Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/High school musicals


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The result was delete. Can't sleep, clown will eat me 04:50, 6 September 2007 (UTC)

High school musicals

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I don't think this is actually a "thing". I've been involved in musical theatre for 20 years, and I've never heard anyone refer to this as being a subgenre. The article is uncited, and seems to me to be unsubstantiated rubbish. &mdash;  Music  Maker  5376  21:37, 2 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete What a mess. Looks like an essay. MarkBul 22:07, 2 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete. No such thing. Pure WP:OR. And don't even get me started on the use of "Oh-Ohs" to describe a decade.Smashville 22:13, 2 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete, not a subgenre and just a pointless list. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Mark E (talk • contribs) 22:17, 2 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete. Sounds like a synthesis of two things, one being musicals written about teenagers (perhaps in a school environment), and two being the subset of musical theatre productions that are a) content-appropriate, b) budget-appropriate, and c) available cast-appropriate for the high school theatre environment. There actually is a subset of licensed productions such as Disney's Aladdin, Jr. designed for school use, but this article isn't about those. There actually might be value in an article that covered the money/content/cast issues and how productions are modified to work within the limitations of a typical school or even age group, but again, this isn't that article. --Dhartung | Talk 23:28, 2 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Schools-related deletions.   —TerriersFan 01:35, 3 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Categorize any articles about individual musicals into Category:Musicals about high school or etc. Wl219 02:40, 3 September 2007 (UTC)


 * Comment: There are currently no other categories for musicals by subject matter, and, frankly, I don't think it's something we should consider doing. &mdash;   Music  Maker  5376  03:10, 3 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Reply I beg to differ. There are currently the categories Category:Biblical musicals, Category:Jukebox musicals, and Category:Rock musicals that are either subject or format based. Wl219 16:55, 3 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Reply Okay, then we have ONE errant category by subject matter. Format is one thing, subject is another.  &mdash;   Music  Maker  5376  17:03, 3 September 2007 (UTC)


 * Delete. Clearly a list-style article that is completely original research. --Nick—Contact/Contribs 06:27, 4 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep and divide. I think each half of it is notable, if the articles were properly rewritten. DGG (talk) 16:40, 5 September 2007 (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.