Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Freak attack

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 delete. — Feb. 28, '06 [11:24] <freakofnur_xture|talk>

[edit] Freak attack

Was originally speedied but withdrawn due to author intervention. NN band that possibly fails notability guidelines at WP:MUSIC. Listing on AfD because author may want to comment. Kareeser|^Talk! 14:31, 21 February 2006 (UTC)

• Delete not notable, possibly vanity --Mecanismo | Talk 23:36, 21 February 2006 (UTC)
• Delete as nn.Blnguyen | Have your say!!! 00:14, 22 February 2006 (UTC)
• Keep definitely notable, highly interesting.

Let me know what we need to do to save the FREAK ATTACK!

An encyclopedia, by definition, is a work that covers the entire spectrum of human knowledge. As an online source with an endless supply of informants, Wikipedia should be the grandest encyclopedia out there, and it is. However, how deep does it really delve? Freak Attack may not fulfill any of the criteria on the music list, but this is simply because they have not had time. I know them all personally, they are amazing people with an innovative sound. They're still working on getting their first album out, sure, but it's not easy in the inner-city when everyone is fighting for himself. These four young men have overcome a lot of odds already. If you want to stand in their way of spreading Freak love, there's nothing a few guys on a message board can say to stop you, but consider how pointless it really is. They're just rappers trying to bust into the scene, and from the speculation in the neighborhood, they will do so sooner than later. Your criteria are ridiculous anyway, because circumstances beyond control are going to shut many talented artists out of your endless libraries of information. From an honest standpoint, it doesn't make much sense to delete a true, well written article from your pages. Not many will read it anyway, but those that do will be learning something about this group. To a few kids, these guys are heroes. Let them stay, for goodness sake.

• Comment — As much as I want Wikipedia to become the source of all knowledge, there is a reason that the notability guidelines on music are Wikipedia policy. If we had a lengthy article on every garage band ever created, not only would most of them be disbanded or forgotten, but it would also take up an extraordinary amount of storage space. We, the Wikipedia community, appreciate your interest in a band that you support, but perhaps you can recreate the article once Freak Attack has attained some notability! If you can meet at least one of the guidelines, there's no reason why you can't continue writing. The last thing we want to do is scare you off Wikipedia, but we do have to keep Wikipedia from turning into everybody's "free 5 MB of webspace". Perhaps you could create something on Wikicities? Kareeser|^Talk! 17:20, 22 February 2006 (UTC)
• Re-speedy per correctly-applied CSD:A7. {{nn-band}} applies. Not verifiable either. Stifle 13:53, 23 February 2006 (UTC)

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