Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Battle metal (3rd nomination)

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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 of the debate was redirect to Folk metal. ≈ The Haunted Angel 13:58, 7 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Battle metal (3rd nomination)

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This page provides not a single source, and seems to be basically describing Viking metal. It seems to be little more a commercialised acronym for Viking metal. The name seems to only be taken from the album of the same name, and made up simply to add to someone's "created articles" list. I request that unless sufficiant sources are provided for this genre's existence, it be either deleted or merged into another sub-genre, such as Viking metal or Folk metal.≈ The Haunted Angel 18:50, 2 May 2007 (UTC)

  • Comment: moved new nom & discussion to new nom page from previous AfD. There's also another more recent AfD. DMacks 20:35, 2 May 2007 (UTC)
  • Speedy delete or redirect. Given that the second AfD was closed redirect to Heavy metal music, why is the page we're discussing created some time well after that, and has no trace of that redirect or a page deletion? DMacks 20:37, 2 May 2007 (UTC)
    • Comment I agree with the redirect, but not to Heavy metal music. Instead, I'd say to Viking metal, as it's the closest genre to this one. ≈ The Haunted Angel 12:46, 5 May 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete I think The Haunted Angel is right in pointing out that the description of this genre seems to be virtually the same as the Viking Metal article. There are no reliable sources that explain the notability of the genre itself- only lyrics and bands. Unless reliable sources are provided, there is no reason to keep an article that has been redirected after a previous afd. Also a comment; interestingly, one user who voted keep in the first afd was later banned for sockpuppeting. Spellcast 13:23, 7 May 2007 (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.