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The result was delete. L Faraone 00:07, 23 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

The Vespas[edit]

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Properly completing malformed nomination; rationale is as follows:

In agreement with the original nominator Martijn Hoekstra talk, two years hence I see very little reasons to keep this article alive. Not only has the band split up in the intervening period but what people have not registered is the blatant bias of the article. Two thirds of the live references are from the local newspaper Airdrie & Coatbridge Advertiser.

Anyone who reads regional tabloid newspapers will know that they often support local artists extensively, this does not unequivocally render them notable on Wiki. There is no coverage from mainstream media such as The Guardian, The Times, NME etc. Even more striking is the absence of any coverage from Scottish media publications such as The Skinny or The List which could have probably got them out of jail. Furthermore a Google news archive search yeilds precious little substance, except another Airdrie & Coatbridge Advertiser link, see here. The band were never signed to a record label nor did they ever release any charted albums or singles on the mainstream UK charts; and they were only active for three years. The article looks more like an advert or means of promotion, exhibiting poor manual of style, puffery and some OR throughout. Moreover 4 of the 10 references are dead links, therefore we have an article with 6 live citations, 4 of which are from the same local newspaper.

Here's some perspective, i recently nominated an article for a speedy deletion for this erstwhile band - The Ronelles. They were deleted shortly thereafter, however even they had recorded output on Amazon.com here. If one searches Amazon for The Vespas, there is sadly no evidence of any recorded output. Therefore I think that this, and every aforementioned supporting argument embodies a reasonable case to give it another try. Bluidsports (talk) 18:57, 15 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

For my part I am neutral. —KuyaBriBri^Talk 19:03, 15 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for fixing the article, I thought it was their second nomination and not the third.Bluidsports (talk) 19:05, 15 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Scotland-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 00:32, 16 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 00:32, 16 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Weak delete. Coverage exists but is primarily from a local paper, with little beyond that. --Michig (talk) 06:51, 16 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Delete. Only coverage is from Airdrie & Coatbridge advertiser. Also the previous afd did not really reach broad consensus as User:Craigster92 whose edits were mostly on this article, was highly involved in the discussion; therefore not really impartial.212.219.249.5 (talk) 15:03, 22 May 2013 (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.