Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Census Taker


 * 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   Withdawn. I have two things I have to say. First: It's not common sense that the film had a theatrical release when the article didn't even mention it. Second: It doesn't matter that I prodded it 2 minutes after creation. Prod is very different from speedy; it gives editors a chance to improve the article within a week. If the prod is contested on the last day and the prodder still doesn't think that notability is shown, that is two weeks in all. Joe Chill (talk) 22:09, 24 May 2010 (UTC)

The Census Taker

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The prod was removed and the remover added one source, but the source is only a paragraph long review. Fails WP:NF. Joe Chill (talk) 17:32, 22 May 2010 (UTC)


 * Keep This 1984 film was released nationally in theatres, and was widely distributed on VHS (as Husbands, Wives, Money & Murder), but is no longer in distribution, and has nver been released on DVD. It has a notable cast, including Garrett Morris of SNL fame. This film received significant 3rd party reviews when it was released, but this was before the Internet, so these reviews exist in hard copy sources such as magazines and newspapers. Notability is not temporary. This film meets WP:FILM guidelines. Moorsmur (talk) 18:11, 22 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Film-related deletion discussions.  -- • Gene93k (talk) 18:59, 23 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep Searching Google news for The Census Taker had too many results. Add in the notable actor you mentioned, narrows it down.  The second link says this is his comeback role.  Searching for "Husbands, Wives, Money and Murder" shows 7 results  that narrowed down to three if you add in the actors name to it.  Most of it just mentions the video release.  I do not believe a film like this could've come out at the theater without getting reviewed like other films do.  The fact that many news sources don't allow free access to their archives, or don't archive film reviews from 26 years ago, doesn't mean it doesn't exist.  And you don't have to find it to prove that it got reviewed, if common sense indicates that surely it did.   D r e a m Focus  23:55, 23 May 2010 (UTC)
 * How is it common sense when the article doesn't mention a theatrical release? Joe Chill (talk) 23:59, 23 May 2010 (UTC)


 * The video cassette release gets some coverage in the New York Times and elsewhere. Out of all the things released on video, they only list things that were at the theater and notable enough to be considered. Anyway, using Google book search I found this film listed in enough places to confirm its notability.   D r e a m Focus  00:29, 24 May 2010 (UTC)




 * Keep and expand the stub. Prodded for deletion 2 minutes after its creation,  what began as two sentences has become  something more.  As Wikipedia does not demand immediate perfection, it serves the project to allow this stub to improve further through regular editing.  Schmidt,  MICHAEL Q. 02:42, 24 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Weak keep couldn't find anything but believe michaelqsmidt has found some good leads already... not a hoax, and was released with wide distribution so should have something out there. give it a chance... Arskwad (talk) 18:23, 24 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep: I've added a bit more sourcing as well.  BTW, the movie's soundtrack has had an article since 2004, see Census Taker.--Milowent (talk) 21:10, 24 May 2010 (UTC)
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