Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Sceptre (Russian band)

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The result was delete. Arbitrarily0 ^(talk) 16:24, 16 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Sceptre (Russian band)[edit]

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No claim to any notability, its just simple "garage" group. Fails WP:BAND, Possible PR/promo, created from single use account (possible sock puppet), also he created PR-page 8452, its proposed for deletion on 3 wikis. Кронас (talk) 20:56, 8 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Delete They seem to be a bit more than a garage band. I've found this article, but it doesn't, of course, demonstrate notability. Some niche coverage can be found too but nothing to suggest they meet WP:BAND. Modussiccandi (talk) 21:41, 8 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Delete: there's no evidence of anything that would pass WP:NBAND. ~dom Kaos~ (talk) 21:48, 8 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Russia-related deletion discussions. Spiderone 21:55, 8 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions. Spiderone 21:55, 8 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Delete per nom. GhostDestroyer100 (talk) 08:43, 9 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Keep, band fulfills three criteria:
criteria 1 WP:BAND – there are reviews in rockcor.ru, headbanger.ru, inrock.ru.

criteria 5 WP:BAND – released 2 albums at Metalism Records, which also released albums of following bands: Alkonost (band), Holy Dragons, Grand Courage, Arktida, Sunrise (Ukrainian band), Asguard (band) and other.

criteria 7 WP:BAND – most prominent of the local scene of a city (Saratov, population 840,000+).--Izobretatel (talk) 16:39, 14 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

To meet criterion No. 1 the sources need to be reliable beyond doubt. The three websites you listed (please provide links next time) do not appear to meet that threshold. For criterion No. 5, we need at least two albums with a major label. A list of them can be found here. Metalism Records is not one of them. For No. 7 they must be verifiably the biggest exponent of notable style in their city. Perhaps they are the biggest metal band from Saratov, perhaps not. The verifiably bit is what matters here. Modussiccandi (talk) 16:58, 14 November 2020 (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.