User talk:Simon Marchese

A tag has been placed on Lau (Band), requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done because the article appears to be about a person, group of people, band, club, company, or web content, but it does not indicate how or why the subject is notable: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, articles that do not assert the subject's importance or significance may be deleted at any time. Please see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable.

If you think that you can assert the notability of the subject, you may contest the deletion by adding {{hangon}} to the top of the page (just below the existing speedy deletion or "db" tag), coupled with adding a note on the article's talk page explaining your position, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the article meets the criterion it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the article that would confirm the subject's notability under Wikipedia guidelines.

For guidelines on specific types of articles, you may want to check out our criteria for biographies, for web sites, for bands, or for companies. Feel free to leave a note on my talk page if you have any questions about this. P4k 15:32, 5 August 2007 (UTC)

Your band

Hi,

While Wikipedia encourages new contributors, it is important that they learn to contribute well, so yes, I do think that deleting bad content is a good idea. Contrary to what you "read," the hangon template does not "buy you time" -- if you read the template, it says that an admin may delete the content without noting the template, if that is warranted.

The article in question was minimal, and made no claim to notability whatsoever. Articles whose only content is a restatement of the title "X is a (music type) band" fall under the speedy deletion criteria A1 (for lack of context) and A7 (for lack of assertion of notability.) Wikipedia must eliminate this content quickly; as you can imagine, every young high-school band in the world might be tempted to place an article in Wikipedia for promotional purposes. The encyclopedia, however, exists not to promote unknowns, but to chronicle things which are already well-known before an article is written about them.

Finally, the article entirely lacked reliable sources; this is a severe problem for its longtime survival. Even if an article asserts notability, sources must prove the claims asserted. The sources, in order to be reliable, must be independent -- the band's own webpage, or their friend's webpage -- does not provide sufficient evidence.

Lastly, if you are a member of this band, you might consider your conflict of interest in writing an article in which you have a personal vested interest.

I'm sorry for being a bit frank, but these "small band" articles are quite commonly deleted, and are one of Wikipedia's most enduring problems. You are always welcome to contribute, but your most valuable contributions will arise from disinterested research. Best wishes, Xoloz 16:11, 5 August 2007 (UTC)