Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Toka (band)

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The result was delete. Sandstein 20:16, 9 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Toka (band)[edit]

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I seriously considered speedying or PRODding as there's not much and my searches found nothing good but I'm nominating if by chance this band ever got attention though it's unlikely much less considerable coverage as something would've been added and it's worth noting there website is now closed (this article has gotten few edits since starting in October 2004!). SwisterTwister talk 05:33, 1 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions. SwisterTwister talk 05:36, 1 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Japan-related deletion discussions. SwisterTwister talk 05:36, 1 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Delete. Looks like a hoax article that has done well to survive untouched for 11 years. The title of the TV drama they are claimed to have starred in translates as "Suck My Dick", which pretty much gives it away as a schoolboy prank article. Could easily be speedy-deleted. --DAJF (talk) 06:04, 1 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
- As mentioned below, the band did have a website at one time ([1]), so the article does not appear to be a hoax, but it's still just a minor amateur band which does not satisfy the basic notability guidelines for Wikipedia articles. --DAJF (talk) 09:26, 1 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Delete. Even if they exist(ed) (there is a Wayback copy of the website), this band doesn't seem to meet WP:GNG. QVVERTYVS (hm?) 07:16, 1 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Delete. The "TV drama" is obviously fake; the reference to "alternative spelling" in "Tokka" is meaningless, since this would be pronounced differently. So there is nothing here. Imaginatorium (talk) 07:17, 1 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Delete. At some stage the archived webpage moved to the address [2]. Following links takes you to the page [3], which supposedly contains reviews about the band by NME and GQ magazines. I thought I was on to something that would establish notability. Sadly, if you google a string of text you find that the first review was actually written about The Darkness and the band's name has been replaced with "Toka". I can't find any source for the second review, but I think we can say it was written by one of the band members. Even if we take the rest of the website at face value, it appears they released one or two albums and had one local TV appearance. But there's not enough to meet WP:GNG. AtHomeIn神戸 (talk) 02:02, 2 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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