Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Killed By Death (albums)

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The result was keep. Black Kite (t) (c) 00:22, 23 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Killed By Death (albums)[edit]

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Non-notable bootlegs —Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 19:38, 15 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Albums and songs-related deletion discussions. —DOOMSDAYER520 (Talk|Contribs) 23:25, 15 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Would you care to explain why? --DOOMSDAYER520 (Talk|Contribs) 22:19, 15 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Sure WP:MUSIC. —Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 22:24, 15 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

That doesn't answer the question. Allow me to quote WP:JNN: 'Simply stating that the subject of an article is not notable does not provide reasoning as to why the subject may not be notable. This behavior straddles both "Just unencyclopedic" and "Just pointing at a policy or guideline".'

And furthermore: 'Instead of just saying, "Non-notable," consider instead saying, "No reliable sources found to verify notability", or "The sources are not independent, and so cannot establish that the subject passes our standards on notability", or "The sources do not provide the significant coverage required by the notability standard." Providing specific reasons why the subject may not be notable gives other editors an opportunity to research and supply sources that may establish or confirm the subject's notability.' Emphasis in the original. --DOOMSDAYER520 (Talk|Contribs) 22:38, 15 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Weak Keep - My vote is based on the language about reliable sources in the policy copied above, and I can do this without simply pointing at guidelines. The Killed By Death series, while bootlegs (which are assumed non-notable elsewhere in WP:NALBUMS), have been praised in the punk community for preserving old songs that disappeared in the age-old transition away from vinyl records. Sources include some semi-reliable webzines for collectors like Perfect Sound Forever, Terminal Boredom, and The Unblinking Ear. Note that I admitted that the webzines are "semi-reliable" and there is little verifiable coverage outside of hardcore fandom, so my informed vote is Weak Keep. --DOOMSDAYER520 (Talk|Contribs) 22:49, 15 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Not to mention the L.A. Examiner, Dave Thompson's book Alternative Rock, and Stewart Home's Cranked Up Really High: Genre Theory & Punk Rock. Killed By Death did for early punk rock what Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk Music did for prewar folk music, albeit not as well. Keep. Morganfitzp (talk) 02:43, 16 December 2010 (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.