Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Raffles Institution String Ensemble

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Raffles Institution String Ensemble
Non-notable high school musical ensemble. Gets 7 Google hits. RickK 06:31, Jun 6, 2005 (UTC)
 * Redirect to Raffles. --nixie 07:25, 6 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete non notable. JamesBurns 10:52, 6 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete Andrew Lenahan - St ar bli nd 11:50, Jun 6, 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. Notable, it won a number of national-level awards, took part in many national music events and even an international concert tour. The article has sufficient amount of content not to be merged. And ... it was created less than 1 day ago! It was tagged vfd mere 12 minutes after its creation which is pretty unfair. Since then, the content has expanded considerably. Please give it more time, folks. Google-hit stats is not a good measure in this case, please read the article. -- Vsion 04:26, 7 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * 12 minutes or 12 months, it still doesn't make it notable. Seven Google hits.  RickK 20:34, Jun 7, 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. What do you mean, "non-notable"? Its certainly not just vanity, especially if you consider its participation in the SYF. -- Natalinasmpf 04:56, 7 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Seven Google hits makes something non-notable. RickK 20:34, Jun 7, 2005 (UTC)
 * The article has established notability. I hope you are not claiming Omniscience of Google. Please use more creative argument next time. -- Vsion 22:02, 7 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete: I'm sure it's a good ensemble, but that doesn't mean that it's an encyclopedic topic. Awards are nice, but a string of awards given to a person means one thing, and that same string to a group means something altogether less (because over time good years and bad will eventually mean a pile of awards).  "National" awards are similarly not really that substantial by themselves, as the categories can be narrow.  Again, no disparagement of the institution, but it is not now an entity that is of sufficient mystery as to require a discussion in an encyclopedia. Geogre 00:06, 8 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. Few organizations of this type are encyclopedically notable.  Quale 06:29, 9 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Merge into CCA section of Raffles Institution (or create one if they don't have it). Not notable enough. What Geogre said. -Hmib 16:31, 9 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. Seems insignificant, maybe merge it into the main raffles article. Frankchn 02:03, 15 Jun 2005 (UTC)


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