Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Max Hechtman (3rd nomination)

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This has been sitting in my watchlist for a long time. It reads very much like a vanity puff piece, and I really don't think the general notability guideline has been met. There's a ton of sourcing, but it's almost all primary (film festivals posting their showing lists, alumni newsletters) or local news coverage from Long Island (LI Herald and Newsday.) Other sources are non-notable blogs (such as DriveMusicMedia which appears to just be attempts at notability laundering random people.) No major in-depth coverage from more clearly notable publications is found. There's a clear likely undisclosed conflict of interest with the main author,

Dratify. This filmmaker may become more notable in the future given that he has future projects in the works in the DriveMusicMedia interview. We can't just erase all of this like he does not exist. Plus many of the sources featured no longer appear in Google search results on him and it would be a shame to lose all of this information. HM2021 (talk) 21:40, 8 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Actors and filmmakers and New York. Shellwood (talk) 21:57, 8 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete and salt I took a stab at digging through the 62 sources, and there really isn't a lot in the way of
  WP:GNG are the profiles by local newspapers, which are mostly run-of-the-mill coverage that don't do a good job of asserting notability as a filmmaker. hinnk (talk) 10:21, 9 July 2025 (UTC)[reply
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  I read what "WP:SALT" is and it says you want to permanently erase his existence online? You're insane. The article says he's working hard to make it in the industry and deserves to be seen. Why do we need to say the opposite? HM2021 (talk) 13:52, 9 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

  Creation protection isn't permanent. An admin could carry out a request to remove the protection, and until that happened, it would prevent a sixth version of this article from being added. hinnk (talk) 21:08, 9 July 2025 (UTC)[reply

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Delete per nom Shaahaajaahaan (talk) 12:50, 9 July 2025 (UTC) — Shaahaajaahaan (talk · contribs) is a confirmed sock puppet of Aniruddhchaudhuy (talk · contribs). [reply]

What happens if he gets a winning film at Sundance and there's then significant coverage on him? Then the article can never be recreated using the information already there? Crazy. HM2021 (talk) 14:23, 9 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

A theoretical future article where the filmmaker has an indisputable award win and notable coverage would not look much like this article, since there would be much better sources said article could rely on. Der Wohltemperierte Fuchs ^talk 14:42, 9 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• Delete. Wikipedia is not a free web host for promotional autobiographies. duffbeerforme (talk) 04:41, 10 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

  Fuck me, the level of narcissism is overwhelming.[1], [2], [3], [4], [5] ad nauseam. duffbeerforme (talk) 05:21, 10 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• Strong Delete: Per Der Wohltemperierte Fuchs and duffbeerforme. I've been cleaning up this user's edits for the last 2 years. They may need to be blocked from editing film articles. This is the most engaged I have seen this user, who rarely even uses edit summaries. Mike Allen 20:39, 10 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
• Comment: I copied all the data from the article so the information isn't lost and it can be merged with the more reliable/significant coverage in the theoretical future article when that's eventually created later on down the line as the info in this will still be useful (his education, filmmaking approach, personal life, accolades/non-filmmaking honors, etc.). HM2021 (talk) 13:16, 10 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
• ’’’Delete’’’ - self-promotion. Llajwa (talk) 00:49, 11 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete: No evidence of notability. Barry Wom (talk) 04:57, 11 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]