Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Enter Shikari

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 no consensus. Mailer Diablo 01:21, 6 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Enter Shikari

A band whoch has wisely chosen to publish its own music instead of signing with a record label, thus saving al the tedious business of meeting WP:MUSIC. Just zis Guy you know? 20:17, 24 July 2006 (UTC)

• Delete as per nom. Dlyons493 Talk 23:42, 24 July 2006 (UTC)

No dont delete it, Enter Shikari are one of the most popular unsigned bands in the Uk, and they rule all. WIKI RULES TOO! —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 86.128.246.16 (talk • contribs).

This page deserves to stay up as it'll save the hassle of creating a new one when they hit the bigger time! —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 212.58.233.129 (talk • contribs).

It smacks of shameless self-promotion to me... —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 80.177.217.235 (talk • contribs).

 AFD relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so that consensus may be reached.
 Please add new discussions below this notice. Thanks, Mailer Diablo 17:26, 30 July 2006 (UTC)

• Delete. That's OK; we're willing to put up with the "hassle", if it proves necessary. -Hit bull, win steak^(Moo!) 02:24, 31 July 2006 (UTC)
• Delete per Hit bull. NawlinWiki 03:53, 31 July 2006 (UTC)
• Delete per above. Maybe someday when they hit the "bigger" time. --PresN 06:28, 31 July 2006 (UTC)
• Keep British magazine Metal Hammer describes them as "arguably the biggest unsigned band in the UK".[1] They are currently getting national airtime on BBC Radio 1's "Rock Show". [2][3] If they don't meet WP:MUSIC already, they're certainly borderline for it... the page does suck though. Vashti 13:39, 31 July 2006 (UTC)
• Keep The band are constantly touring up and down the UK, and their upcoming tour in Autumn includes headlining dates in Academy venues. Plus, it's obvious they're going to be big. This time next year they'll be all over the British music press, if not sooner. - --Dan10k 16:10, 31 July 2006 (UTC)
• Delete per WP:MUSIC Keep per someone Molerat finally asserting WP:MUSIC criteria and providing sources to back it up... no it's not obvious they are going to be big... and construing such violates WP:NOT a crystal ball. However, if someone posts verifiable information (from a reliable source) that they are currently touring the whole of the UK, I would be willing to reconsider my opinion.--Isotope23 18:08, 31 July 2006 (UTC)
• Keep. The band meets notability guidelines with a verifiable national tour (see http://www.ents24.com/web/artist/68681/Enter_Shikari.html, http://www.metalhammer.co.uk/news/article/?id=44948, http://www.ticketmaster.co.uk/artist/949730/?search_redirect=ENTER%20SHIKARI, http://www.gigwise.com/SearchResults.asp?SearchType=3&BandOrArtist=ENTER%20SHIKARI, http://www.seetickets.com/see/event.asp?e%7Cartist=ENTER+SHIKARI&resultsperpage=20&filler3=id1clickmusic etc). The article needs cleanup though. Molerat 19:28, 31 July 2006 (UTC)

• Comment Good enough for me.--Isotope23 22:37, 31 July 2006 (UTC)

• Keep per above documentation. GrapePie 19:53, 31 July 2006 (UTC)
• Delete per nom and WP:MUSIC. --Bigtop 20:41, 31 July 2006 (UTC)
• Keep per above. --badlydrawnjeff talk 11:03, 1 August 2006 (UTC)
• Keep per above. Karma Llama 14:54, 2 August 2006 (UTC)
• Keep as per Vashti. not to mention 119,000 Google hits. Calicore 22:02, 5 August 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.