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 keep‎. Participants have proved that the articles pass GNG and SNG, and suggested ways for improvement. (non-admin closure) Timothytyy (talk) 08:59, 14 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Awesome (band) (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View log | edits since nomination)

(Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL)

This article does not meet WP:MUSIC. The only criteria it may meet is #1, which is not highlighted in the article, except for a quote from a Seattle Times reviewer. violetwtf (talk) 17:50, 29 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I wrote this and I agree that, in retrospect, they may not deserve an article. They were a local sensation at the time, but only stayed together a few years. At the time I wrote it, I had every reason to think they'd last longer.

For what it's worth, much as with Ahamefule J. Oluo, they are on the border between music and theater, which means that WP:MUSIC may not be the right criterion. Lane Czaplinski, who is quoted in the lede, was probably the most important impresario in avant garde theater in Seattle for about 15 years, before moving on to the Wexner Center for the Arts in Columbus, Ohio.

Unfortunately, at the distance of 15 years, their "un-Google-able" name would make further research difficult.

I wouldn't object to a deletion, though I would still prefer a keep. - Jmabel | Talk 18:03, 29 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

• Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Bands and musicians and Washington. Spiderone^{(Talk to Spider)} 18:13, 29 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

One further remark: their main songwriter, John Osebold, is winner of a Stranger Genius Award, which had in other cases (but probably for theater, not music) been considered a sufficient reason for an article in itself. - Jmabel | Talk 02:34, 1 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

• Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Theatre-related deletion discussions. Jmabel | Talk 02:36, 1 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
•  Info - Note to closer for soft deletion: This nomination has had limited participation and falls within the standards set for lack of quorum. There are no previous AfD discussions, undeletions, or current redirects and no previous PRODs have been located. This nomination may be eligible for soft deletion at the end of its 7-day listing.

Logs: 2008-07 move to → "Awesome"

--Cewbot (talk) 00:03, 7 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Star Mississippi 02:40, 7 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

• Keep: As noted in above discussion, subject of article arguably meets WP:MUSIC #1, and main songwriter has won a nationally recognised award Jack4576 (talk) 06:27, 7 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The Stranger Genius award is a local, not a nationally recognized award, determined by the editorial staff of a local alternative publication. I'm not sure it meets the definition of a significant award in the field of music. ShelbyMarion (talk) 13:33, 7 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

• Weak Keep - It needs cleanup and there is not much to work with, but there may be enough for a basic stub page. They have been covered in several lengthy feature articles in the Seattle press (already cited). It might help to describe this act as a performance art troupe rather than a band, because theatrical shenanigans are the focus of most of their coverage. ---DOOMSDAYER520 (TALK|CONTRIBS) 16:08, 11 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep as per the Seattle Times and Seattle Weekly significant coverage in the article and there is also an album review and short bio at AllMusic here so that WP:GNG is passed and deletion is unnecessary in my view, Atlantic306 (talk) 23:19, 12 May 2023 (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.