Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Connie Dungs

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. Deathphoenix ʕ 19:26, 29 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] The Connie Dungs

Notability concerns. I speedied it the notice was removed, then it was proded and that was removed. About 3,050 google hits. BJK 13:18, 23 June 2006 (UTC)

Comment: I modified the article in response to the speedy deletion notice but did not remove the notice. When the next notice was placed on the page, I did remove it in accordance with the policy explained within the notice itself. When the notice was replaced, I removed it, again in accordance with the instructions contained in the policy itself. This exchange can be traced, in part, here: Talk:The Connie Dungs CDaniel Friday, 2006-06-23 T 18:24 UTC

Comment: If he's going to dredge up the past I'll just say I was wrong in reading the policy and thought it was a AfD notice not just a prod. I know the diffrence now. BJK 19:07, 23 June 2006 (UTC)

• Weak Keep Its hard to say if they meet WP:MUSIC since they have released more than two albums, but are Mutant X Records or Plan It X Records considered as "important indie labels"? I'll give the benefit of the doubt for now based on the number of unique Ghits for the band, but the article needs some improvements to verify that the band meets WP:MUSIC, including sources. --Bugwit grunt / scribbles 13:43, 23 June 2006 (UTC)
• Delete - Unless reliable sources are shown providing at least some level of notability. Wickethewok 14:56, 23 June 2006 (UTC)
• Delete fails WP:MUSIC.--Peta 16:17, 23 June 2006 (UTC)
• Keep Disclosure--I'm the main author of the article in question. The Connie Dungs released four albums and two vinyl-only EPs on Mutant Pop Records (former home to well-known punk band Dillinger Four and Sicko (http://www.sicko.com) as well as minor releases on Plan It X Records, Harmless Records (former home to well-known punk band Apocalypse Hoboken), and Cool Guy Records (one-time home of Fifteen (band)). They were also selected to appear on the annual "shreds" compilation on Shredder Records alongside bands like Discount (band), Plow United, Cub (band), Beatnik Termites etc. Each of these releases is in addition to several self-recorded and self-released demos and tapes. They were enthusiastically promoted by Mykel Board in the seminal underground punk publication maximumrocknroll. They also went on several self-funded local and broad tour of the middle U.S. in their five year existence. The Connie Dungs did not achieve widespread fame in their brief existence, but they did acheive a foothold in the underground (as evidenced by their 20+ releases on multiple popular underground labels). Even now, six years after their breakup, they continue thrive in the underground pop punk world (as evidenced, in part, by the apparent high # of Ghits). Additionally, there were several red links leading to the blank "Connie Dungs" wikipedia page (I was inspired to create the page after reading up on Connie Chung and noticing the red link there) CDaniel Friday, 2006-06-23 T 17:20 UTC
• Delete - per WP:MUSIC. --BJK 17:57, 23 June 2006 (UTC)
• Delete, fails WP:BAND. --Coredesat 20:41, 23 June 2006 (UTC)
• Keep, appears to meet WP:MUSIC. --badlydrawnjeff talk 01:50, 24 June 2006 (UTC)
• Weak Keep and tag for cleanup. The band seems known and still respected in USA punk forum circles, they get Ghits, they get some positive Amazon user reviews... They have the albums (on labels of unknown notability) plus some evidence of national touring, so they may just squeak in WP:MUSIC. Article would benefit from some WP:V and severe reduction in use of the word "core". --DaveG12345 03:41, 24 June 2006 (UTC)

• Keep but cleanup, add proper references and lose the My Space links. Sarah Ewart (Talk) 06:26, 24 June 2006 (UTC)

• Keep definitely a notable band within the independent pop punk circles. Also it does not fail WP:BAND on a number of points including: (Xsxex 14:52, 25 June 2006 (UTC))
  • Is cited in notable and verifiable sources as being influential in style, technique, repertory or teaching in a particular music genre.
  • Has been a significant musical influence on a musician or composer that qualifies for the above list.
  • Is frequently covered in publications devoted to a notable sub-culture.
• Keep based on comments by Xsxex it meets WP:BAND requirements. Yamaguchi先生 00:52, 27 June 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.