Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Progressive Thinker

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. Saying "keep" on the basis of what another page is not is not really doing the debate here any justice at all. -Splash^talk 01:17, 17 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] The Progressive Thinker

Delete. Previously speedy deleted per {{db-band}}. No mention at Allmusic, no albums, no source, no claim to WP:MUSIC. This and You Say Party! We Say Die! seem to have a fanbase that feels the need to farm their favorite bands into Wikipedia. Bad faith recreation of speedily-deleted article and removal of {{db-repost}} tag; not criteria for deletion, but worth mention. -- Krash (Talk) 18:07, 10 February 2006 (UTC)

• As creator of the YSP!WSD article, I'd first like to say that I've never heard of the bands mentioned here prior to my article creation about a month ago. I'm not part of any "fanbase" trying to "farm" my favorite bands in in this instance, I did that with other bands instead. With that said, keep this article or merge it into YSP!WSD. I'm confident that they meet the touring requirement of WP:MUSIC, and I've left a message w/the Progressive Thinker article creator regarding getting some media sourcing in there. Also, I don't appreciate the implication that the removal of the speedy tag was bad faith, for the record. I don't believe it ever should have been speedied in the first place. --badlydrawnjeff (WP:MEME?) 18:14, 10 February 2006 (UTC)
• Delete no claim to WP:MUSIC. I'm pretty knowledgeable about Math Rock and I've never heard of 'em.--Isotope23 18:21, 10 February 2006 (UTC)
• Keep WP:MUSIC is not Wiki policy. Ardenn 04:08, 11 February 2006 (UTC)
  • It's not policy, but it's as good a reason as any to delete bandcruft from a group that has done nothing more than record an EP and open for some minorly notable bands.--Isotope23 21:52, 13 February 2006 (UTC)
• Delete - not notable enough: haven't heard from them, google shows only few entries. Peter S. 20:10, 11 February 2006 (UTC)
• Comment just because you guys have never heard of this band doesn't mean it isn't notable. If Badlydrawnjeff is telling the truth that this band meets the touring requirements for WP:MUSIC than this article should be kept. EdGl 20:41, 11 February 2006 (UTC)
• Delete due to lack of sources and WP:MUSIC proof. What on earth is math rock, anyway? Stifle 01:28, 12 February 2006 (UTC)
• Delete per nom. Quote touring sources to keep. I live in the area, never once heard of this band. --Dogbreathcanada 05:39, 12 February 2006 (UTC)
• I favoured the keep in the case of You Say Party! We Say Die!, because I've heard of them and know from personal experience that they've had the media exposure to meet WP:MUSIC. In this case, I'm not so convinced; I'd need to see some evidence of notability beyond Abbotsford. Delete, although I will withdraw that if I see some proof. Bearcat 09:13, 12 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.