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The Slants have made significant contributions in the Asian American community, music industry, and anime convention scene.

The original proposal for deletion suggested that the sources for The Slants were "thin, to say the least, and are only vaguely independent or relevant." I'd beg to differ.

For instance, "All Things Considered" is a well-respected, nationally syndicated radio show on the NPR network. They have recently profiled the band in their contributions to the discussion of race: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=90278746

In addition, the band has received recognition for their achievements from several leaders of the Asian American media: Angry Asian Man, Slant Eye for the Round Eye, the Asian Reporter, Asian Week (the largest English news sources for Asians in the world), and over 300 other news sites, magazines, blogs, and radio shows.

The information contributed for this wiki included sources from Anime News Network (the largest news source for anime-related stories in the world), the band's websites (Myspace, theslants.com, etc.), Animecons.com (the largest source for anime convention industry news), and more.

The band has also won a number of accolades, including "Album of the Year" (from Rockwired Magazine, the Portland Music Awards, Willamette Week, AsiaXpress, and more), "Hardest working Asian band" (from Slant Eye for the Round Eye), and they're also the first band in history to play at a state library (Midland library 2008, according to the Library of Congress). — Preceding unsigned comment added by Populuxeent (talk • contribs) 22:42, 21 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

They are very ingrained in the anime convention community, playing numerous shows and are extremely well know in this rather large group, regularly playing for large crowds, such as the main stage (with the venue at capacity) at sakuarcon. Shows such as this draw larger attendance the many mainstream touring acts in similar cities. I would posit that this band is very relevant in this sizable community as well as in the general indie music community. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.145.76.248 (talk) 01:52, 22 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Citation Needed on First Sentance

At the time that I am writing this The first sentence reads "The Slants are the first Asian American dance rock band in the world"

That is quite likely hard to define, but still the citation is needed to back up this claim. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.82.150.246 (talk) 13:55, 11 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

NPOV

I am not sure quoting articles that are themselves quoting the band are the thing to do.180.216.23.136 (talk) 07:17, 8 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

NPOV

Additional references have been added: http://www.channelapa.com/2011/01/how-the-wicked-live-by-the-slants.html — Preceding unsigned comment added by Populuxeent (talk • contribs) 20:58, 14 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]