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 of the debate was to Keep the article. --Konst.able^Talk 12:07, 25 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Altar Boys[edit]

Bandcruft. No assertion of notability. This seems like a vanity page about an insignificant band. No reliable sources. Not verifiable. Delete The Crying Orc 17:58, 16 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

• Comment: Possible bad-faith nomination. See here. Limetom 02:43, 17 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]
• Neutral I am not well-versed in Christian music. The article really doesn't make much of a claim for notability, but they do have several albums listed - anybody know if they are major label releases? GassyGuy 07:41, 17 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]
• Opinion I am fairly knowledgeable about Christian rock, having heard a lot of it growing up. These were only major label releases as far as the Christian market was concerned - these guys spent a number of years on Word Records, which is the biggest fish in that pond (example - Word Records also has Amy Grant, Michael W. Smith, Phil Keaggy, Randy Stonehill, all artists who saw some fame or recogition in the secular arena). This band is still around; I saw them perform in 1987 and 2000, and actually thought their 2000 performance was better. I understand there is a movement underway to document the history of the rock and punk subgenres of Christian music and their influence, I hope for posterity's sake this entry won't be deleted. Insignificant? They were an influence on everyone from MXPX to other new bands I'm sure haven't been heard of yet.... Rick 05:23, 20 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep if their significant influence on Christian rock is indeed true. Even without that confirmation, they appear to have released at least two albums on a record label... —EdGl 20:54, 23 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep Have released albums on notable indie labels. And in response to the nomination, "The Altar Boys helped pioneer Christian rock music." is an assertation of notability. --Marriedtofilm 22:16, 24 October 2006 (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.