Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/White Light Riot

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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 Delete. Anthøny 22:55, 6 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] White Light Riot

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This band does not appear to meet WP:NMG in that it has insufficient releases and its CDs appear to be self-released and do not appear to be on a major label. The article is also written like an advert and full of peacock terms. Finally, there is a lack of third-party sources.

Also standing nominated are the band's CD releases:

  • The Dark Is Light Enough
  • Out of Sight EP
  • Atomism LP

Delete all as nominator. Stifle (talk) 22:47, 31 October 2007 (UTC)

  • delete all - The article issues tag says it all. No external sources, failing WP:V; written in promotional tone. If edited to remove unsourced weasely or peacock terms, it would lose 90% of its content. However, the article does assert (without source) that the record is being distributed by (I guess) a subsidiary of Sony BMG, which in itself doesn't seem to suggest any particular notability. AllGloryToTheHypnotoad 23:00, 31 October 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete all per nom. -RiverHockey 13:22, 2 November 2007 (UTC)
  • comment - has someone else also put out an album titled "The Dark Is Light Enough"? I keep thinking I've seen this chart at some campus station somewhere, but I must be wrong as I only look at the band names. AllGloryToTheHypnotoad 14:43, 3 November 2007 (UTC)
  • Weak keep. The band definitely seems to have a strong local following in the Twin Cities. I've found articles from CityPages[1] and Pulse of the Twin Cities[2], and there's more coverage in paywalled newspapers where they're considered a "high profile established act." They're #5 on the current Roots Music Report radio chart for Minnesota.[3] That's probably not enough by itself, but this radio promotion site[4] claims that Atomism and The Dark Is Light Enough got onto CMJ's Top 200 and Top Adds charts, and while the CMJ site doesn't carry those charts, in this CMJ issue[5] they are on the Add chart on p. 29. Lastly, I found them on a Calgary radio station chart,[6] at #40, not impressive by itself, but an indicator that their appeal is spreading beyond the Twin Cities. --Groggy Dice T | C 04:27, 5 November 2007 (UTC)
comment - Regional press, charting at a couple non-local stations, and being on CMJ's top adds and Top 200 charts together don't establish notability - if they do, I want my own article too! Evidence of press beyond the regional or website level, which is not just associated with tour promo, plus some hint of lasting notability, all footnoted to reliable sources, ought to do it though. AllGloryToTheHypnotoad 16:29, 5 November 2007 (UTC)
  • comment - It also seems these articles were all added by a single-purpose account. Some of her other adds were speedied as blatant advertising. AllGloryToTheHypnotoad 16:32, 5 November 2007 (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.