Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Aikakone

The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. 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.

The result was keep. Can't sleep, clown will eat me 23:25, 30 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Aikakone

People keep proposing this for speedy deletion or deletion. This has been done enough tiems already to warrant a proper deletion discussion. The band has had 5 releases over 11 years, which is sufficient evidence of notability not only to me, but to other users as well. Even though I am not personally a fan of this band, I have heard of it in many places in Finnish media. The original Finnish article has much more information. Keep. JIP | Talk 17:22, 24 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Delete as stub article with no assertion or evidence of notability. It sounds as if a decent article could be written by someone translating from the Finnish, but this is not it. 5 releases, but on what labels, and what sort of sales? This article has been on wikipedia for a year, and still doesn't meet WP:MUSIC. --BrownHairedGirl ^{(talk) • (contribs)} 19:34, 24 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]
strong keep and expand. Monni 19:58, 24 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Strong keep as above. The band has sold triple platinum (debut album), double platinum (2nd), platinum (3rd) and gold (4th) in Finland, and was possibly the most popular pop band in Finland in the mid-1990's. I've added the record sales to the article also. Prolog 21:40, 24 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

DELETE 5 releases over 11 years..ok, ANYONE can release an album...are we talking about any recognition on a "top hits" chart (like a billboard charts) 4.18GB 03:08, 25 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]
- Comment They were notable on a top hits chart - in Finland. Billboard only charts American bands. Charlene 21:57, 25 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I think the user's point was not the billboard specifically, but any Finish equivalent. At the moment, no source exists to prove this. --Robdurbar 11:59, 27 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Strong keep. While I'm no fan of the band myself (like JIP), there is no reason to delete this band who has made it into the Finnish charts time and time again. If you would like the Finnish article translated, please post it under http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Translation_into_English#Finnish-to-English and we will get around to it when we have time as there only seems to be two of us translating these articles. -Yupik 07:52, 25 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Keep --Easyas12c 13:20, 25 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Keep Very notable band in Finland, numerous top ten hits and top ten albums. Needs better sourcing, not deletion. --Charlene 21:57, 25 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. Seems to meet WP:MUSIC to me. - Lex 09:19, 27 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Conditional Keep, so long as the above assertions of charted hits can be sourced and proved --Robdurbar 11:57, 27 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

For example, the current link provided mentions nothing about charted hits or the claimed sales levels. Robdurbar 11:59, 27 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Added reference that shows the exact record sales for the first three albums. [1] Prolog 14:44, 27 October 2006 (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.