Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Magic Car

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 no consensus. I think the discussion slightly tilts towards "delete," but the current !votes are insufficient to make that determination and we've already gone through two relists in an unsuccessful attempt to invite more comments. King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 01:14, 21 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Magic Car

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Non-notable band that fails WP:BAND. I don't see any reviews in reliable sources. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 15:53, 29 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Delete: agree with nom. I originally tagged for speedy, but was over-ruled on basis that band had a notable member. I don't find either the band or its putative notable member notable. ubiquity (talk) 17:59, 29 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]
- Late comment: In a separate AfD, the article on Phil Smeeton was deleted. Now the claim cannot be made that the band has a notable member. At this point I think it could be speedied. ubiquity (talk) 22:16, 6 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions. Musa^Talk ☻ 21:33, 29 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of United Kingdom-related deletion discussions. Musa^Talk ☻ 21:33, 29 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Delete - Not enough to suggest better satisfying the applicable notability. SwisterTwister talk 01:13, 30 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Keep found some reviews here, here,here I think passes WP:GNG.Atlantic306 (talk) 01:52, 30 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Delete Neither the band nor the linked member are notable. Sources in previous post don't necessarily establish notability. sixtynine ^{• speak up •} 05:13, 30 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. 3 albums on Tiny Dog Records, coverage from Allmusic, The Independent, Folk World, and summarized on the band's website, reviews from Uncut, NME, The Times, Q, Time Out, MOJO, and Music Week. Clearly satisfies WP:GNG and WP:NMUSIC. --Michig (talk) 10:49, 30 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]
- I'm not convinced. Allmusic is a comprehensive guide to all music, and I don't think it can demonstrate notability. Folk World has an editor listed, but it looks like someone's personal home page from 1995. I'm skeptical that this is a real magazine. The official Magic Car website reports some offline coverage, but I generally don't trust official websites very much. I found an archive of the NME review (and a live version). The live version has very little mention of Magic Car, and boils down to "we never heard of this band before". The review in The Independent seems pretty legit, but I'm worried that if all the coverage is of a shared album, the album is more notable than one band who contributed to it. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 13:39, 30 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Sam Walton (talk) 00:25, 6 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, —UY Scuti ^Talk 19:09, 13 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. 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.