Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/S. A. Zaidi

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The result was delete. Consensus appears to favor deletion. Preponderance of pro-Keep comments are light-weight and from SPA's or questionable IP's. Ad Orientem (talk) 02:44, 7 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

S. A. Zaidi

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The subject is director of only one film Aerials (film) which was released in the theater. He also directed The Sons of Two Suns but it was direct to video and is of questionable notability so I believe the subject does not easily pass WP:DIRECTOR here. I did Google search but it does not produce any substantial coverage in the independent RS about the person either so it fails to meet basic GNG.. There is coverage in the press and I've reviewed all the news stories, but see nothing except casual namedrops, and quotes from the subject, which longstanding practice holds cannot be used to support the notability of the subject. In no source presented can I find the subject discussed with the "significant coverage" WP:GNG requires. For what its worth, there appears to be some COI because the creator of the page is a SPA User:Robotictrance.. Saqib (talk) 22:31, 6 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Pakistan-related deletion discussions. Coolabahapple (talk) 12:06, 7 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of United Arab Emirates-related deletion discussions. Coolabahapple (talk) 12:06, 7 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Actors and filmmakers-related deletion discussions. Coolabahapple (talk) 12:06, 7 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Science fiction-related deletion discussions. Coolabahapple (talk) 12:06, 7 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Hello dear, first of all The Sons of Two Suns has only been released in film festivals, so if there is any direct to video platform that you mention, please do let me know because in my country such a platform for releasing independent short films doesnt exist. Whats makes The Sons of Two Suns special is that it was released in film festivals only. Another thing, TV channel news videos of Rotana TV and Video links of Rotana TV with international news platforms such as gulf news and important sci-fi reviewers such as io9 are more then credible and reliable sources. So I dont even understand what is the problem of wanting to delete a page that is related to the science fiction film movement in our Gulf Arab country. I advise you to google search typing Director S A Zaidi Dubai. Or go through the numerous amount of news articles and publications given on the subject. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 5.31.226.240 (talk) 13:10, 7 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Spartaz ^Humbug! 05:43, 14 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Sandstein 12:04, 21 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Keep - Notability established. Berrocca Addict (talk) 18:14, 21 June 2018 (UTC) — Berrocca Addict (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic. [reply]

And how? --Saqib (talk) 18:44, 21 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Delete - does not meet notability requirements. Warm Regards, ZI Jony (talk) 21:41, 27 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Redirect or merge to The Sons of Two Suns, his film. There are 53 footnotes, but they all seem to pertain to his film or his father, or are links to Youtube and the like. Sandstein 18:39, 28 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Relisting comment: Delete or redirect? If redirect, where exactly, if he directed two films?
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, So Why 13:10, 29 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Keep - Notability has been established as there is a book mentioning this director and there is 3 different articles that talk about his personal life, not just his films. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2.51.65.25 (talk) 17:14, 29 June 2018 (UTC) — 2.51.65.25 (talk) has made few or no other edits outside this topic. [reply]
Delete no evidence of notability. \\\Septrillion:- ~~‭~~10^Eleventeen 20:25, 6 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Weak keep - I'm not thrilled with the WP:OVERCITE, but the two films he has directed have media coverage, and so he barely passes WP:GNG. TimTempleton ^(talk) ^(cont) 23:52, 6 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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