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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. Kurykh 03:45, 18 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Avatar Blue

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I came upon this article tagged for CSD and spent some time trying to clean it up. Unsourced since August, it does assert notability, though it does not verify its assertions, and it raises several red flags with regards to notability and accuracy. Specific concerns are these:

  • "Best Unsigned Bands"—accuracy concerns—I can't find any indication that this band placed. Receiving a "nomination" is a vague claim of notability, given that this was a contest featuring 3,000 bands. (See for instance, in reference to 1992)
  • More accuracy—I can't find any evidence that The Boston Music Awards even has a "Best Funk Act". google search only comes up with this article & a CD Baby bio on a band mentioned in this article. Even if it does, I see no verification of a win or a major placement.
  • Accuracy—The only reference to "Best HipHop/Rap Act" and WFNX is this article. A general search combining the station call letters & the band name is likewise not helpful.
  • There seems to at least be no notability for the track "Hip-Hop 2 The Top", which gets 2 hits, Wikipedia-referential.
  • There seems to be no notability for the eponymous CD. A search for the album & label results in very few hits—no reliable sources.
  • There's no substantiation of radio play for the song "Tell Me Why" or indication of notability through a google search.
  • I can't find any evidence of the referenced songwriter award. (See here). Musician Deanna Dellacioppa's myspace does not mention it or any involvement with the band. While Deanna Dellacioppa gets 10 entries at Billboard, there's no reference to the award or the song.
  • AMG has no entry on the band. Credits for Chris Phoenix do not mention the band or the allegedly award-winning song. Credits for Deanna Della Cioppa do not mention the band or the song.

I believe that unless reliable sources can be produced to verify the notability of the band, the article should be deleted. --Moonriddengirl (talk) 15:49, 12 November 2007 (UTC)

  • Delete per nom. Apparently NN. This poorly written unsourced drivel doesnt rate a page on Wikipedia. Decoratrix 16:00, 12 November 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete per nom. Nominator has worked harder than they deserve to search for any reliable sources: looks as if there aren't any. JohnCD 16:13, 12 November 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete per nom and JohnCD. Nominator did a great job of trying to improve the article. Jauerback 16:21, 12 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.