Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Trees (American band)

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The result was delete. ✗plicit 11:52, 26 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Trees (American band)[edit]

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Only one source that might be considered non-trivial; all examples in the article are trivial, while a search does not turn any up, though this is complicated by the generic name.

A defence of the articles existence, posted in 2006, mentions three reasons it should exist. The first of these, referencing WP:MUSIC #5, may apply to the artist, but it doesn't apply to this band. The second of these, likely referencing WP:MUSIC #1, does provide an example,[1], but it is a single example, and given its brevity may not even be considered non-trivial. It does mention that other examples are available offline due to WP:RECENTISM, but it provides so specificity about this. The third of these, referencing WP:MUSIC #11, doesn't apply here; being played on MTV is not the same as being in rotation on MTV. BilledMammal (talk) 05:18, 19 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions. BilledMammal (talk) 05:18, 19 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Delete - The nominator makes a convincing case. The one Trees album from 1982 was largely unnoticed at the time and is occasionally mentioned in later years as a lost goodie for collectors. Those mentions are brief and non-significant. The same is true for Dane Conover's work as a songwriter before and after Trees, but even if some of his articles are reliable (e.g. [2]) they are still brief and not about Trees anyway. This is one of those lost bands with some interest for rock history geeks, but that is a fan endeavor not suitable for Wikipedia. ---DOOMSDAYER520 (TALK|CONTRIBS) 15:24, 19 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of California-related deletion discussions. Spiderone^{(Talk to Spider)} 18:46, 19 June 2021 (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.