Talk:The Hitchers (band)

message: I have re-created the disambiguation page and references to "The Hitchers" from Teesside, as there is a significant potential for confusion as the Teeside Hitchers have an album for sale on Amazon, and are releasing another album in January. Cpmartin 12:33, 19 December 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Interesting. The strength of the above statements suggests strong personal feeling.  I would be very interested to know exactly which law there is that states two bands can't have the same name. Cpmartin 15:19, 20 December 2006 (UTC)
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message: This page looks like it was written by a band member, and there are no verifiable links to back-up any of the statements in the "History" section.  The end of this section is practically a gig list, and the last statement is a rumour generator placed by a band member to try and generate excitement.  Simple mentions of "fantastic reviews" that are not backed-up cannot count as verifiable unless someone can show otherwise. This also goes for the "Limerick Event Guide" that is quoted, which could easily have been written by the band themselves, and cannot count as verifiable. Cpmartin 10:08, 20 December 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Not a member of the band eh? Methinks he doth protest too much. Especially when he uses the word "illegal" so quickly... As Airwave appears to be the creator of this page, and has edited little else according to his contributions list, I have a strong suspicion from the way it is written that he at least has a strong personal connection with the band. Cpmartin 15:32, 20 December 2006 (UTC)

text: You have just admitted your personal connection with the band, so my suggestion was correct. Moreover, the use of the name is not illegal, as copyright and trademark are civil matters that would have to be decided in court, which as far as I know has never happened in this case. The consideration of the band's locations in different countries, and the times they started using the names in said (and other) countries would have to be taken into account before determining who violated the copyright of whom, and where.  Last time I checked, Wikipedia did not accept facts that were "simply facts" unless they are verifiable. I maintain that there is a large quantity of unreferenced material and that the band are no more or less noteworthy than The Hitchers from Teesside. Cpmartin 16:12, 20 December 2006 (UTC)

text: I am not attacking the article aggressively, and I am not attacking you at all. I am pointing out your association with the band. Anyway, that isn't relevant, what matters is the lack of notability, and lack of verifiable sources. This is why I nominated the article for deletion. Most statements are still unverified by sources, and I don't see the band matching the criteria for being notable. This is discussed on the AFD page. Cpmartin 18:53, 20 December 2006 (UTC)

text: The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposal. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. No further edits should be made to this section. 
The result of the debate was PAGE MOVED per discussion below.  The only reason offered for opposing is potential confusion with the Rutger Hauer movie, but the dab notice at the top of the page should be sufficient, and at least not any worse than the previous status quo, in which The Hitchers was already a redirect to the band page. -GTBacchus(talk) 10:25, 10 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Neutrality 

message: :Add  # Support  or  # Oppose  on a new line in the appropriate section followed by a brief explanation, then sign your opinion using ~~~~.
====Survey - Support votes====
#Support as nominator. Tevildo 03:29, 4 January 2007 (UTC)
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message: #Support as nominator. Tevildo 03:29, 4 January 2007 (UTC)
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message: # Oppose because of how close it is to The Hitcher movies. I agree that the current title sucks but why not move it to The Hitchers (band)? 205.157.110.11 04:16, 4 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Survey - Oppose votes

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