Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/B5 (band)

This page is an archive of the discussion about the proposed deletion of the article below. This page is no longer live. Further comments should be made on the article's talk page rather than here so that this page is preserved as an historic record.
The result of the debate was ambiguous.

Virtually all the voters argued that the then-current version of the article should not be kept. The comments specifically addressing whether or not this band meets the recommended criteria at WP:MUSIC were also split with at least 2 voters explicitly not expressing an opinion on that topic. Reviewing those standards myself, I am not convinced that a "one-hit wonder" that topped at #71 on a niche chart qualifies. I note that criterion 3 sets the bar at "two or more albums on a major label".

The article was substantially cleaned up during the discussion period but I note that none of the voters in this discussion decided to reverse their votes. Of the two people voting after the clean-up, one argued "keep" and the other "delete". I take this to indicate a lack of confidence that the cleanup was enough to address their concerns.

I am going to exercise my discretion on this one and call it as a delete but without prejudice against the re-creation of the article if/when the band someday becomes notable. Rossami (talk) 23:22, 15 Jun 2005 (UTC)

B5 (band)

Band has yet to attain notability. Only one single recorded, an album is claimed to be released in July. The member bios are not encyclopedic. JamesBurns 07:41, 1 Jun 2005 (UTC)

• Keep but cleanup. The group's single has apparently charted on Billboard magazine's R&B chart [1] which would tend to qualify them under WP:MUSIC. Also, they are signed to P. Diddy's Bad Boy Records which is a notable record label. Agreed that the article as it stands is not encyclopedic nor do the member biographies belong in Wikipedia in their current form. --Metropolitan90 08:08, Jun 1, 2005 (UTC)
  • It turns out that their single peaked at #71 on the R&B chart. Abstain. --Metropolitan90 23:05, Jun 1, 2005 (UTC)
• By policy, I suppose it would be a clean, but, frankly, what would be the difference between blanking this whole thing and "cleaning" by doing the whole of it again? Delete. Geogre 15:37, 1 Jun 2005 (UTC)
• I would vote to Keep if cleaned up. Band has All Music Guide article [2] which shows that an album will be released by Bad Boy shortly. However, article is currently not in fit state for retention.Capitalistroadster 01:34, 2 Jun 2005 (UTC)
• Keep only because it meets the guidelines, but it needs a cleanup. Vegaswikian 06:14, 2 Jun 2005 (UTC)
• Delete notability not established, article is un-encyclopaedic as it stands. Megan1967 03:44, 4 Jun 2005 (UTC)
  • See new edit to remove non-encyclopedic content. --Metropolitan90 05:14, Jun 4, 2005 (UTC)
• Keep. Verifiable, and now cleaned up. func(talk) 01:03, 9 Jun 2005 (UTC)
• Delete until album comes out - this band isnt notable. Leanne 10:37, 9 Jun 2005 (UTC)

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