Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Moke Hill (band)

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The result was delete--Ymblanter (talk) 12:51, 20 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Moke Hill (band)

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Non-notable band. Proximity to a controversy involving a notable person or company doesn't confer notability; the cited sources are covering the controversy, not Moke Hill, with only a brief mention of either the band or any of its personnel if they mention them at all. –Roscelese (talk ⋅ contribs) 21:56, 12 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

The CEO of the company in the middle of the controversy chose to publish a statement from the band during the height of the controversy, and multiple media outlets are quoting a member of the band in their coverage. The second linked reference to the band/controversy also only mentions Bono, Jason Aldean and Aloe Blacc for a line or two (with Berry's statement getting a full paragraph).

Spotify also tweeted a link to the band to it's million followers during the height of the controversy ("A big thanks to @mokehillband! Read why they stay pro-Spotify and stream their hit, "Detroit" http://spoti.fi/1464fjX http://spoti.fi/1tVJgbN). The drummer of the band is also a member of a different "notable" band (Haim). Isn't wikipedia meant to be a place that people can find background on people/topics/bands in the news?

Note: This debate has been included in the list of California-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 01:29, 13 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 01:29, 13 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Delete Agree with Nom. Controversy barely brushed by Moke Hill and does nothing for notability. Only leaves a couple of mentions about the band. Bgwhite (talk) 06:55, 13 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Delete Non notable band. No references found that can make this band notable.Shashanksinghvi334 (talk) 03:36, 14 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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