Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Cello rock

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. — CharlotteWebb 03:13, 9 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Cello rock

Article comprised entirely of original research. This article could be easily replaced with a category of rock bands with cellos. CA387 02:32, 4 June 2007 (UTC)

• Strong keep. It is verifiable that the musical groups covered in the article perform cell-based rock music. Apocalyptica and Rasputina alone pioneered this genre and it is now an accepted genre, as the links contained in the article show, and we have a responsibility to document this interesting sub-genre of rock properly, as we do for other musical genres. Read the article carefully and you'll find that it is sourced and far from "original research." Please try to improve Wikipedia in a constructive, not destructive manner. Badagnani 02:35, 4 June 2007 (UTC)
  • Reply Does that mean we should have separate articles for "flute rock", "banjo rock", "guitar rock", etcetera? The article contains no "references" section, so it really isn't sourced in the slightest. Besides, cellos have been playing in rock bands all the way back to Sweetwater and beyond. A genre is a type of music, not the instruments that are used in producing it. --CA387 02:44, 4 June 2007 (UTC)
  • Comment - Read the article again. There is not a distinct, identifiable genre of rock that uses all flutes or all banjos. There is, howeverk a growing movement/sub-genre of rock that utilizes all cellos or mostly cellos with rhythm section. This is inherently notable, as the article points out. Badagnani 03:21, 4 June 2007 (UTC)
• Keep. "Guitar rock" would be a tautology, as the hugely preponderant majority of rock has guitars in front. When flute rock and banjo rock and dudelsack rock und so weiter become established, then they will merit their own articles. This article comprises links to bands or performers with primary cello emphasis... where's the OR? __Just plain Bill 03:28, 4 June 2007 (UTC)
  • Reply That's why something like a category or list would suffice—I'm not advocating we abolish the topic entirely. As it stands now, the article certainly fails all the facets of WP:NOTE and WP:OR, as it makes speculations about this "growing movement" without any concrete references to back it up. --CA387 03:32, 4 June 2007 (UTC)
• Note: This debate has been included in the list of Music-related deletions. -- John Vandenberg 21:22, 7 June 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.