Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Raffles Voices

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 delete. It would have helped if you had cited sources that mention said awards, keep voters. Grandmasterka 20:43, 30 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Raffles Voices

This article is about a school choir activity. There are 102 unique Google hits [1], but I did not see any that might establish the notability of this choir. They have not released albums like Kashmere Stage Band once did. They do not meet the proposed WP:ORG. I would just suggest a merge with the school article, but it is just as hopelessly cluttered with unencyclopedic information as this article is. I delayed this nomination for over a week with the hope that the creator or other interested parties might improve the article to establish notability, but no edits took place. Erechtheus 05:29, 17 September 2006 (UTC)

• Weak delete. Non-notable secondary school choir that fails WP:MUSIC. Possibly merge to Raffles Institution instead.--TBCTaLk?!? 05:37, 17 September 2006 (UTC)
• Delete per nom. Bands, clubs, and groups at a single school are rarely notable enough for articles on their own. Andrew Lenahan - Starblind 13:02, 17 September 2006 (UTC)
• Merge to Raffles Institution, school choirs do not meet WP:MUSIC, even if they are the best in the country. RI is known for its long list of all rounded achievements, and some mention in the school's article itself is good. Terence Ong _{(T | C)} 15:07, 19 September 2006 (UTC)
• Keep notable choir: (1) The group received numerous awards at national level, (2) it participated in international arts festivals, and won awards as well, (3) it has held several paid public concerts, at prominent locations including the Victoria Concert Hall, which is the country's premier concert venue; hence it satisfies WP:MUSIC. --Vsion 03:53, 22 September 2006 (UTC)

 AFD relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so that consensus may be reached.
 Please add new discussions below this notice. Thanks, If you have any questions, please contact me at my talk page. Ian Manka 01:40, 25 September 2006 (UTC)

• Delete per nom. wikipediatrix 04:16, 25 September 2006 (UTC)
• Delete per nom. Sdedeo (tips) 04:27, 25 September 2006 (UTC)
• Delete per nom. *drew 12:30, 25 September 2006 (UTC)
• Keep, there are other Singapore choirs and school musical groups that have articles in Wikipedia such as Nanyang Polytechnic Voice Ensemble and Raffles Institution Military Band. The choir does meet the guidelines in WP:MUSIC, having obtained a category winners award and gold diploma in the Johannes Brahms International Choir Festival last year and many other international competitions. It also had a concert tour in Alava, Spain in 1995 when it took part in the XIV Semana Coral International de Alava. Seeyf 12:37, 25 September 2006 (UTC)
• Delete and merge some information into Raffles Institution: there is a little useful information here, but it is not worth its own article. Heimstern Läufer 08:22, 30 September 2006 (UTC)
• Weak delete/Merge per TBC Computerjoe's talk 19:47, 30 September 2006 (UTC)

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.