Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Yale Society of Orpheus & Bacchus


 * 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 delete. - Mailer Diablo 14:16, 18 August 2006 (UTC)

The Yale Society of Orpheus & Bacchus
Delete. This is a non-notable student theatre group. The article is essentially a vanity article for that group. The result of the deletion discussion for similar groups has been delete. For example, see here. See also the WP:MUS notability criteria for musical groups. Marc Shepherd 19:34, 13 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete Not even the most notable a capella group in their own school. Fan-1967 19:43, 13 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete for the reasons given above. --Ssilvers 04:43, 14 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete Can't see where they meet WP:MUS. :) Dlohcierekim 16:14, 15 August 2006 (UTC)

Wait. Yale's a cappella community is rather unique; the first collegiate a cappella group in the U.S. (The Whiffenpoofs) was founded there almost a century ago, and it has spawned around 15 other a cappella groups. As far as I know, no other college can boast (or complain) of such an array of vocalists. It should be noted as well that, clamoring for attention, just about all of these groups have rather unnotable "advertisements" up on Wikipedia briefing cyberspace on their accomplishments: Redhot & Blue, The Baker's Dozen, The Spizzwinks(?), Shades, Yale Alley Cats, The Duke's Men of Yale etc. Put a message on my talk page if you want the full list. It seems rather unjust to delete this particular article and leave all of the other ones up. I certainly agree that the creators, editors, etc. of the article in question have flagrantly violated the NPOV policy and that the article should definitely be pared down and perhaps deleted in the end anyway, but if that is so, the other a cappella advertisements need to get some of the same scrutiny and attention. Perhaps a single page could be devoted to the Yale's a cappella history; the mob of singers over the years has generated a number of notable musicians, composers, actors, etc. (some of whom have actually come from the Society of Orpheus and Bacchus). And such a page might be of some interest; National Public Radio did a feature on Yale's a cappella scene within the last few years or so because of its unusual vibrancy. Mgummess 06:28, 18 August 2006 (UTC)


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