Bands usually have the same problem a lot of vanity biographies have. They fail to assert the notability of the band. If there's no information to check the guidelines against it's usually a good indication it should be deleted.
Unfortunately, "usually" is the operative word. There's exceptions. The only way you can help is make sure those assertions are made when the article is written, or before it's deleted.
That's why sources are so bloody important. You can't expect other Wikipedians to guess what the source was.
Mgm
On 12/15/05, David Gerard fun@thingy.apana.org.au wrote:
MacGyverMagic/Mgm wrote:
They don't HAVE to be on allmusic.
You wouldn't think so from the nominations!
But we do need some verifiable evidence they meet the guidelines set out in [[WP:NMG]] in some way. If Australian indie bands are at all worth listing, surely they have toured Australia, have a video out on national TV or at least some reasonably popular CDs out, right?
Or be otherwise significant. When I spot one on AFD I can usually bring the article up to scratch, e.g. [[Exserts]]. Original version: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Exserts&oldid=11642117 Version after I saw it on AFD: current.
- d.
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