Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Light in the Dark (film)

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The result was delete. Missvain (talk) 01:34, 10 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Light in the Dark (film)[edit]

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Fails GNG, fails WP:NFO. Alexandermcnabb (talk) 03:22, 18 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Delete - as mentioned, it fails all 5 criteria of film notability guidelines. I only managed to find a few reviews online but they weren't by anyone notable. Additionally, I haven't managed to find much information about the film in general; the article is also lacking in details, reliable sources and information. Eyebeller (talk) 19:02, 18 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Film-related deletion discussions. Spiderone 20:38, 18 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Nigeria-related deletion discussions. Spiderone 20:38, 18 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Weak keep. I did add some reviews. I'm not terribly familiar with Nigeria sourcing, but I'm aware that not all of them are online and not all of the news sources have extremely polished sources. I don't mean that as an insult, just something that I've noticed about African news sources that aren't hugely major presses. It was also apparently one of the highest grossing Nigerian films of all time per this page and was one of the top 20 grossing movies for the weak of release, which implies that there are almost certainly more sources out there that aren't online. It's not a super solid keep, so I won't contest too hard if it's deleted. ReaderofthePack(formerly Tokyogirl79) (｡◕‿◕｡) 04:28, 19 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Keep as there are now enough secondary sources added to the article as described above for a pass of WP:GNG and it also has a major claim of significance as one of the highest grossing Nigerian films, imv Atlantic306 (talk) 23:45, 22 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

The issue here is not sourcing, it's notability. The film, as Eyebeller points out above, fails NFO - the film notability guideline. Best Alexandermcnabb (talk) 05:13, 23 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

The general notability guideline, which provides a definition of notability applicable to any topic, is all about sources, so there's no distinction between the availability of suitable sources and notability. And WP:NFO is not the film notability guideline, but a guide to what to do with articles about films when it is difficult to find sources online that meet the GNG. If such sources have been found then NFO is irrelevant. Phil Bridger (talk) 18:27, 27 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Natg 19 (talk) 01:14, 26 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Delete Even with the rewrite, it doesn't seem to hold up to notability standards. It was the highest money-making film in the country for a week? Not sure that warrants a whole article, maybe a list somewhere with this film in it... Oaktree b (talk) 03:45, 26 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Oaktree b: it is one of the highest grossing Nigerian films of all time as per the link provided by Reader of the Pack above, Atlantic306 (talk) 22:25, 29 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Andrew nyr (talk, contribs) 03:25, 3 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Delete After digging more on www.ceanigeria.com found that the movie did not make it on any top grossing movies list in 2019, about 11K ppl watched it first 4 wks after release in the theaters across Nigeria. There are only 19 IMDB ratings for the movie, which is very very weak, meaning the movie is not really that notable. Kolma8 (talk) 18:17, 3 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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