Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Square One (1997 film)

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The result was no consensus. Sandstein 08:26, 26 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Square One (1997 film)[edit]

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no evidence of notability presented Tknifton (talk) 19:56, 2 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

comment actually now I think about I could have nominated for speedy deletion or prodded it rather than bringing it here. But now its here I may as well leave it here unless anyone else agrees with a speedy delete. Tknifton (talk) 20:06, 2 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Film-related deletion discussions. Shellwood (talk) 20:20, 2 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Australia-related deletion discussions. Shellwood (talk) 20:49, 2 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Delete The topic does not have significant coverage in the sources provided (or from a WP:BEFORE) search, so delete Taewangkorea (talk) 23:36, 2 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Keep the film has won a couple of awards, at the San Diego Film Festival and the St. Kilda Film Festival, with some coverage here and [1] to verify that. @Dutchy85: - do you have any more info? Thanks. Lugnuts ^{Fire Walk with Me} 07:19, 3 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for drawing to my attention Lugnuts... I've added a few more references. This was a minor work I feel but still had a life... but over to other editors to see what they think... Dutchy85 (talk) 08:08, 3 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Weak Delete: The references listed by Shellwood are a single sentence description of the plot (which is, frankly, a better plot summary than is currently in the article) and half an explanation of the film on an Australian government website. Both do mention the awards. It won 2 awards, but I am unconvinced that there are more sources than those 2. My efforts to find more sources on google do not give any reliable, independent, results. I haven't found anything from the two film festivals that gave awards, so those might be decent sources. Of the sources in the article itself, none rise to significant. Rockphed (talk) 15:10, 3 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Sandstein 08:38, 10 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Weak Delete: A ProQuest search of Australia and NZ newspaper articles only resulted in 2 articles, one of which was the obituary for the film's director and I have added it to the page (the second reference was trivial). I would be inclined to delete it but don't hold a strong view. Cabrils (talk) 00:52, 12 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Sandstein 19:08, 17 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Keep. The film has significant coverage (an in-depth analysis) in Barrett Hodson, Peter Mudie (2001). Straight Roads and Crossed Lines: The Quest for Film Culture in Australia from the 1960s?. Bernt Porridge Group. p. 189-190. That in conjunction with the other added references and award wins is sufficient to meet WP:SIGCOV.4meter4 (talk) 02:55, 25 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. 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.