Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Lights Out! (band)

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The result was Delete. Eluchil404 (talk) 04:44, 15 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Lights Out! (band)[edit]

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I see nothing to indicate this group passes WP:BAND. This is a blog post or, if we're generous, a strongly promotional piece in a local newspaper. This is a canonical blog post. So is this. And this. This is a promotional blurb in a local paper featuring a clip of their first single.

Finally, we come to the Guardian article, which is less than the article makes it out to be. The article presents 38 "best" songs from March 2012, from 38 different countries, with a very short comment on each band. This doesn't qualify as significant coverage for any of them. Moreover, the quoting is, shall we say, selective: The Guardian did use the phrase "one of the best musical products Romania has to offer" in relation to Lights Out!, but in the following context (emphasis mine): "Lights Out! could be one of the best musical products Romania has to offer". Tellingly, that qualifier was omitted.

In sum, the lack of independent, non-trivial coverage means we should delete. - Biruitorul ^Talk 17:50, 30 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Romania-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 00:50, 31 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 00:50, 31 March 2012 (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) 00:00, 6 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Delete This band needs to win some award, get a proper review, something, before this article can be considered anything but promotional. Lights should really be on before they're out; at this stage, it's more of a light fixtures not in service. Dahn (talk) 04:24, 7 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Delete No real indication of notability - one self-published EP and second place in a "Rock Your High School" competition? - and the sources are too weak for the GNG or WP:MUSIC. One for the future, I think. ✤ Fosse 8 ✤ ^talk 09:21, 13 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Delete per Fosse8, good argument. Lord Roem (talk) 16:52, 14 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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