Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Deepavali releases - Tamil (2nd nomination)


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The result was   Move to Tamil language films released during Diwali. Some cruft also need to be excised until only a sourced article remains, Spartaz Humbug! 09:04, 27 March 2014 (UTC)

Deepavali releases - Tamil
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Extremely trivial and NPOV-violating article with less sources. Kailash29792 (talk) 04:26, 18 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Keep Tamil cinema is a major film industry, and since there is a consistent pattern of releasing a disproportionate number of its films in conjunction with the Deepavali festival, then that is notable and not at all trivial. I do not see any violations of NPOV, but I agree that the sourcing should be improved. Ideally, every entry should be cited to a reliable source that says that the film was released in conjunction with Deepavali, not just relying on calendar dates.  Cullen 328  Let's discuss it  05:37, 18 March 2014 (UTC)
 * I've got a question: why not make this a category? IE, "Category:Tamil language films released during Diwali"? This will always be a constantly growing list, so eventually even if we keep it, this will eventually become too unwieldy. Plus if we should have an article on the Indian film industry during Diwali, it should encompass all of the films released rather than just one language. I say that if possible, we find enough sources to make an article about the Diwali film release season, then include the "see also" section for the categories. We can specify it for languages and for general releases. I know that some would argue that we should then include films that happen to coincide with the Diwali season, but a pre-requisite for the page should be an article that specifically says that the films released outside of India should have a source that says that it's a Diwali release. Tokyogirl79 (｡◕‿◕｡)   06:02, 18 March 2014 (UTC)
 * That's actually not a bad idea. If the article is kept, Tamil language films released during Diwali would make for a better name anyway. Stalwart 111  06:16, 18 March 2014 (UTC)
 * I agree on the name change- that sounds and flows a lot better. I do think that there should be sources to justify an article on the films released during Diwali. Or at the very least, we should have enough sources to justify an article on holiday release films in general with a subsection for specific holidays in each country. After all, each country has their own respective mainstream holidays and it's fairly common to expect specifically themed films to release during that time or for the bigger ticket items to release during specific holidays. Tokyogirl79 (｡◕‿◕｡)   08:58, 18 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Yeah, in Australia it's Boxing Day. Stalwart 111  09:22, 18 March 2014 (UTC)


 * Let us keep this and yes, as far as refrence are concerned, we need to add more and I request other users to contribute too, A beginning is always good. Rajeshbieee (talk) 12:39, 18 March 2014 (UTC)
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 * Keep and rename per Stalwart's suggestion, and the category that Tokyogirl proposes can be created too, per WP:CLT. I don't see WP:POV anywhere either. ansh 666 04:04, 26 March 2014 (UTC)
 * How about converting it to a category named "Tamil films released during Diwali"? Bcos countless Tamil films have released on Diwali and it is nearly impossible to list them all in one article. Kailash29792 (talk) 17:34, 26 March 2014 (UTC)
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