Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Chipmonk

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The result of the debate was delete and redirect to Chipmunk. – ABCD✉ 23:26, 2 August 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Chipmonk

Not notable local band that never peformed for years. Zscout370 (Sound Off) 20:51, 15 July 2005 (UTC)

• Chipmonk was a real band. They were a garage band, but they did play several shows in their short tenure as a musical group. I should know; I was substitute lead singer for the band at their show at Marquis de La Fayette hotel in Cape May in March 2002. (Check the external link page for more info) --Runciblerabbit 21:10, 15 July 2005 (UTC)
• The thing is that though the band might have existed, but I want you to look at WP:MUSIC to show what we think bands have to meet in order to get articles on here. Better yet, I am going to pull examples to show you on why I placed it here. "Chipmonk is the name of a little-known improv/punk band from Cape May, New Jersey formed in January 2002 by a group of friends composed of bored, 20-somtething, college dropouts and some high school students. While Chipmonk was short-lived (lasting only 3 months), they were quite prolific, producing three self-released albums, consisting of a total of over 90 songs." A local band lasting for three months, self produced records. That does not meet the requirements for notability. Zscout370 (Sound Off) 21:15, 15 July 2005 (UTC)
• Delete per above. Same user also created articles for each of their "records". Friday 21:25, 15 July 2005 (UTC)
  • Based on the exchange above, this can be considered a vanity article since he was a "guest lead singer." Zscout370 (Sound Off) 21:26, 15 July 2005 (UTC)
• Delete. Non-notable vanity. Gwk 21:35, 15 July 2005 (UTC)
• Got it. I didn't know of the notable rule before I started creating the page and since they never released an album I guess that they're not notable (Though you'd be hard-pressed to name another Improv/Punk band from South Jersey with 90+ songs).--Runciblerabbit 21:44, 15 July 2005 (UTC)
  • Mainly, users do not want Wikipedia to be used as launch-pads for advertisements for bands, shows, groups, etc. That was why we have the WP:MUSUC guidelines to set a bench mark on which bands should be included in here or not. Zscout370 (Sound Off) 21:47, 15 July 2005 (UTC)
  • I guess I'll just have to go back to building that shrine in my backyard--Runciblerabbit 21:54, 15 July 2005 (UTC)
• Delete nn band vanity. --Etacar11 00:15, 16 July 2005 (UTC)
• Hee... funny VfD, nice to see a sense of perspective here. Delete, natch. Dcarrano 00:53, July 16, 2005 (UTC)
• Delete non notable band vanity. JamesBurns
• Delete and redirect to Chipmunk as likely misspelling. --Angr/_{tɔk tə mi} 07:50, 16 July 2005 (UTC)
• Delete (and redirect, per Angr). This doesn't seem to be a sufficiently notable for inclusion now, I'm afraid. -- Finlay McWalter | Talk 15:30, July 22, 2005 (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 an undeletion request). No further edits should be made to this page.