Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Peacocks (Backup band)


 * 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   redirect to Jack White (musician). Mark Arsten (talk) 04:18, 3 August 2012 (UTC)

The Peacocks (Backup band)

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Non-notable band. Only notable for their gig as one of two backup bands touring with Jack White when he's touring separately from White Stripes. Attempted redirect rejected by article's creator. WikiDan61 ChatMe!ReadMe!! 11:28, 23 July 2012 (UTC)
 * redirect to Jack white Seasider91 (talk) 11:40, 23 July 2012 (UTC)

This is 1 of 3 different articles created by this author which have been nominated by the same Wiki user for deletion; comments from that Wiki user have been disrespectful and have made attempts to belittle the subject artists (including Dominic Davis, described that he just “stands in the back with a bass”), together with an air of discrimination. The Wiki community should not support such efforts. And now here comments make it clear that they do not even know that the band the White Stripes broke up some time ago, something that was covered in great detail in the worldwide media and which can be learned by just reading through one part of Jack White’s wiki page. Users that do not even know that vital bit of information are in a very poor position to opine on the notability of this band. With the White Stripes now broken up, Jack White’s solo production becomes that much more notable as does the Peacocks role in such. In the musical arts notability is not limited only to headliners; just because it is a backing band does not negate it from its own notability. The Wiki community clearly agrees as there are many, many backing bands with their own Wiki pages from Scarlet Fever to The Spiders from Mars. And while most of the members of this band already have their own notoriety and their own Wiki pages, a backing band does also get notability from the headliner and Jack White is one of the biggest international rock and blues artists as well as one of the most highly regarded guitarists of our time and is a multiple Grammy winner. This band is notable and this page should not be deleted. Jjjssswiki (talk) 17:24, 23 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Comment There is no "discrimination" here (and Jjjssswiki might want to consider assuming good faith). This is merely a case of an editor (me) seeing a poor article and nominating it for deletion, and then, seeing that the article's creator has behaved in a manner indicating a lack of understanding of Wikipedia's notability guidelines, reviewing that editors other contributions and finding some of them lacking notability also.  I do not know Dominic Davis, and I am not a particular follower of the genre of music that Davis plays, so I have no particular axe to grind in either direction about Davis or his projects.  I am only working within the guidelines established by Wikipedia, and finding that the articles involved do not meet those guidelines.  WikiDan61 ChatMe!ReadMe!! 18:03, 23 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions. Northamerica1000(talk) 23:08, 23 July 2012 (UTC)


 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.


 * Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, BusterD (talk) 15:04, 30 July 2012 (UTC)


 * Merge to Jack White (musician). Backing bands may be notable with sufficient in-depth press coverage, but I don't think this one has achieved that yet.  If Jack White (musician) is too long, established practice would be to break out the Jack White discography into a separate article. --Colapeninsula (talk) 16:59, 30 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Delete or Merge/redirect as the AfD closer finds appropriate. I agree with comments above that this backup band has not achieved notability under the relevant standard. Ubelowme U  Me  00:25, 31 July 2012 (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.