Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Isaac Mabhikwa

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The result was delete. Missvain (talk) 16:02, 24 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Isaac Mabhikwa[edit]

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Non notable actor and movie director who fails to satisfy WP:NACTOR & WP:DIRECTOR respectively. A before search reveals subject of the article lacks in-depth significant coverage in reliable sources. I cannot find at least 3 reliable sources that satisfies WP:GNG. Celestina007 (talk) 19:52, 19 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Actors and filmmakers-related deletion discussions. Celestina007 (talk) 19:52, 19 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete Fails WP:NACTOR. No lead roles in multiple notable films. ─ The Aafī on Mobile ^{^(talk)} 20:56, 19 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Keep There are some information regarding him on African Filmy and British Film Institute. So I think, they are some notable websites. Yes, he may playing minor roles in cinema, but his only feature film has won awards at international film festivals and received critical acclaim. So, my opinion is, IMPROVE the article, without simply saying DELETE IT. This is Wikipedia. So, IMPROVE it with the help of local Zimbabwean Wiki editors. Gihan Jayaweera (talk) 9:04, 20 November 2020 (UTC)

Comment — Editor above is the article creator. Celestina007 (talk) 20:27, 4 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, 78.26 _{(spin me / revolutions)} 16:48, 1 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Keep per Gihan Jayaweera. A quick Google suggests he has notability within southern African cinema as a film-maker and festival administrator; hits on Google Books, and Scholar [1] returns results including one which describes him as one of "Zimbabwe's prominent black film and television personalities". Humansdorpie (talk) 19:44, 2 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Humansdorpie, could you be so kind as to provide us with at least 3 reliable sources that discusses subject of our discussion with in-depth significant coverage? Because if that one hit you got on scholar is what you are banking on, then it doesn’t do anything and is of no value to WP:GNG, that requires in-depth significant coverage in reliable sources. Furthermore, puffery used in sources to describe someone does not translate to that individual being notable. Celestina007 (talk) 20:25, 4 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Missvain (talk) 00:30, 8 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Delete per Celestina007. Fails WP:NACTOR. Kolma8 (talk) 11:19, 16 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Keep, per sources identified by Humansdorpie. —Brigade Piron (talk) 12:41, 16 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

The sources barely discuss him and when they do it’s in passing & and not with in-depth significant coverage as required by GNG or WP:SIGCOV. Celestina007 (talk) 12:56, 16 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Missvain (talk) 16:00, 16 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Delete The only film he actually directed was a non-notable film, anything else is just assistant directing or minor acting roles, therefore failing every point in WP:NACTOR and WP:DIRECTOR. I also cannot find any coverage of the subject on the internet, and any reference in this article is just some equivalent to IMDb simply listing his filmography which is not considered reliable, therefore failing WP:GNG. To anyone saying keep, you have to keep in mind that Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, and should be treated as one. Coreykai (talk) 19:38, 16 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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