Wiki How:Articles for deletion/University of Canterbury Drama Society

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The result was keep. Cirt (talk) 19:48, 14 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

University of Canterbury Drama Society

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whilst it might have been established in 1921 it fails WP:ORG for lack of third party coverage, seems to have gained little interest outside the university. very little gnews for current name or former name. LibStar (talk) 02:09, 5 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Whilst the volume of referencing material on the internet may not be large, I would contend that the period that this society is most notable for, being that in which (Dame) Ngaio Marsh was heavily involved, has been described in numerous worthy print sources (histories of Christchurch and NZ, and presumably any biographies of Ngaio Marsh herself). I'll concede that the article itself is woefully lacking in the references department, but I would argue strongly that the subject is notable and should not be deleted. I will attempt to reinforce the article with further references to help this case. Genedecanter (talk) 21:16, 5 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of New Zealand-related deletion discussions. -gadfium 05:18, 6 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Keep - While ostensibly about their first venue, Glyn Strange's book The Little Theatre (ISBN 0-9583706-9-9) is a history of the Society's first 45 years, and highlights their significance in the History of New Zealand theatre. Two other Histories of New Zealand theatre published in the 1980s also reference the society extensively. Personal Declaration - I am a life member of the society, although that information is lost to the current incarnation of the society. dramatic (talk) 02:15, 7 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so consensus may be reached.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Tim Song (talk) 03:11, 12 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Keep per sources found by User:dramatic. Pcap ping 00:44, 13 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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.