Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/John B. Taschner


 * 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   delete. j⚛e deckertalk 16:31, 29 August 2014 (UTC)

John B. Taschner

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A 16-year old student who had done three short films. Unable to find any reliable, independent refs about him. Says he studied at the USC film school. I don't think he did that as a college student, but as part of the summer programs for high school aged students. Prod was contested for unknown reasons. Bgwhite (talk) 21:24, 20 August 2014 (UTC)


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The proposed article meets and exceeds the Wikipedia standard for Living Persons: I am a script writer. I do not know John Taschner, but I know about films and how entertainment projects are made and recognized. The biography should be included in Wikipedia as the person has accomplished remarkable recognition in the film industry despite their age. Indeed, in Hollywood where youthful talent and ideas are the currency, the younger age of the director coupled with his steady stream of award winning films makes his talent even more desirable on notable. While the original posting did not meet with Wikimedia standards the biographies of living people, the substantial improved, expanded, cited, and rectified material is far above Wikipedia standards, especially in comparison to most listings of film personalities that rely heavily upon other sources. The materials are neutral point of view (NPOV) and Verified in most every detail. Indeed, every line of the article regarding international film awards is supported by nationally or internaotnally recognized publications, news stories, and highly regards industry publications. The citations and footnotes to every factoid in the article use of “high-quality sources” that are the reference standard of credibility in entertainment industry. Moreover, mainstream press and media are cited with relevant footnotes. While the first posting by another person apparently not familiar with Wikipedia standards did not meet with the Wikipedia standards, the most recent version submitted by this Editor (respectfully, I submit the editor who removed the updated, improved, and recitified article may have done so without careful examining the cites and footnotes and could have done so with comments about a living person that could be viewed as harmful or violating Wikipedia deletion policy) meets and exceeds the Wikipedia standard. However, with the removal of the revised and rectified article, this editor has trimmed the article to include only material that is cited and verified with the highest quality sources. Thank you for another chance to post with the improvements. Many, many actors and other entertainment personalities with international accomplishment are age 16 (or younger). This 16 year old director has been recognized for producing the top short film in the world at many festivals. Hollywood is a young person’s marketplace and some journeyman directors complain they cannot get work after age 30 as the marketplace and younger actors demand young directors. This biography describes a director of international accomplishment many times over …with fully documented recognition from the global film industry. This biography notes a succession of winning numerous international film festivals in the genre of short films against international competition (from more than 19 countries in at least ne of the cited articles). The number, breadth, and caliber of the award received by the person in the United States and Europe more than qualify the biography and the article is now rectified with extensive and full citation. Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Castemke (talk • contribs) 00:49, 21 August 2014 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of United States of America-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 01:28, 21 August 2014 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Actors and filmmakers-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 01:28, 21 August 2014 (UTC)


 * Two questions for User:Castemke (contributions). (1) You say above: This 16 year old director has been recognized for producing the top short film in the world at many festivals. Remind me again: which festivals are these? (NB not best student film, third best film, etc, but best film.) (2) Most of the material in the article is by you (primarily in this edit). But now you write: The citations and footnotes to every factoid in the article use of “high-quality sources” that are the reference standard of credibility in entertainment industry. Are you now suggesting that many of the claims are mere factoids? -- Hoary (talk) 13:03, 21 August 2014 (UTC)
 * Delete Fails WP:DIRECTOR and WP:BIO. Is not regarded as an important figure by his peers/successors. Is not known for originating any new concepts. Has not created any significant works that are the subject of other works. Additionally there is a lack of in depth third party coverage about the subject. AlanS (talk) 14:15, 21 August 2014 (UTC)

I posted the original article in good faith. The subject is to my view noteworthy. However, I have read to comments about the subject who is a minor and realize the minor is being gravely impacted in their reputation without their involvement or representation. It seems right and fair immediately delete the material to avoid unintended damage to a minor. Not being versed in wikipedia rules or process, thank you for help prompt deletion to avoid harm to the minor subject. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Stanford2000 (talk • contribs) 16:19, 21 August 2014 (UTC)


 * Delete Fails the Creative professionals requirement of being cited by peers. Awards are nice, but this person needs to be make a widely known work or written about, besides saying his film won an award. Perhaps in a few years he will be widely known. Frmorrison (talk) 16:22, 21 August 2014 (UTC)


 * Delete. Fails WP:BIO, fails WP:GNG, fails WP:RS. SW3 5DL (talk) 16:42, 21 August 2014 (UTC)


 * Delete Fails WP:GNG. Tina Gasturich (talk) 17:54, 21 August 2014 (UTC)
 * Delete Assuming he got all the claimed awards for his films (which I am not sure is veriafiably sourced), he has been recognized as a good student film maker, high quality among those under 17. Well, we create articles on people recognized as good filmmakes, without regard to age etc.John Pack Lambert (talk) 02:47, 24 August 2014 (UTC)
 * Delete per all above. Clearly non-notable at this time. CesareAngelotti (talk) 18:55, 28 August 2014 (UTC)
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