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The result was keep. The film has not been released yet, but the Google search with the Chinese title shows that sources are available in Chinese (it would have been convenient to present a few specific sources in the AFD itself). The comment about the director (having previously directed 2 notable films) also indicates that there is a good chance that there might be more coverage after release. Consensus seems to be towards keeping it right now. (Note that for films, it is usually practical to wait for a month or two after release, before deciding to nominate it for deletion. By that time, most newspapers would have already published reviews and it would be easier to determine if the coverage is adequate.) (non-admin closure) Lemongirl942 (talk) 09:02, 22 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I also note that Ride the Winds, Break the Waves has already been histmerged, and currently redirects to the title. --Lemongirl942 (talk) 09:03, 22 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Duckweed (film)[edit]

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De-prodded without explanation by the creator. Fails WP:GNG and WP:NOTFILM. Also, WP:NOTTVGUIDE. Zackmann08 (^{Talk to me}/_{What I been doing}) 21:48, 29 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Film-related deletion discussions. North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 22:50, 29 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of China-related deletion discussions. North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 22:50, 29 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

• Note for closing admin This article confuses me. I have not yet settled in my mind if I think it should be kept or deleted, but I would like to note here that if it is kept, the history from Ride the Winds, Break the Waves needs to be merged, as it was the victim of a cut and paste move. If it's deleted, that redirect should be too and it doesn't matter. ~ ONUnicorn^{(Talk|Contribs)}problem solving 15:31, 30 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  • I have history-merged Ride the Winds, Break the Waves to Duckweed (film), except 5 late edits which were WP:Parallel histories. Anthony Appleyard (talk) 06:00, 14 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

• Keep Google search with the Chinese title returns 79,000 results. Sources don't have to be in English per WP:GNG, and the filmmaker is well regarded and has two other notable films. All of that combined makes me think this is a notable work and satisfies the GNG. Wugapodes [t^hɔk] [ˈkan.ˌʧɻɪbz] 03:53, 12 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep What's WP:NOTTVGUIDE to do with this article? Timmyshin (talk) 21:59, 12 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

• If delete, then also delete Ride the Winds, Break the Waves, which redirects to Duckweed (film). Anthony Appleyard (talk) 05:51, 14 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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• Keep per WP:NRVE and WP:NEXIST. Even though in Mandarin Chinese, inclusion criteria WP:NF is met. Needs improvement, not deletion. And by the way nominator, we do not use inappropriate criteria in deletion discussions. Schmidt, ^{Michael Q.} 08:21, 18 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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