Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Latin metal

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 -- Chrislk02 (Chris Kreider) 15:31, 8 February 2007 (UTC)

Latin metal

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I am creating this discussion for the deletion of the article latin metal for the following reasons:

• This page only consists of a brief and controversial description followed by a list that could be debated.
• Only three articles (Ill Niño, Ankla, and Steep Trails) link to latin metal.
• Latin metal is not a musical genre!

Zouavman Le Zouave _{(Talk to me! • O))))} 23:34, 2 February 2007 (UTC)

• Weak keep. The term appears to pull up a sufficient number of Ghits. Aplomado ^talk 23:51, 2 February 2007 (UTC)

• Comment. I do not deny that the term exists, but I do deny that the article has its place on Wikipedia and that it is a genre. Zouavman Le Zouave _{(Talk to me! • O))))} 00:22, 3 February 2007 (UTC)

• Weak Keep It is a genre for sure, but not simply because of the reason stated in the article. I agree with your points. A genre isn't simply linguistic trait, but it has to be a stylistic one and the bands on the page do have that in common. Artists like Soulfly or Sepultura certainly have Latin music influences. While it isn't as separate as Tropicalismo is from Jazz, it is still a stylistic difference that allows for genre distinction. That is the article still needs to include more and actually describe that difference beyond a language. --SquatGoblin 17:32, 3 February 2007 (UTC)

• Comment Latin metal might be a good way to describe the music that a few band play. Epic metal was deleted, and epic metal is definitely more notable than latin metal. As of today, 36 articles link to epic metal, and this is after the deletion, so there must've been more in the past. However, three articles link to latin metal, and it is still an article (not a redirect). Zouavman Le Zouave _{(Talk to me! • O))))} 12:05, 4 February 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete Latin Metal is not a genre, but is a term/descriptor. In Flames 18:35, 4 February 2007 (UTC)
• Keep this search appears to indicate the subject is notable. Addhoc 10:50, 8 February 2007 (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.