Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Dancing Did

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. Ron Ritzman (talk) 00:29, 28 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The Dancing Did

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Article created by a user of the same name as the notable music critic who claims that this is his favourite ever UK band. But that seems to be the limit of their notability. Unreferenced since creation except to non-independent or self-published sources. The-Pope (talk) 16:02, 7 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions. — • Gene93k (talk) 01:48, 8 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Keep. Martin Strong's The Great Indie Discography has a bio and discography for the band (including a single on Stiff Records and an album on Kamera Records, later reissued by Cherry Red). They also have an entry in Barry Lazell's Indie Hits 1980-1989, with their album placing at #25 on the UK Independent Chart. They also have an entry in The Virgin Encyclopedia of Indie & New Wave and this Allmusic review. I'll add these later when I'm back online.--Michig (talk) 12:50, 8 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Ron Ritzman (talk) 00:02, 14 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Weak keep Maybe just about enough coverage in the encyclopaedias/discographical books now referenced in the article (and also in Guinness Encyclopaedia of Popular Music). AllyD (talk) 09:20, 14 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, BusterD (talk) 02:53, 21 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Keep With one album and a handful of singles, nobody is saying they shook up the music world or anything. But there's clearly enough sourcing and notability here to justify an article. Sure, it's usually a bad idea to write about your personal favorite band (or indeed personal favourite anything), but that alone isn't cause to delete either. Andrew Lenahan - Starblind 16:41, 23 August 2011 (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.