Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Butterfly Vendetta

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The result was delete‎. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 23:03, 30 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Butterfly Vendetta

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Non-notable band. Coverage from reliable sources is insufficient for establishing notability. Fails WP:NBAND. Also possible WP:COI or WP:PE. CycloneYoris ^talk! 21:00, 18 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Bands and musicians, United States of America, and Virginia. CycloneYoris ^talk! 21:00, 18 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not understanding how this artist fails notability. The band meets at least two of the WP:NBAND criteria as outlined. They are the subjects of a feature documentary that has been distributed world-wide via Tubi and Amazon Prime. Additionally, their music has been featured in several independent films with global reach. Dndlive (talk) 21:37, 18 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Further, a conflict of interest does not exist with this publication, as the artists in question are independent and representing themselves. They are not receiving payment and I am not receiving payment for proposing their inclusion on Wikipedia. Dndlive (talk) 21:41, 18 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I humbly request that this article remain published due to artists meeting Wikipedia inclusion criteria, and that I be given the opportunity to revise the citations in order to avoid bare URLs and have a clear citation style. Any help is greatly appriciated. Dndlive (talk) 21:46, 18 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The feature documentary appears to be directed by the band founder, so is a WP:Primary source. I am not seeing evidence, in the article and WP:BEFORE, of any secondary coverage showing how the subject meets WP:MUSICBIO, including coverage of the documentary itself. As it appears to be mentioned in the article - I was going to propose redirect to David Dillehunt per WP:ATD, but the sourcing for the content in that article is also poor so I just don't see how this can be anything other than Delete. Happy to modify my !vote if coverage turns up. User Dndlive - if you need any help or hints on wikipedia notability please let me know. ResonantDis_tortion 22:08, 18 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@ResonantDistortion: I went ahead and nominated that article for deletion as well. See: Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/David Dillehunt. CycloneYoris ^talk! 22:39, 18 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Delete: I am unable to find any secondary independent sources, all current cited sources are either trivial or not independent. Easily fails WP:GNG and WP:BAND. Nagol0929 (talk) 22:27, 18 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 23:24, 25 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Comment: I just revised the page to include WP:SECONDARY coverage that is independent of the band members themselves, and cleaned up all citations accordingly. The band was referenced in a 2015 stand-up routine by Lewis Black, they were featured in a 2018 publication by author and photographer, Rich Tarbell, and their music was featured in a 2024 dramedy by director Anna Ma. They meet WP:MUSICBIO and WP:BAND criteria for inclusion, albeit with less overall coverage. Dndlive (talk) 17:44, 28 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Delete. I just spent a few hours of independent research trying to find evidence of notability but was unable to find qualifying RS SIGCOV to establish notability. Zach^H007 01:11, 28 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Zach - thank you for your comment. I just revised the page to include WP:SECONDARY coverage that is independent of the band members themselves, and cleaned up all citations accordingly. Dndlive (talk) 17:45, 28 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per nom. I also reviewed a few of the sources for WP:SIGCOV. Three made no mention of the band and one was about 15 seconds of coverage from an 8-minute standup set. Vegantics (talk) 20:42, 28 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I just revised the page to include WP:SECONDARY coverage that is independent of the band members themselves, and cleaned up all citations accordingly. Dndlive (talk) 12:51, 30 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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