Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Dell'arte Opera Ensemble


 * 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   Keep. Sources have been found, and the consensus of those who have examined the sources is that they are sufficient to establish notability. Eluchil404 (talk) 07:34, 8 December 2011 (UTC)

Dell'arte Opera Ensemble

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Company of unpaid performers, with no evidence of notability. No independent sources cited. (PROD removed by the author of the article.) JamesBWatson (talk) 20:20, 23 November 2011 (UTC)
 * Delete Not notable and I couldn't find any reliable sources referring to the company.--MLKLewis (talk) 21:07, 23 November 2011 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom. Though, the first editor asserts (on their talk page) that the reviews linked to in here make it notable. — Jean Calleo (talk) 22:54, 23 November 2011 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Arts-related deletion discussions.  • Gene93k (talk) 02:38, 24 November 2011 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Organizations-related deletion discussions.  • Gene93k (talk) 02:38, 24 November 2011 (UTC)
 * Keep – A quick first search revealed a feature article by Associated Press, http://news.yahoo.com/small-opera-group-offers-engaging-ariadne-141045386.html, which itself got widely published, e.g. at ABC News: http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory?id=14301743#.TtToV1b66jM . The group is widely listed on arts directories and in professional artists' résumés. -- Michael Bednarek (talk) 14:27, 29 November 2011 (UTC)
 * Listings in directories and on resumes are of little, if any relevance: We need significant coverage in third-party, independent sources, with some degree of editorial control. Neutralitytalk 06:39, 1 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Well, there's one piece of coverage, the AP article, which seems to satisfy WP:SIGCOV. -- Michael Bednarek (talk) 10:54, 1 December 2011 (UTC)


 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.


 * Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks,  Sandstein   05:43, 1 December 2011 (UTC)


 * Delete: One source with significant coverage is not enough. SL93 (talk) 21:17, 1 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Comment "no evidence of notability. No independent sources cited" is relevant here. "Company of unpaid performers" surely isn't. --Northernhenge (talk) 23:12, 1 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been notified to WikiProject Opera - Voceditenore (talk) 18:13, 4 December 2011 (UTC)


 *  Weak Keep. Actually there are two substantial reviews carried by Associated Press for two separate productions. I've also cleaned up the article which had quite a promotional tone. This is a very borderline case. For previous AfD discussions for similar type companies see Articles for deletion/Brooklyn Repertory Opera (deleted) and Articles for deletion/Family opera initiative (kept). Voceditenore (talk) 18:13, 4 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Changing from "Weak Keep" to plain old "Keep", following the addition of a reference to a four page article about the ensemble in Classical Singer magazine, a specialist, but very respected print publication. Voceditenore (talk) 18:48, 7 December 2011 (UTC)


 * Keep per Voceditenore's comments. The Brooklyn Repertory Opera discussion focused on the COI issue and became quite heated around that. That's not the issue this time, and the AP coverage helps with notability. --Northernhenge (talk) 14:58, 5 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Keep The AP article is sufficient, along with the rest.  DGG ( talk ) 02:42, 8 December 2011 (UTC)
 * 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.