Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Humber College Comedy: Writing and Performance

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The result was Keep (NAC). SwisterTwister talk 05:48, 21 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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I can't verify any reliable sources for the subject, thereby failing WP:GNG, the article reads as a promotional piece for a college program. Aloneinthewild (talk) 20:44, 12 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Schools-related deletion discussions. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 20:56, 12 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Ontario-related deletion discussions. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 20:56, 12 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

• I don't see the difficulty in finding any reliable source. this is a recent feature, just months old, in Canada's largest newsmagazine, Maclean's. Top of the search results. Then there's more passing coverage in an array of other Canadian media, particularly a quote from program director Andrew Clark that ran nationally in a Canadian Press story by Victoria Ahearn. I'm not casting a !vote, at least not at this time, but the notability of this college is substantially better than the nominator claims. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 21:07, 12 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Arts-related deletion discussions. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 21:07, 12 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

• Then we have this bylined story from the other end of the country, Vancouver, in Georgia Straight, on the creative and performing arts programs including comedy. This (cached version) from London's defunct Scene. This more passing but still substantial mention in a Globe and Mail piece by Guy Dixon. It helps to simply search for Humber College and "comedy," rather than official title. Do not delete. We easily have enough reliable sources for a small section in the Humber College, so a selective merge would be in order. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 21:26, 12 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

• Keep per the significant coverage in reliable sources.
  1. Krauss, Clifford (2003-12-12). "Comedians in the Rough: Canada's Very Special School". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2017-02-20. Retrieved 2017-02-20.

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  2. Terauds, John (2003-02-27). "Comedy skills are not elementary - Top funny people teach at Humber Students put on class show Saturday night". Toronto Star. Archived from the original on 2017-02-20. Retrieved 2017-02-20.

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  3. McShane, Larry (1999-05-08). "Don't Knock It. New School For Comics Will Teach Art of Making People Laugh". Philadelphia Daily News. Associated Press. Archived from the original on 2017-02-20. Retrieved 2017-02-20.

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  4. Brown, Louise (1999-04-22). "New courses in September Students will investigate fraud, learn to tickle the funny bone". Toronto Star. Archived from the original on 2017-02-20. Retrieved 2017-02-20.

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  5. Taylor, Bill (2001-07-25). "Dean turns comedy into a class(room) act". Toronto Star. Archived from the original on 2017-02-20. Retrieved 2017-02-20.

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  6. Stoffman, Judy (2004-03-31). "College on TV just for laughs - Humber course draws Hollywood Show to feature student comics". Toronto Star. Archived from the original on 2017-02-20. Retrieved 2017-02-20.

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  7. Woods, Robbie (2016-11-02). "Training the next generation of comedians, one gag at a time. Humber College's comedy program is proving that while you can't teach being funny, you can teach people how to get a laugh". Maclean's. Archived from the original on 2017-02-20. Retrieved 2017-02-20.

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  There is sufficient coverage in reliable sources to allow the subject to pass Wikipedia:Notability#General notability guideline, which requires "significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject".

  Cunard (talk) 03:46, 20 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

• Keep: the article was badly promotional, but the subject appears to be notable as one of the few schools to offer a degree in comedy. Sources presented by Cunard are indicative of notability. I removed the promo content; please see: diff. K.e.coffman (talk) 04:04, 20 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep and tag for maintenance. The article as currently written is definitely in dire need of sourcing and substance improvement, but the topic has been plainly shown above to pass WP:GNG. Bearcat (talk) 17:38, 20 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]
• Comment Happy to be proven wrong on this one, maybe I was a bit eager and my original search terns where wrong when I was looking for "Humber College Comedy". I withdraw the nomination Aloneinthewild (talk) 21:32, 20 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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