Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Ryde


 * 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. — Aitias // discussion  00:03, 27 July 2009 (UTC)

The Ryde

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Deprodded, non-notable rock band and fails WP:MUSIC. It has 47,000 Ghits about the band. ApprenticeFan talk  contribs 23:36, 13 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete - non notable band, falls well short of WP:BAND. GHits drop sharply once you exclude bands that have played in Ryde or Ryde, New South Wales. Next you need to filter out results for the band with the same name who aren't the subject of the article. Nuttah (talk) 07:57, 14 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions.  -- TexasAndroid (talk) 18:05, 14 July 2009 (UTC)

Point #9 of the WP:BAND states "Has won or placed in a major music competition." The Ryde has won the finals of the IndieWeek Festival competition which has secured them a spot in the upcoming IndieWeek competition held in October 2009 in Toronto. The winner will win a tour in Ireland. IndieWeek Festival is a notable competition in Canada. I believe this satisfies the criteria. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Quaresimaj (talk • contribs) 03:46, 16 July 2009 (UTC)

Further, I'd like to correct ApprenticeFan  on the Ghits number. ApprenticeFan has searched for "the ryde band" when the name of the band is simply "the ryde". Ghits for "the ryde" are 645,000. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Quaresimaj (talk • contribs) 03:50, 16 July 2009 (UTC)  Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Ron Ritzman (talk) 00:00, 20 July 2009 (UTC)
 * But it should be noted that those 645,000 ghits are not all for this band. A simple glance at google shows a clothing company, a jewelry store and so on.  freshacconci  talk talk  03:28, 23 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so consensus may be reached.


 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Ontario-related deletion discussions.  — Paul Erik  (talk) (contribs) 03:12, 23 July 2009 (UTC)
 * delete - no sources, aside from their myspace page, band webpage, and some internet site. Band is unsigned. IndieWeek Festival is associated with Sonicbids, which makes it very iffy. WP:MUSIC does not overrule WP:V, WP:RS, or WP:N, all of which this article fails. Article creator has made few other contributions to Wikipedia - thus the suggestion of bandspam. Non-notable subject, unsourced, therefore delete. AllGloryToTheHypnotoad (talk) 14:59, 23 July 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.