Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Mollys

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. postdlf (talk) 17:53, 27 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

The Mollys

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Seems to fail all of criteria 1-12 of WP:BAND. I searched for sources covering the band and couldn't come up with anything except a listing on Allmusic. Their official website, linked on this article, is dead. All musicians listed are red links and due to lack of coverage I can't determine what label the band is on and if that label is notable. Kindzmarauli (talk) 14:01, 13 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Arizona-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 14:29, 13 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 14:29, 13 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Keep. I think there's just enough coverage with an Allmusic bio and a couple of reviews ([1] and [2]), a Village Voice review reproduced on the band's website (why is a website being down a reason to delete an article?), a review from metroactive and further coverage from Your West Valley News, Billboard, and the book The Best of No Depression: Writing about American Music, which lists them as one of the best roots-rock acts of the 1990s. --Michig (talk) 16:31, 13 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. I'm not too keen on the idea of Allmusic as a source of notability, but that and the other sources is enough to at least make it debatable. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 03:32, 16 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Löschen - this seems like a really minor band to me (what the hell is "roots-rock"?), Allmusic is mainly a music directory, they're not exactly the pinnacle of notability. --108.211.72.67 (talk) 06:34, 16 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
- And billboard is mainly a charts database, doesn't mean a curated review on their website is less notable because of it. Allmusic is perfectly legitimate as a review source, on the same tier as Pop Matters, Sputnik Music or No Depression. Earflaps (talk) 04:15, 19 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Keep - no reason to delete. Earflaps (talk) 04:15, 19 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, NorthAmerica¹⁰⁰⁰ 22:38, 21 October 2014 (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.