the or The restated proposal It seems that there is some confusion as to what is being proposed with some editors believing the statement the bands name is The Beatles to be a counterargument to the proposal in fact the statement is a premise of the proposal so Ill try to represent the argument more clearly  Premises The bands name is The Beatles The bands name is not subject to any unusual capitalisation rules Were it otherwise there would be WPRSs commenting on the fact The bands name is used in Wikipedia music articles MOSMUSIC is the Manual of Style a style guide for Wikipedia music articles MOSMUSICNames definite article instructs that for band names starting with the definite article Midsentence per the MoS the word the should in general not be capitalized and provides for exception only on a usage basis not a band basis  Conclusion When the name The Beatles is used in Wikipedia music articles the word the should not be capitalized mid sentence excepting the specific constructs detailed in MOSMUSIC  Proposal Follow the MOS per the above conclusion  Notes The benefit in accepting the proposal is per the MOS more consistent usage and formatting throughout music articles and Wikipedia as a whole Per WPCCC editors need to reexamine each proposal on its own merits not on what influenced a past consensus