Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Upstairs at The Gatehouse


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The result was   speedy keep. (non-admin closure) David WS (contribs)  21:55, 26 November 2008 (UTC)

Upstairs at The Gatehouse

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This article is pretty much unrefenced, POV advertising. The only thing remotely notable about it is that it is old, and age alone does not establish notablility. Also, it is very unencyclopedic. Jonathan321 (talk) 00:51, 26 November 2008 (UTC)


 *  Delete Weak keep seems to be just an ad for a nn theatre no real sources found on the theatre itself and no evidence of truly notable productions at it, but the last ref. mentions in passing "apparently Keats, Shelley and Byron were regular visitors to the Gatehouse during the four years of their acquaintanceship" which confers some level of notability. JJL (talk) 03:11, 26 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete The theater is definitely a very common venue for staging various plays but I could not find any sources with theater itself as subject matter or articles that detail on its history. LeaveSleaves talk 03:26, 26 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep in light of improvements made by Ecoleetage. The article is now more of encyclopedic nature and provides significant sourced information. LeaveSleaves talk 10:58, 26 November 2008 (UTC)


 * Weak keep due to the many sources found here. Unfortunately, a large number of sources on the theater have to be paid for (this), while pretty much all of the others talk about plays the theater has held and not about it itself. Master of Puppets  Call me MoP! :D  07:38, 26 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Strong Keep I have rewritten the article (which was, admittedly, problematic), and all of the spam was boiled away. We now have an efficient stub that more than meets Wikipedia's notability requirements. Furthermore, the assertions this is an obscure theatre are groundless -- the productions hosted at this venue are able to attract review attention from London's major media outlets, so it is clearly well-known within the city's theatre circles. As part of the London fringe theatre environment, this venue is highly notable. Ecoleetage (talk) 10:28, 26 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep due to rescue efforts by Ecoleetage. Well done, again!  :)  Sincerely, --A NobodyMy talk 14:48, 26 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Snowiest of Keeps per the buildings 750+ year history.  Schmidt,  MICHAEL Q. 17:42, 26 November 2008 (UTC)


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