Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Freak Power: The Ballot or the Bomb


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The result was no consensus. Note that the article has changed continually over the course of the discussion. Geschichte (talk) 12:47, 29 October 2020 (UTC)

Freak Power: The Ballot or the Bomb

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None of the sources is actually about the film, except the official website and imdb. (t &#183; c)  buidhe  21:53, 5 October 2020 (UTC)
 * Thank you for the feedback. We'll keep working on it.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Esamsoe (talk • contribs) 22:25, 5 October 2020 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Film-related deletion discussions. (t &#183; c)  buidhe  21:53, 5 October 2020 (UTC)
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 * Comment: It looks like there was an exhibition at the Frazier History Museum and a book by the same name, that was put out by Daniel Joseph Watkins (one of the directors) that received some coverage. This documentary looks to be a branching off of this. However that said, even if we were to argue that the exhibition and book could establish some notability, this wouldn't show that the documentary is independently notable. If there's more I may argue that there should be a page for the exhition/book with mention of the documentary, but I want to find more coverage first. ReaderofthePack (formerly Tokyogirl79)  (｡◕‿◕｡)  03:07, 6 October 2020 (UTC)
 * Looks like the exhibition was at the Lawrence Arts Center as well. ReaderofthePack (formerly Tokyogirl79)  (｡◕‿◕｡)  03:09, 6 October 2020 (UTC)
 * Covered here and here as well. Leaning towards maybe making an article for the exhibit or perhaps Watkins and covering all of this there, since it'd be easier to merge all of this into a biography than try to justify that the film is an offshoot of the exhibit, which could be OR. ReaderofthePack (formerly Tokyogirl79)  (｡◕‿◕｡)  03:13, 6 October 2020 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
 * A new article was posted last night in the Aspen Times. | New documentary on Hunter S. Thompson’s 1970 ‘Freak Power’ sheriff campaign coming this month.  As you have probably seen the pandemic has really thrown the release and media review process for new films up in the air.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Esamsoe (talk • contribs) 14:49, 9 October 2020 (UTC)
 * One review != WP:NFILM or WP:GNG, although the film could certainly be covered in an article about the book/exhibition. (t &#183; c)  buidhe  14:53, 9 October 2020 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, North America1000 06:55, 13 October 2020 (UTC)  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
 * An additional review has been posted in the wiki article: Documentary offers an insider’s view of Hunter S. Thompson’s 1970 campaign for sheriff in Aspen. This should push the article to a next place in terms of notability.  I will work to deorphan the page by linking to other articles in Wikipedia.  I am a beginner Wikipedia editor.  As the film enters full release I will continue linking articles.  Please help me improve this page and remove the deletion status.  Esamsoe (talk) 14:49, 16 October 2020 (UTC)
 * Note that both of these articles were published in the same source: Aspen Times, and the first one seems like a routine announcement. (t &#183; c)  buidhe  15:03, 16 October 2020 (UTC)
 * Another link and audio interview with Aspen Public Radio has been added. This should represent an initial critical mass of links to establish notability for the documentary.  Please help me remove the deletion notice from this article.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Esamsoe (talk • contribs) 15:42, 19 October 2020 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, North America1000 08:34, 21 October 2020 (UTC)
 * Another review, in Rolling Stone, has been published. The link has been added ‘Freak Power’: Inside Hunter S. Thompson’s Run for Aspen Sheriff Esamsoe (talk) 16:31, 23 October 2020 (UTC)
 * Additional review, Freak Power: The Ballot or the Bomb’ is the documentary that Hunter S. Thompson has long deserved Esamsoe (talk) 13:22, 28 October 2020 (UTC)


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