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The result was keep. Ron Ritzman (talk) 23:24, 13 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

The Gits[edit]

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This article cites one (broken and non-independent) source. It reads as original research from beginning to end, as none of it is cited to sources. Notability appears to be claimed by inheritance only. Guy (Help!) 23:37, 6 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

• Keep - Slam dunk easy keep; lead singer Mia Zapata was murdered and the subject of extensive news coverage, band members later formed the Dancing French Liberals of '48. A major, major band from the 1990s "second wave" of American punk rock. Carrite (talk) 03:24, 7 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

THIS INTERVIEW with Gits member Steve Moriarty on the site of the Spanish rock mag Popular 1 notes they gave The Gits the cover of their February 2009 issue. Carrite (talk) 03:31, 7 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

The band was the subject of a 2008 DOCUMENTARY FILM. Carrite (talk) 03:33, 7 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Here's an MTV PIECE from 2003 on the arrest of a guy in connection with the Mia killing. Carrite (talk) 03:35, 7 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Here's significant coverage of the band in Cinderella's Big Score: Women Of The Punk And Indie Underground by Maria Raha. Carrite (talk) 03:37, 7 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Gits lead singer Mia Zapata was the subject of AN ACADEMIC THESIS IN WOMEN'S HISTORY called Heavy Angel: Mia Zapata : Exploring the living memory of a Seattle legend by Margaret O'Neil Girouard of Sarah Lawrence College. Carrite (talk) 03:41, 7 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

This piece from the SEATTLE TIMES (the main newspaper in Seattle) reviews the documentary film and gives some indication of the band's cultural importance to the Pacific Northwest. Carrite (talk) 03:44, 7 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

And here's a piece from THE SEATTLE WEEKLY, which is a pretty huge publication in its own right. Carrite (talk) 03:46, 7 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Then there's coverage in ROLLING STONE, which should count as a so-called "Reliable Source" around these parts. Carrite (talk) 03:48, 7 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

The SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER is another mass circulation mainstream daily newspaper. Carrite (talk) 03:50, 7 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

And so on and so forth... Carrite (talk) 03:53, 7 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

• Keep per Carrite and per sources added to article since the nomination. --Arxiloxos (talk) 05:52, 7 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep. Obviously notable. --Michig (talk) 06:57, 7 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep. Have added ten add'l inline WP:RS refs--books, newspapers, magazine, websites--and there are certainly others. --Hobbes Goodyear (talk) 07:16, 7 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]
• Merge. It's not clear that WP:BAND is met and the well-sourced material is almost entirely about the murder of the lead singer. The material would be more appropriate at Mia Zapata and much of it is already there. Dricherby (talk) 12:58, 7 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 15:48, 7 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

• Keep - WP:BAND is met by multiple releases on C/Z as well as simple GNG satisfaction by sources above. Mia was quite a little spitfire back in the day, she is still missed sorely. Tarc (talk) 16:18, 7 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]
• SNOW Keep per WP:BAND and the sources added by User:Carrite. I find User:Dricherby's rationale above incorrect, since at least half the sources listed by Carrite are about the band, not Zapata. Replicating some of the information is acceptable - there should be some background about the band in the Zapata article, and some extra focus on Zapata in the band article. - Jorgath (talk) ^(contribs) 19:27, 7 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]
• SNOW Keep Reliable sources abound, notability is clear. SteveStrummer (talk) 04:18, 9 May 2012 (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.