Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Empire Statesmen Drum and Bugle Corps

The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was keep‎. (non-admin closure) The Herald (Benison) (talk) 02:37, 13 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Empire Statesmen Drum and Bugle Corps

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Inactive organization; lacks notability. Bgsu98 (Talk) 01:44, 23 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Bands and musicians and New York. Bgsu98 (Talk) 01:44, 23 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
DELETE - Never had any sourcing whatsoever. — Maile (talk) 13:35, 23 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I should add that this was previously a contested PROD. Bgsu98 (Talk) 13:43, 23 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Relisting comment: Relisting. Because of the earlier PROD, this AFD is not eligible for Soft Deletion.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 01:13, 30 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Weak Keep: I certainly would love to keep this article, considering they won a national championship five times (which meets WP:NMUSIC #9). There is some regional coverage, but I do not know if it would be enough. At the very least, an AtD could be considered.
- Veale, Stephanie (August 31, 2008). "Empire Statesmen eye crown for their anniversary". Democrat and Chronicle. pgs. B3, B5
- Alatzas, Trif (October 2, 1991). "Empire Statesmen step in time, winningly". Democrat and Chronicle. pgs. 1E–2E
- "New York Outfit Is Champion". The Times-Tribune. August 5, 1991. pg. 5
- "Empire Statesmen tops at 'Music Under the Stars'". Evening Tribune. July 30, 2012

It would be a pity to delete it, but I do not know how far regional versus national coverage will go. Why? I Ask (talk) 04:30, 30 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Star Mississippi 01:19, 6 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Keep as passes WP:NMUSIC criteria 9 for winning a mjor music competition 5 times as confirmed in the reliable sources identified above by Why?, so they should be included in my view, Atlantic306 (talk) 22:20, 11 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.