Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Wired Desire


 * 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 13:14, 17 February 2009 (UTC)

Wired Desire

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Based on the following searches: there doesn't appear to be significant coverage in reliable sources independent of the subject, therefore the band doesn't comply with the notability guideline. PhilKnight (talk) 15:32, 3 February 2009 (UTC)


 * Delete: no significant independent 3rd party notability WP:BAND. JamesBurns (talk) 01:41, 4 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so consensus may be reached. Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, —  Aitias   // discussion 01:03, 8 February 2009 (UTC)


 * Keep They tour with Nazareth, more notable than many bands. An article entitled "Wired for sound"  by Chris Sweeney in the 11 July 2008 The Sun (a British newspaper), said "Young headbangers are turning the clock back - and giving old-school rock 'n roll the kiss of life." and later "The guys have also been on tour with legendary Scots rock veterans Nazareth - who reckon Wired Desire are their best support act ever." An article by Kerry McKittrick in the 27 August 2008 Belfast Telegraph Derry Edition p. 15, said "Wired Desire are playing at the Spring and Airbrake tonight. These Scottish rockers only formed in 2005, but are already gaining a reputation as the pioneers for a new generation of rock music." I understand that there exist, but I do not have citations for, other published articles about them in the British music press. --Bejnar (talk) 02:11, 8 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Impossible to verify claims from here as the above references listed are not online. Not all physical libraries have the Belfast Telegraph Derry Edition. A search through the Google News archive turned up nothing, not even for The Sun. JamesBurns (talk) 08:38, 8 February 2009 (UTC)
 * The Belfast Telegraph Derry Edition is available on Lexis/Nexis if you have access to an academic library nearby. I would like to see a copy of the October 2008 issue of Classic Rock Magazine from which amazon.co.uk quotes with regard to their first album. --Bejnar (talk) 06:49, 9 February 2009 (UTC)


 * I can confirm the (short, 392 words) "The Sun" article through access to NewsBank via my local library, though it is the only significant coverage to be found there. --Malcolmxl5 (talk) 12:38, 8 February 2009 (UTC)
 * WP:V does not require sources to be available online or in all libraries, only that they exist and for it to be possible for readers to find copies of them. And I think 392 words is quite long for a Sun article... they use large print and have most of the page taken up with pictures.  As an example, their current headline story on the web site ("84 dead in Oz bush fires") is 394 words.  Another front-page story clocks in at 226 words.  I'm not sure, but I believe their writers' guidelines are to keep stories as short as humanly possible. JulesH (talk) 13:11, 8 February 2009 (UTC)
 * This is not the article to discuss it over but whether The Sun is a reliable source is another thing entirely... JamesBurns (talk) 07:41, 9 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so consensus may be reached. Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, —  Aitias   // discussion 19:17, 12 February 2009 (UTC)


 * Delete: Unable to verify claimed sources. A-Kartoffel (talk) 00:33, 14 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete the nom's search results show that this isn't notable. Themfromspace (talk) 22:32, 16 February 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.