Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Sleepers (band) (2nd nomination)


 * 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. W.marsh 04:05, 4 December 2006 (UTC)

The Sleepers (band)



 * Comment OK, what exactly is going on here? My name is Brian Smith, and I am the manager of The Sleepers, not the imposter that keeps editing and saying he is in the band. I represent the band, and we did not authorize this page, although we would like to keep it as is.  The information on the page is what is on the band's webpage, so it is official info.  I guess I'm confused as to how this happened and why it happened.  The Sleepers had a small page on Wikipedia as of a few weeks ago that didn't cause any problems, and all of a sudden the page changed and was flagged to be deleted.  Please feel free to contact me at dpgs303@aol.com.  Again, we have not authorized this other person to speak on behalf of the band.

Non-notable band. The article is horribly written and probably violates WP:COI all across the board. It was previously AfDed in Jan 2005, but the AfD was never closed. Recently, someone prod'ded the article, but it was removed by an anonymous user who claims to be Tony Manno from the band. By the way, most of the article's edits come from User:Anthonymanno1. Danny Lilithborne 20:49, 28 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Comment previous AfD was in January 2005. (aeropagitica) 21:44, 28 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete The Sleepers play some lowdown, dirty, Rock N' Roll. Coming from Chicago with one foot in the blues and the other kicking the ass of bands that forgot what Rock N' Roll music is oh yeah that sounds real NPOV! I've been told not to say WP:VANITY so I'll go with WP:COI and an unhealthy amount of WP:SPAM! MartinDK 21:04, 28 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Speedy delete as a non-notable band - no references for tours, chart positions, notable members, multiple independent references in Journals of Record, reliable sources; WP:Music refers. (aeropagitica) 21:40, 28 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Merge? I am the real Tony Manno of The Sleepers, and I was just informed of this page and the nominations for deletion. My apologies for whomever decided to put up our profile on the page.  We are a legitimate band (I happen to think we're a notable one at that!), but apparently someone else believed we should have our own page.  That I appreciate, but I apologize for the page creation not going through the proper channels. If someone would like to inform me, though, how I could get a legitimate page up for my band, that would be great.  We have international press, a label, we tour, etc. etc.    Also, anyone that knows me would know that I don't use "Anthony" as my first name. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Anthonymanno1 (talk • contribs)
 * Comment Despite his assertion about his first name, the above vote is from the aforementioned "Anthonymanno1", the primary editor of the article. Danny Lilithborne 22:36, 28 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete - The apparent lacking notability (as demonstrated by above posters) combined with the misleading actions of the article's creator (and presumed subject) make this a pretty easy choice. →Bobby ← 22:42, 28 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete, and I'm calling possible WP:SPAM on the grounds that the band's publicity manager is getting involved. --Dennisthe2 04:37, 29 November 2006 (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.