Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Saturday Night Special (film)


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The result was delete. --Akhilleus (talk) 16:54, 24 June 2007 (UTC)

Saturday Night Special (film)

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No reliable sources indicating that this film is notable (not even an IMDB page). I prodded on 5/21; prod was removed without comment or improvement. I forgot about the earlier prod and prodded it again on 6/15, which was removed since it should be taken here. Propaniac 14:12, 18 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete. As per WP:CRYSTAL.--Edtropolis 14:56, 18 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Film and TV-related deletions.   -- Erik (talk • contrib) - 15:33, 18 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Film and TV-related deletions.   -- Erik (talk • contrib) - 15:33, 18 June 2007 (UTC)

Propraniac's comments are incorrect. The IMDB page has not yet been posted, therefore it cannot be listed yet...however, it is pending and it takes time for IMDB's staff to approve a page. It is worth noting that the film's musician and actors have IMDB pages from previous projects, which is one of IMDB's criteria for approval. IMDB takes time...it isn't as efficient as Wikipedia. Significant improvements have been made, including distribution and festival information. This film's IMDB page was put on hold until it had won a "best of" award at a film festival, which the film did 3 weeks ago. The Wikipedia page has been completely redesigned, conforms to Wikipedia layout guidelines, includes approximately 50% more information, includes distribution information and includes a theatrical poster. It is incorrect to define such changes as "without improvement."

In addition, this isn't a "Crystal Ball" situation. This film has already won a major festival and will begin a limited theatrical release in August, which is only 6 weeks away. Lastly, there is the implication that the accidental removal of a deletion notification was deliberate. In this case, I'd appreciate it if the assumption was user error and unfamiliarity with Wikipedia. SuperDuper 1001


 * Delete because a case needs to be made for its notability before an article should be created. None of this "Let's wait for it to get popular" business.  As further evidence, I searched the keywords "saturday night special" "justin evans" in Google, and got 22 results.  No prejudice against recreation if objective, secondary sources indicate this film's notability. —Erik (talk • contrib) - 19:26, 21 June 2007 (UTC)
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