Talk:The Duke's Men of Yale

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Recently, many amateur collegiate a cappella groups have seen their profiles deleted because of their lack of notability or their failure to adhere to WP:MUSIC guidelines.

This particular group, the Duke's Men, does not do a great job of documenting media coverage from outside their university. However, their high placement in the ICCA tournament qualifies them under WP:MUSIC as "'having won or placed in a major music competition." The International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella Tournament is an annual competition that regularly includes a field of over 150 collegiate groups. The Duke's Men placed second in 1996 and reached the finals in 2005, which marks them as distinctive among collegiate groups.


 * The criteria of WP:MUSIC is, as you say "Has won or placed in a major music competition.". The Duke's Men of Yale won the New England Division of the 2005 ICCA, neither winning nor placing in the compatition itself (see ). The link to the 1996 results is a 404 so this is not a reliable source. This is leaving aside the question of whether the competition itself qualifies as a "major music competition" since it is limited to colleges and A Capella. So far you have no9t provided evidence that this group meets WP:MUSIC Gwernol 03:35, 24 December 2006 (UTC)


 * The above implies extremely strict standards for a "major music competition." I see nothing about the fact that it is limited to college groups, and definitely nothing about the fact that it is limited to a cappella groups, that prevents it from being considered "major." If the New England Division championship is a "major" competition, then they have satisfied WP:MUSIC. If it isn't "major" because it's only a qualifying round for another competition, then satisfaction of WP:MUSIC must rely on proof that they placed nationally in 1996. Xamxam27

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