Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Silent Number

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 Merge and redirect to Jamie Blanks. Non admin closure. --Jorvik 20:06, 21 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Silent Number

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Non-notable film by notable director, not available for viewing. Corvus cornix 20:54, 8 July 2007 (UTC)

• Delete. I suppose that (by way of analogy) like George Lucas's THX 1138 gained notability because he gained enough notability that people sought it out, this film might eventually gain enough notability for its own article. But at the moment, there is no indication that has yet happened. There are no sources in the article indicating notability of this film or the potential for notability, nor are there likely to be any for the finding. ≈≈Carolfrog≈≈♦тос♦ 05:09, 9 July 2007 (UTC)
  • Okay, after reading the THX 1138 article, I take it back. THX 1138 was a feature-length film produced by a studio that itself became notable. Similarities between its notability and Silent Number's are in my mind now even less likely to occur. ≈≈Carolfrog≈≈♦тос♦ 05:27, 9 July 2007 (UTC)
    • Delete per nom. Your original point would stand if you substituted Lucas's student film Electronic Labyrinth: THX 1138 4EB, which he later remade as THX 1138. Silent Number has not even achieved the status of Electronic Labyrinth yet. --Metropolitan90 04:01, 14 July 2007 (UTC)
• Note: This debate has been included in the list of Film-related deletions. -- John Vandenberg 14:05, 10 July 2007 (UTC)
• Keep or Merge because the film has 253 Google hits, independently covered by different sources. It also has a page at IMDb. Additionally, there is something at the Warner Bros. archives here that says, "Blanks graduated from film school at the Victorian College of the Arts in Melbourne, Australia, with a solid collection of short films and music videos in his portfolio. Among them was "Silent Number," which won funding from the Australian Film Commission and distribution by the Australian Film Institute." The link indicates that this is part of the background that led him to his present status as a notable director. —Erik (talk • contrib) - 20:25, 11 July 2007 (UTC)
  • Lots of non-notable films have pages at imdb. If this film is what led him to his present status, then why not just include that little snippet in his bio? Corvus cornix 23:46, 13 July 2007 (UTC)

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so that consensus may be reached.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Kurykh 03:47, 14 July 2007 (UTC)

• Merge to Jamie Blanks NN film from notable director, might serve as a curiosity.--Ispy1981 05:16, 14 July 2007 (UTC)
• Merge per Ispy1981. Student films are what directors make when they are students; they don't automatically become notable because of their director. --Dhartung | Talk 07:50, 14 July 2007 (UTC)
• Merge Student films are about as notable as homework assignments or drawings of turkeys made by tracing hands. Andrew Lenahan - Starblind 12:28, 14 July 2007 (UTC)
• Note: This debate has been included in the list of Australia-related deletions. -- John Vandenberg 15:19, 14 July 2007 (UTC)
• Merge, as per Ispy1981. Lankiveil 02:55, 15 July 2007 (UTC).
• Merge to Jamie Blanks. Notability is not inherited, but an early film by a notable director could easily be mentioned in that director's article to give context for his work. bwowen ^{talk•contribs} 22:32, 19 July 2007 (UTC)

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.