Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Shadow casting


 * 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. J04n(talk page) 11:10, 28 March 2013 (UTC)

Shadow casting

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The article appears to have been created for the sole purpose of self serving promotion of non notable "shadow casts" of various midnight movies. The subject itself seems to be less than notable as there appears to be little to no reliable sources but the single mention in a single source. I have trimmed the article back to the relevant content that appears to be sourced but feel there is little to nothing to build on and this would likely become a spamfest of listing your local Rocky Horror group.--Amadscientist (talk) 07:17, 21 March 2013 (UTC)


 * Delete as nominator per above. Any relevant content can be merged to Audience--Amadscientist (talk) 07:38, 21 March 2013 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Arts-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 16:36, 21 March 2013 (UTC)


 * Delete or redirect to The Rocky Horror Picture Show cult following, where it's already covered better, though that article looks like it too could use a trim. Andrew Lenahan -  St ar bli nd  18:39, 21 March 2013 (UTC)
 * I suggest speedy deletion at this point. I am almost sure the source does not refer to "shadow cast". The book was written in 1980/81 and the term does not seem to have appeared in the fan base until the mid to late 1990s. And even then it has such a limited use I don't think it is encyclopedic.--Amadscientist (talk) 23:41, 21 March 2013 (UTC)


 * Delete. It's only refering to this one specific instance. It's not a general concept and it's not covered outside of this one instance. Ducknish (talk) 17:36, 23 March 2013 (UTC)
 * Delete There is a form of entertainment where the performer acts or dances behind a screen and lighting is used to cast a large shadow on the screen which is the only thing the audience sees but it has nothing to do with this article or its assertions. MarnetteD | Talk 17:53, 25 March 2013 (UTC)
 * Yes. I was going to mention this. The article is named incorrectly. The term here should just be "Shadow cast". Shadow casting has a number of actual references and is an old entertainment form dating back for thousands of years...perhaps all the way back to the discovery of fire.--Amadscientist (talk) 02:03, 26 March 2013 (UTC)
 * I may have been to quick to request speedy delete from just the first two !votes, but now I believe we may have enough to do so. Of course...I may still be wrong.--Amadscientist (talk) 02:05, 26 March 2013 (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.