Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Matthew Roe


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The result was   delete all. Jayjg (talk) 02:35, 13 January 2010 (UTC)

Matthew Roe

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Nominating a youth filmmaker, his independent film company (not clear if actually incorpoated), and his movies: I have found no evidence of notability; the "Vollie Award" he won seems to be from a local public-access TV station, not a significant award. No other signs that these entries meet WP:NFILM or related guidelines. EDITED TO ADD: needless to say, these articles are all autobiographical, but for proof see this diff.  Glenfarclas  ( talk ) 11:23, 6 January 2010 (UTC)


 * Delete, per WP:NFILM, WP:Walled garden, WP:AUTO and WP:PROMO. All of the above assert no notability apart from association with each other, and have no significant coverage online from WP:Reliable sources MuffledThud (talk) 11:39, 6 January 2010 (UTC)
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 * Delete pending substantiation of notability. --dab (𒁳) 12:07, 6 January 2010 (UTC)


 * Delete all fail WP:N and it seems like a clear case of WP:PROMO; great that he has a hobby he enjoys but Wikipedia is not the place to make yourself notable, and a single local PBS aware is certainly not enough to meet WP:BIO. -- Collectonian  (talk · contribs) 14:47, 6 January 2010 (UTC)
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 * Delete per above. Just a note though, the award wasn't from PBS, it was from Public-access television, which anyone can get a show on.  ~ DC (Talk&#124;Edits) 15:23, 6 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete Agree with Collectionian regarding WP:N and WP:PROMO. But I get the distinct impression that Roe is one serious young filmmaker and that within a few years there will be sufficient notability for an article. He's certainly put a great deal of effort into this current attempt at a Wikipedia presence, autobiographical though it seems to be. I am going to do a bit of digging to see if there isn't anything out there about this guy. I would like to add a general comment, though, regarding Public Access Television and possible awards given by shows on that venue: There are some very serious and worthwhile people working the public access circuit, and the whole genre should not be written off. Perhaps the most damning thing about Roe's main article is a complete lack of IMDB listings, which are not quite as easy to get as some in here seem to believe, at least without the outright purchase of an IMDB resume. Evalpor (talk) 17:43, 6 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Yes, I think you're probably right about Roe's future prospects, as well as the quality of this effort. There's certainly a good chance well see him again, legitimately.   Glenfarclas   ( talk ) 17:53, 6 January 2010 (UTC)
 * I didn' t mean to belittle local access TV, since I realize a lot people do a lot of work on them. I was merely trying to correct a prior comment that the award was from a local PBS affiliate, which is a different thing entirely. ~ DC (Talk&#124;Edits) 19:01, 6 January 2010 (UTC)
 * My apologies to all. There IS an IMDB page, I have no idea how I missed that the first time around. There are three films listed, with video. But my vote to delete stands. This filmmaker is not notable. Evalpor (talk) 22:44, 6 January 2010 (UTC)


 * Delete very clearly an attempt to self-promote by a non-notable person. Andrew Lenahan -  St ar bli nd  19:07, 6 January 2010 (UTC)
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