Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Cockman Family

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. High fives all around for the good faith shown here, but it looks like this is not going to reach a decisive conclusion. Lankiveil ^{(speak to me)} 05:07, 3 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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Notability concerns. The only reference with significant coverage is [1], and that's not independent. The rest are to awards of no particular notability. The appearance on a local PBS program doesn't convey notability on its own, nor do performance announcements like [2]. power~enwiki (π, ν) 18:47, 1 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions. power~enwiki (π, ν) 20:10, 1 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of North Carolina-related deletion discussions. power~enwiki (π, ν) 20:10, 1 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

• Delete a non-notable musical group.John Pack Lambert (talk) 15:37, 17 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete - They have received a few local media mentions but not enough significant coverage to merit a Wikipedia article. Those sources use terms like "influential" and "popular" in their region, but even after 30 years of existence they still need to be noticed by the independent media at large. Good luck to them. ---DOOMSDAYER520 (Talk|Contribs) 20:51, 21 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep as influential in their region for the specific style of bluegrass so passes criteria 7 of WP:NMUSIC as evidenced by their coverage in a television documentary directly about them which also passes WP:NMUSIC Atlantic306 (talk) 15:51, 22 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Comment - my vote above was to "Delete," and in response to Atlantic306's vote I could be persuaded to change to "Weak Delete." The group has been mentioned in regional media periodically over the years, but in quantity I am not quite convinced that those mentions are significant and non-trivial. They indeed appeared in a PBS special, but search for the title of that program and you will find that it only attracted trivial notice in itself. So I respectively disagree that #7 of WP:NMUSIC is satisfied because of the term "prominent" in that criterion. The group has appeared in media listings and award ceremonies that themselves are hardly notable. Again, they do good work and I wish them luck. ---DOOMSDAYER520 (Talk|Contribs) 21:07, 26 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

If not criteria 7 think they pass WP:NMUSIC criteria 12: "Has been a featured subject of a substantial broadcast segment across a national radio or TV network", as their christmas programme was shown nationally according to this source here Atlantic306 (talk) 16:33, 1 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

If this AfD remains in a stalemate, Admins can contact my Talk page for additional comments if desired, though I will probably be absent until mid-March. ---DOOMSDAYER520 (Talk|Contribs) 21:00, 1 March 2018 (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.