Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ebo (band)

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 Delete, consensus is that the article currently fails the notability guideline. Davewild (talk) 21:12, 10 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Ebo (band)

I declined a speedy on this article as notability is asserted (TV appearance, Battle of the Bands etc) enough to pass A7 however it is not enough to pass WP:MUSIC hence this AfD. nancy ^(talk) 06:55, 5 July 2008 (UTC) nancy ^(talk) 06:55, 5 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Delete. They apparently won a battle of the bands competition, but they're not usually regarded as major awards. Can't find any evidence of releases beyond one EP, or significant coverage of the band. A bit early in their career to be included in an encyclopedia.--Michig (talk) 13:51, 5 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]
- Comment. They didn't actually win the "battle of the bands"-style comp. They made it into the final 8. But didn't progress further. As you note however, even if they DID win it I'm not sure that fact would support WP:MUSIC on its own. Guliolopez (talk) 23:40, 5 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Don't Delete. They appeared on national Television in Ireland twice, and have also been played on national radio stations. According to Article 12 of the criteria for Musicians on the WP:MUSIC, notability is significant as they were indeed the subject of a half-hour broadcast by a national TV station. See Deis Roc --User:Danmancan (talk) 15:18, 5 July 2008 (GMT)

I think it would need a half-hour broadcast solely devoted to Ebo to pass WP:MUSIC. Just appearing in the programme a couple of times may not be enough. While TG4 is a national station, it's a very small one, only getting about a 3% audience share in Ireland. If their appearances generated significant coverage in newspapers, etc., that may be enough to tip this towards keeping, but I couldn't find any such coverage.--Michig (talk) 14:34, 5 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Keep - for a non-english band, I'm finding a good amount of mentiions --T-rex 15:54, 5 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Can you share them with us? nancy ^(talk) 16:00, 5 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Note. Not to be confused with the American band of the same name who released a couple of albums.--Michig (talk) 16:31, 5 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions. —Paul Erik ^{(talk)(contribs)} 18:13, 5 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Ireland-related deletion discussions. —Paul Erik ^{(talk)(contribs)} 18:15, 5 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. Appears to fail WP:MUSIC. The sources provided are from a single primary source (the website of the "Battle of the Bands" competition Ebo performed in). There are no independent secondary sources offered - which WP:MUSIC would seem to require. Also: no charted hits, no significant touring, no label, no albums, no independently notable members, no awards, no radio play, etc. Certainly none that are referenced in the article. Guliolopez (talk) 23:30, 5 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Delete, article fails to establish notability as per WP:MUSIC. Esradekan Gibb ^"Talk" 03:18, 6 July 2008 (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.