Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Barnstable High School Marching Band

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The result was merge to Barnstable High School. (non-admin closure) Ron Ritzman (talk) 23:59, 22 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Barnstable High School Marching Band[edit]

The page doesn't use any reliable secondary sources to establish notability. Notability has been asserted several times in edit summaries by the primary editor, but the only sources currently used are a single primary source and a website that does nothing to establish notability; it only references a minor fact in the article. Reading the subheadings of WP:N under the requirement "significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject", it meets none of them. KV5 (Talk • Phils) 01:13, 16 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Comment I found a few articles that might be of note. [1], but they all seem to be behind a paywall. There has to be some independent coverage out there, I'm from the Cape and I remember growing up (late 90's early 2000's) that they were regularly winning competitions, going on tour, and were widely recognized as one of the top marching band programs in Massachusetts. I left a note to see if someone over at Wikipedia:WikiProject Cape Cod and the Islands could track down some print sources. They're certianly locally notable, but without the third party non-trivial sources to satisfy WP:N and WP:V, merging with Barnstable High School is probably the way to go. - 2 ... says you, says me, suggestion box 01:43, 16 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Merge/redirect to Barnstable High School the essential features (we don't need the 'Staff' and 'Show Tunes' sections, for example). TerriersFan (talk) 01:52, 16 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Schools-related deletion discussions. —TerriersFan (talk) 01:54, 16 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. A high school marching band isn't notable except in extreme circumstances, which doesn't appear to be the case here. Doctorfluffy (robe and wizard hat) 04:08, 16 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

That means it shouldn't have a separate article. You didn't address other possible ways to cover it. - Mgm|^(talk) 09:26, 16 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

There's nothing to merge really since nearly all high schools have a marching band and this one doesn't appear to be special. A redirect isn't necessary since it's not a likely search term. Doctorfluffy (robe and wizard hat) 18:12, 16 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Really selective merge. The high school the band is related to is well-referenced and refreshingly notable for a change. Covering at leas the fact their marching band won a prize twice is a reasonable idea even when most of the article should be cut out. - Mgm|^(talk) 09:26, 16 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The competition wins certainly make the band notable enough for a mention in the main article, but it doesn't warrant its own article. A merger is the best course of action. KV5 (Talk • Phils) 13:51, 16 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Merge/redirect to Barnstable High School - as mentioned above, the prizes make the band notable within the context of the school's article, but a separate article is not appropriate. Radiopathy •talk• 23:56, 16 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Merge to the school per Mgm. Stifle (talk) 11:16, 17 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Selective merge and set redirect per Mgm. Makes good sense. Schmidt, ^{MICHAEL Q.} 02:00, 19 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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