Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/2021 Youth Hunger Strike in Arizona and DC for Democracy


 * 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 no consensus.  —&#8288;Scotty Wong &#8288;— 23:54, 3 February 2022 (UTC)

2021 Youth Hunger Strike in Arizona and DC for Democracy

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Sorry to relitigate this, but this was a two-participant AfD where the only Keep vote was from the article's creator. This article doesn't show persistent coverage or significant impact, without which it's just another protest (albeit one that made the news). It's a one-off story—it's a really, really interesting and inspiring one! But without reliable, secondary sources explicitly showing real-world impact or lasting coverage, this doesn't meet inclusion criteria. theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (they/she) 18:16, 12 January 2022 (UTC)

Edit: I should remind all of those looking to get involved that you're not just looking for significant coverage, you're looking for persistent coverage in deciding whether this article should be included. Lots of incidents, protests, and negotiations make the news; for political theatre and events to make as standalone Wikipedia articles, they need either impact or coverage that extends not insignificantly beyond the event. This could even be merged into John Lewis Voting Rights Act as part of the larger story, but unless someone can show lasting coverage in its own right, merely passing WP:GNG is not enough here. To quote WP:PERSISTENCE: a burst or spike of news reports does not automatically make an incident notable. Events that are only covered in sources published during or immediately after an event, without further analysis or discussion, are likely not suitable for an encyclopedia article. theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (she/they) 09:44, 27 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Politics-related deletion discussions. theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (they/she) 18:16, 12 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of United States of America-related deletion discussions. theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (they/she) 18:16, 12 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Arizona-related deletion discussions. theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (they/she) 18:16, 12 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Events-related deletion discussions.  Spiderone (Talk to Spider) 18:23, 12 January 2022 (UTC)
 * This page was moved during the AfD from 2021 Youth Hunger Strike in Arizona and DC for Democracy to 2021 Arizona and Washington, D.C. hunger strike. TartarTorte 01:16, 13 January 2022 (UTC)

The first strike wasn't just covered all over the news, including on Washington Post, but it had created the impact of keeping the most significant voting bill since 1965 alive. The Senate will start to debate the bill on Tuesday 1/18. The youth has started their second hunger strike to call attention to the bill. The number of strikers has grown from 20 to 40. Whether the bill will eventually pass or not, these strikes had made a significant impact.

Please check out the coverage of these events on the reference list. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.56.239.179 (talk) 04:17, 15 January 2022 (UTC) Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Extraordinary Writ (talk) 21:56, 19 January 2022 (UTC)
 *  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.

Relisting comment: I know no one like endless relists, but since the first AfD closed as no consensus, and the two recent comments are from the last 24 hours, let's give it one more week. Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Ajpolino (talk) 03:54, 27 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Washington, D.C.-related deletion discussions. –  The Grid  ( talk )  05:03, 23 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Keep. While the hunger strikes will have no impact whatsoever on the Senate, the citations added to the article from multiple WP:RS certainly pass the threshold we set for notability. Fiachra10003 (talk) 03:21, 26 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Keep, regardless of political impact or (more likely) lack thereof, there are enough citations to demonstrate notability.Jackattack1597 (talk) 20:32, 26 January 2022 (UTC)
 *  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.


 * Delete this is a promotional article about an ongoing promotional effort by college students. If it becomes genuinely newsworthy, it can be re-created.  The references are mostly about national news headlines unrelated to the group.  It is also likely that somebody working with the group is improperly contributing to this article. User:力 (powera,  π,  ν ) 04:22, 27 January 2022 (UTC)


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