Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Wolf Alice


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The result was   keep. (non-admin closure) TB  randley  (review) 04:36, 16 March 2013 (UTC)

Wolf Alice

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Found the article only because there is a template at TfD associated with it (found when wondering why duration was at TfD). Not notable, fails every criteria of WP:BAND (which seems to have changed a bit itself - please review it if you have not done so recently). Speedy was declined, as there are sources in the article, but many of them are trivial - "listen to new track" is two, a few lines about a single is another, and interestingly, a list of newly-released singles for a given week is a third. Chess Club is not a major label, and without knowing BBC's airplay criteria, having airplay (or not) is not a criterion of notability. None of the show reviews as sources is solely about them, and even The Observer notes that they are at a show in a "micro-venue" in London. There's an interview with the band, but it's only ten questions or so, and that's borderline in terms of "third-party information" if there's really nothing else there. Crack is one paragraph and a linked video. getreading.com is an article about local events in Reading, though the lead is fairly focused on the group; however, it's local news whether it's on the Web or not. I'm not seeing the sort of coverage I would expect for a smaller act to be WP-worthy. MSJapan (talk) 20:20, 9 March 2013 (UTC)
 * Keep. There is easily enough coverage of the band to be considered notable via WP:GNG or WP:BAND. They didn't only get airplay on BBC Radio 1, they recorded/performed a session and were interviewed on Huw Stephens' show. Not one of the sources is a list of newly-released singles - the Artrocker article that may appear to be that from the title features reviews of two singles released that week. The getreading article is an article about the band from the Reading Post (getreading.co.uk is the website of the Reading Post) - there are a few other smaller articles bundled with it, presumably because they appeared in the same section of the newspaper. --Michig (talk) 21:15, 9 March 2013 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of England-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 19:37, 10 March 2013 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 19:37, 10 March 2013 (UTC)


 * Keep per WP:BAND criterion #1. In addition to what Michig found, there is also review in NME although it does not appear to be available online: Daly, Rhian (17 November 2011). "Radar: Wolf Alice", NME, p. 22. Paul Erik  (talk) (contribs) 02:40, 11 March 2013 (UTC)
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