Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/World Leader Pretend


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The result was   keep. King of &hearts;   &diams;   &clubs;  &spades; 18:16, 16 February 2011 (UTC)

World Leader Pretend

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Non-notable band. Apparently prodded before. Released only one album on Warner Bros. No sources found besides a singular review. Ten Pound Hammer, his otters and a clue-bat • (Otters want attention) 21:38, 26 January 2011 (UTC)  Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Ron Ritzman (talk) 00:53, 2 February 2011 (UTC)
 * Keep. A quick search found CMJ New Music Report and SPIN (brief) on Google Books, and PopMatters, MTV, and Daily Herald on Google News, and there's more out there. There's also an Allmusic bio, and a couple of reviews there . These were not difficult to find.--Michig (talk) 21:50, 26 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions.  -- • Gene93k (talk) 01:42, 29 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.

 Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Ron Ritzman (talk) 01:50, 9 February 2011 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.


 * If this article gets kept, I recommend a rename to World Leader Pretend (band), because of the R.E.M. song by the same name, which is better known. --Metropolitan90 (talk) 17:09, 9 February 2011 (UTC)
 * Why has the nominator not withdrawn the nomination? It's a clear keep. To add to Michig's sources, there are reviews of their album Punches in Pitchfork and Allmusic; the Associated Press gave Punches an honorable mention in the top albums of 2005; other newspapers that reviewed the album include The Buffalo News (July 24, 2005; p. H3), Dayton Daily News (July 8, 2005; p. GO7), The Times-Picayune (July 8, 2005, p. 24), the New York Daily News (November 19, 2005; p. 29), and Billboard (117 (18): 42). The Chicago Tribune reviewed their SXSW performance in 2005 (March 22, 2005; p. 27). And so on. Paul Erik  (talk) (contribs) 06:29, 13 February 2011 (UTC)
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