Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Bernie Sanders' Dank Meme Stash (4th nomination)


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The result was keep. (non-admin closure) Sulfurboy (talk) 08:39, 30 May 2020 (UTC)

Bernie Sanders' Dank Meme Stash
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After reviewing the article and previous AfD discussions, which have been inconclusive, I'd like to propose that we delete this article, or merge content into the already existing articles Social media in the 2020 United States presidential election and Social media in the 2016 United States presidential election where appropriate, as well as pages like Ted Cruz–Zodiac Killer meme. I believe WP:INHERITWEB applies here: A Facebook group about Bernie Sanders is not notable just because Bernie Sanders is. The article itself largely consists of references to it being made in passing by journalists or other internet personalities, and statistics on its membership. Per WP:INHERENTWEB, just because this meme page exists does not make it notable. Ted Cruz–Zodiac Killer meme can be arguably notable because it became a fairly wide-spread joke, I argue that a relatively obscure Facebook group does not rise to the same-standard.

The few more relevant facts, like it's popularization of the Ted Cruz-Zodiac Killer meme can be mentioned on that page, and the arguments about the rise of memes in politics apply more broadly and can be discussed along with the rest of the social media issues in an election at Social media in the 2020 United States presidential election and Social media in the 2016 United States presidential election. ThirdDolphin (talk) 02:58, 23 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Popular culture-related deletion discussions. ThirdDolphin (talk) 02:58, 23 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Internet-related deletion discussions. ThirdDolphin (talk) 02:58, 23 May 2020 (UTC)


 * Keep: This "relatively obscure Facebook group" has been covered in full articles (not passing mentions) on Inverse.com (Facebook's Bernie Sanders' Dank Memes Stash Is Eating Itself Right Now), the Washington Post (How Bernie Sanders became the lord of ‘dank memes’) and Motherboard (Can Bernie Sanders’ Dank Meme Stash Swing the Election?), among others. There is coverage in reliable sources that discusses the topic directly and in detail; therefore it is notable. — Toughpigs (talk) 06:42, 23 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Keep per Toughpigs. This group clearly passes GNG. Nomination just seems to be different shades of IDONTLIKEIT. Devonian Wombat (talk) 00:47, 24 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Keep I thought this was some kind of vandalism when I read the title but this is actually legit and passes GNG. SK2242 (talk) 23:27, 24 May 2020 (UTC)
 * KEEP Toughpigs found reliable sources that give significant coverage to this.  D r e a m Focus  02:49, 27 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Keep per Toughpigs. userdude 10:29, 28 May 2020 (UTC)


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