Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Miss Black America (band)

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 keep. howcheng [ t • c • w • e ] 23:33, 12 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Miss Black America (band)

In the intrest of recongnising my own Biases, I must nominate this band. Being one of my favorite bands, I plan to update it. However, I first want to see if it will survive an AfD. --JiFish(^Talk/_Contrib) 02:41, 6 December 2005 (UTC)

• I think this band meets WP:MUSIC point 4: "Has been prominently featured in any major music media". MBA's Debut self-financed single sold out within weeks of release when John Peel was pushing the band on BBC Radio One. They are also now signed to a reasonably sized (for the UK) indy record label. The band's offical biography can be found here: [1]. That said, I am biased so I'll abstain. --JiFish(^Talk/_Contrib) 02:41, 6 December 2005 (UTC)
• Keep. No bio in allmusic.com, but this entry on Peel's website makes them easily notable enough for my taste. I appreciate your having checked before writing up a non-notable band, though! Bikeable 03:03, 6 December 2005 (UTC)
• Keep for media attention. I'd suggest, JiFish, that you improve the article now, during the AfD process, so that the band's notability is apparent in the first sentence or two. I understand your reluctance to work on an article that might be deleted, but there's no harm in adding the essential details (like the fact that they've released albums and sinlges). -Meegs 03:43, 6 December 2005 (UTC)
  • From their web page: "Rolling Stone's Michael Krugman and Jason Cohen voted 'God Bless?' Album of the Year 2002" -Meegs 03:49, 6 December 2005 (UTC)
    • I have followed your suggestion. --JiFish(^Talk/_Contrib) 14:33, 6 December 2005 (UTC)
• Keep per the evidence of notability established above. Never heard of them myself, but it says above they're signed to a prominent indie label, getting radio airtime from a world-famous presenter, and getting awards from Rolling Stone? This ain't no high-school band. — Haeleth Talk 14:28, 6 December 2005 (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.