Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ian Ghys

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The result was Speedy deleted, as per the below request of the author RickinBaltimore (talk) 16:20, 1 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Ian Ghys[edit]

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No indication of notability. Google search does not confirm notability. WP:BLPPROD tag removed without addition of reliable source (only of IMDB, which is not a reliable source). Robert McClenon (talk) 23:03, 29 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Why is IMDB not a reliable source?RoaringLiger (talk) 23:19, 29 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, IMDB is not a reliable source because a significant portion of it is created by its users, with minimal editorial oversight. A person or film's IMDB page can certainly be linked from a Wikipedia article (in fact, a great many are), but IMDB pages cannot be the only sources on an article. For more information please see the Wikipedia policy on reliable sources as well as this essay on citing IMDB. Thanks. —KuyaBriBri^Talk 00:07, 30 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Actors and filmmakers-related deletion discussions. CAPTAIN RAJU (✉) 05:56, 30 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Delete no reliable sources. Another problem with IMDb is it literally tries to be a databse listing everyone ever involved in film production. Wikipedia is meant to have articles on only people with coverage in secondary sources. This is a higher bar, so having a listing in IMBd is not at all a way to add towards notability.John Pack Lambert (talk) 06:17, 30 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the explanation. You can delete the page as I understand why.RoaringLiger (talk) 12:49, 30 April 2017 (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.