Wiki How:Articles for deletion/The Moonies (2nd nomination)

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The result was keep‎. I'm closing this as Keep because that is the consensus but this article needs a lot of work. This closure isn't an endorsement of the current article. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 07:39, 12 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The Moonies

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Cites no sources at all, could not find any to establish notability DirtyHarry991 (talk) 06:01, 5 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Bands and musicians, Music, and England. DirtyHarry991 (talk) 06:01, 5 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Keep based on procedural lines, at the least - the article cites half a dozen press pieces about the band, though they are improperly formatted and contain overly florid quotes that should be trimmed per WP:PROMO. So the nominating rationale is incorrect on its face. The article certainly needs cleanup (and has for many years), but that also is not a valid reason for deletion. Chubbles (talk) 08:40, 5 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Keep No footnotes but plenty of suitable sources. Thincat (talk) 10:08, 5 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Comment. If kept, it should be renamed to The Moonies (band) and The Moonies redirected to Unification Church. -- Necrothesp (talk) 11:29, 5 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Keep: obviously needs some work to fix the improperly formatted citations, but the article is otherwise fine and obviously notable. Darling ☔ (talk · contribs) 19:55, 5 December 2023 (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.