Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Double Negative (1985 film)


 * 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   redirect to Sam Irvin. Due to the current layout of Sam Irvin, merge may be undertaken at editorial discretion. Regards,   A rbitrarily 0    ( talk ) 23:28, 28 April 2010 (UTC)

Double Negative (1985 film)

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Google search shows no notability for this film. While it is listed on IMDB, that does not by itself establish the film's notability.(WP:NF) Similar to notability, I question the relevance of this article; and as usual, I like to point out that this is an orphan article, which immediately brings into question its notability and relevance. This article just seems like a waste. &mdash; Timneu22 · talk 14:10, 21 April 2010 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Film-related deletion discussions.  -- • Gene93k (talk) 14:59, 21 April 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete I can't see no reason to have an article about a short film that had limited viewing. Mandsford (talk) 15:11, 21 April 2010 (UTC)


 * Comment: The New York Times mentioned this film here: "'Double Negative', about a film-making prodigy who must protect his horror film - 'Coathanger Massacre'- from the paws of his meddlesome producers, is an exceptionally promising first effort." Beyond this, though, there are only a few passing mentions.  It may be better to build up Sam Irvin and mention there that Double Negative was his directorial debut and use what NYT said about it.  Here is a search queue for the director. Erik (talk &#124; contribs) 15:12, 21 April 2010 (UTC)
 * Weak Keep The NY Times link above while only a passing mention and with the director and actors all with their own articles IMO deserves a keep. Mo ainm  ~Talk  18:57, 21 April 2010 (UTC)
 * Merge/Redirect to Sam Irvin. Oh... I was able to make the article prettier, but as Erik points out, as a "first film" it does not have the coverage one might wish for in expanding the article and will better serve the project if the information is incorporated into the article about the filmmaker himself.  Schmidt,  MICHAEL Q. 19:14, 21 April 2010 (UTC)
 * Note I just made some tweaks to the director's article... including making mention of his "first directorial effort" and the nice things the Times said about it.  The information deserves mention there anyway, so a redirect serves quite well.   Schmidt,  MICHAEL Q. 20:52, 21 April 2010 (UTC)
 * Merge/Redirect per MQS. In the process of merging, we could add into prose some cast/crew credits from the film.  Not every name in the infobox, but definitely the stars. Erik (talk &#124; contribs) 21:43, 21 April 2010 (UTC)
 * Got it done. Whether this is kept or merged, the information does have a place with the director. :)  Schmidt,  MICHAEL Q. 23:59, 21 April 2010 (UTC)
 * Also agree with merge/redirect; I'm the nominator of AFD. &mdash; Timneu22 · talk 00:26, 22 April 2010 (UTC)
 * Normally I'd say keep (The New York Times called it "exceptionally promising first effort", supra.) but a merger is appropriate here. Bearian (talk) 00:48, 22 April 2010 (UTC)
 * 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.