Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Jake mcdowell's halloween

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The result was Delete --JForget 02:47, 21 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Jake mcdowell's halloween

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Suspected WP:HOAX. No Ghits whatsoever. Naturally, IMDB only comes up with the John Carpenter and Rob Zombie versions. Redfarmer (talk) 14:14, 18 January 2008 (UTC)

• Delete I'm not convinced that it's a hoax, but the article gives some clues to why it doesn't show up on Google - "Casting was then made using members of the school play" and "JM's Halloween was given massive critical recognition upon its release including articles in the local paper". Non-notable home produced film by the sound of it. Iain99^{Balderdash and piffle} 14:19, 18 January 2008 (UTC)
• Delete. WP:HOAX. — HelloAnnyong ^{(say whaaat?!)} 14:25, 18 January 2008 (UTC)

• It's not a hoax. [1] However, unless someone can find sources more substantial than a short article in the local paper, it's non-notable. Iain99^{Balderdash and piffle} 14:32, 18 January 2008 (UTC)

• Delete OK, it's not a hoax, but its still fails WP:N spectacularly. The following line "It was written, directed, edited, and shot by Jake McDowell, a 17 year old from Courtice, Ontario. The film, while not recieving distribution from production companies due to copywright laws, has however recieved much recognition from Durham Region" kills it dead (no distribution? no notable actors? played only once at one theater? created by a NN person? yup, not notable). This is basically a remake of the film by a bunch of kids in Ontario that recieved A SINGLE article in a local newspaper. I found no others anywhere. Doc Strange (talk) 14:45, 18 January 2008 (UTC)
• Delete Low-budget, indie films do need to create a buzz, but WP is not the place to do that. I do suggest the kid keep at it, it was obviously good enough to get mentioned in the paper. Padillah (talk) 14:51, 18 January 2008 (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.