Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Graffiti in Toronto


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The result was keep. (non-admin closure) f  eminist  08:25, 29 January 2017 (UTC)

Graffiti in Toronto

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I see nothing here to make me think that this passes WP:GNG. Much of the article chronicles issues with graffiti that are in no way peculiar to |Toronto. A brief trawl of what my library has on street art unearthed a 'world atlas of street art' which has nothing indexed under Toronto. TheLongTone (talk) 15:06, 14 January 2017 (UTC)
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 * Speedy Keep. Since Toronto is a most major city in Canada and we do have articles, like Graffiti in Russia, Graffiti in New York City, etc, nothing prevents Toronto from having the same article. It's quite well sourced. Arthistorian1977 (talk) 12:19, 15 January 2017 (UTC)
 * It's well sourced with local news items. There's nothing to establish that the Toronto graffiti scene is in any way remarkable. All of the content belongs in tha article on Toronto: there is graffiti in Toronto; some people think it's art and others think it's vandalism about sums it up.TheLongTone (talk) 15:13, 15 January 2017 (UTC)
 * I wouls also point out that Russia is a country, not a major city, and that the graffiti scene in NY, like that in Philly, is-or at least was- truly remarkable. So, a bogus comparison . Not to mention WP:OTHERSTUFFTheLongTone (talk) 15:18, 15 January 2017 (UTC)


 * keep - I think the topic is notable. The article, not so much. It is filed under politics in the Toronto navbox, but I think there could be a good article if it was on the art itself. As a Toronto resident, I believe there is a thriving culture. It may not be on the scale of some of the US cities, but I've seen some outstanding work. This article seems to be by-product of the Ford era. If there is a place under an art article about Toronto, I would support a merge. As it is, though, not much of an article. I would be willing to work on improving it. Alaney2k (talk) 15:28, 15 January 2017 (UTC)
 * I'm a big fan of street art & would love to see this article expanded to have some real content about the work. I came to it via SuggestBot, but after doing a bit of copyediting on it I concluded that, as it stands, there was (a)nothing to suggest that the Toroto graf scene was remarkable and (b) nothing substantial about the scene.TheLongTone (talk) 15:38, 15 January 2017 (UTC)
 * And otherstuffwise, I'm surprised that Street art in Bristol does not exist; a truly notable scene. So much so that there are several organisations doing guided tours of the appropriate alleyways.TheLongTone (talk) 15:42, 15 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Popular culture-related deletion discussions. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 05:02, 20 January 2017 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, T. Canens (talk) 00:42, 22 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Keep. The article is not written very well, but the subject appears to pass the general notability guideline. There is coverage in books such as this and this and in news articles such as this. Sources can be added to the article. Gulumeemee (talk) 05:12, 26 January 2017 (UTC) I added one of the sources to the article. Gulumeemee (talk) 06:42, 27 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Keep I also found an academic journal article written about graffiti artists in Toronto. Spirit of Eagle (talk) 06:29, 29 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Keep – Meets GNG per sources presented in this discussion. North America1000 07:10, 29 January 2017 (UTC)


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