Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Februus (band)

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The result was delete. Sr13 03:52, 2 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Februus (band)

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Contested speedy. Non notable band with one record made. No sources given in article. Googling Februus plus Perchard (name of vocalist) gives 28 distinct Google hits[1], Februus plus Fading memory (title of record) gives 26 distinct Google hits[2]. Not really evidence of the large online following claimed in the article. Fails WP:MUSIC. Fram 07:18, 27 June 2007 (UTC)

• Note: This debate has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletions. -- John Vandenberg 07:22, 27 June 2007 (UTC)
• Delete This article should be deleted because it is a violation of WP:Music. This band is not subject of multiple non-trivial published works whose source is independent from the musician/ensemble itself and reliable, has not had a charted hit on any national music chart, has not had a record certified gold or higher in at least one country, has not gone on an international concert tour, or a national concert tour in at least one large or medium-sized country, has not released two or more albums on a major label or one of the more important indie labels, does not have at least one member who was once a part of or later joined a band that is otherwise notable, has not won any major awards, has not won or placed in a major music competition, and has not performed music for a work of media that is notable. For these reasons, I think this should be deleted.--†Sir James Paul† 07:34, 27 June 2007 (UTC)
• Merge What about creating an article for the Scottish alternative music scene and merging the Februus article (obiously abridged) into it? I don't think it would be entirely fair to totally delete the article as they do have some note, especially on Myspace [3] and YouTube [4] - and the Scottish alternative music scene is very strong and has supported the rise of famous acts like KT Tunstall, Travis, Idlewild, Teenage Fanclub, Texas and Franz Ferdinand to name a few! I know quite a lot about the Edinburgh scene in particular so I could make a good start on it. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Thejerseybean (talk • contribs).
  • Note on MySpace and YouTube? Ha. Ha. Punkmorten 12:00, 27 June 2007 (UTC)
• Strong delete and do not merge anywhere. This band is not notable at this point in time. They do not pass WP:MUSIC. That's not to say that they'll never be notable, but they certainly aren't right now and should not have a Wikipedia article especially due to the lack of sources of any reliability, for which MySpace and YouTube certainly do not count.-h i s ^{s p a c e} _{r e s e a r c h} 12:45, 27 June 2007 (UTC)
• Delete Fails WP:MUSICs guidelines. Warrush
• Delete, fails WP:MUSIC. Dreadwest Records doesn't appear to be a notable indie label. - Zeibura ^(Talk) 22:49, 27 June 2007 (UTC)

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