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The result was delete. KTC (talk) 00:29, 17 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Adam (band)[edit]

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I'm not particularly sure how to check this, but others have expressed concern over whether this band meets WP:NBAND. The other claim to notability - their orgasm music video - is no more notable than other small-scale viral videos, most of which have been deleted per WP:NOTNEWS: the coverage is short and confined to the week or two after the video. See [1], [2], and [3], the last of which had much more widespread coverage because of Jameis Winston and is actually still being talked about. Lastly, though not too important, the article was created (perhaps intentionally poorly) to make a WP:POINT; the point was made and rebutted, and it's probably time for this to go. ansh666 20:39, 9 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Delete per WP:NBAND -- Orduin ^⋠T⋡ 20:51, 9 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per nom, Fails WP:NBAND. --–Davey2010 ^{Merry Xmas / Happy New Year} 21:14, 9 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per nom. Along with the policies mentioned it does not meet WP:GNG. MarnetteD|Talk 21:40, 9 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]
delete. Lots of coverage but of the event, not the band, and mostly trivial, lightweight, click-baitish coverage as sites know a headline with some combination of 'orgasm', 'video', 'NSFW' will attract lots of clicks. No in depth coverage, little on the band itself. That's WP:GNG; apart from that no evidence they come close to any of the criteria in WP:NMUSIC. Non-notable whichever way you look at it.--JohnBlackburne^words_deeds 21:49, 9 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. I agree with all of you, it probably fails WP:NOTABLE Snowager (talk) 11:41, 10 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Netherlands-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 14:39, 10 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 14:39, 10 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Delete -My search for sources just brought up some "Hey guys, come watch this sexy video" Buzzfeed type articles that largely consists of them linking to the video. No sort of significant coverage that the WP:GNG requires. Sergecross73 msg me 16:19, 10 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - Wikipedia is not a chronicle of every lame publicity stunt that bands have made in an effort to grab the brass ring. Carrite (talk) 18:06, 10 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Delete Doesn't even approach WP:BAND. Miniapolis 22:39, 10 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. Hilarious. Lighten up people. Worth it for the Backpackers parody alone. Encyclopedic: future generations, pondering the collapse of our civilization, will likely seize upon this in wonderment and say "This... this is where they went completely off the rails". What could be of more scholarly interest than that? Herostratus (talk) 12:55, 12 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. Bands can become notorious and achieve extensive independent coverage for their actions rather than their music (e.g. Pussy Riot), but the coverage here all seems to be channelling Beavis and Butthead and doesn't rise above the level of trivial. Guy (Help!) 14:52, 12 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Keep - WP:NBAND is moot if it satisfies the general notability guide. Buisiness Insider, HuffPo, and Gizmodo are sufficient. Tarc (talk) 17:04, 12 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Meh. We got so much more shit that is so much less notable. Keep it. Once we accepted HuffPo we opened up the floodgates, and we'll just have to suck it up. Drmies (talk) 20:24, 12 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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