Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Capping Show

The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. 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.

The result was keep. Remember that further discussions regarding merging can be discussed locally on the articles' talk pages even after this AFD. –MuZemike 23:15, 14 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Capping Show

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Although this article makes a small claim to notability, the claim is unreferenced; and as a whole the article reads like an advert. At the very least, I feel this article should be cut down to a paragraph or so in the main university article - at present it's being used too much like a fan page for a non-notable club. Chase me ladies, I'm the Cavalry (talk) 21:49, 7 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Keep - Longevity indicates an extremely high likelihood of press coverage. Sourcing needs improvement, obviously. —Carrite, Oct. 7, 2010.
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Schools-related deletion discussions. —• Gene93k (talk) 01:37, 8 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Organizations-related deletion discussions. -- • Gene93k (talk) 01:37, 8 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Keep Seems to be covered in sources such as The University of Otago, a centennial history and Anatomy of a Medical School: A History of Medicine at the University of Otago, 1875-2000. And here's a programme from 1910: Otago University Capping Carnival, July 14th & 15th 1910: songs and cartoons. I reckon it's the NZ equivalent of Footlights. Colonel Warden (talk) 22:13, 8 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Merge to University of Otago#Student life. If it was rewritten so as to emphasize its long history, and sources supplied that are not self-referential, I could change my mind. --MelanieN (talk) 22:40, 14 October 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.