The result was keep. Meets WP:BAND criterion 2 as Billboard has listed on of its albums as reaching 20 on the charts and the (single?) "Scandroid" is listed by Billboard as having reached 5th position on the charts. Also meets criteria 5 (had 2 albums released on FiXT Music) and 6 (was created by Klayton and contained Varien at one point). With that said, the number of social media links on the article is concerning, however, it meets the criteria regardless. (non-admin closure) TheSandDoctor (talk) 16:49, 27 October 2017 (UTC)
Contested PROD. Clearly fails WP:GNG and WP:MUSICBIO. Walter Görlitz (talk) 13:43, 20 October 2017 (UTC)
Extended discussion about notability and not a !Vote
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In regards to both WP:GNG and WP:MUSICBIO Wikipedia: Notability clearly states: "A topic is presumed to merit an article if: 1. It meets either the general notability guideline below, or the criteria outlined in a subject-specific guideline listed in the box on the right; and 2. It is not excluded under the What Wikipedia is not policy." This means that even if it doesn't follow the general notability guideline on the page, you can use the subject-specific guideline to create the article. In this case we would be using Wikipedia: Notability (music). There are 12 different possible criteria for musicians and ensembles, Scandroid fits both criteria 5 and criteria 6. Both can be applied to Scandroid; therefore this deletion is unnecessary. The article simply needs to be edited to supply more information. I've already explained twice in the Scandroid Talk page why I believe they fit both criteria. cssc 14:12, 20 October 2017 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Casshums (talk • contribs)
Although you may not consider this subtantial, here are some stats: According to klayton.info/press/ there exists approximately 13 interviews regarding Scandroid, 38 features (both discussions on artists or features of a specific album/single), and around 16 reviews of numerous albums/singles. These are all approximations, as it is quite possible more exists. And with the release of Monochrome in one week there will be more press coverage. Many of these interviews, features, and reviews are independent of the subject, and are reliable based on their connection to their subsidaries. Yes they have to be weeded through, but you cannot justify deletion simply based off of this. Those music guidelines are put in place to help protect smaller artists from deletion too, that is why GNG does not always apply in regards to musicians and ensembles. Sometimes the only coverage that exists for smaller groups is social media, and local outreach. This is easily not the case here, as there have been individuals writing articles, interviews, and reviews of Scandroid for quite a while now. cssc 17:33, 20 October 2017 (UTC) edit: reset for text wrap |