Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Gardaí strike of 2016

The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was delete. Sandstein 10:17, 23 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Gardaí strike of 2016[edit]

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Meets deletion criteria WP:DEL14 as "content not suitable for an encyclopedia". Specifically it fails the content suitability tests under WP:CRYSTALBALL (as a speculated event that *did not occur*), and WP:NOTNEWS (as a collection of news stories that are best dealt with as such and not here). For similar reasons it also fails the notability criteria for anticipated events (per WP:ANTICIPATION) and for events with unknown or unspecified long-term impact (per WP:LASTING). In short, we do not need this article. It stands only as a near perfect example of why we have WP:CRYSTAL and WP:NOTNEWS guidelines! Guliolopez (talk) 16:46, 7 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Ireland-related deletion discussions. Guliolopez (talk) 16:48, 7 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Yes this Garda strike never did happen. I made this article days and weeks before it was cancelled. The event was cancelled at 1am the same morning so I had little notice to change it. I currently do not have time to edit this article but I recommend it not be deleted. It is suitable for a encyclopedia as it covers a significant event in Irish society. It just needs some rewriting CnocBride (talk) 16:54, 7 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Commment It would need significantly more than "rewriting". It would also need moving/relabeling. Per your own note, there was no "Garda Strike of 2016". So, at best it might be relabelled to "Proposed Garda industrial action of 2016". And the content (re)written. But any body content would then very likely and almost by definition seriously skirt the guidelines on WP:NOTNEWS and WP:LASTING. Flatly, in its current form, it offers no value to project. Guliolopez (talk) 17:00, 7 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Natg 19 (talk) 00:47, 15 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Delete. Non-event that, even if it had taken place, most likely wouldn't have satisfied WP:EVENT anyway. Wikipedia is not a newspaper. Clarityfiend (talk) 02:42, 15 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per WP:CRYSTAL and per nom. I would've suggested a merge, but it didn't occur so I don't think it's notable. Delete. st170e^talk 00:36, 19 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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