Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Kenneth Ross (screenwriter)

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 redirect to The Day of the Jackal (film). Seraphimblade ^{Talk to me} 22:11, 22 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Kenneth Ross (screenwriter) (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View log | edits since nomination)

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• Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Actors and filmmakers-related deletion discussions. Joyous! | Talk 05:53, 7 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Both sources are trivial mentions cagliost (talk) 23:53, 6 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

• Comment: Given the status of The Day of the Jackal (film) in particular (on which there is a paragraph complimenting Ross's work here), there seems to be surprisingly little about Ross. Where detail is given, for example Allmovie asserting a 1941 date of birth, it may be an amalgam with Kenneth G. Ross. AllyD (talk) 08:36, 7 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]
• Comment Can't find much about him but he was nominated for a Golden Globe and a BAFTA for his screenplay to The Day of the Jackal Piecesofuk (talk) 16:08, 7 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 23:32, 13 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

• Comment. In addition to the awards mentioned by Piecesofuk, Ross was also nominated for an Edgar Award for Black Sunday. I can't find much information about Ross personally beyond his list of credits, but based on his major nominations, I'd like to avoid deleting this article if possible. --Metropolitan90 (talk) 23:52, 13 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, I've added that info to the article. Unfortunately I can't find anything in the way of WP:SIGCOV to back it up with. Nominations not equivalent to the awards themselves. cagliost (talk) 09:50, 14 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

• Delete with regret: As it stands, this is a biographical article, which may or may not be a WP:BLP, lacking in any details about its subject: where they were born, lived, etc. At best, it is like a pure database entry at the intersection of links from several film articles. Without some kind of verifiable information about Ross I can't see that it can be sustained. One option might be a redirect to The Day of the Jackal (film), so that if and when more information appears (e.g. in a published obituary), the redirect can be reverted and the article filled out with content? AllyD (talk) 13:57, 14 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I'm happy with a Redirect to The Day of the Jackal (film). That way, the edit history is preserved. cagliost (talk) 14:22, 14 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I have redirected the article. cagliost (talk) 14:25, 14 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Please do not do this. The AFD is still open for comments from other editors. It's not closed yet. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 04:29, 19 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

• Redirect Lacks in-depth coverage to meet WP:NBIO. MrsSnoozyTurtle 06:00, 20 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep. Passes criteria 4 of WP:CREATIVE and criteria 1 of WP:ANYBIO as a BAFTA, Edgar Award, and Golden Globe Award nominated screenwriter. This is pretty cut and dry. Creative professionals nominated for major awards have multiple SNGS supporting their inclusion, even if WP:SIGCOV isn't met.4meter4 (talk) 15:01, 21 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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.