Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/I.S.S. (film)


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The result was keep. Consensus is that sourcing is sufficient for it to stand now, thinly skirting GNG, with the release on the immediate horizon. Would be different if it were further out, and our had no hope of future sourcing. Star  Mississippi  17:33, 24 January 2022 (UTC)

I.S.S. (film)

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I.S.S. (film)

Unreleased film that does not satisfy general notability and so does not satisfy any version of film notability. An article should speak for itself, and this article says nothing about what is notable about the film (because nothing is, because the film doesn't yet exist and its production has not been notable).

There has been a myth for many years that the statement by a reliable source that a film is in production makes the film notable. That has been a myth at least since 2008. Nonetheless, editors often nominate older, little documented films for deletion. There is no real reason why little-documented unreleased films should be more notable than little-documented almost forgotten films. An effort to clarify the film notability guideline resulted in No Consensus, so nothing has changed. The mere fact that a film has been in production does not make it notable unless its production has been notable.

Of the four references, one states that the film was produced, one states that an actress was signed to play in it, one states that it began production, and a paywalled source probably states that it began production.

Draftification is probably the best action, but after the article has been in article space for months, a unilateral draftification would be inappropriate. There is a content dispute about whether to mention a fact about the film, but the real content issue is whether to have an article. Robert McClenon (talk) 19:28, 1 January 2022 (UTC) Relisting comment: Further input requested. Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Daniel (talk) 13:14, 9 January 2022 (UTC) Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Extraordinary Writ (talk) 17:42, 16 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Film-related deletion discussions. Robert McClenon (talk) 19:28, 1 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Louisiana-related deletion discussions. Robert McClenon (talk) 19:28, 1 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of North Carolina-related deletion discussions. Robert McClenon (talk) 19:28, 1 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Keep. There's just enough to pass GNG here, but there is enough. The fact that one of the sources is behind a paywall is irrelevant. - The Bushranger One ping only 03:16, 6 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Keep. It's post-production, and directed by a notable director (who directed the [in]famous and award-winning film Blackfish). There's no point in deleting an article on a film that is clearly going to be scrutinized and reviewed once it screens. There is already more coverage about it than the citations of the wiki article:, . -- Softlavender (talk) 09:19, 6 January 2022 (UTC)
 *  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
 *  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.


 * Keep or Draftify there are a few sources including Tor.com, and Deadline Hollywood, that push this to meet GNG in my opinion. At worst, I would agree with draftifying this one so it can be worked on until the movie comes out and is inevitably reviewed. BuySomeApples (talk) 07:49, 24 January 2022 (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.