Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Zain Mahmood

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 no consensus. W.marsh 17:11, 9 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Zain Mahmood

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Article does not establish notability of subject, beyond two movies that he wrote. No references or sources, no biographical information beyond year of death and how he died. Ozgod 04:51, 2 June 2007 (UTC)

• Keep His work is mentioned in Malaysian Cinema, Asian Film: Border Crossings and National Cultures and more sources for the films have been added. A tag asking for sourcing or, gasp, looking for a source or two yourself might have been more appropriate. Nick mallory 07:48, 2 June 2007 (UTC)

When running Zain Mahmood through Google I only recieved ninety results [1], including other people with that name. The article makes no assertion to his notability beyond the four films he has directed. Being mentioned in a book does not always constitute notability. Had he had a section or two, or a mini-autobiography, that could be a foundation for an article. Being mentioned in two notes on a film and having a listing on IMDB is, arguably, not enough for notability. --Ozgod 12:38, 2 June 2007 (UTC)

• Note: This debate has been included in the list of Malaysia-related deletions. --   ⇒ bsnowball  09:50, 3 June 2007 (UTC)
• Weak delete Marginal notability; where is the non-trivial coverage? Adrian M. H. 18:37, 3 June 2007 (UTC)
• Keep. I'm inclined to enforce the notability guidelines less vigorously with these types of articles where english language sources are harder to come by. He was involved with several significant Malaysian movies, including one that that was banned by the government. So, I have to believe sufficient sources exist - even if we can't get to them with a google search. What we do have is well sourced, so no policies are violated.--Kubigula (talk) 22:10, 8 June 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.