Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Master Colony


 * 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. causa sui (talk) 17:22, 18 August 2011 (UTC)

The Master Colony

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Non-notable per WP:BAND, no significant coverage online from WP:Reliable sources. Gurt Posh (talk) 13:18, 3 August 2011 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions.  —Gurt Posh (talk) 13:19, 3 August 2011 (UTC)


 * Keep - Fulfills WP:GNG with this, this and this (significant coverage from reliable sources). Even though they have bad haircuts, they seem to be notable.  Ol Yeller  Talktome 21:11, 9 August 2011 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.


 * Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Ron Ritzman (talk) 00:42, 10 August 2011 (UTC)


 * Delete Looking at the sources there is two small market (local?) pieces which have repeated sections, reading like a reproduction of a bands self produced bio (one is a glorified gig listing) and the third is a local boy made good puff piece, not what I call significant coverage. (Not all of the haircuts are bad). duffbeerforme (talk) 09:24, 12 August 2011 (UTC)
 * Note - The Whitby paper is from a town of about 13k (so obviously a very small paper). The other writes for a city of about 135k people (also not very large).  In short, I can agree that the coverage is local which certainly diminishes the usefulness of the articles.  As for them being puff pieces, I don't really see that it matters unless you're suggesting that there was some sort of breach in the independence of the newspaper from the band.  Ol Yeller  Talktome 12:25, 12 August 2011 (UTC)
 * Keep - definitly meets WP:GNG.--BabbaQ (talk) 09:30, 14 August 2011 (UTC)
 * could you explain how? LibStar (talk) 12:30, 14 August 2011 (UTC)


 * Delete fails WP:BAND. coverage is not significant, locally covered bands don't cut it for WP, no evidence of producing charted albums, notable tours as a lead. LibStar (talk) 12:34, 14 August 2011 (UTC)
 * Delete. No coverage, no achievements. Drmies (talk) 01:27, 18 August 2011 (UTC)
 * Delete. No reliable refs given. Szzuk (talk) 11:06, 18 August 2011 (UTC)
 * "No reliable refs given" is irrelevant. AfDs are to determine if the subject is notable and not if the article in its current state is good.  AfDs are not for cleanup.  Ol Yeller  Talktome 12:26, 18 August 2011 (UTC)
 * OlYeller is correct, Szzuk. Please comment on notability per our guidelines. Thank you, Drmies (talk) 14:17, 18 August 2011 (UTC)
 * I was feeling lazy...but anyway I checked the 3 refs given at the time. None of them demonstrate notability, it was myspace, their own website and a website affiliated to them...this should be deleted as it stands. Szzuk (talk) 17:14, 18 August 2011 (UTC)
 * Add. The gazette articles say 'they exist'. I'm sure they do, and I'm also sure if OlYeller, Drmies and Szzuk started a band I could get us in the local rag too...Szzuk (talk) 17:20, 18 August 2011 (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.