Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Geraldine Fibbers

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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 was Keep --JForget 00:53, 21 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Geraldine Fibbers

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Nothing special here. A few members of the band went on to form other less than great bands, but that is it. Metal Head 15:20, 16 November 2007 (UTC)

I disagree. Geraldine Fibbers meet the WP:MUSIC notability criteria, here's some supporting evidence (remember they need to meet one of the notability criteria):
  • criterion 1, "subject of multiple non-trivial published works", here are some reviews of their album Butch from well-known sources: from Salon mag, from CMJ mag, from Rolling Stone, from LA Times. (By the way should review links like this go into the main article? Would that help clarify notability?)
  • criterion 5, "Has released two or more albums on a major label or one of the more important indie labels". They released two albums on Virgin (the first one on Hut, a subsidiary of Virgin).
--mcld 15:44, 16 November 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep - Along with the criteria listed above, I would point to #6 as well. Contains at least one member who was once a part of or later joined a band that is otherwise notable. Nels Cline was a notable member that found success outside of this band. He later went on to become a member of Wilco, a notable band. Geraldine Fibbers is also notable in its own right. Their album Lost Somewhere Between The Earth and My Home was released by Virgin Records, a major label. [1]. This article is in need of citations, but the band definitely meets the requirements of WP:MUSIC. Here are a few links to establish that they are somewhat notable. These aren't of the best quality, but you get the picture:[2], [3], [4], [5], [6]. And finally there's this one, a review by Rolling Stone [7]. --Cyrus Andiron 16:04, 16 November 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep - Seems to meet WP:MUSIC guidelines. Plenty of references are available; I didn't notice if the {{unreferenced}} template was added to the article, but with the addition thereof and of citations the article will certainly be valid. --tennisman 16:53, 16 November 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete Both sites seem to include nothing worthy/notable about the band. A non important band does not need to be mentioned. Plus, the All Music Guide is only one source, and 95% of the time, it hardly has anything great too. That one source does not give great cause to this band. -- Metal Head (talk) 18:43, 16 November 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep. Meets WP:MUSIC. Could do with expansion and more refs.---- Michig (talk) 19:41, 16 November 2007 (UTC)
  • Comment. I have expanded the article slightly. They were signed to Virgin Records and released several albums on that label (or subsidiary Hut), which should make keeping a no-brainer.---- Michig (talk) 20:01, 16 November 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep - multiple albums on a major label and reasonable press meets WP:MUSIC. Tony Fox (arf!) 21:30, 16 November 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep per User:Cyrus Andiron and Tony Fox. Definitely meets WP:MUSIC. -- Hal peridol (talk) 21:39, 16 November 2007 (UTC)
  • Snowball keep per all above, WP:MUSIC is clearly met here through reliable sources and two albums on a notable label. Ten Pound Hammer • (Broken clamshells•Otter chirps) 17:59, 17 November 2007 (UTC)
  • Strong keep. The nominator's assertion that the members went on to form "other less than great bands", does that hint a POV flavour to this nomination? Anyway, no-brainer keep per 10lbH's comment directly above this one. tomasz. 11:28, 19 November 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.