Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Red Masquers


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The result was   keep. Nominator has withdrawn but this discussion has been open long enough and has enough participation for a keep close. Ron Ritzman (talk) 23:47, 28 September 2010 (UTC)

Red Masquers

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Non-notable amateur theater group at a university. No third party sources to indicate notability. No notable original productions. GrapedApe (talk) 03:27, 22 September 2010 (UTC)
 * I will withdraw this AFD, with the hope that the article gets expanded. If it doesn't get expanded in a reasonable amount of time, it ought to be merged.--GrapedApe (talk) 21:44, 22 September 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep. If you weed through the Google News search, amongst the admitedly non-notable "Theatre troop performs" anouncements, you can find genuine reviews and histories of the group, for example:  and .  These are genuine reviews by genuine theatre critics.  The news history goes back for over a century; despite the stubby nature of the article in question, there's MORE than enough in the world to expand the article and make notability clear.  While most student groups aren't notable, there are some which will be, and this one appears to, after additional research, meet minimum standards.  -- Jayron  32  04:04, 22 September 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep: I think notability lies in their status as the "oldest amateur theatre company in the city of Pittsburgh". I can furnish third-party sources about their history and notable productions. (To wit: "The Spirit That Gives Life": The History of Duquesne University, 1878-1996 by Joseph Rishel [1997].) — AlekJDS talk 04:25, 22 September 2010 (UTC)
 * Strong keep oldest amateur company in a major city, over 100 yrs old is enough for me VASterling (talk) 14:55, 22 September 2010 (UTC)


 * Keep per above. Peter Karlsen (talk) 19:21, 22 September 2010 (UTC)
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