Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/2018 in film (2nd nomination)


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The result was   redirect to List of years in film. postdlf (talk) 17:41, 20 July 2013 (UTC)

2018 in film
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None of these films are notable yet and only one of them is named. Way too soon. Beerest355 Talk 17:08, 14 July 2013 (UTC)
 * Redirect to List of years in film and lock until something more certain is announced.  Lugnuts  Dick Laurent is dead 17:29, 14 July 2013 (UTC)

Redirect but use hidden text suggesting against page recreation rather than a lock. 2017 in film can probably go too.  Reatlas  (talk)  05:49, 15 July 2013 (UTC)


 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Film-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 01:45, 15 July 2013 (UTC)


 * Redirect and lock per Lugnuts; Untitled Disney projects and Spiderman project that depends on 2 and 3 doing well and the cast staying together/alive do not a year in film article make.  Nate  • ( chatter ) 05:43, 15 July 2013 (UTC)
 * Redirect or delete This is ridiculously speculative and subject to change. There's also virtually no info - so Disney are releasing a film in 2018? Probably they are, but they're as capable as anyone of changing release dates for technical or commercial reasons (e.g. John Carter was brought forward 3 months, the upcoming Planes was pushed back 6 months). --Colapeninsula (talk) 10:13, 15 July 2013 (UTC)
 * Delete or Redirect to something else: Perfect example of TenPoundHammer's Law. The so-called sources for the items show just how lacking in any WP:RS this subject (film releases years in advance) are.  The direct references are to blog-like news sites that list things like "Source: Sony / Columbia Pictures" with no links for proof.  Even if there was a direct studio source: Hollywood claims for things 5 years in advance are possibly even less reliable than educated guesses by media critics; they're "leaked" to manipulate someone else in the industry &mdash; maybe mass media, maybe just some individuals &mdash; with no relation to whether it will actually happen.  Even if the proposals are verified to be "official" somehow, it will end up being the Ship of Theseus by the time 2018 rolls around.  The chances of any article made in 2013 having any relation to film reality in 2018 is about zero, and Wikipedia is not a crystal ball, and article space is not the place for rough drafts of an article that can't be reliable yet. --Closeapple (talk) 02:53, 16 July 2013 (UTC)
 * Redirect. I had created the original article, but after that was deleted, I recreated the page as a redirect (because many even later years were already redirects). Considering the only addition since the last time it was deleted is the Spider-Man movie, it probably should remain a redirect. However, there would be some other untitled films that could be added - Fox announced five for 2018. See http://www.slashfilm.com/fox-dates-frankenstein-alvin-and-the-chipmunks-4-and-animated-films-through-2018/ Alphius (talk) 21:51, 16 July 2013 (UTC)
 * Redirect - bad crystalball. -- cyclopia  speak!  09:09, 19 July 2013 (UTC)
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