Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Vazquez Sounds


 * 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 KEEP (non-admin closure). 5 votes to keep, none aside from the nomination to delete. WP:GNG has been met. -- Sailing to Byzantium  ( msg ),  20:50, 23 February 2012 (UTC)

Vazquez Sounds

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This is a band of some kids who made a youtube video covering an Adele song, they got a couple million views and then they were pretty much forgotten. That's it. In fact, the article was created by some new user that didn't speak English and then never came back to wikipedia.

I think there are many reasons why they shouldn't be in an encyclopedia, and looking at the criteria for musicians, we can see that they clearly should be removed.

- They haven't released any singles or albums (which are like, 3 points in the criteria list)

- They haven't done any tours or even concerts.

- None of the members are independently notable musicians.

- They haven't won any major music awards.

- They haven't won or entered any major music competition.

It's also important to note that they were only mentioned on tv (their only point in the criteria list) for their first video (cause of the gimmick, mostly), their following 2 videos were pretty much ignored. I think that band who did the "worst cover ever" of "The Final Countdown" was even more of an internet phenomenon, and they don't have (nor deserve) a wikipedia page.

We can't have an article for every single video that gets featured on youtube. Cancerbero 8 (talk) 13:10, 15 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Mexico-related deletion discussions.  • Gene93k (talk) 15:12, 15 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions.  • Gene93k (talk) 15:12, 15 February 2012 (UTC)


 * Strong Keep I agree this band does not pass WP:MUSICIANS but surely passes WP:GNG as it received significant coverage in secondary reliable sources, as a quick look in Google News archives shows: . As noticed by User:Tbhotch they also surely pass WP:MUSICIANS#1. Cavarrone (talk) 22:48, 17 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Don't you think that, then, it should probably just be listed in List_of_Internet_phenomena instead of having its own separate page? I mean, it's not as notable as, say, Friday, which was at least released as a single and covered by a bunch of famous artists Cancerbero 8 (talk) 02:33, 18 February 2012 (UTC)

Comment 178.148.226.11 (talk) 12:13, 18 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Keep duh extensive coverage in reliable sources. They were on every morning show in Mexico and in the U.S. and god knows where else.  This nom should be withdrawn. -- Y not? 03:50, 19 February 2012 (UTC)
 * So was the "I like turtles" kid. I don't see the point of them having their own article. Look at it, it's TWO lines long. All their "extensive coverage" was because of that one song, that's it, there's nothing else to say about them. If they are going to be on wikipedia, they should probably just be mentioned, as I said, in the List_of_Internet_phenomena, not having a whole article just to say "they made a cover of "Rolling in the Deep" and it had lots of views". Cancerbero 8 (talk) 06:17, 19 February 2012 (UTC)


 * Keep "Created by a non-English-speaker editor" is not a justification for deletion, and can be considered as hate speech. And, are you sure they haven't released a single?. Passes N(M) points 1 and 12, as well as WP:GNG, as they have been mentioned in many reliable sources in both Spanish and English languages. Considering that the arguments "'worst cover ever' of 'The Final Countdown'" and [T]hey don't have (nor deserve) a wikipedia [sic] page.", this is more like an user with a WP:COI/biased problem with the band than a real reason for deletion. Tb hotch .™ Grammatically incorrect? Correct it!  See terms and conditions.  20:09, 20 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Hate speech? Please... English is not my native language either, and I'm from Mexico too. Don't provoke me. It's about quality. I don't have a problem with the band, I have a problem with the article. Please don't accuse me of things like hate speech, bias or try to provoke me again, I already got a personal attack in this page, keep it professional and base your arguments on what I wrote, not on the reason YOU think I wrote them. Wanna talk about bias? Look at the comment below by the unsigned user. Also, iTunes is not the same as a label, a bunch of people release "singles" on iTunes, I doubt that passes the criteria. Cancerbero 8 (talk) 04:02, 21 February 2012 (UTC)
 * "I doubt that [the band/page] passes the criteria". Well, AFDs are not requests for page improvement, and in less than an hour I improved the page simply adding references to text that an IP removed without a reason. You've showed no intention to improve the page, just want it deleted, and it is pretty clear with every single comment you've left in the page. Oh, and, the page still passing the GNG criteria and N(M) points 1 and 12, so I suggest you to withdrawn this nomination because it's snowing. Tb hotch .™ Grammatically incorrect? Correct it!  See terms and conditions.  04:52, 21 February 2012 (UTC)
 * I hope you're not suggesting I deleted that info from that page, just like you suggested earlier I was guilty of hate speech. I can assure you, I haven't touched that page at all apart from making this nomination. If I do something, I do it with this account, I don't hide behind Anonymous IPs or new users like some people in this conversation do. Snowing? Three people consider keeping the article, that doesn't seem like snowing to me. And I know snow, I live in Siberia.Cancerbero 8 (talk) 05:39, 21 February 2012 (UTC)
 * I never said that you removed the content, if you don't like other people putting words upon your mouth, then don't do the same. Anyway in three days an admin will close this as there are three valid comments, keeping that time this page will be a total waste of time. Good luck. Tb hotch .™ Grammatically incorrect? Correct it!  See terms and conditions.  06:04, 21 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Wow, there's no comparison between me saying "I hope you're not suggesting..." and you accusing me of HATE SPEECH. Something that you actually never even apologised for. They are completely different leagues. And you want me to treat you well after you saying that? You can't go simply provoking and accusing people of things, not apologizing when you're wrong about those accusations, and then pretending to be the victim. You start a fight and then pretend you didn't do anything wrong? Your tone has been aggressive with me since the beginning. Look at the other commenters and how I tried replying to their arguments in a civil way, whether I agreed with their view on the subject or not. You just keep on provoking me, and you'd better stop doing that. For you this page can be a "waste", for me the Vazquez Sounds article is a waste. Cancerbero 8 (talk) 13:37, 21 February 2012 (UTC)

"This is a band of some kids..." [this is a world known by now musical trio of Abelardo, Gustavo and Angela Vázquez] "...who made a youtube video covering an Adele song, they got a couple million views and then they were pretty much forgotten. That's it." [No, that's not it. As of today, they got more than 45 000 000 hits on youtube for their Adele song. It's 46 000 000 hits in three months! And more than 25 000 000 hits on their two other songs.] "In fact, the article was created by some new user that didn't speak English and then never came back to wikipedia." [In fact, who cares, new user or old user. Facts matter!] Truth matters, and the truth is that Vazquez Sounds are just at the beginning of their carieer, the truth is that Angela Vázquez is a supertalented singer and there is a bright future ahead of her. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Straight simple (talk • contribs) 03:15, 21 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Strong Keep This nom should be withdrawn! Let's talk facts:
 * Hmm, a new user. I wonder if you're the one who told me to get a life? Either way, welcome to Wikipedia. Now, whether you think the girl is a supertalented singer or that you predict her future is bright does not doesn't give her a reason to have a page, there's a list with criteria and my point is that this page doesn't fit that criteria. Cancerbero 8 (talk) 04:02, 21 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Thank you my friend. I'm honored to be welcomed here by you. So, you are from Mexico and live in Siberia? Long way you went there. Where in Siberia are you stationed now? I know the place, I was born there. The world is so small these days, don't you think? Yes, I'm a new user, thanks to you. I got offended by that nom of yours and chimed in. Sorry you don't like it, but facts speak for themselves. Not 2 mln views but 46 000 000 views and going up. And Vazquez Sounds are not forgotten. They are actually becoming more and more popular. Every day. They do deserve this page. Regretfully, you are trying to make your point by making a false statement of material facts (as your lawyer would put it). No, I'm not the one who wished you to "get a life". And I'm sure the one who did, meant wishing no harm to you. We all wish you well. Straight simple (talk) 07:10, 22 February 2012 (UTC)


 * Keep. Contary to what the nomination says follow ups were not ignored. states that their next video in ~1 week "scooped up nearly 7 million views" and was "the 17th most-viewed clip of the month" (also says they charted, but don't know how recognised the Billboard Social 50 chart is).  states there "Forget You" cover has nearly 3 million views. The have also released an album, stated in  Most importantly band has enough coverage for WP:N and it's not just one event due to the coverage of followup videos. duffbeerforme (talk) 07:42, 21 February 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.