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The result was keep‎. after substantial work was done on this article. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 04:16, 2 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The Vipers[edit]

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Looks like an obscure rock band that couldn't secure a record contract or made an album. Not much to them with their brief existence. GamerPro64 04:15, 24 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Bands and musicians and Ireland. GamerPro64 04:15, 24 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - per nom. Not a notable band. Spleodrach (talk) 12:50, 24 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Delete I couldn't find any WP:RS referencing them, nothing in newspapers.com, proquest, or newspaperarchive.com for anything thats plausibly them although it might have been buried by other groups with the same name and rugby teams. Shaws username . talk . 13:57, 24 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Keep The new sources are good and meet notability. Clearly I just failed miserably when I looked for sources, ResonantDistortion and Guliolopez have done a really good job adding sources. Shaws username . talk . 18:31, 24 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Keep sufficient WP:V sourcing has been added to the article since AfD to meet WP:NBAND. This includes WP:NBAND#12 featured significantly on a national radio station, and WP:NBAND#1, with a reliable independent source from Hot Press stating "We wrote about The Vipers regularly in Hot Press" even if these articles are not all available online due to it being >40 years ago. Also - The Vipers headlined a show above a little known band called U2 - how is that not notable? ResonantDis_tortion 18:04, 24 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. In my own WP:BEFORE I found and, together with ResonantDistortion have added, a number of sources which would appear to contribute to a WP:GNG claim. While the subject band did not appear to have chart success, to the extent that "single or album on any country's national music chart" or "record certified gold or higher" of WP:NBAND are not met, there does appear to be enough coverage to warrant retention on SIGCOV grounds. Certainly the coverage in music journalism sources (like Hot Press) and general news sources (like the Irish Independent) are contributory. In all honesty, some of the coverage is somewhat "passing" in nature, and I was therefore minded to frame my recommendation as a weak keep. I can't support outright deletion however... Guliolopez (talk) 18:41, 24 February 2024 (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.