Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Film in film


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The result was   delete. N ORTH A MERICA 1000 18:58, 13 January 2015 (UTC)

Film in film

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Non-notable masters-degree thesis. Content has many cites, but they are all the primary references for the thesis itself. The only ones that come close to WP:RS are for the topic of intertextuality, but notability is not inherited to a thesis on that topic. Was declined speedy-A1 (I agree) and speedy-A7 (due to limited scope of the subjects to which that criterion applies), and dePRODed by creator (as is his right). DMacks (talk) 06:53, 6 January 2015 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Film-related deletion discussions.  B E C K Y S A Y L E S  08:37, 6 January 2015 (UTC)


 * Delete no WP:RS verifies the notability of the subject which is required to merit a standalone article as per the WP:GNG. AadaamS (talk) 10:28, 6 January 2015 (UTC)
 * Delete, then redirect to Story within a story. Clarityfiend (talk) 10:34, 6 January 2015 (UTC)
 * Delete - almost incomprehensible as well as inappropriate.Deb (talk) 12:54, 6 January 2015 (UTC)
 * Delete – then redirect, per Clarityfiend. We don't have articles on dissertations unless they are very notable. – Margin1522 (talk) 17:23, 6 January 2015 (UTC)
 * Comment – But I think a lot of this material is valuable. I considered suggesting a merge into the Story within a story section, which currently has zero analytic content – it's just of list of scenes in movies that have used this device. It is sorely in need of attention from an expert. Of course the dissertation could be cited there, along with other references. Eventually it could be developed into a separate article. "Film in film" is a fine topic for an article. – Margin1522 (talk) 17:23, 6 January 2015 (UTC)


 * Delete as above; master's thesis not-notable per WP:BOOKS. If somebody is feeling WP:Be Nice then tell the author to move their stuff to http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ShowWithinAShow. However, does not belong here. -Augustabreeze (talk) 17:31, 6 January 2015 (UTC)
 * Delete in addition to above arguments: extremely limited scope abstract within film theory and history; esoteric, academic text not fit for an encyclopedia. Adagio Cantabile (talk) 01:22, 12 January 2015 (UTC)
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