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. MuZemike 20:44, 19 November 2009 (UTC) reply

Mechanicsburg HS Marching Band (  | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – ( View AfD)

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Do we have a policy on high school marching bands? This seems no more notable than hundreds of similar bands. — RHaworth ( talk · contribs) 12:18, 12 November 2009 (UTC) reply

• Keep It is our policy to keep articles upon marching bands which are notable. We have a large category for these for which this seems a good addition - see Category:Marching bands. Colonel Warden ( talk) 12:39, 12 November 2009 (UTC) reply
• Note: This debate has been included in the list of Schools-related deletion discussions. — • Gene93k ( talk) 13:51, 12 November 2009 (UTC) reply
• Note: This debate has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions. -- • Gene93k ( talk) 13:51, 12 November 2009 (UTC) reply
• Comment: The band also has a section in the Mechanicsburg Area Senior High School entry. Not a marching band AfD, but here's a related recent AfD to take into account in thinking about this one: Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Palos Verdes Cross Country. I would assume there are some marching bands which are independently notable, haven't checked sources on this one yet though.-- Milowent ( talk) 14:57, 12 November 2009 (UTC) reply

I can't provide sources for these, so take my statements for what they're worth- the band marched in the Citrus Bowl Parade in '95, won the Atlantic Coast (marching band) Championships in '92 and '94 (and 2nd place in '93, I think) marched in... I want to say the Rose Bowl parade (I'm not sure on that... whatever bowl is played in Arizona) in... I think it was '93. We also marched in the first innauguration parade for Tom Ridge in 1995. Not that you'd know that from the article, since the creator only seems to go back to 2003. Like I said though, I don't have any sources (well, my old yearbooks, but that'd be primary sourcing) to back up my claims, so unless some can be found, this is pretty much all OR. Umbralcorax ( talk) 16:21, 12 November 2009 (UTC) reply

• Merge with the high school article.I must say though, it kinda sucks seeing something related with my old marching band and high school up for deletion. Umbralcorax ( talk) 15:01, 12 November 2009 (UTC) reply

Wow, I didn't realize it was as notable as it was. Vote changed to Keep. Although I'd still like to see more discussion of the band prior to 2003 in the article. Umbralcorax ( talk) 19:03, 19 November 2009 (UTC) reply

• Keep. I wouldn't keep all HS bands but this one appears to be notable. → Wordbuilder ( talk) 17:47, 12 November 2009 (UTC) reply
• Redirect to Mechanicsburg HS. Very few of the articles in the category linked above are high school bands, so I'm not sure why Colonel Warden says it is our policy to keep these. This is a local band from the area I come from (central Pennsylvania) and I can tell you that there's nothing that differentiates it from all of the other high school bands in the area. Most HS bands get to march in events such as these, and this usually leads to little to no media coverage of the band itself, just the news of the band being in the event and Wikipedia is not a news broadcaster. The band itself fails WP:N and (if applicable?) WP:BAND as there is nothing which distinguishes it from the ordinary, nor is there discussion of the band in reliable third-party sources. A mention of the band's feats in the article on the highschool would be welcome and appropriate. Them From Space 20:46, 12 November 2009 (UTC) reply

• The topic is, in fact, covered in numerous reliable sources which make it clear that this band is exceptional, having just won the Atlantic Coast Championship for five years straight. It is our general policy to keep any topic with this level of notability. Colonel Warden ( talk) 11:24, 15 November 2009 (UTC) reply

• Keep. The article is now well sourced and IMO meets WP:GNG; the sources are local but are significant, reliable, and independent of the subject. The article is only a few days old, let's give it time to grow. J04n( talk page) 01:49, 14 November 2009 (UTC) reply
• Keep Having actually read through the article, I'd say this band is quite notable. Dream Focus 03:48, 16 November 2009 (UTC) reply
• Note: This article has been nominated for rescue. J04n( talk page) 13:36, 16 November 2009 (UTC) reply
• Keep and merge to Mechanicsburg Area Senior High School. Truthkeeper88 ( talk) 01:30, 19 November 2009 (UTC) reply

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