Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Michael White & The White

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. - Mailer Diablo 02:08, 10 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Michael White & The White

Was speedy deleted for not asserting notability, but author has screamed loudly - and there does appear to have been an assertion of notability of sorts in the original text. So I've undeleted it out of process (with no judgment on the previous deletion - A7 can be a tough one to call) and it comes here. This gives the author time to beef up the assertion of notability, and the community time to decide about the article. No opinion from me. ➨ ЯEDVERS 16:36, 27 July 2006 (UTC)

• Neutral For now, but I have to ask, does a tribute band also have to meet the requirements of WP:BAND? Wildthing61476 17:11, 27 July 2006 (UTC)

Thank you very much for at least listening. I was in the process of writing the article when it was speedy deleted without explanation and without giving time to argue anything. The whole Wikipedia is full of references of tribute bands, most of them are much more "irrelevant" than this one, and I gave the example of Fred Zeppelin, which is not even a recording band, just a pub band. I can list hundreds of cases, check the ridiculous Anton Maiden case, check the Cheap Chick case, they are plainly picayune in comparison with The White, which even has some curriculum outside the tribute band world. I'm kinda new for Wikipedia, but I think it's appalling to eliminate an article in the making without the proper research and without somewhat of a vote to let users decide. Thanks again for reconsidering. I'll leave more comments on the discussion page of the article. --Trencacloscas 20:07, 27 July 2006 (UTC)

• Keep. I think this one falls on the right side of band notability for Wikipedia, though only barely. -/- Warren 00:56, 30 July 2006 (UTC)

 AFD relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so that consensus may be reached.
 Please add new discussions below this notice. Thanks, Mailer Diablo 16:44, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

• Keep. Seems to have come along reasonably well. Shimeru 07:35, 5 August 2006 (UTC)
• Keep on the grounds of the second and third sources; it seems to pass WP:BAND, more or less. The first source (the web site about the "first tribute band ever") is from a site where you specify your own description for your own band, which means that it's not verifiable information. That first source should really be removed from the article. --FreelanceWizard 09:56, 5 August 2006 (UTC)
• Keep This is verifiable and notable. --HResearcher 11:59, 5 August 2006 (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.