Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Tom Thumb players


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The result was delete.  Maxim (talk)  14:36, 14 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Richfife's comment soundly defeated the only keep argument.

Tom Thumb players

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I actually was a member of this as a kid. It was fun. But it was ultimately no more notable than your average high school drama department. Sooo... I hereby offer up a cherished part of my youth for your AFD pleasure. I think I just crossed the line from frog to scorpion. Richfife (talk) 02:46, 7 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Comment: Aw, that's so sad. This obit calls them "nationally renowned", but that's the only source I could find. Jfire (talk) 02:52, 7 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete, sounds like fun, but doesn't appear notable. Like JFire, I found the obit and some mentions of their performances but nothing that establishes notability TRAVELLINGCARI My storyTell me yours 04:42, 7 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete: It seems to be at least as much a biography as an article on an acting company.  It's possible that the Nevsky here should have a fuller biography, and he might pass the notability bar, but children's acting studios have a rough time making a significant impact on the wider culture.  Utgard Loki (talk) 17:49, 7 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep: Needs sourcing, but it sounds like this is a historically notable organization. Given the (currently unanswerable) question that we can't find out right now, I lean to keeping it. The fact that they haven't performed in so long just makes it hard to find on the web. Chicago wikipedians to the rescue? -- Auto  (talk / contribs) 20:11, 12 March 2008 (UTC)
 * About half a mile from where I live is a Karate / Gymnastics studio that caters to young kids of about the same age group. They've been around for 20+ years and the founder trained with some world class martial artists.  It seems like they can make basically all the same claims that Tom Thumb Players can, but no one would consider them notable.  At least, I don't think they would.  There probably should be a way to prove a strong link between membership in Tom Thumb and later professional status, which I don't see.  - Richfife (talk) 20:25, 12 March 2008 (UTC)


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