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The result was Keep- nomination withdrawn (non-admin closure). Whpq (talk) 16:42, 20 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Comateens[edit]

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Fails to satisfy WP:GNG. An editor who contested PROD added a few external links, but only one (the Allmusic site) is even arguably a reliable source, and even it provides minimal information and no evidence of notability. The article text is wholly lacking in citations, which reflects the dearth of coverage in reliable sources. Terence7 (talk) 03:21, 19 March 2012 (UTC) Request to withdraw AfD per discussion with Michig below. Terence7 (talk) 22:35, 19 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Terence7: Although I did not write the article on Comateens, I was the founder of the group, created the official site, and I can certainly verify the veracity of the information in the article, if that fact is worthy of any consideration in the context of Wikipedia. In addition, the outside information sources added, particularly Trouser Press and Discogs, are as accurate and reliable sources of information on this kind of subject as there are, as pop groups talk to the pop music press, and it is with them that info on pop groups resides. Trouser Press reviewed many of my records and I had much contact with them during the 1980s as I did with many other pop publications to whom we told our story. With warm regards - Nicholas West Nicholas West 08 (talk) 05:39, 19 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Keep. The nominator is wrong about the sources/external links. Both Allmusic and Trouser Press are reliable sources, both have significant coverage, and the band also passes WP:BAND criterion 5 having released two albums on Virgin/Mercury.--Michig (talk) 07:14, 19 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 19:06, 19 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I'll withdraw the AfD since I think you're right about WP:BAND criterion 5, but I'm going to challenge most of the material in the article as it is completely unreferenced. And I disagree with your assertion that Allmusic and Trouser Press constitute "significant coverage" -- we're talking about a paragraph or so each. Not very much. Terence7 (talk) 22:34, 19 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

To state for the record, the band Comateens fully passes WP:BAND criteria 1,2,4,5,7,10,11 and 12. Nicholas West 08 (talk) 19:59, 19 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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