Talk:2016 Clown Sightings

Revived
This phenomenon, for lack of a better term, has had continued coverage. It has been 21 days (3 weeks) and it is still occurring, including causing several schools to shut down(http://www.wcpo.com/news/local-news/hamilton-county/cincinnati/creepy-clown-sightings-increase-across-greater-cincinnati), as well as a potentially related death(http://patch.com/pennsylvania/doylestown/person-clown-mask-sought-after-fatal-stabbing-pennsylvania). — Preceding unsigned comment added by 192.34.91.243 (talk) 20:54, 30 September 2016 (UTC)

Notability
I am not sure if the subject has enough depth of coverage, coverage beyond a short news cycle, lasting effect or other quality that meets WP:NEWSEVENT. WannaBeEditor (talk) 01:46, 4 September 2016 (UTC)
 * Yeah, it should probably be merged to Evil clown. I'll probably do that in a few days if something doesn't happen to make it more obviously notable. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 03:46, 7 September 2016 (UTC)

As of September 20, this phenomenon has spread well beyond South Carolina. Clowns have been reported in South Carolina, North Carolina (http://www.cbsnews.com/news/clown-sightings-creepy-north-carolina-man-charged-with-fabricating/), Georgia (http://www.universityherald.com/articles/41218/20160920/creepy-clown-roaming-inside-georgia-southern-university.htm), Alabama (http://www.al.com/news/index.ssf/2016/09/clowns_continue_to_make_an_imp.html), Maryland (http://wtop.com/anne-arundel-county/2016/09/police-say-children-reported-clown-sightings-annapolis/). It is being reported by non-American media as a national phenomenon in the USA - http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/09/20/creepy-clown-sightings-are-spreading-across-the-united-states/. Do you think this deserves its own article now? XXxJediKnightxXx (talk) 18:09, 20 September 2016 (UTC)

At this rate, the clowns will have spread to all five continents by the end of 2016. 98.190.191.2 (talk) 08:20, 21 September 2016 (UTC)fgsfds
 * This concept is already described at Evil clown. This is only another example of it.  I have proposed a merger at Talk:Evil clown. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 00:44, 22 September 2016 (UTC)