Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ultraman vs. Kamen Rider


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The result was   keep. Spartaz Humbug! 06:05, 6 November 2011 (UTC)

Ultraman vs. Kamen Rider

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Of the three sources used on this article, one is a blog post of questionable reliability and another is a primary source. A search for reliable, secondary sources reveals an insufficient amount of significant coverage. This television movie fails Wikipedia's general notabiltiy guideline. Neelix (talk) 21:28, 21 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Keep: This was certainly notable in 1993 when it first came out, and Google certainly supports that. However, the age of the media makes it difficult to retrieve sources that show that. Most of the recent press regards its first time BD/DVD release, and that should be enough to show that it is of some note.— Ryulong ( 竜龙 ) 22:11, 21 October 2011 (UTC)
 * The following entities have focused on the film as of late: Mainichi Shimbun, Sankei Shimbun, Sankei Sports, Open Computer Network, Yuukan Fuji (Zakzak), one of the official websites, and one English language website.— Ryulong ( 竜龙 ) 02:16, 26 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Television-related deletion discussions.  • Gene93k (talk) 23:03, 21 October 2011 (UTC)


 * Delete as nominator - Notability requires verifiable evidence. As Wikipedia's notability guidelines state, "once an article's notability has been challenged, merely asserting that unspecified sources exist is seldom persuasive, especially if time passes and actual proof does not surface." This article has existed for more than four years, and in all that time, only one possibily reliable, secondary source has surfaced. Unless a significant amount of information is found on this topic in reliable, secondary sources, this article should be deleted. Neelix (talk) 14:55, 22 October 2011 (UTC)
 * What about the fact it is being re-released on Blu-ray and DVD for the shows' 40th and 45th anniversaries? And there is evidence it's just that all of the evidence regarding its notability happened long before the proliferation of the Internet. And I doubt that I'll be able to find stuff from the kids magazines from 1993.— Ryulong ( 竜龙 ) 19:01, 22 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Delete: I'm with Neelix; so far, the evidence to Keep comes down to a WP:ITEXISTS argument. If no reliable sources for an article can be produced, it cannot be kept.  Ravenswing  17:14, 22 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Reliable sources are available. Just none from the original release. I have just added four more references to the article, all regarding the press surrounding the upcoming/recent BD and DVD release.— Ryulong ( 竜龙 ) 19:22, 22 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Keep: I think Ryulong has already found enough references to prove notability. Sanspo is a major national newspaper in Japan and ZakZak is a major news website. One can also argue from related notability: both Ultraman and Kamen Rider are internationally famous characters and this is their only meeting. Michitaro (talk) 01:51, 26 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.


 * Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Davewild (talk) 09:24, 29 October 2011 (UTC)


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