Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/War (Swedish band)

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. This is not the strongest consensus but invoking WP:NOTAVOTE, I believe the weight of WP:PAG based argument comes down in favor of deletion. Ad Orientem (talk) 02:39, 7 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

War (Swedish band)

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Band that fails WP:BAND. Sourced to Myspace mostly, and a Google search only brings up their social media page. _{ZXCVBNM (TALK)} 14:27, 6 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions. _{ZXCVBNM (TALK)} 14:27, 6 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Sweden-related deletion discussions. Shellwood (talk) 14:28, 6 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Keep passed WP:BAND, points 5 and 6. Have released several albums via Necropolis Records and has at least two members (Peter Tägtgren and David Parland) who have played in other notable bands. Lugnuts ^{Fire Walk with Me} 07:21, 7 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Weak Keep - Note that this band was named both "War" and "Total War" at various points and that makes a search difficult, and the existence of multiple other bands also called War makes everything even more confusing. This WP article even mixes up the names in the header, infobox, and text. The band gained little reliable media notice outside of their insular local scene. The previous voter made a case that they can barely satisfy a couple of band notability guidelines but I think that is relatively weak. They also got a smattering of notice for controversial lyrics, mentioned briefly in the book that is currently at footnote #3. ---DOOMSDAYER520 (Talk|Contribs) 16:10, 10 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Keep passed WP:BAND, points 5 and 6 indeed.BabbaQ (talk) 20:25, 10 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Just because you fulfill the criteria of WP:BAND does not mean you pass. Without actual refs, it still fails WP:BAND. No one has come forth with reliable references, so this is just WP:SOURCESMUSTEXIST._{ZXCVBNM (TALK)} 10:14, 12 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Delete - they are mentioned in the book "Black Metal: Evolution of the Cult" but that is only one mention, WP:BAND requires non-trivial coverage in multiple reliable secondary sources - there are no charted albums or singles, no awards, etc., so does not meet notability guidelines - Epinoia (talk) 03:27, 13 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 12:28, 13 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Nosebagbear (talk) 16:17, 20 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Delete. Fails WP:SIGCOV and therefore WP:GNG. The sources cited are not reliable per wikipedia's standards for verifiability and therefore, the subject does not meet the criteria at WP:BAND. Sources independent of the subject are needed to verify that content in order for the article to be kept.4meter4 (talk) 01:57, 28 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, MBisanz ^talk 03:38, 29 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Comment from previous voter - If my "weak keep" vote above is causing a lack of consensus, I would not be opposed to deletion just to help wrap this up without more re-listings. The "delete" votes have raised valid issues of their own. ---DOOMSDAYER520 (Talk|Contribs) 16:52, 29 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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.