Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Dulce Domum (Winchester College Song)

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 Merge - feel free - I'll leave a note on the article talk page for someone to take this forward. Spartaz ^Humbug! 20:12, 24 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Dulce Domum (Winchester College Song)

contested prod. Article does not give any references that establish any sort of notability. Looks like a non-notable song unless references that establish notability and back up the claims are made. NOTE: This song has teh same title of another, notable song, so be careful with the google searches.--Jayron32|talk|contribs 04:52, 17 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

In response to that note, the other song of the same name could hardly be considered ' more notable' than this one. It's just a bland, sentimental little hymn that is NEVER, in fact, sung or heard of. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 60.234.218.126 (talk) 03:51, 19 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
- Well, if you really believe so, than you need to read the Wikipedia guideline on notability, which clearly outlines what is the minimum standards required to have an article in Wikipedia. It has nothing to do with how many people care about something. It has to do with how much coverage of the subject exists in independant, reliable sources. Please provide evidence of that coverage, and the article will probably not be deleted. --Jayron32|talk|contribs 18:00, 19 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Merge I think the song could be mentioned in the Winchester College article if it indeed is notable there. Otherwise, an article on its own seems not warranted, but it is at least borderline notable, e.g. it is mentioned in an 1882 newspaper article, an 1862 book by Frederic William Farrar and an 1860 book by William Chappell. --Allefant 09:03, 17 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

A merge somewhere sounds like the best solution. We don't even have an article for the Whiffenpoof Song (although the Yale singing group has one). Would somebody like to start an article on School Songs? Those two, with Gaudeamus Igitur and a lot of the other ones from the studentenlied repertoire might make a good one. -- BPMullins | Talk 18:34, 17 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Merge sounds good to me. Bearian 01:25, 24 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Merge for all the obvious reasons. JJL 13:40, 24 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. 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.