Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Oxford Gargoyles

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The result was redirect to List of collegiate a cappella groups. Mangojuice^talk 14:44, 12 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] The Oxford Gargoyles

Non-notable college a cappella group. No claim to notability outside of their campus, except for some alleged low-key tours to other colleges. savidan^{(talk) (e@)} 05:52, 1 September 2006 (UTC)

• Merge to List of collegiate a cappella groups. --ⁿɡ͡b Nick Boalch\^talk 10:42, 1 September 2006 (UTC)
• Keep This Entry I feel this is a valid entry: 1. I have seen many other entries for college a cappella groups that have developed into useful, well-written entries and I see no reason why the Gargoyles entry will not follow suite. 2. The Gargoyles are an a cappella group at Oxford University, one of the top academic institutions in the world, and I would argue that many outside of the Oxford community are indeed concerned with organizations formed within the context of such an important institution. 3. Merely listing the Gargoyles under the list of collegiate a cappella groups would not allow for much background information to be included such as the group's musical style, history, and other general facts. --68.193.181.153 11:18, 3 September 2006 (UTC)
• Delete (Merge is really a Keep since it allows the author to recreate). Fails WP:MUSIC. BlueValour 02:52, 5 September 2006 (UTC)
• Keep This Entry I agree that this is a valid entry fitting many of Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion in its own right. This UK-based group has undertaken two substantial tours to the US, when it visited several major universities, and during one of which it performed on national television (NBC Today programme). It was the first jazz a cappella group formed at Oxford University, and one of the first of its kind in the UK as a whole. As such it has been at the forefront of UK collegiate a cappella, both at home and abroad. Furthermore, in the UK the Gargoyles have appeared on local television and radio on many occasions, and been reviewed in the press. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 199.67.203.142 (talk • contribs) 14:10, 11 September 2006

• Comment: If what you say is true, you really need to cite sources either here or in the article. The problems is that all articles are required to have "credible, third-party sources with a reputation for fact-checking and accuracy" per Wikipedia:Verifiability official policy, and this article does not have any. Thanks. --Satori Son 00:57, 12 September 2006 (UTC)

• Delete. Article does not assert sufficient notability, and its contents are not verified by third-party sources. Research on my part failed to locate any reputable sources, and thus far none have been produced here. I will revise my opinion if and when that occurs, otherwise deletion is warranted. --Satori Son 14:29, 12 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.