Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/City of Blacktown Pipe Band


 * 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. Nomination withdrawn. (non-admin closure) Ostrichyearning3 (talk) 22:38, 13 November 2018 (UTC)

City of Blacktown Pipe Band

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Non-notable pipe band. Ostrichyearning3 (talk) 00:48, 13 November 2018 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions. IntoThinAir (talk) 01:08, 13 November 2018 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Australia-related deletion discussions. IntoThinAir (talk) 01:08, 13 November 2018 (UTC)


 * Keep Weak delete  tentatively. The subject is certainly one of Australia's top pipe bands.  It has placed second or third, but never won, at grade one Australian championships multiple times, and has also competed overseas.  It has a significant number of mentions in IRS over a long period of time, four decades.  However, I am not sure that there is enough to meet GNG.  On the other side, at the risk of OTHERSTUFFEXISTS, but for relativity, it would seem to be far more notable than a very large number of very very minor "pop" bands that seem to have concensus as being notable, and certainly has longevity greater than the vast majority of all "pop" bands.  I would welcome input from someone who has some knowledge of pipe bands and would readily support a keep if appropriate.  Aoziwe (talk) 09:02, 13 November 2018 (UTC)
 * Unfortunately WP:Bagpipes isn't very active but the position I've adopted is that any band that reaches Grade 1 at any time is notable, if it already has an article. Generally quality sources can be found and a fairly limited number of bands have ever reached this standard. I must have mistakenly nominated this page when going round looking for Grade 4 bands, a few of which do have articles and definitely should not. If you are happy to change to a Keep then the article can go at the bottom of WikiProject Pipe Bands/open tasks and I'll make some improvements, one day! Ostrichyearning3 (talk) 21:58, 13 November 2018 (UTC)
 * Ostrichyearning3 Changing to keep accordingly. Will you withhdraw the AfD? Aoziwe (talk) 22:22, 13 November 2018 (UTC)
 * Yep will do! Ostrichyearning3 (talk) 22:36, 13 November 2018 (UTC)


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