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The result was no consensus. WP:NPASR applies. (non-admin closure) Winged Blades ^Godric 08:35, 9 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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Weird claim about the band being Swedish, coming from Zwolle, which is in the Netherlands. Can't figure out if this is a hoax or not. Sourcing is unconvincing. Not convinced the article meets WP:BAND. Mduvekot (talk) 13:36, 8 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 14:40, 8 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Sweden-related deletion discussions. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 14:40, 8 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Page creator's response

I created the page. I accidentally said the band is from Zwolle, Sweden. That is incorrect, you are right. Zwolle is in the Netherlands. I have fixed this.

The band 16 Down meets the following criteria of WP:BAND.

• #2 - The band has had 2 albums and 3 singles appear on the national music charts of The Netherlands.[1]
• #5 - Two of the band's albums were released on the indie label Dino Music, which existed for 27 years and also released music from the following notable performers: Latoya Jackson, Technotronic, Jive Bunny And The Mastermixers, Engelbert Humperdinck, Anouk, Opus among others.[2]
• #9 - The band won a major music competition, resulting in an Essent Award.[3]

I assure you the article is not a hoax, the band exists (despite being on an indefinite hiatus), and has been seen & heard by at least tens of thousands of people, if not hundreds of thousands. The references included in my post here and in the article itself should provide ample evidence of this. Sadchild (talk) 16:19, 8 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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Note: This debate has been included in the list of Netherlands-related deletion discussions. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 17:13, 8 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

• weak keep - I think that sources points towards it being notable. I think the article should be kept for now so that the creator can find more information and expand and improve the article.BabbaQ (talk) 08:11, 30 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

• Weak keep: certainly not a hoax band, but with only minor chart placings in their home country this article really needs to find some good sourcing from other places, or else I wouldn't be surprised to see it put up for deletion again. Richard3120 (talk) 20:22, 6 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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