Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Star Wars fan films


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The result was  d elete. - Mailer Diablo 15:06, 12 December 2007 (UTC)

Star Wars fan films
I was surprised when this article came my way, from what I read it looks more like a directory of fan films based on the Star Wars series than anything else, maybe to the point of promoting them. Now Star Wars is obviously notable but these fan films don't appear notable at all, from my perspective this list provides absolutely no encyclopedic value whatsoever and it has the potential of eventually growing out of control (who's to say how many Star Wars fanfic is created yearly on America alone?). So based on what Wikipedia is not I believe this article/list should be deleted under the basis that Wikipedia is not paper, a undiscriminate collection of information or a directory. -  Ca ri bb e a  n ~ H. Q.  10:48, 7 December 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete as a directory of external links, which Wikipedia is not. We have a list of the award winners, but only seven of these 90ish films have articles (and only seven of 35+ fan film articles are listed). The topic is notable and there could be an article here if it were written from sources, but all we have is a perfunctory introduction to an unencyclopedic list. --Dhartung | Talk 11:44, 7 December 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete Bad article. Vini Siqueira 11:45, 7 December 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete Ecch! This has been lifted word-for-word from somewhere else.  Assuming it hasn't been, however, it's written in the style of the back of a VHS cassette box, not an encylopedia.  Encyclopedia articles don't include statements like "Don't miss...." or "What's a Jedi to do?"  Written by Jar-Jar, perhaps?  Normally, I'd say "clean up", but this is beyond that.  I'm saving it to hard drive just to see if there's something interesting there, but it would take a complete rewrite, by someone who's both a good writer and a fan, to give the fan films the article they deserve. Mandsford (talk) 13:36, 7 December 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete A big ol' heap of external links to stuff that would never in a bazillion years get its own article. Lists of external links are specifically covered in WP:NOT, and for good reason.  Andrew Lenahan -  St ar bli nd  14:57, 7 December 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete Pity that it's a directory. I think there is certainly potential for an article with this title to exist, but as a explaination of the phenomenon, not as a directory of links.  Some fan films are possibly notable, as they have had screenings in reputable theatres and given newspaper reviews (I personally attended one at the Senator Theatre). Or a reasonable article could include references to Lucasfilm's position on the subject.  As is, it should be completely demolished and if someone feels it worthwhile, rebuilt from the ground up. -Verdatum (talk) 18:48, 7 December 2007 (UTC)
 * Comment I agree with this assessment, in that there is definitely significant notable subject matter regarding this topic, but the article as it stands is not a treatment of that topic. As it appears that this will likely be deleted, there should not be prejudice against re-creation of this article with appropriate content. LaMenta3 (talk) 19:23, 7 December 2007 (UTC)
 * There seems to be a substantially better handling of this at The Official Star Wars Fan Film Awards. Andrew Lenahan -  St ar bli nd  15:48, 8 December 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete - As a directory of external links. Spawn Man Review Me! —Preceding comment was added at 00:10, 8 December 2007 (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.