Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Wet Leg

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Wet Leg

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Fails WP:NMG and WP:NFSOURCES. News sources are clearly from boilerplate PR releases. Also fails to meet notability standard. — Preceding unsigned comment added by FiiSKiiS ‎ (talk • contribs) 15:39, October 11, 2021‎ (UTC)

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of England-related deletion discussions. 15:45, 11 October 2021 (UTC) Eastmain (talk • contribs) 15:45, 11 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions. 15:45, 11 October 2021 (UTC) Eastmain (talk • contribs) 15:45, 11 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

• Keep. Variety doesn't print press releases. Nor does The Guardian. This is a notable band. Eastmain (talk • contribs) 16:01, 11 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]
• Weak Keep - It's very early in their career and it appears that they only have two songs so far. Some may argue that more long-term coverage is needed. But as the previous voter said, they have been noticed by some major media outlets and the coverage is definitely not just PR reprints. ---DOOMSDAYER520 (TALK|CONTRIBS) 17:21, 11 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

• Comment - On further investigation, this AfD might be a mistake. The two guidelines copied by the nominator,
  WP:NFSOURCES, are both guidelines for films and are compiled at the general guideline page Wikipedia:Notability (films). The nomination also does not mention that Wet Leg is a band. So perhaps this entire AfD really belongs at some faulty film article that the nominator found moments previously? If that's true, or if the nominator used film guidelines to call for deleting a band, this might qualify for a procedural/speedy close too. ---DOOMSDAYER520 (TALK|CONTRIBS) 17:27, 11 October 2021 (UTC)[reply
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WP:SKCRIT#1 The nominator withdraws the nomination or fails to advance any argument for deletion or redirection Lightburst (talk) 21:58, 11 October 2021 (UTC)[reply

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Not sure if that was meant to educate me or the nominator, but at the time of my comment and before the nominator's half-baked update, #2 and #3 at WP:SKCRIT may have been applicable as well. This whole thing is headed for a keep anyway. ---DOOMSDAYER520 (TALK|CONTRIBS) 16:35, 12 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

User:doomsdayer520 It was meant to reinforce your words. Lightburst (talk) 18:13, 12 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

• Comment Corrected link. Band still fails music notability standards. At absolute minimum, having music reaching an independent music chart is a requirement. Which band has not done. — Preceding unsigned comment added by FiiSKiiS (talk • contribs) 17:40, 11 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

You still have a film guideline, and a charting album is not a "requirement" because a band is only required to meet some of the criteria in the notability guideline, not all of them. Remember to sign your posts too. ---DOOMSDAYER520 (TALK|CONTRIBS) 17:44, 11 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

• Keep The coverage in Variety and The Guardian meets criterion #1 of Wikipedia:Notability (music). Edwardx (talk) 17:58, 11 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep: possibly
  WP:TOOSOON, but apart from the Variety, NME and The Guardian sources already in the article, they've been featured in Under the Radar [1], Brooklyn Vegan [2] and MTV [3]. Although I must admit I have half a mind to vote delete just because of their truly terrible name... Richard3120 (talk) 18:35, 11 October 2021 (UTC)[reply
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• Keep Chaise Longue is almost certainly going to be used in some advert, this page will be helpful when that happens. — Preceding
  talk • contribs) 19:05, 11 October 2021 (UTC)[reply
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• Keep per others; also, Domino Records is a notable label. GhostDestroyer100 (talk) 19:40, 11 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]
• Snow Keep Witty and quirky is a good way to gain notability. And then once they have it
  WP:NTEMP applies. Lightburst (talk) 19:56, 11 October 2021 (UTC)[reply
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• Keep per DOOMSDAYER520 and Edwardx. The band has generated extraordinary coverage and focus for a group with only two songs, meeting criterion #1. I'm sure we would all prefer a developed article with an album release, but this stub nevertheless qualifies. Οἶδα (talk) 20:09, 11 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep per others; the band has also charted on multiple rock airplay charts in the United States, which I've since sourced. Daerl (talk) 05:23, 12 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep and speedy close. Charting puts the nail in the coffin re:
  WP:MUSIC, and the nomination was malformed. There's no need to drag this out further. Chubbles (talk) 02:09, 14 October 2021 (UTC)[reply
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• Keep. If a band signed to a clearly notable label, coverage in the NME and Guardian and playing in major festivals and venues isn't passing
  WP:NMG then Wikipedia may as well pack it in. This relentless deletionism is so tiring. --gilgongo (talk) 19:14, 16 October 2021 (UTC)[reply
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