Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Sandford (Hot Fuzz)


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The result was merge into Hot Fuzz. MastCell Talk 20:24, 13 August 2007 (UTC)

Sandford (Hot Fuzz)

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The article covers a fictional town only used in the film Hot Fuzz. If this fictional village was included in a long-running television series or multiple films it would probably be acceptable to include. This article doesn't appear to be notable enough to include on Wikipedia based on its inclusion in just one film. I'll carry over one of the screenshots into the main film article, but the screenshot of the village should be deleted along with the article since it would no longer be needed. Nehrams2020 23:35, 7 August 2007 (UTC)


 * Delete but move the referenced trivia into the main article under a production section or such. The article fails the notability criteria and WP:NOT under wikipedia not being an indiscriminate collection of information. Seraphim  Whipp 23:43, 7 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Merge to the main article, which would be more appropriate than it's rather short article--JForget 23:55, 7 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep The name 'Sandford' was used for the film because it's the name of the police training 'village' in Cheshire which the British police use for riot control simulations etc.  Here's a whole BBC article on it .  I'll add this to the article.  It's covered by a range of sources and is real world information beyond the film itself. Nick mallory 00:21, 8 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Comment. As much as I love this movie (if you haven't seen it, go rent it. NOW!), I don't see the need for a separate article about this one fictional village, even if it has been discussed by 3rd party sources, which it has. Maybe one day "Sanford" will become a widely-used shorthand for small-town England or police incompetence, but until then, I can't really defend this article :-(. --Targeman 01:54, 8 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Comment. I feel the same way...the film is legendary but there's just no reason to have an article on it...even though it's discussed using sources, this info can very easily be added to the main Hot Fuzz article. Seraphim  Whipp 13:03, 8 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Merge with main film page. Simply south 21:31, 8 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Redirect to Hot Fuzz. I don't see why this wasn't done without discussion. --Lenin and McCarthy |  (Complain here) 22:30, 8 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Merge with main film page. The real police training village mentioned by Nick mallory sounds more appropriate for an article. --Moonriddengirl 10:54, 9 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Merge  The real use of Sandford as a police training scenario/generic town for UK police is much more appropriate for an article, with that article having a mention of the use of Sandford in the movie as a reference to said generic training town. It's a great movie, but this article would be better served as part of the entry for Hot Fuzz and a separate entry for say Sandford (Police Training Center) that mentions the use fictional Sandford as a reference to the training village.  --Wingsandsword 00:57, 12 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Comment I've created that article now at Sandford (Police Training Village). --Wingsandsword 01:22, 12 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Sweet, I added the coordinates so you can check it out in Google Earth :-) --Targeman 01:37, 12 August 2007 (UTC)


 * Merge per JForget. JPG-GR 03:47, 12 August 2007 (UTC)


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