Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Undercover (band)


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The result was   keep. (non-admin closure) — Theo polisme  07:56, 9 December 2012 (UTC)

Undercover (band)

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This musician fails WP:GNG for lack of substantial coverage about him by third parties. He also fails every part of WP:MUSICBIO. Because I've also got identical doubts about Undercover's notability as well, I'm nominating it here also; it fails GNG and NMUSIC. JFHJr (㊟) 21:53, 2 December 2012 (UTC)
 * Delete Just not notable. --Bruddersohn (talk) 22:20, 2 December 2012 (UTC)
 * Keep Undercover (band) as I believe I can bring the article into proper shape, with references. I just made a start, and will continue to work on it.  I'm not as certain about Ojo Taylor.  Tracking down third party coverage for 1980s Christian Punk bands is not easy, but can be done -- Foetusized (talk) 23:32, 2 December 2012 (UTC)
 * Keep Leader of the band Undercover as well as a solo artist, producer, and contributor to other projects. Tag with blpreferences instead.
 * As for thje band's notability, multiple albums on major Christian labels and the first Christian New Wave band who later transitioned to a form of punk. --Walter Görlitz (talk) 01:17, 3 December 2012 (UTC)


 * Keep. Taylor probably passes GNG/NMUSIC via Huffington Post, Raised by Wolves, Apostles of Rock. At the very least it should be merged to the Undercover (band) article. As for the band, clearly passes notability guidelines via the above coverage, plus Times Daily, Allmusic, Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music, Austin American-Statesman, and Observer-Reporter. --Michig (talk) 17:42, 3 December 2012 (UTC)
 * Note also that searching variations of the name gives more results, e.g. for "Joey Taylor": Billboard, Religious Rock 'n' Roll, a Wolf in Sheep's Clothing, Nurturing the Soul of the Youth Worker, 8 Habits of an Effective Youth Worker, and "CHANGES GRACE GOSPEL MUSIC", Sun-Sentinel, February 22, 1985. --Michig (talk) 17:49, 3 December 2012 (UTC)...and for "Joe Taylor": What About Christian Rock?, Montreal Gazette, Bangor Daily News. Granted they're not all in-depth but there's more than enough there overall. --Michig (talk) 17:57, 3 December 2012 (UTC)


 * Note: I've withdrawn the nomination as to Taylor, but my Undercover nomination stands. JFHJr (㊟) 03:33, 6 December 2012 (UTC)
 * Comment The band clearly meets WP:BAND 5 & 7. --Walter Görlitz (talk) 07:43, 6 December 2012 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 19:54, 7 December 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.