Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Yotta Kasai


 * 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   delete. The commentary by probable sockpuppets always has the reverse effect. However, I have gone over the supposed references, and agree without a doubt that there is nothing here that suggests the subject is Wikipedia-ready (✉→BWilkins←✎) 09:52, 28 October 2012 (UTC)

Yotta Kasai

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Completing nomination on behalf of 222.152.182.43, who posted an AFD tag on the article's talk page. Their rationale is included verbatim below. The relevant notability criteria would appear to be WP:FILMMAKER. I will note, however, that foreign language sources are acceptable, subject to verification - but that they must still be of sufficient quality to meet the requirements of WP:RS; I cannot tell whether or not that is the case here. Overall, On the merits, I have no opinion. UltraExactZZ Said~ Did 12:21, 22 October 2012 (UTC)

I nominate this page for deletion. The person isnt noteworthy, the article is terribly written by the guy himself, he has listed all his films on IMDB and used bots to rate them, none have any reviews,plot outlines or anything to independantly verify they even exist. The links shown on this article are all dead/lead to foreign language sites/his myspace page. Basically its a worthless page that contributes nothing. 222.152.182.43 (talk) 03:59, 20 October 2012 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Japan-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 00:50, 23 October 2012 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Actors and filmmakers-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 00:50, 23 October 2012 (UTC)


 * Keep - User : 222.152.182.43 must be proved with evidence. There's enough coverage in reliable sources to meet the WP:GNG, and enough content to establish a good section. It's been officially announced, has a name ; I see no valid reason to apply here. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Promper29 (talk • contribs) 01:23, 23 October 2012 (UTC)  — Promper29 (talk&#32;• contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic.
 * Comment - I would like to hear which of these sources Promper29 thinks are RS. From what I see, most are IMDb links (which is not an RS on Wikipedia), film distributor listings (not independent), or minor festival listings (neither independent nor significant). There are a few interviews on blog-like horror film fan sites which are of dubious status. Other citations that look like they may be RS (like to TimeOut Tokyo or Cinema Today) are all dead. The problem is, since I cannot find the Japanese for Kasai's name (and I've tried a bunch of searches), I cannot find any coverage whatsoever on him or his films in Japan. If any one can provide the kanji, that might help. Michitaro (talk) 03:25, 23 October 2012 (UTC)
 * Keep - 222.152.182.43 125.239.241.238 both using proxy IP editing from jetstream.xtra.co.nz which untrustworthy and potential of Vandalism WP:VANDTYPES WP:UNBAN. As currently Yotta Kasai has over 5000 fans on facebook, also need to see rank of IMdb pro. Most Popular People Born In "Japan" to show his notability. Gropen (talk)  04:19, 23 October 2012 (UTC) — Gropen (talk&#32;• contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic.
 * IMDb is not a reliable source on Wikipedia (and that list has a bad smell), and neither is Facebook. Michitaro (talk) 12:47, 23 October 2012 (UTC)


 * Delete. A search fails to find enough reliable, significant results. Only unreliable blogs, mentions, or listings. Having thousands of fans on Facebook is not a claim to notability. Narutolovehinata5 tccsdnew 09:30, 23 October 2012 (UTC)
 * Keep - Some news articles about Yotta Kasai 's video on Gurin Co. and other press. Hole in the Wall (2012) (V) - NewsGurin Co. Teams With Fuji TV For Formats - Deadline.com. User 222.152.182.43 Statement with no evidence. It seems like vandalism violations because of editing with Proxy Domain. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Aticeyound (talk • contribs) 11:27, 23 October 2012 (UTC)  — Aticeyound (talk&#32;• contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic.
 * While Deadline.com is reliable, hate to break it to you, but it doesn't mention Kasai anywhere in the article. And again, IMDb is not a reliable source. The Deadline article could establish notability for Gurin Co., but not for Kasai since notability isn't inherited. Narutolovehinata5 tccsdnew 12:08, 23 October 2012 (UTC)
 * I'm afraid the Deadline article is just linking to the wrong production (which is IMDb's fault). It is referring to the game show, as described here, not the horror production Kasai is credited for. Michitaro (talk) 12:42, 23 October 2012 (UTC)


 * Delete. While some have raised questions about the IP that nominated this for deletion, I believe that is irrelevant if the AfD has some merit. And this does. None of those who have voted "keep" have provided significant and reliable sources per WP:GNG or WP:FILMMAKER--instead, a few have only given mistaken or unreliable evidence. So we must look at the article. It has a seemingly amazing 37 sources at this time, but almost all are irrelevant for judging notability. 10 are from IMDb, which is not a reliable source on Wikipedia. 10 are distributor sites that merely list one or more of his films: they are neither independent sources nor offer significant coverage. 6 are just listings of films shown at minor or non-notable film festivals, and thus which also don't provide significant coverage. 5 are to Japanese websites, but only link to the top page of the site, not the specific article, with no indication of whether Kasai is actually treated on that site or not (again, I have tried multiple searches and found nothing on him in Japanese). Most of the rest are dead links, links to lists, or to personal MySpace pages--nothing significant or independent. The ONLY sources among the 37 that are even close to being significant and independent RS are these two: and . Others can judge these, but to me they look like fan blogs which are in general not RS on Wikipedia (the fact the second says "my friend Kasai" also implies it is not independent). Other web searches find nothing. I can find no evidence that any of his films have received a single review from a reputable publication and none are available on DVD from regular commercial sources (they only seem to be available on bittorrent or through other dubious means). None of his films, then, would pass GNG. I might also note that people at IMDb have also noticed that his high ratings (none of which include a written review, only number ratings) on that database stink: note discussions here and here. There seems to be something wrong here and Wikipedia appears to be the victim of it as well. Michitaro (talk) 00:54, 24 October 2012 (UTC)


 * Delete per Michitaro's reasoning. Please also note that the three Keep !voters are SPAs with extremely similar editing styles (including both writing style and phrasing, and self-awarding of multiple barnstars and copying of content from other editors' user pages/talk pages). --bonadea contributions talk 08:52, 24 October 2012 (UTC)


 * Delete. This is verging on a hoax article, as there is very little solid coverage of this person outside self-penned promotion and IMDB. --DAJF (talk) 13:22, 27 October 2012 (UTC)


 * Delete. Im the person who nominated the article for deletion, I have a fairly extensive knowledge of modern film and Im yet to find a single film of his online in any form whatsoever. He has no coverage from any reliable sources, and isnt that what wikipedia is supposed to be all about. This is some kind of hoax and I just wish to save other film enthusiasts the bother of trying to track down films that dont exist.(also someone mentioned something about my ip showing Im a vandal, Ive no idea but Im just using whats provided to me by telecom nz, which is the largest telecommunications company in the country, its not an attempt to decieve)122.58.124.6 (talk) 06:06, 28 October 2012 (UTC)


 * Comment. Kasai is one of independent film makers. Opinions of various people that have been written here is libel. It will probably be a problem if the production company was sued for defamation. Horrorian (talk • contribs) 09:07, 28 October 2012 (UTC)
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