Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ryerson Theatre


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The result was redirect to Ryerson University. With Ryerson Theatre School Building also being redirected to the university. (non-admin closure) feminist (talk) 04:35, 25 January 2017 (UTC)

Ryerson Theatre

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This topic is of apparently very low notability, as the only information contained is an address listing, not enough information to even be properly considered a stub. Article has been this this way since created in back 2008. This information perhaps better included in the Ryerson University (though probably not) article, or, just elsewhere on the internet. Retran (talk) 22:57, 17 January 2017 (UTC)


 * Keep The topic is of adequate notability as there are plenty of sources which discuss it in detail. Please see WP:BEFORE. Andrew D. (talk) 23:25, 17 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Theatre-related deletion discussions. Zeke, the Mad Horrorist  (Speak quickly) (Follow my trail) 02:49, 18 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Canada-related deletion discussions. Zeke, the Mad Horrorist  (Speak quickly) (Follow my trail) 02:49, 18 January 2017 (UTC)


 * Delete. No substantial sources for this small venue, just passing mentions. Clarityfiend (talk) 04:01, 18 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Architecture-related deletion discussions. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 18:08, 18 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Schools-related deletion discussions. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 18:08, 18 January 2017 (UTC)
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 * Yes, I don't see the notability here, either. It's already adequately mentioned in Ryerson University. Delete and redirect there. No objection to leaving the two categories on the redirect page, to aid navigation. Ryerson does have some bold new notable buildings to boast about and quite possibly merit articles -- this doesn't seem to be one of them. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 18:12, 18 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Note, for the record, that we also already have a separate article about Ryerson Theatre School Building — i.e. the building that this theatre is located in. I'm surprised that these two articles have both coexisted this long without somebody merging them — and while that article is abysmally referenced as well, it at least contains more detail than this does. What I'd suggest is that they should either (a) both be redirected to the university as a whole, if not source-improvable, or (b) be merged into one common article at the title Ryerson Theatre School if the sources can be found to salvage it. Bearcat (talk) 16:27, 19 January 2017 (UTC)
 * I totally missed that. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 17:25, 19 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Oh, don't worry about that. I already knew that it existed because of my recent projects having included still-redlinked CFA/Genie/CSA-nominated actors, some of whom were inevitably Ryerson theatre school alumni, but I completely missed the existence of this article (else they'd already have been merged.) So half a barnstar for each of us, then? (goofy grin) Bearcat (talk) 20:25, 19 January 2017 (UTC)
 * I agree that merger into Ryerson Theatre School Building is sensible as it's much the same topic. The building has even more scope because of its previous history as a pharmaceutical college. Andrew D. (talk) 18:12, 19 January 2017 (UTC)


 * I think Bearcat's first option may be best. Merge both into the main article, as even the building seems non-notable. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 19:03, 19 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Redirect to Ryerson University. Although I made a comment above proposing a couple of alternatives to deletion, I didn't express a preference at the time — but I just ran a ProQuest search to see if enough sourcing exists to ref up a quality article about the program itself, and while I got 250 hits they were all just glancing mentions of the school's existence in articles about individual people who graduated from or taught at the school rather than substantive coverage about the school. So going by what I'm able to find, there's just not enough quality referencing available to justify the "merge them both into a new article about the program as a whole" option. No prejudice against that happening in the future if somebody else can find better referencing than I've been able to with the tools available to me. Bearcat (talk) 22:23, 19 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Redirect to Ryerson University. My internet search comes up with nothing more than primary sources and online listings. No justification for a separate article. Sionk (talk) 22:07, 22 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Redirect to Ryerson University, and Ryerson Theatre School Building should get the same treatment. Neither one appears to be independently notable. Fyddlestix (talk) 21:51, 24 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Redirect This Afd can be closed now. The closing administrator can take into account the suggestion of Fyddlestix too. Lourdes  03:13, 25 January 2017 (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.