Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Thor's Hammer (band)

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. Seraphimblade 03:40, 24 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Thor's Hammer (band)

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Fails WP:MUSIC. Cynicism addict 00:23, 18 January 2007 (UTC)

• Delete per nom. Is this a speedy? --Banana04131 00:34, 18 January 2007 (UTC)

Changed to Keep Very nice rewrite and assertion of notability. --Banana04131 01:14, 19 January 2007 (UTC)

*Delete and it sure looks like a speedy to me, as I don't see an assertion of notability. Heimstern Läufer 00:43, 18 January 2007 (UTC)

• Speedy Delete A7. So tagged. --Dennisthe2 01:00, 18 January 2007 (UTC)
  • Changed vote to Weak keep per edits. English wouldn't hurt, but I can work with it now. Thanks for changing my mind. --Dennisthe2 23:56, 18 January 2007 (UTC)
• Comment Declined speedy deletion; the blue-link to a musician with an article is an assertion of notability by WP:MUSIC standards, which are more generous than my personal standards. GRBerry 01:06, 18 January 2007 (UTC)

**Ah, missed that part. OK. This still doesn't seem notable enough for an article, and should perhaps be redirected to Björgvin Halldórsson per WP:MUSIC. Heimstern Läufer 01:11, 18 January 2007 (UTC)

• Strong Keep This appears to be the same band that released Umbarumbamba, which is somewhat legendary among music collectors. I'll do some research and see what I can do to improve the article. Andrew Lenahan - Starblind 01:57, 18 January 2007 (UTC)
• Weak keep I find two sources, one unreliable but confirming the prior opinion and one that looks reliable and would be enough for me, given our systemic bias toward recentism and the difficulty of finding 1960s sources online.
  1. This source would tend to confirm Starblind's opinon, but I think it fails WP:RS.
  2. This source looks to me to be more reliable enough; and if someone proved it was in fact in the 2002 Sunday times that would be enough for me even with no other sources found during the AFD. GRBerry 02:30, 18 January 2007 (UTC)
• Delete - One noteable member does not mean the group becomes noteable.--155.144.251.120 02:32, 18 January 2007 (UTC)
• Note their All Music Guide entry begins with "Thor's Hammer was the most notable '60s Icelandic rock band." I would think that being the most notable band in an entire country for a decade would pass any reasonable person's interpretation of WP:MUSIC, but I'm open to hearing other opinions. Andrew Lenahan - Starblind 02:36, 18 January 2007 (UTC)
  • Follow-up By now I've given the article a complete rewrite (only the member list is leftover from the original), and plan on expanding it further tomorrow. In addition to the AMG entry I've found what looks to be a fairly extensive bio. It would be very helpful to me in expanding the article, but I don't read Icelandic... perhaps someone else does? Andrew Lenahan - Starblind 04:16, 18 January 2007 (UTC)
• Keep Due to changes by starblind. Please remove not noteable deletes if as it is now sourced noteable.--Dacium 06:37, 18 January 2007 (UTC)
• Keep per demonstrated rarity value of recordings. Catchpole 08:35, 18 January 2007 (UTC)
• Keep per above. Nice work, Starblind. -Toptomcat 13:27, 18 January 2007 (UTC)
• Keep per Catchpoles comment. JCO312
• Strong Keep - is surely a noteable band. Neonblak 15:39, 18 January 2007 (UTC)
• Keep. Excellent rewrite.--Scimitar 16:09, 18 January 2007 (UTC)
• Delete appears to have no relevance. Tellyaddict 16:14, 18 January 2007 (UTC)
• Keep per Starblind. P.B. Pilhet / Talk 17:56, 18 January 2007 (UTC)
• Keep Assuming WP:RS (I don't speak icelandic). /Blaxthos 18:02, 18 January 2007 (UTC)
• Weak Keep This article has zero references, but assuming good faith that the information isnt falsified to change this AfD, I vote Keep for notability. Mkdw^talk 21:17, 18 January 2007 (UTC)
• Comment, if we need more sources we can check the informative booklet accompanying the Nuggets, Vol. 2 box set released by Rhino Records (part of Warner Music Group, one of the major labels), which includes a track by this band. I will do this when I get home tonight. Andrew Levine 22:03, 18 January 2007 (UTC)
• Delete unless the sources get up to snuff anytime soon. Dåvid ƒuchs (talk • contribs) 23:21, 18 January 2007 (UTC)
• Keep But I would like to see better citing format (preferably inline). TonyTheTiger 00:59, 19 January 2007 (UTC)
• Strong delete per nom FirefoxMan 02:25, 19 January 2007 (UTC)
• Këëp Article asserts multiple recordings released on Parlophone, which means WP:MUSIC is satisfied. JChap2007 05:14, 19 January 2007 (UTC)
• Strong Keep A notable, classic band. The article might now actually fit WP:BAND. S h a r k f a c e 2 1 7 02:53, 23 January 2007 (UTC)

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.