Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Anil C Menon


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The result was delete. Ritchie333 (talk) (cont)  15:29, 23 November 2018 (UTC)

Anil C Menon

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There doesn't appear to be any coverage of the subject in reliable sources, does not meet WP:GNG. Based on the article's content, the subject is a minor director that has directed a handful of films of dubious notability, does not meet WP:DIRECTOR, WP:NBIO. Previously nominated for BLPPROD by Praxidicae, dePROD by Tagishsimon who provided an IMDb link, attempted erroneous rePROD by Let There Be Sunshine, procedural dePROD by Arms & Hearts signed,Rosguill talk 21:06, 15 November 2018 (UTC)


 * Which Mayalam-language reliable sources have you checked, Rosguill? Is there a possibility that you're imposing distinctly western expectations on a distinctly non-western culture? I well appeciate the letter and the spirit WP:N, but I'm concerned that we shut out, for no good reason, non-western people & concepts for lack of easily accessible latin-script sources. I recognise that there is onus on those supporting retention of articles like this to come up with sources. Equally, I question the utility of deleting - in this case -  an article on a director for whom we have fairly clear evidence that he is responsible for at least 4 feature films, at least one of which seems to have been the hit of the year. So, notwithstanding all other policy, I reach for WP:IAR and argue for keep. --Tagishsimon (talk) 21:15, 15 November 2018 (UTC)
 * Ultimately we can only keep articles that we can provide verifiable content for, and as you pointed out, the burden of proof lies on the people creating/supporting the article. Having unverifiable content about non-Western subjects doesn't do anyone any good, and drops the overall quality of such content on this website. Moreover, there are reliable English-language that regularly cover Malayalam film, such as the Times of India. That having been said, you're right to point out that the subject's second film Ben Johnson, is highly regarded by RS (which I had missed on my first read through the articles for the subject's films), although the focus of such coverage is overwhelmingly on its lead actor, not on the subject, Anil Menon. Coverage of the subject's following films is either dismissive or non-existent. A director of English-language films who made one successful movie and three flops would generally not be considered to have met WP:DIRECTOR–while I'm generally in favor of giving non-Western subjects the benefit of the doubt, this subject still falls short in my opinion based on the sources available to me at this time. signed,Rosguill talk 21:31, 15 November 2018 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Actors and filmmakers-related deletion discussions. Bakazaka (talk) 21:44, 15 November 2018 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of India-related deletion discussions. Bakazaka (talk) 21:44, 15 November 2018 (UTC)


 * Delete No sources. Fails WP:BIO scope_creep (talk) 22:49, 15 November 2018 (UTC)
 * Delete No independent sources for the subject, fails WP:GNG. Reliable sources are deficient for the films as well. For a clarification, I didn't knew this article was already once PROD.--Let There Be Sunshine 16:20, 16 November 2018 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom Spiderone  14:56, 17 November 2018 (UTC)
 * Delete IMDb is not a reliable source.John Pack Lambert (talk) 00:00, 19 November 2018 (UTC)


 * Delete - Fails WP:GNG. FitIndia  Talk 16:50, 22 November 2018 (UTC)


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