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The result was delete. MBisanz ^talk 01:42, 31 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

SeeD (band) (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View log · Stats)

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Great group, nice sound but article does not meet WP:GNG or WP:NBAND. My WP:BEFORE turned up nothing, but I will happily change my vote to keep if anyone can find WP:RS to establish WP:N.   // Timothy :: talk  14:35, 23 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions.   // Timothy :: talk  14:35, 23 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Netherlands-related deletion discussions.   // Timothy :: talk  14:35, 23 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

• Delete per nomination. No evidence that they pass WP:BAND. ~dom Kaos~ (talk) 17:21, 23 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete - Searching for this band can be tough due to their bland name (wow, they like totally made themselves unique by capitalizing the last letter) and the existence of many other bands called Seed (including one that I used to know in person). For this one, a search in conjunction with "pagan folk" and the like reveals a few sources about the history of the genre in which this band is listed briefly as an example. But I was unable to find anything that is specifically about them, and on their own terms, they are only present in the usual streaming and social media sites. ---DOOMSDAYER520 (Talk|Contribs) 00:03, 24 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep - SeeD have performed in music festivals small and major across Europe, and headlined the major folk festivals of Castlefest in 2017 and 2018, and Elftopia in Belgium in 2019 (each having tens of thousands of attendees). They are in rotation on CeltCast Radio, a leading folk music radio network. Sara Weeda is a member of Anúna. SeeD have had news coverage in English, Dutch, French and German (see the new sources on the page - and also, for example, https://valkyrieswebzine.com/seed-portal-to-elfland/), and had news coverage in a major English newspaper in 2019 following their lead performance at the Pre-Raphaelite Ball. (https://www.facebook.com/seedmusick/photos/a.155781987890795/1530821210386859/) I have added some further sources for their performances on the article. Pagan folk in general has become one of the fastest growing genres of the past decade, with a vibrant scene in virtually every country in Europe but especially in central and northern Europe - I don't believe it would benefit anyone on Wikipedia to bar content of an established and iconic pagan folk band. They are equal to Trobar de Morte (Spanish wikipedia page at https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trobar_de_Morte), whom they performed with at Castlefest 2015, and having risen from a guest group to headliners, are perhaps only one notch of notability below the likes of Faun (band) and Omnia (band), who have also headlined Castlefest. I believe it would not be consistent if they were not permitted an article of their own. Vaurnheart (talk) 17:35, 24 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I have already voted above and everyone can speak their minds, but I will advise the last voter to see the other stuff exists fallacy. ---DOOMSDAYER520 (Talk|Contribs) 19:58, 24 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

• Delete. I found some passing mentions but not sufficient coverage for the WP:GNG. The vocalist, Sara Weeda, passes the lower bar of the WP:GNG. If someone creates an article on her one day then SeeD would receive a couple of lines in her biography. That is at present the maximum extent of coverage we should give this band. Faun (band) and Omnia (band) are 13 and 15 years older bands with considerably more recordings and coverage. In both cases, the much higher WP:NBAND standard is probably reached. Kudos to nominator User:TimothyBlue for a thorough before, nomination, and laissez fair approach to the discussion. Like him, I also enjoyed the sound of SeeD. gidonb (talk) 10:27, 30 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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