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Musical groups by numbers

 * The following is an archived discussion concerning one or more categories. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on an appropriate discussion page (such as the category's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this section.


 * The result of the discussion was: delete. Kbdank71 13:29, 30 October 2008 (UTC)


 * quintets


 * sextets


 * septets


 * Nominator's rationale: Delete all - with the possible exception of brass quintets (which have a separate sub-category not up for action) happening to have five, six or seven members in a band is not defining of the band. Groups so categorized have nothing in common beyond the coincidence of numbers. If retained, these should all be renamed to "Musical foos" to clarify that they are for musical groups and not other groupings of objects. Otto4711 (talk) 17:23, 24 October 2008 (UTC)


 * Comment What about duos trios and quartets (except in special cases)? Ten Pound Hammer  and his otters • (Broken clamshells • Otter chirps • HELP) 20:23, 25 October 2008 (UTC)
 * I'm unsure. There are a number of well-defined sub-categories for those numbers so the categories may be viable as parent cats, although I would suggest depopulating them of groups that don't fit one of those specific subcats. Otto4711 (talk) 12:43, 26 October 2008 (UTC)


 * Delete per nom. This is bound to cause confusion (for instance, Da Yoopers have had anything from four to ten members, and they're at six now; what do we categorize them as?). As Otto pointed out, there are well-defined subcats of the lesser numbers, and the number of members isn't exactly a defining characteristic except in cases like barbershop quartets, string trios, most duos, etc. Ten Pound Hammer  and his otters • (Broken clamshells • Otter chirps • HELP) 20:47, 26 October 2008 (UTC)


 * The above is preserved as an archive of the discussion. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the category's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this section.