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JohnCD (talk) 20:27, 24 February 2009 (UTC)

Notability of Brightwood (band)

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Brightwood Page

Hello,

You deleted the page I was creating on Brightwood. These guys are a band from portland who is being signed to a record deal and I was going to start filling in information. This is my first wikipedia article so I don't know what I did wrong but I would like to find out, so that I can get this page back up.

Thanks, EPS —Preceding unsigned comment added by Epsalome (talk • contribs) 15:00, 25 February 2009 (UTC)

Hi Epsalome.
Your article was deleted since there was no indication that the band might be important or significant, and I couldn't find anything myself via google, or on their myspace page.
I have, for now, moved the page into your userspace, to User:Epsalome/Brightwood (band). You can work on it there undisturbed, if you want. What needs to be shown however is why this band is important. Wikipedia is not a place to gain notability; topics have an article here if they are already notable. You can find the typical criteria used to determine notability of a band at WP:BAND. Usually, to show notability you have to add references to independent reliable sources where the band has recieved significant coverage.
You should also have a look at WP:Your first article. If you have any further questions, feel free to ask.
Amalthea 16:32, 25 February 2009 (UTC)

Since I didn't get any feedback from you on this I've deleted it again. If you still think the band warrants encyclopaedic inclusion, please approach me again on my talk page. Thank you, Amalthea 23:23, 1 March 2009 (UTC)