Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/2011 Mexican drug gang attack twitter hoax


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The result was   keep. CharlieEchoTango ( contact ) 04:36, 3 December 2011 (UTC)

2011 Mexican drug gang attack twitter hoax

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The article is a violation of WP:NOT, especially WP:NOT. Bryce  Wilson  &#124;  talk   05:49, 24 November 2011 (UTC)
 * Keep major event with international coverage and lasting consequences, notable for the damage caused (26 car accidents have been attributed to the panic) and extraordinary nature of the charges (30 years for making a tweet), protests against the charges and the resulting changes in the laws.
 * "Twitteros presos en Veracruz por 'terrorismo'". El Economista, 30 August 2011.
 * Rodrigo Soberanes. "Auto de formal prisión por terrorismo a 2 usuarios de Twitter en Veracruz". CNN en Español, 31 August 2011.
 * Daniel Hernandez. "Terrorism charges for 2 in Mexico who spread attack rumor on Twitter, Facebook". Los Angeles Times, 1 September 2011.
 * "Mexicans Face Terror Charges for Internet Postings". Fox News, 1 September 2011.
 * "'Twitter terrorists' face 30 years after being charged in Mexico". The Guardian, 4 September 2011.
 * Mark Stevenson. "2 Mexicans deny terrorism, face 30 years for tweet". Houston Chronicle, 4 September 2011.
 * Dean Wilson. "Two Mexicans face up to 30 years in prison for 'terrorist' tweets". The Inquirer, 5 September 2011.
 * Dan Walker Smith. "Mexico’s ‘Twitter Terrorists’ Face 30 Years’ Jail Pair On Trial for Inciting Mass Panic". AdWeek, 5 September 2011.
 * "Twitter Terrorists' Face 30 Years After Being Accused of Spreading False Reports". Fox News, 6 September 2011.
 * James Bosworth. "Activists rush to defend Mexico's Twitter 'terrorists'". Christian Science Monitor, 6 September 2011.
 * "Mexico 'Twitter terrorism' breaches civil rights: lawyer". MSNBC, 6 September 2011.
 * Julian Miglierini. "Mexico 'Twitter terrorism' charges cause uproar". BBC, 6 September 2011.
 * Leslie Horn. "Twitter Users in Mexico Accused of Terrorism for Spreading Rumors of Attack". PC Magazine, 7 September 2011
 * Catherine E. Shoichet. "Mexico's Twitter 'terrorism' case sparks controversy". CNN, 7 September 2011.
 * "Twitter Terrorism in Mexico". 'Al Jazeera, 7 September 2011.
 * Dan Goodin. "Twitter users charged with terrorism for false tweets". The Register, 7 September 2011.
 * Ian Gordon. "Mexican "Twitter Terrorists" Could Face 30 Years in Prison". Mother Jones, 9 September 2011.
 * Daniel Hernandez. "Veracruz proposes lesser charges for Twitter terrorism suspects". Los Angeles Times, 13 September 2011.
 * Julio Argumedo and Rodrigo Soberanes. "New law could lessen sentence in Mexico Twitter 'terrorism' case". CNN, 20 September 2011.
 * "Twitter 'terror' charges dropped in eastern Mexico". CNN, 21 September 2011.
 * Tracy Wilkinson. "'Twitter terrorists' freed in Mexico, charges dropped". Los Angeles Times, 21 September 2011.
 * Patrick Rucker. "Mexico "Twitter terrorists" freed: attorney". Yahoo! News, 21 September 2011.
 * "'Twitter-террористов' из Мексики выпустили на свободу". Lenta.Ru, 22 September 2011.
 * "MEXICO: GEEN AANKLACHT WEGENS BERICHTEN OP SOCIALE NETWERKEN". Amnesty International, 25 October 2011.
 * "Cómo volverte estrella de la política en Twitter (con un solo tuit)". ADBPolitico, 14 November 2011.
 * JORGENEV 13:27, 24 November 2011 (UTC)
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 * Keep - Clearly passing WP:GNG, per the extensive list of reliable sources posted by User:Jorgenev above. Northamerica1000 (talk) 06:29, 25 November 2011 (UTC)
 * Keep: Significant coverage continued for months after it happened. SL93 (talk) 19:13, 25 November 2011 (UTC)
 * Keep A notable event. First time something like that has ever happened.  People abandoning their cars in the middle of the road to rush to the school, everyone in the city hysterical, all because two people on twitter.   D r e a m Focus  02:28, 26 November 2011 (UTC)
 * Keep. No more or less notable than the Jesus with erection article.  Sufficient third party coverage exists for both, and I have !voted accordingly.  coccyx bloccyx  (toccyx)  23:32, 29 November 2011 (UTC)
 * Keep, lots of secondary source coverage from multiple reliable sources. &mdash; Cirt (talk) 10:08, 1 December 2011 (UTC)
 * 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.