Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Japanther

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The result of the debate was keep (nomination withdrawn). howcheng [ t • c • w • e ] 18:04, 15 December 2005 (UTC)

Japanther

Fails WP:MUSIC. No AMG entry, no major releases. This is part of a large group of bands from Plan-It-X Records that I'm nominating for deletion. It is unfortunately due to the very nature of the label (DIY ethic, no albums over $5) that they are non-notable. Although one provision of WP:MUSIC states that a band can be notable by releasing several albums on an important record label, Plan-It-X's only claim to notability is one EP by the band Against Me!. howcheng [ t • c • w • e ] 19:12, 14 December 2005 (UTC)

• Keep and expand: Japanther is a band with a large cult following in New York City. They actually do have an allmusic page, but yes it is seriously lacking. On the other hand, they've been reviewed by pitchforkmedia.com (among other sites) and rated at last.fm. Wikipedia ought not to be another platform that places "mainstream = notability" constraints on independent music. --Howrealisreal 19:30, 14 December 2005 (UTC)
• Keep and expand Howrealisreal said everything that needed to be said here. Superradjoe 09:36, 15 December 2005 (UTC)

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.