes being notable, as has been stated above, then there is no question of allowing them on WP as they have been in national video games, films, performed at esteemed national venues and festivals, as well as supported national acts aforementioned.  Olddude123 (talk)  (cont)  10:37, 1 June 2015 (UTC)
 * That may be so but what the article needs is significant and notable sources talking about it, not pages like ReverbNation and the band's website. SwisterTwister   talk  19:29, 1 June 2015 (UTC)


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