Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Babysitter (2008 film)

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The result was delete. Inclusion at IMDB is not evidence of notability, as it is a comprehensive database which includes user-generated data. ♠PMC♠ (talk) 17:32, 28 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

The Babysitter (2008 film)

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Fails WP:NFILM lacks coverage on reliable sources. Tulkijasi (talk) 16:31, 21 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Film-related deletion discussions. Tulkijasi (talk) 16:31, 21 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Delete. There's probably hundreds of horror movies titled "The Babysitter", which is why I'm not finding any references that verify notability for this particular one, even when using extra keywords such as "2008". Waddles 🗩 🖉 17:34, 21 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Keep. Short film demonstrates notability: See inclusion on IMDB https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1198187/. Director is also a notable figure. I will edit this article to a good standard but I think the outcome here should be to keep it; Despite it being written poorly at present. Also going to tag with Notability/Citation needed tag.

LukeWWF (talk) 11:55, 23 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Delete. There seems to be no coverage for this short film. Notability is not inherited by them being involved with the film, it just gives a higher chance of coverage. However this is pretty much kind of par for the course with short films, even if they star or were worked on by notable people. Short films typically don't get attention unless they are very lucky or extremely high profile. A good example of this would be that it's not uncommon for short films nominated for an Academy Award to fly under the radar until said nomination to the final ballot, at which point the coverage comes pouring in. Having an IMDb profile doesn't count as the film being notable, as it's a routine database listing. Generally the only thing that a film has to do to be on IMDb is exist and the oversight for that website is loose enough to where hoaxes have been uploaded on multiple occasions. It's not limited to minor films either - years ago a woman managed to add herself to the cast of Captain America: Winter Soldier as "She-Hulk". ReaderofthePack(formerly Tokyogirl79) (｡◕‿◕｡) 12:59, 23 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not scolding you - I hope that this doesn't come across as that. I made the same mistakes with notability you are here (I also made mistakes with tone, sourcing, and so on), so don't take it badly - we all learn "on the job" here, so to speak. These training modules may be helpful - they're written for students, but they do have a nice amount of knowledge in them. :) ReaderofthePack(formerly Tokyogirl79) (｡◕‿◕｡) 13:01, 23 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Delete - Does not meet either WP:GNG or WP:NFILM. Kudos to ReaderofthePack - for their comprehensive explanations above. Onel5969 ^{TT me} 00:09, 28 August 2021 (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.