Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Valhalla (2013 film)


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The result was no consensus. Could also be "keep", but with only 2-1 arguments in favour of the source provided establishing notability I don't feel entirely sure in an unqualified keep. Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk, contributions) 18:44, 5 October 2017 (UTC)

Valhalla (2013 film)

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Created by a SPA to promote. No claim of notability. —&thinsp;JJMC89&thinsp; (T·C) 23:38, 28 September 2017 (UTC)
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 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Canada-related deletion discussions. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 08:45, 29 September 2017 (UTC)


 * Keep. I was able to find several references to add, which also enabled me to add a plot summary and quite a bit about the production. Sources include several paragraphs at the end of a New York Times article on recent ski movies that get away from the "ski porn" cliches, an extended article in the Denver Post (it premiered in Denver), and other coverage including a Norwegian TV channel focussing on the nude skiing scene. Meets GNG. Yngvadottir (talk) 16:43, 29 September 2017 (UTC)
 * Delete. Very thin referencing (that's a strange new meaning of "several" when describing its passing mention in the Times article and Post story is basically pre-release promotion. Not so much referencing as it is padding. --Calton | Talk 11:08, 4 October 2017 (UTC)
 * I can't agree with that assessment of the sources; although I agree that several focus on the nude ski scene, the Denver Post counts as a review in a reputable newspaper, and the NYT article has way more than a mention: as I wrote above, several paragraphs, and it appears to have provided the impetus for the article: "Sweetgrass’s latest film, 'Valhalla,' fully restored my faith in the future of ski movies." Yngvadottir (talk) 15:43, 4 October 2017 (UTC)


 * Keep. I am going to have to go with Yngvadottir on this one; the Times article had more than a passing mention and it was a real article, not an advertisement. Ifnord (talk) 16:57, 5 October 2017 (UTC)


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