Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Theodros Teshome


 * 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 keep. Ad Orientem (talk) 01:03, 27 October 2018 (UTC)

Theodros Teshome

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Article was written by Theodros (or someone with a conflict of interest) as article was created and mostly written by User: Leummis who has not made any other edits in the last 6 years. Theodros is not notable. This article is a long winded uncited rambling about Theodros and should not be included in Wikipedia as it is unencyclopedic (see WP:NOT). Turtlewong (talk) 22:36, 11 October 2018 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Actors and filmmakers-related deletion discussions.  CAPTAIN RAJU (T) 23:29, 11 October 2018 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Authors-related deletion discussions.  CAPTAIN RAJU (T) 23:29, 11 October 2018 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Ethiopia-related deletion discussions.  CAPTAIN RAJU (T) 23:29, 11 October 2018 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
 * Keep The person Theodros Teshome appears to be notable, there are many sources on him and the significance of his work in Ethiopian cinema - and his films have received nominations and awards, and he should qualify under WP:FILMMAKER. Any issue with article is fixable and not really about the notability of the article.  The nomination seems to be based on a few assertions without any clear evidence. Hzh (talk) 22:34, 18 October 2018 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, North America1000 15:16, 19 October 2018 (UTC)
 * Delete Even if the subject is notable, the article is unambiguous violation of policy (see WP:PROMO) in its current form. Judicious application of WP:TNT would provide a fresh start for an editor to create an encyclopedic article of use to readers, in line with WP:COI guidelines if applicable. Bakazaka (talk) 19:06, 19 October 2018 (UTC)
 * You can very well rewrite the article rather than deleting it, or are you proposing to write the new article yourself? While the tone of the article is promotional, absolutely no evidence has been presented for any COI (the nominator has made other spurious claims in other AfDs). Just prune away all the promotional stuff and it'll be fine.  Hzh (talk) 22:02, 19 October 2018 (UTC)
 * I am proposing to delete the article, as removing the promotional material, including material sourced to LinkedIn, YouTube, Facebook, etc, basically leaves the title. So, WP:TNT, with no prejudice against recreation by an editor following policy and guidelines. Bakazaka (talk) 22:53, 19 October 2018 (UTC)
 * I have trimmed some of the text and added some sources. There are a lot more sources about him, but what's in there should be enough to establish notability, especially when the sources indicate that he is an important person in Ethiopian film industry. Hzh (talk) 00:00, 21 October 2018 (UTC)
 * Good enough for me. Thanks for your work. Changing !vote to Keep. Bakazaka (talk) 00:51, 21 October 2018 (UTC)


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