Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Plymouth-Canton Marching Band (2nd nomination)
Looking at  we see that the guideline applies to "orchestras". Ok, this marching band is not an orchestra. But, it is every bit as large. I fail to see how an instrumental group of the same size as a typical orchestra doesn't qualify under  simply because it uses instrumentation that is different than a typical orchestra. Reading , we see it says such ensembles may be notable if the ensemble "has won first, second or third place in a major music competition." The Grand National Championship run by Bands of America is "most prestigious national marching band event available to high school marching bands". I can't see any reason for doubt that this championship would not qualify. The band for discussion here has won this national level competition not once, not twice, but THREE times, Bands_of_America#Championships_By_School.E2.80.A0|tied for second most ever. They've been 2nd twice, and 3rd twice. Any one of these 7 national level placings would have them qualify under . Yet, they've done it _7_ times. How many times does a band have to do this before they are notable? I was concerned about , but note coverage outside of their region with http://www.indystar.com/story/life/community/observer/2015/07/23/go-blue-cep-band-kellogg-park-plymouth/30579317/ this, and others. I also note that finding a massive number of results is likely complicated by the band's last top three placing being in 2001...a decade and a half ago. I believe with the sources provided and available that  is readily met (and yes,  applies), as well as  and . This article is badly, badly in need of a rewrite. There's a serious amount of puffery and fluff here. I mean seriously, discussing a third pocket being removed from the uniform and noting very little media attention over the event? Really? Regardless, the sad state of an article is NOT a reason to delete
— User:Hammersoft, 19:40, 10 March 2017 (UTC)
Stance: keep
Cited policy: WP:BAND||WP:BAND||WP:BAND||WP:BAND||WP:AUD||WP:GNG||WP:GNG||WP:BAND||WP:AUD (Wikipedia:Notability)