Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/All Sorts of Trouble for the Boy in the Bubble Sketch Comedy


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The result was delete, there is no evidence (provided here or on the article page) this group meets any notability standard. --- Deville (Talk) 03:05, 23 September 2006 (UTC)

All Sorts of Trouble for the Boy in the Bubble Sketch Comedy
Non-notable improv group. Creator removed the notability tag after asserting on the talk page that the group meets the WP:BIO criterion of having "a large fan base, fan listing or 'cult' following", but no evidence of that is provided. --  Merope  Talk/Review 19:11, 14 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom. --Aaron 22:59, 14 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Do not Delete. There is, in fact, evidence provided and cited. The second cited tag-- Wheeler, Jake. "Bursting the Comedy Bubble." Indiana Daily Student. September 30, 2004--  is a news article that specifically reports that they have a large fan base, and their venues are full to capacity.  The third cited tag--"Best of Bloomington." Indiana Daily Student. November 11, 2004-- details that they were voted "Best Comedy Show" in the 2004 IDS Reader's Poll.  Both of these have online links at the bottom of the page.--GoodAaron 03:21, 18 September 2006 (UTC)
 * I don't know that two references from the same college newspaper count as evidence of a cult following. Venues being full to capacity means that on a given night, 80 to 250 kids from the town attend.  And while it's only a guideline, you might want to check out Notability (comedy)--I don't think the group even comes close to meeting these criteria.  --  Merope  Talk/Review 07:20, 17 September 2006 (UTC)


 * Do not Delete--GoodAaron 22:56, 16 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Please remember that this is a discussion and not a vote, and as such you should provide an explanation. --  Merope  Talk/Review 07:20, 17 September 2006 (UTC)
 * I apologize for neglecting to include an explanation. My main concern is due to the fact that there are no guidelines for Notability for Theatre Companies, which is what this form of sketch comedy would best fall into.  It should also be pointed out that the term "cult following" generally suggests a small but tenacious group of fans, commonly of the high school to college demographic.  I agree that the group does not meet the broad Notability requirement for Comedy for national fame, because they have not found national exposure.  However, as I have stated elsewhere, theatrical troupes are by necessity tied closely to the community, and usually do not seek national coverage, nor are likely to get it. Nonetheless, the argument could be made on the Comedy Notability requirement for "Has become the most prominent representative of a notable style or the local scene of a city"-- as evidenced by the Bloomington Reader's Poll.  The articles cited, while not as diversified as I would have liked, are nevertheless drawn from dates over the course of over two years, and suggest a continued fanbase.  Their lasting power as a noteworthy troupe in Bloomington could also be inferred from the fact that the group has existed since 1999 but remains popular, despite the fact that the majority of attendees would graduate yearly from Indiana University and move away. --GoodAaron 19:34, 17 September 2006 (UTC)


 * Do not Delete per above argument.--PurgatoryMan 23:03, 16 September 2006 (UTC) — PurgatoryMan (talk&#32;• contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic.
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