The result was keep. Tone 17:15, 23 February 2021 (UTC)
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Article about a band, not reliably sourced as passing WP:NMUSIC. There are notability claims here (being signed to a reasonably notable record label and touring) that would be acceptable if the article were sourced properly, but there's nothing stated here that's "inherently" notable enough to exempt them from having to have the correct type and quality and depth of sourcing -- but eight of the fourteen footnotes here are from blogs, another four are from their own self-published web presence on their own website, their Bandcamp and their record label, and another one is the self-published website of a festival they played at, which means that 13 of the 14 footnotes are not notability-supporting sources at all. Only one reference here (#5, Vice) is real coverage from a real media outlet, but a band has to have more than just one of those to qualify for inclusion in Wikipedia. As always, the notability question is not "have they done stuff?" -- it's "have they been the subject of real media coverage in real media outlets about the stuff they've done?" Bearcat ( talk) 15:57, 16 February 2021 (UTC)
Sorry if I'm doing this Talk thing wrong, this is my first foray into this side of Wikipedia. Vice has several other articles mentioning Hellripper but I didn't want it to get dinged for using too many links to the same source. While not in the same realm as Vice, sites like Metal Sucks and Metal Underground are both relatively notable within the metal community. Is the deciding factor the mainstream coverage, or notability within the sphere that the subject exists in? I reviewed the Verifiability page, but I'm still unclear about that. Specifically: the self-published sources states that self-published material (eg: the Hellripper Bandcamp page, or the Peaceville Records page) can be used as long as several criteria are met, which in my eyes seems to be the case here. I've added additional citations including the Kerrang mention above, and one from a major radio station in Toronto for additional points in the notability column. When I've got more time I can figure out how to work in The Guardian article, I just don't want to cite 30 different reviews to the latest record as proof that the band is notable. Do self-published websites with reasonably large communities still fall under the general self-published no-go rules as well? Regarding the DIY festival's DIY published website, numerous notable underground music festivals self-publish, or only publish on social media. In these situations, what is the preferred method for citations? RobbieCrash ( talk) 04:58, 17 February 2021 (UTC)
The result was keep. Tone 17:15, 23 February 2021 (UTC)
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Article about a band, not reliably sourced as passing WP:NMUSIC. There are notability claims here (being signed to a reasonably notable record label and touring) that would be acceptable if the article were sourced properly, but there's nothing stated here that's "inherently" notable enough to exempt them from having to have the correct type and quality and depth of sourcing -- but eight of the fourteen footnotes here are from blogs, another four are from their own self-published web presence on their own website, their Bandcamp and their record label, and another one is the self-published website of a festival they played at, which means that 13 of the 14 footnotes are not notability-supporting sources at all. Only one reference here (#5, Vice) is real coverage from a real media outlet, but a band has to have more than just one of those to qualify for inclusion in Wikipedia. As always, the notability question is not "have they done stuff?" -- it's "have they been the subject of real media coverage in real media outlets about the stuff they've done?" Bearcat ( talk) 15:57, 16 February 2021 (UTC)
Sorry if I'm doing this Talk thing wrong, this is my first foray into this side of Wikipedia. Vice has several other articles mentioning Hellripper but I didn't want it to get dinged for using too many links to the same source. While not in the same realm as Vice, sites like Metal Sucks and Metal Underground are both relatively notable within the metal community. Is the deciding factor the mainstream coverage, or notability within the sphere that the subject exists in? I reviewed the Verifiability page, but I'm still unclear about that. Specifically: the self-published sources states that self-published material (eg: the Hellripper Bandcamp page, or the Peaceville Records page) can be used as long as several criteria are met, which in my eyes seems to be the case here. I've added additional citations including the Kerrang mention above, and one from a major radio station in Toronto for additional points in the notability column. When I've got more time I can figure out how to work in The Guardian article, I just don't want to cite 30 different reviews to the latest record as proof that the band is notable. Do self-published websites with reasonably large communities still fall under the general self-published no-go rules as well? Regarding the DIY festival's DIY published website, numerous notable underground music festivals self-publish, or only publish on social media. In these situations, what is the preferred method for citations? RobbieCrash ( talk) 04:58, 17 February 2021 (UTC)