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Final girl

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This article exists solely to promote a nonnotable term by a single author. Author already has her own article, and this article should redirect to it or be completely deleted. The only references in this article are: an extremely brief mention in a book (fails the "nontrivial" part in establishing notability), an online website essay that fails WP:RS criteria, and another single page reference in a book (again, failing the "nontrivial" aspect). Site seems to exist so fans can make a list of horror films they like that have "final girls" -- which is original research, especially considering that the author who came up with the term says that the "final girl" doesn't have to be a girl or at the finale of the movie. Whole existence of article basically pushing the POV of this author as if the topic warrants special attention outside of just that one author's theory, which is a violation of WP:UNDUE. DreamGuy (talk) 21:44, 20 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

  • Keep - I'm not seeing sourcing problems on the scale that DreamGuy implies, and if they were there then the solution would be to add more refs rather than delete. It's certainly a phenomens that's had a fair bit of discussion, and TBH I'm a bit suprised that Men, Women and Chain Saws itself doesn't have it's own entry. Artw (talk) 22:04, 20 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep - We certainly should keep this article. The solution to a sourcing issue would be simply more sources and content. The article is about an important topic in horror films and feminist film theory. If anything, I'd like to see the article kept and greatly expanded upon. As to the list of films, I don't have a problem with it as long as it is kept trim, and used as a means of a jumping off point for further reading. 66.191.19.68 (talk) 22:39, 20 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep - Basis of deletion claim that only one author uses the term is false. Check out Google Scholar Search--Larrybob (talk) 23:01, 20 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Uncle G at Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/List_of_films_featuring_a_final_girl also pointed to some sources. 160.39.213.152 (talk) 23:32, 20 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]
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