Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/A Scholar Under Siege


 * 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). Consensus seemed clear after debate relisted. Wikic¤l¤gyt@lk to M£ 23:14, 16 May 2015 (UTC)

A Scholar Under Siege

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Non-notable opera, fails WP:GNG Joseph2302 (talk) 22:03, 7 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Arts-related deletion discussions. North America1000 01:10, 8 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of United States of America-related deletion discussions. North America1000 01:11, 8 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been notified to WikiProject Opera. – Voceditenore (talk) 18:07, 16 May 2015 (UTC)


 * Repurpose The opera may or may not be notable, but the composer is, as principal chair in a major orchestra. We do not have an article on him; it seems a strange chocie to have written this article instead of the more obvious one.  DGG ( talk ) 16:17, 8 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Comment agree with this, an article for an opera makes no sense, maybe there should be one about the person instead. Joseph2302 (talk) 16:23, 8 May 2015 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Davewild (talk) 18:30, 15 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Weak keep - The Bynum article was widely covered via AP. I added a few additional references.  Arguably there are enough reliable sources to indicate notability.--Rpclod (talk) 20:51, 15 May 2015 (UTC)


 * Very weak Keep. DGG, the Augusta Symphony Orchestra is not remotely a "major orchestra". It's an amateur/semi-professional "community orchestra". Being its principal keyboardist (at one time), does not make the composer notable. Indeed, the only aspect of him that is notable is this opera which, per Rpclod probably passes GNG. Having said that, despite the initial houha, it does not appear to have ever been performed again or professionally recorded. In any case, I think it would be a mistake to repurpose this article to a bio of its composer. Voceditenore (talk) 08:54, 16 May 2015 (UTC)
 * , You are of course right, I was thinking of Atlanta.  DGG ( talk ) 17:34, 16 May 2015 (UTC)


 * Keep a/c Rpclod  DGG ( talk ) 17:34, 16 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Keep per Rpclod and Voceditenore.4meter4 (talk) 20:47, 16 May 2015 (UTC)
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