Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Imvbox


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The result was No consensus. Randykitty (talk) 16:56, 5 August 2014 (UTC)

Imvbox

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Does not meet WP:GNG Kansiime (talk) 05:06, 24 July 2014 (UTC)
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 * Comment: the sourcing in the article appears to meet WP:GNG. What needs be determined is whether this online distribution platform meets WP:WEB or not.  Schmidt,  Michael Q. 01:37, 25 July 2014 (UTC)


 * Comment: I am the article's creator. The first, third and fourth sources cited in the article discuss the topic (IMVBox) extensively. They detail IMVBox's aims as a company and mention the company's collection of films. Mairey3005 (talk) 08:43, 25 July 2014 (UTC)


 * Comment: I am the article's creator. On the matter of WP:WEB: I have been monitoring IMVBox for some time now and to my mind IMVBox has gained a great deal of recognition over recent months. It seems that many newspapers and news agencies in Iran have picked up on IMVBox’s work and started to cover the company; ISNA, a major news agency in Iran, ran a piece on IMVBox's work and interviewed the director. What comes through in many of the articles is the understanding that IMVBox is fighting a longstanding problem in Iran: online piracy. There is a view, I think, that IMVBox is revolutionising Iranian cinema. It is after all the first time Iranian films have been gathered together on one website. Before IMVBox’s creation Iranian films were available on many websites for illegal download. Iranian filmmakers are beginning to recognise what IMVBox stands for and how it will help them in their work. The press release from 200 Iranian actors and filmmakers received a lot of attention in Iran, and IMVBox was at the centre of the campaign.Mairey3005 (talk) 10:14, 25 July 2014 (UTC)


 * Comment I am a subscriber to the IMVBox website and have been for some time. I came across this Wikipedia page when accessing the website online and saw it was up for deletion. I would like to add that IMVBox is a extremely unique service, projecting Iranian cinema onto an accessible, digital platform and therefore indeed revolutionising the genre. It has enabled me to access both important and influential Iranian films that I would otherwise never have had the opportunity of watching. I believe it deserves recognition for continuously supporting a genre, that perhaps somewhat can become overlooked in Western society. The service provided by IMVBox also prevents and fights online piracy, therefore supporting a positive movement for cinema viewed via the Internet. I believe IMVBox deserves recognition and firmly believe it is in coherence with the WP:WEB guidelines. Ljayne92 (talk) 11:48, 26 July 2014 (UTC)
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 * Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, – Davey 2010 •  (talk)  02:07, 1 August 2014 (UTC)




 * Weak Keep It has some online sources and it seems like it is a good source for Iranian movies. Frmorrison (talk) 21:19, 4 August 2014 (UTC)


 * Comment I am the article's creator. I have just added an article published on BBC Persian that describes the work of IMVBox. BBC Persian surely must qualify as a credible source. Mairey3005 (talk) 15:29, 5 August 2014 (UTC)
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