Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Barack Obama presidential campaign, VP selection process


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The result was   nomination withdrawn. Non-admin closure. Hnsampat (talk) 15:37, 14 June 2008 (UTC)

Barack Obama presidential campaign, VP selection process

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This information would be better suited in prose in the Barack Obama presidential campaign, 2008 page, rather than its own. So therefore, I suggest a merge. &mdash; scetoaux (T|C)  20:18, 10 June 2008 (UTC)  Withdrawn, but still suggest a rewrite into prose. &mdash; scetoaux (T|C)  04:51, 14 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep This is a large list of information which would make the main article too unwieldy. Plus, let me cite precedent. John Kerry presidential campaign VP selection process.--Shikata Ganai (talk) 20:21, 10 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep - There is a precedent for this, but I think this article needs to be closely monitored. For example, there are several people on this list without references to support their consideration as a nominee. Speculation needs to be kept to a minimum for this to be legit.  TN ‑ X - Man  21:48, 10 June 2008 (UTC)


 * Delete, Wikipedia isn't a news aggregator, and without a public statement by the campaign that's all this will be. Be patient. WillOakland (talk) 00:20, 11 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete without prejudice. There is no need for this article at this point and there likely will not be until at least the end of June, perhaps not even until the DNC convention. Haikupoet (talk) 04:21, 11 June 2008 (UTC)
 * This subject will have to be discussed one way or another, and I think it will make the main Obama presidential campaign article too large.--Shikata Ganai (talk) 08:47, 11 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Weak keep- I won't cry if this is deleted, but it does seem to me to be a topic of encyclopedic interest, as well as being a notable subject. The fact that its (aside from a few entries here and there) sourced also works in the favor. Part of the reason I'm only going weak keep though is that its in list form. If it could be worked on to write it in more paragraph form (if that makes any sense), then my vote would turn to a strong keep. Umbralcorax (talk) 13:50, 11 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Merge with the main article on the campaign. I don't really see this as viable for a separate article, but certainly as part of the main campaign article. 23skidoo (talk) 17:06, 11 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep - as separate article. The article Barack Obama presidential campaign, 2008 in which the merge to was suggested is too long and has a tag indicating that too. Merging another article into that would only do more harm. Sebwite (talk) 21:40, 11 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep and speedy close - The article deserves to be kept, but more than that, AfD is not for merge discussions. --Hnsampat (talk) 03:00, 12 June 2008 (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.