Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Lifepod (1981 film)


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The result was withdrawn. ReaderofthePack (formerly Tokyogirl79)  (｡◕‿◕｡)  21:43, 20 January 2019 (UTC)

Lifepod (1981 film)

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No significant coverage per WP:NF. SL93 (talk) 08:22, 17 January 2019 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Film-related deletion discussions. SL93 (talk) 08:24, 17 January 2019 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of United States of America-related deletion discussions.  CAPTAIN RAJU (T) 12:44, 17 January 2019 (UTC)


 * Delete - I was really surprised by how few references there were of any kind that even mentioned this film. This was the only one that was even close and I don't think it meets WP:RS. Clear failure of WP:GNG. Very Weak Keep per Squeamish Ossifrage FOARP (talk) 13:54, 17 January 2019 (UTC)
 * Delete - Not a notable film, don't think it passes WP:FILM. Skirts89 (talk) 15:39, 17 January 2019 (UTC)
 * Weak keep. Searches are complicated by the unrelated 1993 TV movie of the same name. As for the 1981 film (some sources say 1980)... maybe? The source FOARP found might be RS; the article is bylined, the site does have an editorial team, and they do actually pay its contributors. It also has an entry in the Encyclopedia of Science Fiction. Despite the wiki-like appearance of that site, it's likely a reliable source; its articles are bylined (and many of the contributors are experts in the field), has legitimate editorial policies and editorial control, and is actually effectively published by Victor Gollancz Ltd. It is intended to be fairly comprehensive in its topic area, though, so I'm not sure inclusion directly speaks to notability. The Psychotronic Video Guide calls it a knockoff of 2001, but not much else. It has entries in a number of more-or-less indiscriminate video catalogs, including VideoHound's Golden Movie Retriever and the voluminous Gale-published Video Source Book (which gave it a 1-star review). Sky Cinema gave it a half-hearted review as well. I very strongly suspect that there's more coverage in early 1980s print media, but haven't a clue where I'd start looking. The material I was able to find is... well, it's pretty thin gruel, and I certainly wouldn't fault anyone for advocating for deletion. Still, we've got a few reviews, and a little bit of commentary, and it's an early appearance of several legitimately notable actors. I feel we could do worse than retaining this. Squeamish Ossifrage (talk) 18:25, 17 January 2019 (UTC)
 * Keep as per the reliable sources identified above (at least three of them) such as reliable book sources so it just about passes WP:GNG Atlantic306 (talk) 21:49, 19 January 2019 (UTC)
 * Withdraw: Per new sources. SL93 (talk) 05:19, 20 January 2019 (UTC)


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