Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Pirate Signal

The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. 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.

The result was keep. I suspect Ron could have 'kept' this even before relisting this debate. But the Ritzman cannot be wrong. And this close is a definite 'keep' as per all ivoters Wifione _.......^{Leave a message} 04:27, 2 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The Pirate Signal

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dubious notability Melaen (talk) 21:02, 18 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Despite the extent to which I despise rap, hip-hop, and related "music", I must concede that the subject is significantly covered in [1], which might be considered a reliable source. Peter Karlsen (talk) 00:38, 19 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I am the primary writer of the article. The subject, The Pirate Signal has reliable sources. A cover story in Westword, which is a Village Voice alt-weekly newspaper, and the Denver Post, an Associated Press newspaper and the biggest in Denver, Colorado. What else is needed? Quibian (talk) 10:52, 20 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions. -- • Gene93k (talk) 18:10, 19 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so consensus may be reached.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Ron Ritzman (talk) 00:00, 25 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Notability and coverage are two separate things. Citing just newspapers articles from the home city of the subject usually fail, because it does not prove notability, but local and passing interest. And if we think of it this way, with the Denver Post issuing 365 newspapers a year, covering local festivals and music, this band was only of interest locally once. Even in Denver, where their fan base is likely strongest, the band could not pull together enough interest for a second article. [tk] XANDERLIPTAK 13:43, 25 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Keep per the external coverage cited in the article. Specifically, these show notability: [2] [3] [4] [5].

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