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The result was keep. (non-admin closure) DavidLeighEllis (talk) 23:21, 23 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Nunbait[edit]

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Does not appear to meet WP:BAND. Source searches are only providing passing mentions, such as this. North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 06:18, 9 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions. North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 06:19, 9 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Australia-related deletion discussions. North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 06:19, 9 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

• Keep Described in media articles, toured nationally supporting both local acts and international visitors on tours, tracks given high rotation on national radio: passes WP:BAND#1, 4, 11.shaidar cuebiyar (talk) 12:51, 12 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete. The first bad sign is a lead paragraph that mostly discusses other bands. Add to that the general low quality of the sources and I'm not seeing how the notability guidelines are being met. Although the sourcing does convince me that the band did indeed open a show for Nirvana (once), that in itself is not enough. As for multiple non-trivial coverage from reliable sources, it just isn't there.NewYorkActuary (talk) 06:53, 13 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]
• Marginal keep, notable per Shaidar; I know good sources exist, but they'll be from the paper era and I'm presently on the wrong side of the world. Worst case, delete without prejudice - David Gerard (talk) 09:11, 14 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

There is another good article in The Sydney Morning Herald.

Danielson, Shane (12 June 1992). "Nun of a kind". The Sydney Morning Herald.

Then there's Bob Blunt's Blunt : a biased history of Australian rock [1]. I don't have access to it but various things suggest they are covered in this book, could anyone with access have a look? They appear on the CDs that come with the book Who Cares Win on CD2, Animal. Track 12 Nunbait - "Poor Henry". Decent coverage in the book would confirm notability. duffbeerforme (talk) 07:26, 17 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

• Keep. It's always hard to find sources for bands from this pre-internet era, but I'm confident they exist. Doctorhawkes (talk) 07:30, 17 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  • Is it just me, or is the early '90s somehow actually worse than the '80s in this regard ... - David Gerard (talk) 08:00, 17 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]
• Weak Keep there is just enough to establish notability. The article needs work but that's not a sufficient reason to delete. Dan arndt (talk) 09:58, 21 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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