Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of hard rock bands and artists (3rd nomination)
But require citations for all bands on the list.  A  must refer to the band or artist in question specifically as hard rock in order for them to remain on the list.  This is how it is done on List of nu metal bands, and it's relatively successful, though there are still occasional disputes.  However, disputed bands are required to have additional sources to back up the claim to being a part of the genre, up to four for highly disputed bands.   This would eliminate a large number of incorrectly classified bands, as well as non-notable and "me too" bands looking to promote themselves
— User:Torchiest, 21:09, 26 April 2010 (UTC)
Stance: keep
Cited policy: WP:RS (Wikipedia:Reliable sources)