Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/North of ok

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 (5 del, 1 keep). - ulayiti (talk) 17:45, 22 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] North of ok

Non-notable band that does not meet WP:MUSIC. Prod tag removed, so it's being sent to AfD Cnwb 22:44, 14 February 2006 (UTC)

• Delete as per nom DrIdiot 22:55, 14 February 2006 (UTC)
• Weak delete. They claim to have toured the USA and Canada, but I call the myspace test. Stifle 01:08, 15 February 2006 (UTC)
• Delete as nn. Blnguyen 04:29, 15 February 2006 (UTC)
• Keep band does meet WP:MUSIC. As the band has toured Nationally and Internationally in the US and Canada with some of the biggest acts in Christian Music (John Reuben and Spoken (band)). Also, I say the the myspace test is weak, as many bands both signed and unsigned use myspace to post their tour info and new songs quickly and easily, it is also one of the fastest ways to get in touch with thousands of fans instantly, just because it may be used by many unsigned bands, does not mean that myspace does not have it's rewards for artists. Look at the list of major artists who use myspace to get word out to fans about upcoming releases and tours. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Musikman316 (talk • contribs)

• • The criteria from WP:Music you refer to is "Has gone on an international concert tour, or a national concert tour in at least one large or medium-sized country[1], reported in notable and verifiable sources". Can you cite the sources which reported on this tour? This tour isn't mentioned in the article. I went back through the history and could only find a passing reference to it. Can you add more information to the article? I think this could help your cause. Cnwb 21:21, 15 February 2006 (UTC)

• • Don't worry too much about the Myspace Test - it's not official Wikipedia policy, just the personal opinion of Stifle (though I have to admit that I agree with him/her). The test may not even apply in this case, as the band do have an official page on their own URL (although at this point, my browser's drawing a blank on it - "Safari can’t open the page “http://www.northofok.com/” because it can’t find the server “www.northofok.com”. Cnwb 21:21, 15 February 2006 (UTC)
    • This 404 is why I invoked the myspace test originally (and yes, it's unofficial, it's in user-space). Stifle 23:44, 15 February 2006 (UTC)
  • Can you tell me which artists with Wikipedia articles use myspace? Stifle 23:47, 15 February 2006 (UTC)
    • The Chariot directs everyone from their homepage to their myspace to get up-to-date tour info, and info on releases. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.102.77.26 (talk • contribs)

• Their site seems to be down, although I know they are having problems with their host and former site designer. The tour info for the John Reuben/Spoken/North of Ok tour is here [1]. Thanks. Musikman316 23:20, 15 February 2006 (UTC)

• Delete per the MySpace test. Together, we can prevent articles about garage bands from consuming the entirity of Wikipedia. savidan^{(talk) (e@)} 19:03, 20 February 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.