Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Electric Head (band)

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. - Mailer Diablo 14:28, 8 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Electric Head (band)

Notability claim of being well known in the Cinncinati underground dubious and doesn't seem to ascertain true notability article, probably a hoax considering other sections, no discography Lid 05:58, 3 September 2006 (UTC)

AUTHOR'S NOTE: Uh...did you ask anyone in the Cincinnati underground? Probably not, because if you did, you would not be using the word "dubious," you'd be using the word "obvious." Sorry about the discography, my bad, I fixed it. Also, I resent the idea that this article is a hoax. Just because these guys choose to show some individuality in a world of meaningless Top 40 homogenized crap in which "music" has about as much flavor for the ears as extruded cardboard has for the mouth, doesn't mean they're frauds. It means that they stomp some serious backside.—The preceding unsigned comment was added by Lordpox (talk • contribs). User:Lordpox is also the writer of this article. --Metropolitan90 06:46, 3 September 2006 (UTC)

• Delete per WP:V. The problem with "underground" hits is they're unverifiable, like the EP from Chimichanga productions: ([1]). In fact the only company I can find of that name is the personal label of comedian Jim Gaffigan. As far as Electric Head is concerned, I can't find anything on them beyond a myspace page, with a blog entry that says they're "now legit" ([2]) because they're on Wikipedia. Fan-1967 06:29, 3 September 2006 (UTC)
• Delete due to lack of indication that this band meets any of the WP:MUSIC criteria. --Metropolitan90 06:46, 3 September 2006 (UTC)
• Delete unless sources can be added showing this band meets the standards of WP:MUSIC or is in any way notable.—The preceding unsigned comment was added by Benjaminx (talk • contribs) 07:05, 3 September 2006 (UTC)
• Delete per Fan-1967. The idea is that the band becomes "legit" through other means and then gets listed here, rather than the other way around. BigHaz 07:50, 3 September 2006 (UTC)
• Strong delete. Doesn't meet WP:MUSIC, and using Wikipedia for advertising. --Wafulz 22:41, 3 September 2006 (UTC)
  • Do not delete. Certainly meets WP:MUSIC, And you can tell this band is using the wikipedia to greater the benefit the world of the internet user. Electric Head is using the wikipedia to allow users to learn about the band. I have been to a few underground shows where Electric Head has played and I liked them and wanted to learn more about them. I can now, I really enjoy that.. --Pirate-M.Lifnen 8:07, 4 September 2006 (UTC) — Pirate-M.Lifnen (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic.
    • Lifnen is absolutely right. Electric Head's music is inventive to the point that it is difficult to really pin a genre on them. This means that it is difficult for them to find record companies that are willing to take risks on them. They're self-released stuff has been nothing short of amazing, and I fully believe that a few years down the road, they will be hailed among the saviors of rock music. Until just recently, definitely notable punk band Anti-Flag were still releasing things on their own record label, and I saw no one questioning them. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Lordpox (talk • contribs). User:Lordpox is also the writer of this article. – Lid^–(Talk) 23:54, 6 September 2006 (UTC)
      • • And you can tell this band is using the wikipedia to greater the benefit the world of the internet user. And therein lies the problem. Wikipedia isn't the place to tell people about the amazing band you've just come across. It's the place to write about bands who are notable already. When Electric Head is notable (and passes WP:MUSIC, which it does not), then it gets an entry. Until then, let's stick to MySpace or somewhere like that. BigHaz - Schreit mich an (Review me) 21:38, 6 September 2006 (UTC)

Do not delete Electric Head's Wikipedia page. They are a real band, they play lots of shows, and just because they aren't very well known doesn't justify deleting their entry. I, for one, found the page very interesting and informative.—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 69.128.47.4 (talk • contribs).— 69.128.47.4 (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic.

Nobody ever said they didn't exist. What's in question is their notability, and in a question like that the fact that "they aren't very well known" most emphatically does become relevant for deleting their entry. BigHaz - Schreit mich an (Review me) 21:59, 6 September 2006 (UTC)

This is a notable band though. Thats why people want the wiki to stay up. I am just confused as to how this is not a notable band.. --Pirate-M.Lifnen 7:41, 7 September 2006 (UTC) — Pirate-M.Lifnen (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic. Contribution actually made by 216.48.128.10 (talk • contribs • WHOIS)

Does the band pass any of the relevant criteria at WP:MUSIC? There seems to be no evidence that it does. If there's no evidence that it does, it's not notable in the sense that the term is used here. The band may very well be notable to people who've seen them perform live, but that doesn't mean that they get an article here. BigHaz - Schreit mich an (Review me) 12:04, 7 September 2006 (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.