Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Mask and Bauble Dramatic Society

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The result was keep. Mark Arsten (talk) 01:50, 11 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Mask and Bauble Dramatic Society

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One of several Georgetown University articles that is reliant on the student newspaper to establish notability. Other sources do not appear to do anything in that regard. —Ryulong (琉竜) 06:40, 4 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Schools-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 16:29, 4 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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Keep It's the oldest in its field, dating to 1852. I've added more sources today, including two books, but User:Ryulong categorical rejection of campus and local news sources makes it very difficult. The Washington Post Magazine feature article from 2000 is great, though paywalled. I'll have access to additional books on the history of Georgetown and these organizations after the weekend, and can supplement then.-- Patrick, _oѺ^∞ 18:09, 4 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Campus news sources are not independent reliable sources. The Hoya has to report on things happening on campus.—Ryulong (琉竜) 19:43, 4 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
I'm sorry, but I disagree with that logic. There's no administrator telling authors at The Hoya to write about a given topic. Its difficult relationship with the school is actually a topic you can read about on its page. Its no different than a local newspaper covering topics for a small town. I can also add a Bibliography, as the group is credited with authoring numerous published plays over the years, as registered with the LoC.-- Patrick, _oѺ^∞ 20:31, 4 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. Notable with reliable sources- an 8000-word feature by the Washington Post is certainly reliable. -- Wikipedical (talk) 19:11, 4 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Keep – Meets WP:ORGDEPTH per [1], [2] (subscription required). Northamerica1000^(talk) 02:48, 5 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Keep – John Barrymore an alumnus? It's seriously old. It's part of Georgetown University. More sources/references I'm sure can be found. Artaxerxes (talk) 21:01, 6 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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