Talk:Open Hand

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Notability[edit]

Hi. Does this band meet wikipedia's standards of notability? Thanks, Andjam 13:50, 12 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

One of the authors has asserted that the article belongs in wikipedia. Andjam 01:27, 19 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Cleanup needed if article is to be kept[edit]

As well as needing more information, it needs to be cleaned up. Currently, the only mentions listed of Open Hand are by the label, a promotional site and myspace. The article has weasel words such as "hailed as a significant record in the intelligent emo subgenre" (by whom?) and "which many see" and "some comparing the album to famed bands like ...". Andjam 01:27, 19 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]