Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Gazette (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 was keep. W.marsh 19:58, 6 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] The Gazette (band)

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Non-notable band without an allmusic entry or other reliable source, and signed to a non-notable label.-- Cielomobile ^{talk / contribs} 23:55, 30 May 2007 (UTC)

Also nominating Nil (album), Gama (album), and COCKAYNE SOUP. -- Cielomobile ^{talk / contribs} 23:59, 30 May 2007 (UTC)

• Stubify' per nom. Delete the albums. If the Band stays, the albums should stay as well. Stellatomailing 15:51, 31 May 2007 (UTC)
  • Why "stubify"? If the subject doesn't meet the notability requirements, the article should be deleted. It pretty clearly fails WP:BAND. -- Cielomobile ^{talk / contribs} 17:56, 31 May 2007 (UTC)

Hyena was on #3 in the Oricon Charts and Filth In The Beaty #5, as stated in this article: http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/41988/—Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.136.244.2 (talk • contribs) 21:56, 2 June 2007 (UTC)

Keep This is a Japanese band that's why you might not recognize their record label this does not mean it's not notable considering they have a fair amount of albums out. Just because a band isn't popular in the US that doesn't mean it isn't notable enough for Wikipedia. Lordofchaosiori 18:04, 31 May 2007 (UTC)

How does the subject pass the guidelines at WP:BAND? Where are reliable sources to support the article? The band guidelines are the same for groups in any country, Japan included. Do they have any charted hits in Japan? If they truly are popular there, then I will withdraw my nomination, but I have yet to see any evidence of this. -- Cielomobile ^{talk / contribs} 18:22, 31 May 2007 (UTC)

The Gazette is truly popular. They have hits on the Oricon chart. You could check it up on the official website, but it's in Japanese. There are sites around that keep a history of the charts in English. The Gazette has been on a popular variety show - Hey! Hey! Hey! They have also been in the popular JRock magazine - SHOXX multiple times. The sources in the article still need to be worked on.

Am loves Syusuke 16:50, 2 June 2007 (UTC)

You need to provide sources for your claims. Also, to admins closing the AfD, it's notable to point out that this is pretty much a single-purpose account. -- Cielomobile ^{talk / contribs} 18:33, 2 June 2007 (UTC)

I can provide sources for my claims, but I don't think I'm able to for all the information in the article. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qv8F0uvC9es if you want to watch them on Hey! Hey! Hey! http://www.jpophouse.com/index.html?lang=en-us&target=d137.html&lmd=38874.500602 has a history of SHOXX magazines and some of the artists each issue features. As you can see, Gazette has been featured many times. Some of the information used to be on the OHP, but has been taken down now. Plus, some information change in time, e.g. favourite things, so it should be updated as well.

Am loves Syusuke 06:42, 3 June 2007 (UTC)

• Weak keep Although it appears they only have one full-length album so far (with a second supposedly due in July), they do have quite a few mini-album/EPs, their record label is a sub-label of a notable one (Free-Will) with a long history, and many of their CDs + DVDs available through amazon.co.jp. Article needs quite a bit of work and sources, however. Closenplay 20:09, 1 June 2007 (UTC)

They have two albums at the moment, not one. The third's due for July. 71.131.216.6 02:44, 6 June 2007 (UTC)

I stand corrected. I read something about it that said "first album", but now I see it was their first album in Europe (according to amazon.co.uk, anyway). Well, two albums; all the better then. Closenplay 10:40, 6 June 2007 (UTC)

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