Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of avant-garde films: Pre 1930


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The result was Keep. The term is in widespread use and readers would expect certain films to be listed. The argument of original research is overcome by providing references, as suggested, and this needs to be done as with any article. I will tag as unreferenced. Merge or otherwise is an editorial decision. Tyrenius (talk) 01:58, 27 November 2007 (UTC)

List of avant-garde films: Pre 1930

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Delete what constitutes an avant-garde or experimental film is a subjective determination and this unsourced list while it looks pretty does not provide us with anything except POV OR of the subjectiveness of its author. And what watershed event occurred in 1930 to make that anything but an arbitrary cut-off? Carlossuarez46 (talk) 03:21, 21 November 2007 (UTC)
 * Also nominating:
 * same reasons. Carlossuarez46 (talk) 04:30, 21 November 2007 (UTC)
 * same reasons. Carlossuarez46 (talk) 04:30, 21 November 2007 (UTC)
 * same reasons. Carlossuarez46 (talk) 04:30, 21 November 2007 (UTC)


 * Delete: per WP:OR since what constitutes avant-garde and experimental is subjective -- ¿Amar៛ Talk to me / My edits 04:24, 21 November 2007 (UTC)


 * Keep: per the arugements on Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of action films: 1970s. If every film needs to be cited for genre it can be done so, but with lists like these it enables people to get more familiar with what these are without being overtly subjective. Andrzejbanas (talk) 05:09, 21 November 2007 (UTC)


 * Keep, lists like this are very useful navigational tools on Wikipedia. In many cases references for the films being experimental or avant-garde can be found in the actual movie articles, something that is perfectly allowed, although it might be a good idea to start adding references in the lists. --Cpt. Morgan (Reinoutr) (talk) 09:22, 21 November 2007 (UTC)


 * Keep and merge - merge into one page  ♦ Sir Blofeld ♦       "Talk"? 12:04, 21 November 2007 (UTC)


 * Keep as per Andrzejbanas Lugnuts (talk) 18:35, 21 November 2007 (UTC)


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