Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Elliot Norton Awards


 * 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. Nomination withdrawn. (non-admin closure)  M h hossein   talk 05:53, 4 June 2020 (UTC)

Elliot Norton Awards

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It exists, but doesn't meet WP:NOTABILITY. Boleyn (talk) 14:36, 15 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Theatre-related deletion discussions.  CAPTAIN RAJU (T) 15:54, 15 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Massachusetts-related deletion discussions.  CAPTAIN RAJU (T) 15:55, 15 May 2020 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
 * Weak keep. If article says how long this award has been given out, I missed it. But historically, when shows that were destined for Broadway went on tour prior to opening in NYC to work out the kinks and get feedback from critics and audiences, Boston was usually the last stop.  It wasn’t totally because of its proximity to NYC but because the audiences and critics were the most similar to what they were expecting on Broadway so it was sort of a final test.  If a play fared well in Boston, it stood a good chance of succeeding on Broadway. So, if the awards have been around for some time, then they’ve been awarded to some of the greats in the theater world. I would say give it some time to incubate.  Let others work on improving it.  Then revisit the isssue of keep or delete in the future if someone feels it isn’t up to snuff.  Postcard Cathy (talk) 18:46, 15 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Comment I just noticed there was an article for Mr.  Norton.  And there are plenty of wiki links to this particular article. So, there seems to be an interest in the subject.  If the consensus is the awards don’t deserve a wiki article of their own, then I suggest a merge with Elliot Norton? Postcard Cathy (talk) 19:06, 15 May 2020 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Natg 19 (talk) 01:42, 23 May 2020 (UTC)  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
 * Keep A search shows that the Awards are still running after more than thirty years, and continue to attract coverage in the theatre press. Mccapra (talk) 02:38, 30 May 2020 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks,  Sandstein   12:01, 31 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Mccapra, where exactly is the coverage you mention? Online, I've only been able to find this. Kind regards from PJvanMill (talk) 17:30, 31 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Yes I’ll share it here when I’m back on my laptop. Mccapra (talk) 17:57, 31 May 2020 (UTC)


 * Keep. These awards have been covered by the national theatre press such as Variety (see, , ) and Playbill (see , ). That's aside from coverage it has received from the local Boston-area media like WGBH and The MetroWest Daily News. --Metropolitan90 (talk) 18:00, 31 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Comment 2020 awards in the Boston Globe, Playbill, Broadway.com, and an older one from Variety, plus lots of local news and radio in MA. Mccapra (talk) 18:15, 31 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Keep per the sources identified above. Please add them to the article, and not just the AfD discussion. :) — Toughpigs (talk) 18:17, 31 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Withdraw nomination per great comments above. Thanks for your work on this, Boleyn (talk) 18:58, 1 June 2020 (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.