Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/7 Shot Screamers

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The result was Keep - Nomination withdrawn with no delete votes. Michael Billington (talk • contribs) 08:05, 30 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] 7 Shot Screamers

7 Shot Screamers (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs)

NN band, has been {{db}}'ed, then removed, then {{hangon}} was used, then {{prod}}, then prod removed. Originally, was only noted with a myspace account. — Deon555^talk 04:29, 27 November 2006 (UTC)

• Deserves to stay - Sorry about my growing pains trying to write this article, but as a regular reader of Wikipedia, I felt there should be an article for the 7 Shot Screamers.
  This band is notable through the 3 studio albums this band has released, all of which are around 40 minutes long. They have been reported in The Riverfront Times, The St. Louis Post Dispatch, and many others as seen on their bio on Big Muddy Records. They've won the award for best garage/rockabilly act of 2006 in the riverfront times. It's not a huge award, but it's something. This band has toured the United States twice, with a third one pending. They've received praise from notable musicians. They are the representative group of the St. Louis local music scene hands down. This sounds fanboyish, but their latest single "In Saint Lou" should be on the radio.
  The 7 Shot Screamers don't have nearly the recognition they deserve. I want an article on Wikipedia about them to document their history and be a source of information for people to discover them. Someday these guys may be stars, but even if they never are, they are an important part of rock and roll history. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Lurcho (talk • contribs).
• Keep appears to meet WP:MUSIC - two provided articles on the band from major newspapers, appears to have been on national tours. Might be skimming the notability line, but good enough for me. Resolute 06:11, 27 November 2006 (UTC)
• Keep Meets WP:MUSIC and is pretty well sourced at this point. Note: This article is a perfect caveat for how to treat new articles. Improve, don't delete. And speedy deleting can be a form of biting the newbies. Chubbles 07:24, 27 November 2006 (UTC)
• Comment EXACTLY! It's so frustrating to work with threats of speedy deletion looming overhead. --~Hasta luego 07:52, 27 November 2006 (UTC)
• Keep seems to meet WP:MUSIC to me, well-referenced article. --Canley 09:53, 27 November 2006 (UTC)
• Keep. Some of the external links need to become sources, but current sourcing is sufficient in my opinion to establish the required notability. - Mgm|^(talk) 10:11, 27 November 2006 (UTC)
• Keep - overzealous deletion almost removed this verifiable information! Trollderella 17:54, 27 November 2006 (UTC)
• Comment Funny, because I wanted to quit the first time this article was deleted. I'm too stubborn to let it go.--~Hasta luego 19:54, 27 November 2006 (UTC)
• Week keep at best. There's more to the article since I initially tagged it for deletion, but there's very little evidence of notability, outside of a tiny sphere of influence. - Tiswas^(t/c) 12:24, 28 November 2006 (UTC)
• Comment--I hate to be a dick, but I want this arguement to stop coming up in the future.
• Keep Worthy of inclusion based on newspaper reviews and concert performances. Linuxaurus 16:57, 29 November 2006 (UTC)

According to WP:MUSIC, the 7 Shot Screamers are notable based on the following criteria:

3) Has gone on an international concert tour, or a national concert tour in at least one large or medium-sized country,[1] reported in notable and verifiable sources.[2] --They've toured the United States.

4) Has released two or more albums on a major label or one of the more important indie labels (i.e. an independent label with a history of more than a few years and a roster of performers, many of which are notable). --They've released 3 studio albums. "Keep The Flame Alive" was released on Haunted Town Records, which distributes many Midwest punk bands' music. "7 Shot Screamers In Wonderland" was released on Big Muddy Records which, although young, is responsible for the music of the local St. Louis music scene.

5) Has been featured in multiple non-trivial published works in reliable and reputable media (excludes things like school newspapers (although university newspapers are usually fine), personal blogs, etc.). --They've been featured in the Riverfront Times, the St. Louis Post Dispatch, and the Daily Eastern News

7) Has become the most prominent representative of a notable style or of the local scene of a city; note that the subject must still meet all ordinary Wikipedia standards, including verifiability. --Self-explanatory

8) Has won or placed in a major music competition. --Won best rockabilly/garage act of 2006 in the Riverfront Times. Not a huge award, but these "best of" awards recognize St. Louis culture's outstanding contributors.

So that's five criteria out of twelve, and it needs only one. --~Hasta luego 16:11, 28 November 2006 (UTC)

• Keep. Something must have changed since this was nominated, because the article I'm looking at definitely meets WP:MUSIC guidelines. RFerreira 02:18, 29 November 2006 (UTC)

• Comment from nom: definetly changed since I tagged it, If possible, an admin can speedy close this, as they're all keeps — Deon555^talk_desk 04:51, 30 November 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.