Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Roman Baska

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The result of the debate was delete. —Xezbeth 20:08, May 14, 2005 (UTC)

Roman Baska

This was originally created as a link page by the same IP address that added the name to a list of "Notable Cinematographers" on the cinematographer page. A vanity page? A quick search of Google reveals little exceptional work, nor would the IMDb indicate otherwise - in fact, not a single one of his works is even available at Amazon. I have no idea which Oscar or what category the last bit refers to. In any case, I don't believe that the body of work at all has justified a 'pedia entry; there are thousands of DPs working around the world, most without any mention here. The entry to the "notable" list, admittedly, ticks me off - virtually all of those names are widely recognizable and respected among the cinematographic community. --User:Girolamo Savonarola

Weak delete. IMDb entry has a few credits, but the current content is wildly over-enthusiastic. Second choice, send to Cleanup and delete if it doesn't more accurately reflect reality within a reasonable time.

• Delete unless it's cleaned up by a cleanup taskforce member (or anyone else) in, say, a month. This version is overenthusiastic, unwikified and generally unencyclopedic. Mgm|^(talk) 09:43, May 8, 2005 (UTC)

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• Delete, article as it stands is not encyclopaedic. Megan1967 11:25, 8 May 2005 (UTC)
• Keep, notable cinematographer with plenty of verifiable credits and awards. I wasn't able to verify the Oscar claim, but one of the films he shot did win an Emmy. I have since cleaned up the article, which sadly needed a complete rewrite to remove the unverifiable stuff. Andrew Lenahan - Starblind 12:45, May 8, 2005 (UTC)
  • A London Film Festival Emmy...not quite the same thing. The problem is that Baska is not really an exceptional artist within his field, nor has he worked on anything terribly high profile. Virtually any working cinematographer can list various awards the films he's worked on have garnered. His own site only lists one cinematography nomination. I'm sorry, but I have difficulty believing this is not complete vanity - he's not even listed on the Cinematographer's Encyclopedia, which has many many names listed that we don't. --Girolamo Savonarola 15:43, 2005 May 8 (UTC)
• Delete. I am convinced by Girolamo Savonarola's research. This person does not appear notable enough for inclusion. Indrian 16:01, May 8, 2005 (UTC)
• Delete. Not notable. Jayjg ^(talk) 21:18, 12 May 2005 (UTC)
• Delete. Not notable three years ago when his last film was made, not notable now (if you go to his site, his current work is wedding (etc.) photographer. --Jeffrey O. Gustafson 23:32, 12 May 2005 (UTC)
• Delete. Not notable. --Silversmith 16:03, 13 May 2005 (UTC)

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