Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Houndstooth (record label)

Houndstooth (record label)

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WP:NOTPROMO, fails WP:CORPDEPTH, no assertion of notability. Releases albums linked to a particular London club, gets "top awards" from random websites, and has nothing else significant. The page is currently also being used as a promotional vehicle by listing their entire catalog of releases. MSJapan (talk) 17:38, 19 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Companies-related deletion discussions. Coolabahapple (talk) 11:35, 23 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Music-related deletion discussions. Coolabahapple (talk) 11:35, 23 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of England-related deletion discussions. Coolabahapple (talk) 11:35, 23 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Keep. I was initially skeptical, but started checking the sources referenced and was surprised to find that most have Wikipedia articles (Resident Advisor, Dazed, Tiny Mix Tapes, XLR8R), so it appears they're something more than 'random websites'. In particular, Resident Advisor appears to be a reliable source and their feature on Houndstooth is certainly significant coverage. A quick google also turned up a substantial article in Fact (UK magazine) and a 9-nine paragraph on npr.org. So it seems to me that the subject meets WP:GNG as having received significant coverage in independent reliable sources. I agree that the 'Discography' section should be deleted per WP:NOTCATALOGUE, however. Qwfp (talk) 13:31, 23 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Recheck your assertions. :) The NPR article is four paragraphs, and only mentions the label because they released the song the article is about. The awards are problematic because they're not established music awards - who's "Juno Plus"? Who's "Dummy magazine"? Coming third in a poll isn't winning. Tiny Mix Tapes is a webzine - do we know it's notable, or is it notable because it has a Wikipedia article? Resident Advisor may be RS, but "Label of the Month" means there were 11 others that year. Music-related items are notable because they win industry awards, not niche things like somebody's Top Ten List or a reader's poll. MSJapan (talk) 18:41, 23 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]