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The result was delete. Rough consensus is that the list has too many issues at the moment. Contact me if you want a copy of the article to work on sourcing or as a basis for adding content to individual articles.--Kubigula (talk) 22:04, 10 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

List of satanist bands[edit]

List of satanist bands (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) (delete) – (View log)

Non-notable list - there's a distinct lack of verification, with a single source. No proof that any of these bands are or aren't Satanists (except for the one reference for Tenacious D). This is little more than listcruft - holds no encyclopedic value, most bands are from the extreme metal genre, of which nearly all bands are often associated with Satanism, whether it be lyrically or otherwise. Due to a critical lack of sources or variability, this is full of original research ≈ The Haunted Angel 20:01, 3 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

• Delete Yet another incomplete, randomly assembled, reference-free list. I guess they could say the Devil made them do it? Ecoleetage (talk) 20:16, 3 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
• Comment Remarkably unsourced, particularly since the author has either read a lot or heard a lot of "stuff" about the bands, particularly when it comes to the statements about the groups that "aren't really" Satanists. I suppose it could be sourced with a little bit of effort, so I'll refrain from saying delete. However, when you make claims like this, people want to know the source. In Wikipedia, they say "citation needed"; when you're telling this to your friends, one of them will laugh and say, "Where did you hear THAT shit?" Mandsford (talk) 20:20, 3 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • But even if sources were presented for each band, does it still constitute its own article? ≈ The Haunted Angel 20:36, 3 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
• Abstain, for now. I could go either way, here, to be perfectly frank, as this is kind of weird. What I would do is remove the list, split the data about satanism in re each band to the individual articles, and work categories. Thoughts? --Dennis The Tiger (Rawr and stuff) 23:01, 3 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
• Comment I can understand where you're coming from, since I've failed to ensure that the bands were sourced. I originally made this list to complement the 'List of Satanists' article - which was turned into a redirect because that too was insufficiently resourced -, but I must admit I too became disillusioned with it due to bands being listed who turned out not to be satanists. If you insist on deleting it, I suppose you can go ahead. Ideally though, I'd like to see comprehensive lists of bona fide satanists & bands although I understand they must be adequately sourced - and I would be prepared to do the latter. On the other hand though, Dennis' approach sounds like a sensible one. Dark Prime (talk) 15:02, 4 June 2008 (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.