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The draft was declined for not meeting the requirements for an actor. But I believe it does meet wp:director, and possibly wp:author. It is also highly questionable that it does not meet wp:nactor, since all of the tv series he has participated in have been released internationally, with Citadel: Diana being released worldwide. Astianatte99 (talk) 12:22, 29 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Personally I think the Wikipedia:DIRECTOR section, which applies to all creative professionals, is misleading. The important part is in the nutshell at the top of the notability page: A person is presumed to be notable if they have received significant coverage in reliablesecondary sources that are independent of the subject.
Does this guy meet the nutshell? Significant covererage in reliable sources? Maybe he does. "Interview with Carlo Sciaccaluga on The Conspiracy of Fiesco" looks pretty good if the Birdmen Magazine is considered reliable. Are there any others like that? Reviews of works he was involved in don't count if they don't cover him with more than a mention.
There are reviews of works that he was involved in, as well as reviews of theatrical works he has directed, or that he has written and/or translated, where, of course, he is mentioned much more. Astianatte99 (talk) 08:19, 30 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Astianatte99 I think we are looking for juicy material (by this I mean significant coverage) about him instead. If his works are notable with reviews and such they would get each get articles, that is a separate matter. Commander Keane (talk) 08:28, 30 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I understand. I added another long interview, by the way. But in the case of a theatre director, don’t (numerous and independent) reviews of his work make him notable? Just asking. Astianatte99 (talk) 08:31, 30 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Astianatte99 I guess that gets to the root of the problem. What does the term "notable" mean and why does it exist in Wikipedia. Notability was created here because we are too lazy/busy to check every article for "significant coverage in reliable secondary sources that are independent of the subject". It is a big job to do, so we invented a shortcut, notability guides, to help guess if enough sources exist. If a director has numerous reviews we can guess that there will be significant coverage in reliable secondary sources that are independent about him. Note that this is my cynical opinion. It does help explain why your draft was rejected however. Commander Keane (talk) 08:54, 30 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Astianatte99, I stand corrected. I came across Christopher J. Einolf, a biography about a creative professional (same link as WP:DIRECTOR) that has zero biographical details attributed to independent reliable sources. I thought this was impossible for a Wikipedia biography but the experienced creator assures me it is an obvious keep if taken to AfD (deletion discussion). The key point of the notability guideline appears to be "widely cited by peers". I am not sure how "peers" is defined for a director. Given that the purpose of reviewing drafts is to see if articles will pass AfD you may be good to go, given the numerous reviews of plays directed by your subject. Per WP:OTHERSTUFFEXISTS you can't really quote my example as a reason to accept your draft though. Commander Keane (talk) 17:23, 2 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
