Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of 1930s nostalgia films


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The result was delete. Sr13 02:48, 15 July 2007 (UTC)

List of 1930s nostalgia films

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As per WP:NOT, this page is a list only of wikilinks, and "See Also" items. The article makes scant comment on the films, and the list is growing to include films which do not fit the lead description. Titles are being added haphazardly, and the list is surely missing many films which simply have not been added. Discussion and feedback welcome. David Spalding ( ☎   ✉   ✍  ) 20:02, 10 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete, definitely indiscriminate, loosely associated, you name it. Kill it before it spreads. Ten Pound Hammer  • (((Broken clamshells • Otter chirps))) 20:09, 10 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Comment: There is no explanation of why these movies would be considered 1930s nostalgia films, nor an explanation of what distinguishes a film as being 1930s nostalgia (beyond being set in the 1930s). Ante  lan  talk  20:48, 10 July 2007 (UTC)
 * I concur. The lead indicates that there was a "wave" of 1930s nostlgia films in the late 1960s, to mid-1970s. I have noted this. But the article is a very loose discussion, primarily a list, and could perhaps be revived later as an article on this topic. Citations from WP:RS would be needed, of course. David Spalding ( ☎   ✉   ✍  )


 * Delete - the inclusion criterion appears to be "set in the 1930's". --Haemo 22:32, 10 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete Fails WP:V as it is unsourced.--JForget 22:54, 10 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Strong Keep This needs to be worked on, but the 1930s-era film is a genre all its own, primarily about the Great Depression and the John Dillinger types of criminals. From The Sting to O Brother, Where Art Thou?, films set in the 1930s are popular.  For generations that were raised on showings of films made in the '30s, like the Little Rascals shorts and It Happened One Night it's nostalgia of an unusual variety, since most of the fans were born long after the '30s ended.  For whatever reason, the '30s seems to be more popular than the '20s, '50s, '70s, etc.Mandsford 23:23, 10 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete - being set in the same decade (or, as the article notes, sometimes in the previous deacade and side note if you're compiling a list of 1930s nostalgia films then why the hell are you including films set in the 1920s?! Jesus!) does not mean that the film is a "nostalgia" film so the concept of the list is fundamentally flawed. The popularity of the films is completely irrelevant to the compliance of the list and, with all due respect, I encourage the previous commenter to review WP:ATA along with the various Wikipedia guidelines and policies because he has a tendency to base many of his keep !votes on arguments that should be avoided and have no basis in policy or guidelines. Otto4711 00:44, 11 July 2007 (UTC)
 * 'Comment Yeah, maybe he does... but it's a nice counterbalance to an interpretation of policy that is inflexible on some subjects, overly flexible on others. I might review all the policies and guidelines sometime next week, for sure.Mandsford 00:38, 12 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep per Mandsford. --  Le Grand Roi des Citrouilles  Tally-ho! 01:28, 11 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete An encyclopedia is not the place to categorize lists of movies by decade by subjective genre. Corpx 01:34, 11 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete Are reliable sources discussing the specific genre of 1930s nostalgia films? I'm not seeing any references that support this. Lists of films are notable when a) a specific genre has been identified and discussed by reliable independent third parties (e.g. noir movies, LGBT films) and b) those third parties have said which films are part of the genre. Otherwise the classification and the contents of the list are original research. -- Charlene 01:56, 11 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete. No such "genre". Clarityfiend 02:59, 11 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete per Charlene; lack of WP:RSes is an insurmountable issue: I looked at Google Scholar and at Amazon and could not find such sources. Maybe someone else can? Carlossuarez46 18:32, 11 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Film-related deletions.   -- John Vandenberg 12:45, 12 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom and discussion supra. Listcruft. Bearian 21:38, 12 July 2007 (UTC)


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