Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Horse Boy


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The result was  keep. ( X! ·  talk )  · @855  · 19:31, 29 July 2009 (UTC)

The Horse Boy

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About an upcoming documentary which doesn't meet WP:NFF. Though it fails the requirements. ApprenticeFan talk  contribs 11:25, 22 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Film-related deletion discussions.  -- the wub  "?!"  13:06, 22 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep. Not "upcoming", as the film has already screened and won awards and international media coverage. So WP:NFF is in no way applicable. DePers - May 5, 2008, Variety - Jan 19, 2009, El Mundo - Jan 28, 2009, Radikal - Feb 18, 2009, New York Times - April 4, 2009, Columbus Dispatch - Apr 25, 2009. With respects, I believe the nominator did not practice WP:BEFORE, else he would not have opined WP:NFF. MichaelQSchmidt (talk) 20:41, 22 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep - Even if the film did not meet notability standards the book is the subject of multiple non-trivial articles in newspapers all over the world as well as being a NYT best-seller. The subject of the book and the documentary also have a lot of independent coverage. PanydThe muffin is not subtle 21:06, 22 July 2009 (UTC)
 * weak keep, split or redirect - The NY Times (paper of record) article is about the book "The Horse Boy". The Variety (paper of record) article is about the documentary movie titled "Over the Hills and Far Away", which is based on the book, was screened and got a Sundance nomination. Thus both are probably notable. However, unless Zeitgeist (the article creator) can tell us that they've changed the title for distribution, these should each get a separate article. So, recommend splitting off the movie info into its own article, and keep The Horse Boy as an article about the book itself. It is asserted to have made the NYT bestseller list, so perhaps we should have something on it. AllGloryToTheHypnotoad (talk) 15:32, 23 July 2009 (UTC)
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