Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/If Man is Five

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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 23:56, 11 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] If Man is Five

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Oprhaned page, and the group is non-notable. It reads like a press release, and I suspect the anon who wrote the article was associated with the band. LuciferMorgan 11:46, 6 August 2007 (UTC)

  • Weak delete. Notability is higher than most of the bands that end up in AfD, they arguably do pass WP:MUSIC (if just barely), and to be fair the dreadful puffery in the last section was only introduced a couple of months ago by an apparent SPA. It has remained unsourced for two years though; a preponderance of MySpace links topping their Google results is usually a warning sign, and while I have located one apparently independent review of the band ([1]) that does not satisfy WP:V by itself. ~Matticus TC 15:11, 6 August 2007 (UTC)
The review you cite also shows that the release being reviewed was self-financed, and it seems all their other releases are self-financed. This fails the notability criteria for musical ensembles, and the band also fail to meet all the other criteria. I agree to disagree, but I'm of the opinion they do not pass WP:MUSIC. LuciferMorgan 15:43, 6 August 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete Notability to come, and, per LuciferMorgan, it seems their "label", Black Azul, is one of those places where you plunk down money to record your own album. Has a minor entry in All-Music Guide. Doesn't pass WP:MUSIC.--Sethacus 16:07, 6 August 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.