simply there isn't enough evidence to move it to anywhere else the band's website header and much of the rest of the site says m i a and this copy of ink disease from when the band was actually still together says the same meanwhile their lp release on alternative tentacles has only two periods m i a meanwhile even r e m aren't always credited as such see latest album for anyone else coming to this rfm please read the afd wikipedia articles for deletion m i a band nd nomination it will tell you all you need to know