Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of highest-grossing Malayalam films


 * 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. Verifiability. Three editors argue (I include Sreejith K here, based on notes in the article talk page and his/her view expressed here) a view that the information is unverifiable through reliable, official or otherwise canonical sources. This is disputed, but without reference to such a source, and as such, delete is the correct result until and unless reliable verification can be evidenced. joe deckertalk to me 16:41, 30 March 2012 (UTC)

List of highest-grossing Malayalam films

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Sources are insufficient to meet WP:V Anoopan (talk) 12:06, 12 March 2012 (UTC)
 * Delete Difficult, if not impossible to substantiate this page with references. This page can only end up in fan-war --Sreejith K (talk) 13:35, 12 March 2012 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of India-related deletion discussions.  • Gene93k (talk) 02:10, 13 March 2012 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Film-related deletion discussions.  • Gene93k (talk) 02:11, 13 March 2012 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Lists-related deletion discussions.  • Gene93k (talk) 02:11, 13 March 2012 (UTC)
 * Oppose: I don't think deleting the article is a good idea. What's required first is fight vandalaim by semi-protecting or full-protecting the article for a long period (6months-1year) so that only experienced Wikipedians can edit the page. Then as we find reliable sources, we can improve the article and make it a reliable and authentic table. Anish Viswa  02:38, 13 March 2012 (UTC)


 * Oppose: per User:Anishviswa --  Tinu  Cherian  - 07:52, 15 March 2012 (UTC)
 * "It's too hard to verify" is not a valid deletion rationale. No one actually seems to believe that this is unverifiable, and no one has made the claim that this is not a valid list subject, so I see no deletion rationale. postdlf (talk) 15:31, 15 March 2012 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.


 * Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Ron Ritzman (talk) 00:02, 19 March 2012 (UTC)


 * Delete - Due to lack of official sources, figures always tend to change through different media, and no possible correct ones can be obtained. Just as a note, I would suggest looking at Articles for deletion/List of highest grossing Kollywood films as there is even less organization in Malayalam films as compared to Tamil films. Secret of success  (talk) 16:52, 28 March 2012 (UTC)
 * Delete - Agree with User:Secret Of success, Its impossible to get boxoffice figurers for all malayalam films till date, unless we have sufficient networks or organisations like boxofficeindia.com. Keeping this article will only cause useless edit wars.  rahul  ( talk2me ) 11:52, 30 March 2012 (UTC)
 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. 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.