Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Lee Thompson Ska Orchestra

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The result was keep. (non-admin closure) –Davey2010 • (talk) 09:23, 26 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

The Lee Thompson Ska Orchestra

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Non notable group put together for a concert. No notable or charting recordings, little or no reliable references. Mostly unsourced information. Egghead06 (talk) 11:28, 1 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I am tending to think we should keep this one based on personnel involved. Will depend on sources though...might have a look if I get a chance...Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:09, 1 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of United Kingdom-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 15:06, 1 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 15:06, 1 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Comment A keep might be justified on the basis of notable members (WP:BAND #6), but a merge to Lee Thompson (saxophonist) would also be quite sensible. --Colapeninsula (talk) 16:24, 1 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Keep or merge to Lee Thompson (saxophonist). The nomination completely misses the point. The band may have been formed to play a concert but have since gone to play many gigs, including the Glastonbury Festival, performed on TV on Later...with Jools Holland, and have put out an album. The band includes two notable musicians, so deletion is really a non-starter. Keeping or merging to Lee Thompson (saxophonist) are the only sensible options. As for little or no reliable references, searching before bringing it here may have found BBC, Gloucestershire Echo, The Journal, The Clitheroe Advertiser & Times. --Michig (talk) 09:31, 2 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Do four gig reviews/ adverts really make a band notable especially when the venue is little more than the local pub?--Egghead06 (talk) 09:40, 2 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

If the band isn't independently notable, that would support merging, not deletion. And do you think their set at Glastonbury, broadcast by the BBC, is a pub gig? --Michig (talk) 09:43, 2 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Glastonbury is awash with artists. Appearing there does not confer notability.--Egghead06 (talk) 11:54, 2 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not sure what you mean by "the local pub". From the above links they played various festivals, notable venues such as The Jazz Café and Band on the Wall, and large clubs such as Hoult's Yard in Newcastle. - Colapeninsula (talk) 13:55, 10 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

How many musical artists that performed on the major Glastonbury stages would be not considered notable by Wikipedia standards? I would suggest probably none. Egghead's link includes off-stage performers of poetry, circus skills, etc. so is misleading. --Michig (talk) 14:18, 10 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, NorthAmerica¹⁰⁰⁰ 08:26, 9 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Comment. The band's website includes reproduced reviews from The Sun, The Mirror, The Sunday Times, The Sunday Express, and Blues & Soul, and further coverage from Mojo. --Michig (talk) 14:18, 10 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Comment. If there are reliable references out there, the burden is on the article creator and editors to add them to the article. You can't really expect people to trawl though the newspapers every time. As it is it has no refs which support notability.--Egghead06 (talk) 16:50, 10 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, NorthAmerica¹⁰⁰⁰ 22:29, 18 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Delete - Not acceptable as it is. If you don't want the deletion you work on it and we change our minds maybe. --Why should I have a User Name? (talk) 22:33, 18 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. I've added add'l refs to the article, including to newspapers and the BBC and the ABC. Between the coverage cited there and their performances as headliners at significant festivals and on national television (Jools Holland), I find them sufficiently notable. --Hobbes Goodyear (talk) 17:34, 20 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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