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Requested move 9 September 2023

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The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

The result of the move request was: no consensus. Participants were split on whether the proposed title would be a meaningful improvement in accuracy, or whether it would get too specific to be useful for general-audience readers. A relist was unsuccessful in breaking the deadlock. (closed by non-admin page mover) ModernDayTrilobite (talkcontribs) 14:57, 25 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]


Drain (punk band)Drain (hardcore band) – This page was created under the name Drain (hardcore band) and there was no discussion of a move. The band is overwhelmingly called a hardcore band: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]. There's obviously a discussion as to whether hardcore is inherently punk, but in the case of a hardcore band with a sound primarily based in metal, this will confuse people. Note how none of the sources I listed even call them a "hardcore punk band", it's always "hardcore band". I can find one source calling them a punk band: [13] which also mentions hardcore as many times as it does punk. Calling them a punk band is WP:UNDUE. Issan Sumisu (talk) 20:37, 9 September 2023 (UTC) — Relisting. Adumbrativus (talk) 06:18, 18 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

  • I'm opposed to this move — Drain (punk band) should be the listed form. As a punk labeldude and fan, I'm with you that hardcore and punk are distinct sub-genres springing from the same tree, but that is a difference that has currency only to scene participants. To outsiders, the original tree — punk rock — is the term that has meaning and we should tailor our listings to a general audience, not "experts." A band releasing on Epitaph is a punk band — the fact they play "hardcore punk" rather than "pop-punk" or "street punk" or "'77-style punk" or "punkabilly" or "thrash punk" or any other subgenre of punk (and I'm sure there are a dozen) is neither here nor there. We don't need to overly complicate matters or virtue-signal a personal preference for one subgenre over another. Feel free to leave a redirect from Drain (hardcore band) and Drain (hardcore), of course. Carrite (talk) 16:06, 16 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]
The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.