Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Adama Drabo

The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. 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.

The result was keep. — CharlotteWebb 00:58, 27 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Adama Drabo

Nominated due to lack of notability, major works, awards, press, ectera. Page has not been furnished with new information and is an English translation of the French verison which is just as bare and minimal. Ozgod 06:25, 22 February 2007 (UTC)

• comment I would not want to try to judge the N of a Malian filmmaker without participation from someone who knows the country and the field.DGG 07:09, 22 February 2007 (UTC)

because I am unfamiliar with others to compare this one with, & wouldn't have known the right sources or how to evaluate them. Now that the sources are presented, keep.DGG 19:59, 22 February 2007 (UTC)

• • Why? "I'm from that country and I personally think that the subject is important." is not a notability argument. A notability argument involves finding and evaluating published works such as this biography (a translation of this biography) and this interview in Fespaco News. And Google has not ceased working. ☺

    There's also independent commentary and analysis of Taafe Fanga here, which can also be used to expand the article's coverage of Drabo's works. Uncle G 09:25, 22 February 2007 (UTC)

    • Because local sources (and if he's notable in one country, he's notable for Wikipedia) may not be available online or in English. He may have a dozen or more articles written about him in relevant North African or West African newspapers, but I'm guessing not one in a hundred is online. Combatting systemic bias means not judging notability by Google hits or by mentions in easily findable Western news sources alone, especially with respect to an individual from West Africa. --Charlene 12:19, 22 February 2007 (UTC)
    • Well, I would have understood Uncle Gs comment in the sense that in this case there are already sufficient english sources available online (some of which he actually listed) to help establishing notability or - if I misunderstood - this at least is what I conclude for myself (keep). --Tikiwont 13:20, 22 February 2007 (UTC)
• Keep. Well, then also delete Martin Scorsese and others who "only" took part in major international film festivals but didn't won nothin'. - Darwinek 12:03, 22 February 2007 (UTC)
• Keep but expand to avoid another nomination Alf photoman 16:38, 22 February 2007 (UTC)

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