Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Queen Elizabeth II's visit to the Republic of Ireland

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The result was speedy keep. Article is on the Main Page. See WP:SK#5. HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 20:15, 17 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Queen Elizabeth II's visit to the Republic of Ireland[edit]

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WP:NOTNEWS. Something that starts with Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip are making... is really out of bounds. Story will probably be notable after the fact. Trovatore (talk) 19:43, 17 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Keep. Reason for AfD is insufficient. --That Ole' Cheesy Dude (Talk to the hand!) 19:47, 17 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Speedy keep: Certainly a poor rationale for deletion. WP:NOTNEWS does not apply in this situation. The reference section alone displays the immense coverage this topic has received. – Nurmsook! ^talk... 19:51, 17 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - it reads like it's been written by Gerry Adams. Delete on non-POV grounds.--Wessexboy (talk) 19:54, 17 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Keep per WP:GNG and WP:EVENT. Not only is this an historic event, but it is more than adequately covered by reliable sources. Yoninah (talk) 19:57, 17 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]
keep as per above but the section on the "Appeal to release Dublin–Monaghan bombing files" is disgraceful POV and should be removed, it has nothing to do with the Queen. --Τασουλα (Shalom!) (talk) 20:01, 17 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Comment It's possible I pulled the trigger on this one a little too fast. But can something at least be done about the blatantly journalistic tone? It could be as simple as changing the queen and the prince are making a visit and such and such is planned to the visit began on such and such a date and such and such was planned. Something that will still be true in a week, even without further editing.

Bottom line: Encyclopedias are not written in the present continuous tense. --Trovatore (talk) 20:04, 17 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Delete - WP:NOTNEWS and WP:EVENT precedent set at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Barack Obama's visit to India. State visits are routine. There's little to say of the event other than "she went there ad people are talking about it", and it is apparently already becoming a coatrack for general Brit-Ireland relation criticisms, i.e. the above-mentioned bombing files section. Tarc (talk) 20:06, 17 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. 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.