Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Drist

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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 no real evidence of meeting WP:MUSIC (e.g. sources). W.marsh 19:08, 20 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Drist

Drist (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs) - (View log)

Band does not apear notable; yes, they have an album, but no record label, past or present, and although their songs have apeared on games, that ain't saving the songs from deletion, so it shouldn't save the band either. Blood Red Sandman Open Up Your Heart - Receive My EviLove 23:17, 13 January 2007 (UTC)

  • Delete, same as the album pages listed further up -- Chris 73 | Talk 23:19, 13 January 2007 (UTC)
  • Note: I am also nominating the following related page because it is as unnotable as the band:
Orchids and Ammunition (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs) - Blood Red Sandman Open Up Your Heart - Receive My EviLove 23:21, 13 January 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete. I can't find any third-party sources about them, so they appear non-notable (I'll reconsider if they're found, obviously). Although WP:BAND 9 says "Has performed music for a work of media that is notable", I don't think this should be kept because the media included large amounts of music. And a redirect to Guitar Hero seems inappropriate. Trebor 23:26, 13 January 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete per nom and Trebor. Edison 00:08, 14 January 2007 (UTC)
  • Dont DeleteThis is a real band, just type them into google. The guitarist is also famous himself, and does alot of work with activision. bands like Enter Shikariare on there own record label, these are still on here. want evidence, just buy Guitar Hero one or two.
Existing is not a criterion for inclusion, unfortunately. WP:MUSIC lists accepted inclusion standards for bands. Trebor 21:53, 14 January 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep. Along with having an album, Drist has performed music for Guitar Hero, which is notable media. The guy also performed most of the stuff in the entire game since it's a bunch of covers. Notable media, notable member, and an album (not quite two though) so I think that this should be kept. Voretus/talk 01:53, 15 January 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep Agree with Voretus. Do a bit of research before you guys delete an up and coming band. Theyve only recently gotten publicity through GH and GH2, but produce their own stuff. http://www.emusic.com/artist/11584/11584823.html 3 albums TOTAL. You are free to listen to them there. This article should be UPDATED if anything, by someone who has the amount of time to dedicate to them. Not delete it because of their 'lack of publicity' or 'exposure'. It takes years for some bands to get out there, especially those producing their own stuff and being their own label. Xander/XeonicAngel 07:11, 15 January 2007 (CST) This is the first edit from an IP address, !vote shouldn't count. Trebor 14:24, 15 January 2007 (UTC)
Right, and when they get "out there", Wikipedia can have an article about them. Not before, not to help them on their way, but after they qualify under WP:BAND. Trebor 14:24, 15 January 2007 (UTC)
http://www.drist.com/version2/band.html Go there, youll see that they have some very credible sources under 'titles', 'producers', 'tours', etc. With that said, the numbers Im referring to are : 3 - Vans Warped Tour as writen on their offical website, 4 - according to their website, the labels theyve signed with have also hosted other famous bands as well, AND 9 - Guitar Hero, dispite being a video game, is STILL a notable source as it has a huge following, a massive community dedicated to the game, and many MANY popular bands have loaned their songs to the game. Granted, they arent HUGE numbers, but they have certianly fullfilled the requirement to get their own wiki page. Seeing as there is little to no information about them online, having a wiki helps further their community, as well as bring people TO wikipedia.Xander/XeonicAngel 17:07, 15 January 2007(CST) This is the first edit Ive ever made, and probably the only one I care enough to make. Dont be a jerk :P Xander/XeonicAngel 17:07, 15 January 2007 —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 72.181.34.180 (talk) 23:09, 15 January 2007 (UTC).
I'm not seeing where these sources are, and they're unlikely to be independent if they're on the band website. Any independent source that mentions them non-trivially will do. The fact they contributed songs to Guitar Hero doesn't really qualify on its own - the guidelines for inclusion are on WP:BAND. And unfortunately, Wikipedia can't be used as free advertising for the band - if they have little to no information about them online, then that's their fault. And trust me, their influence on the traffic of Wikipedia will be minimal. Trebor 23:49, 15 January 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete Delete it. I tried my best to make it encyclopaedic, but they are a pretty non-important band. Toypadlock 00:42, 19 January 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.