Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Cobra (band)

This page is an archive of the proposed deletion of the article below. Further comments should be made on the article's talk page, if it exists; or after the end of this archived section. The result of the debate was Keep. Scimitar 4 July 2005 22:14 (UTC)

[edit] Cobra (band)

non-notable band Delete Dismas 05:09, 26 Jun 2005 (UTC)

• Wait? Who was that Chinese all-girl band in Kill Bill 2? Oh wait, that was Japanese... ℬastique▼^talk 05:12, 26 Jun 2005 (UTC)

So is that a vote? Or just a snide remark? Dismas

• Delete under WP:MUSIC guidelines. Sasquatch′↔Talk↔Contributions 05:37, Jun 26, 2005 (UTC)
• Keep per WP:MUSIC, they've released two albums, and have prominent coverage in beijingscene.com [1] Kappa 06:22, 26 Jun 2005 (UTC)
• Delete under WP:MUSIC guidelines. JamesBurns 06:27, 26 Jun 2005 (UTC)
• Keep. Cobra is apparently the first all-female rock band in mainland China. If nothing else, their international concert tour qualifies them under WP:MUSIC. [2] states that they've had some difficulties with the government, due to the political nature of some of their lyrics — if we can get some confirmation of this, it would help demonstrate notability. Factitious 11:27, Jun 26, 2005 (UTC)
• Comment: I would have added dates in the discography section, but there's some confusion: the Amazon page lists Hypocrisy as being released in 2001, though there are mentions elsewhere of that album existing before 1998. Also, the article claims that the band disbanded in the late 1990s. Does anyone know what the deal is with the chronology here? Factitious 11:27, Jun 26, 2005 (UTC)
• Keep. Notable Chinese band with two albums recorded. Capitalistroadster 12:39, 26 Jun 2005 (UTC)
• Keep Article does not harm. Dmn / Դմն 14:35, 26 Jun 2005 (UTC)
• Keep. Article is a good start that could use expansion. — Phil Welch 04:18, 27 Jun 2005 (UTC)
• Delete, lots of unsubstantiated claims, but nothing but else. --W(t) 04:20, 2005 Jun 27 (UTC)
  • So let's substantiate them. I put in a couple external links; feel free to add more. This article should be expanded, not deleted. Factitious 04:30, Jun 27, 2005 (UTC)
• Keep. I can't believe that that this was nominated in the first place... — P Ingerson (talk) 28 June 2005 10:48 (UTC)
• Strong Keep. Certainly meets WP:MUSIC criterion 2 and possibly #1 and #3, depending on label and whether Mainland China even HAD a top 100 list at the time.Unsinkable 28 June 2005 19:31 (UTC)
• Keep. If they really were "the first all-female rock band in mainland China", that makes them extremely notable for a band.--Pharos 29 June 2005 05:44 (UTC)

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