Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Nonfiction (band)

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The result was soft delete‎. Based on minimal participation, this uncontroversial nomination is treated as an expired PROD (a.k.a. "soft deletion"). Editors can request the article's undeletion. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 00:42, 29 February 2024 (UTC)

Nonfiction (band)

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Completely unsourced article about a band, not making any strong claim to passing WP:NMUSIC. The only notability claims being attempted here are (a) that one song was a "modest commercial success" in unspecified ways, which isn't an instant notability pass if you can't quantify and properly reference a specific Billboard chart placement, and (b) having had two independently notable members, except that even one of those two members has been flagged for notability concerns since 2016 due to poor sourcing of his own, and the other one probably should have been because he's not actually citing adequate sourcing to genuinely demonstrate standalone notability independent of any of his bands either. Nothing here is "inherently" notable enough to exempt them from having to have any referencing, and the article's been tagged for lacking sources since 2008 without ever having any sources added. Bearcat (talk) 16:30, 16 February 2024 (UTC)

• Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Bands and musicians, California, and Michigan. Bearcat (talk) 16:30, 16 February 2024 (UTC)

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Star Mississippi 17:19, 23 February 2024 (UTC)

• Weak delete. This is an unsourced WP:BLP. This band is one of hundreds with one hit of moderate success. In 2024, everyone knows we are not MySpace. There's not zero sources; see this interview, but interviews don't contributed to prove notability as we use significant coverage in multiple reliable sources. I would not oppose sending it to draft space as WP:TOOSOON or if someone can find better sources, of changing my mind. Bearian (talk) 20:48, 28 February 2024 (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.