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. Mark Arsten (talk) 04:30, 3 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

The Contortionist[edit]

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Note: This debate has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions. Cliff Smith 18:33, 24 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Local band of questionable notability. Google news search on "The Contortionist" "progressive metal" shows only three results, only one of which appears to me more than a minor listing. No significant claims of notability. MikeWazowski (talk) 13:06, 24 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

• Delete and Salt no indication of notability, fails WP:MUSICBIO. GregJackP Boomer! 00:54, 25 July 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, Mark Arsten (talk) 18:14, 31 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

• It was me who declined the request for a speedy deletion of this article. Sources include [1] in the Arkansas Times, [2] in Under the Gun, [3] in Noisecreep, [4] in Blabbermouth.net, [5] in the Tahoe Daily Tribune, and [6] indicates that the band's latest album charted on the Billboard 200. Keep. Paul Erik ^{(talk)(contribs)}

• Keep and improve – Meets criteria #1 of WP:BAND per [7], [8] and criteria #2 of WP:BAND per [9] (scroll down in article). Northamerica1000^(talk) 09:58, 1 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep. Given the above sources and the existence of others (e.g., [10][11][12]), there appears to be enough coverage for this group to meet WP:GNG and WP:BAND.  Gongshow ^Talk 03:33, 3 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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