Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Billboard of Donald Trump and Ted Cruz


 * 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 redirect to Planting Peace. Opinions are split between merge and delete. The compromise is to redirect and let editorial consensus determine what, if anything, should be merged from the history.  Sandstein  16:02, 28 July 2016 (UTC)

Billboard of Donald Trump and Ted Cruz

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This is about one billboard, which received coverage from a few sources on the day it went up. (In addition to the sources listed in the article, I found it also got reported by the SF Chronicle and by "NBC Out".) I could find no coverage in the week since then, and no indication it had any impact on the convention, or on the national discussion of the issues involved. I believe it should be deleted, as too trivial for inclusion here. But if people favor a merge, it should be to Planting Peace, the organization that put it up, rather than to 2016 Republican National Convention, on which it had no effect. MelanieN (talk) 17:01, 20 July 2016 (UTC)
 * Merge to Planting Peace or to another article that covers anti-Trump sentiments. While there is a modicum of sourced, preservable content, I believe a stand-alone article is not warranted here; a paragraph in an existing article should suffice.  p  b  p  17:03, 20 July 2016 (UTC)
 * Delete as WP:NOTNEWS. Timothy Joseph Wood  17:06, 20 July 2016 (UTC)
 * Keep per coverage in many reliable sources. There is enough content to expand this article about an ephemeral protest and work of art. --- Another Believer ( Talk ) 17:09, 20 July 2016 (UTC)


 * http://www.advocate.com/election/2016/7/14/trump-and-cruz-about-kiss-progressive-groups-billboard
 * http://www.adweek.com/adfreak/donald-trump-making-out-ted-cruz-billboard-outside-gop-convention-172524
 * http://www.aol.com/article/2016/07/14/billboard-of-donald-trump-and-ted-cruz-kissing-placed-near-repub/21432332/
 * http://austin.blog.mystatesman.com/2016/07/14/billboard-shows-donald-trump-and-sen-ted-cruz-leaning-in-for-kiss/
 * http://www.clevescene.com/scene-and-heard/archives/2016/07/14/new-billboard-features-donald-trump-and-ted-cruz-kissing
 * http://www.cleveland.com/rnc-2016/index.ssf/2016/07/billboard_depicting_donald_tru.html
 * http://www.complex.com/life/2016/07/giant-billboard-donald-trump-ted-cruz-making-out-rnc
 * http://www.cosmopolitan.com/politics/news/a61393/donald-trump-ted-cruz-kissing-billboard/
 * http://www.democracynow.org/2016/7/15/headlines/lgbt_rights_group_puts_up_billboard_near_rnc_showing_cruz_kissing_trump
 * https://www.freespeech.org/video/love-trumps-hate-lgbt-rights-group-puts-billboard-near-rnc-showing-cruz-kissing-trump
 * http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-cruz-billboard-rnc_us_57869167e4b03fc3ee4efde4
 * http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2016/07/omg-gop-trump-cruz-lock-lips-new-cleveland-billboard/
 * http://lgbtweekly.com/2016/07/14/planting-peace-sends-a-message-to-the-gop/
 * http://www.liberalamerica.org/2016/07/14/giant-billboard-trump-cruz-making-just-went-outside-republican-convention/
 * http://mashable.com/2016/07/14/trump-cruz-kissing-billboard/
 * https://mic.com/articles/148774/there-s-a-billboard-of-donald-trump-and-ted-cruz-making-out-outside-the-rnc-venue#.VmJF9BGdf
 * http://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/billboard-trump-cruz-kissing-goes-cleveland-ahead-rnc-n609636
 * http://newcenturytimes.com/2016/07/14/protestors-at-rnc-put-up-perfect-anti-trump-billboard-that-may-also-make-you-vomit-image/
 * http://news10.com/2016/07/14/giant-billboard-of-trump-cruz-kissing-goes-up-outside-republican-national-convention/
 * http://www.nwfdailynews.com/news/20160714/destin-natives-behind-love-trumps-hate-billboard
 * http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/pro-lgbt-group-posts-billboard-trump-cruz-kissing-article-1.2712336
 * http://www.out.com/news-opinion/2016/7/14/donald-trump-ted-cruz-lock-lips-billboard
 * http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/news/florida-natives-behind-controversial-trump-billboa/nryk8/
 * http://www.papermag.com/donald-trump-ted-cruz-kissing-1924427148.html
 * http://patch.com/ohio/cleveland/trump-cruz-seen-smooching-near-airport-billboard
 * https://www.rt.com/usa/351641-trump-cruz-kiss-convention/
 * http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Donald-Trump-kissing-Ted-Cruz-billboard-RNC-8378720.php
 * http://www.syracuse.com/politics/index.ssf/2016/07/rnc_2016_trump_kissing_cruz_billboard_100_naked_ladies_foreshadow_clevelands_wil.html
 * http://usuncut.com/resistance/trump-and-cruz-sitting-in-a-tree/
 * http://www.washingtonblade.com/2016/07/15/donald-trump-ted-cruz-kiss-billboard-minutes-rnc/
 * http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/rnc-convention-goers-to-be-greeted-by-billboard-of-trump-kissing-cruz/article/2596537


 * Another Believer, I would certainly encourage you to expand the article if possible. However, I would note that of the sources you list, EVERY ONE of them appeared on July 14, nothing since; and only a few are what would be considered mainstream sources (as opposed to things like www.liberalamerica.com and www.usuncut.com). Also, they pretty much all say the same thing: what the billboard shows, who put it up, and why. If you can find additional material so as to expand the article, or if it receives further Reliable Source commentary or followup, I could be persuaded to withdraw my nomination. --MelanieN (talk) 17:29, 20 July 2016 (UTC)
 * Just an FYI: I've added some additional sources to the above list and to the article. --- Another Believer ( Talk ) 18:32, 20 July 2016 (UTC)


 * It may be a WP:CRYSTALBALL assumption to suggest the subject will receive more than just a WP:ONEEVENT-ish amount of coverage, so in case the amount of reliable sources covering the billboard doesn't expand beyond the sources published upon the day it was put up, than Merge to a related article, but do not delete in any sort of way. editorEهեইдအ😎 17:14, 20 July 2016 (UTC)
 * Delete Does not merit a redirect. Ad campaigns can merit redirect, but not from the handful of mentions this one received.  It was a cute billboard, but it was hardly Morning in America or Daisy (advertisement).  It lacks the kind of media analysis and ongoing coverage garnered this year by America (advertisement), and ad that charmed me into creating an article, but that itself may or may not stand the test of time.E.M.Gregory (talk) 17:47, 20 July 2016 (UTC)
 * Merge to Political art in the 2016 U.S. Presidential campaign or something - there are several attention-getting artworks of this kind that could perhaps best fit together.--Pharos (talk) 18:28, 20 July 2016 (UTC)
 * Pharos: Would the short-lived Trump-Pence logo be included in that article as well? 0;-D --MelanieN (talk) 20:23, 20 July 2016 (UTC)
 * Why not? It's a phase in political art history, much like the 2008 campaign, which surely deserves its own article too.  For context, I'm a bit of a campaign paraphernalia junkie, I wrote Tippecanoe and Tyler Too a few years ago.--Pharos (talk) 21:18, 20 July 2016 (UTC)


 * Merge to Planting Peace, by WP is not news and should not have an article on each thing that is reported by the news media. I will not ask if the billboard itself is homophobic since it seems to depict two men kissing as a bad thing.  (Joke) Thoughtmonkey (talk) 19:41, 20 July 2016 (UTC)
 * It is already mentioned there with what seems to me to be about the right amount, just needs the references added.Thoughtmonkey (talk) 19:45, 20 July 2016 (UTC)


 * Delete, trivial. Merger is unnecessary because Planting Peace article already covers this (although without a source - someone should add a ref). Redirect is unnecessary as this would not be a common search term. Neutralitytalk 20:55, 20 July 2016 (UTC)
 * I would recommend, at the same time, that someone userfies this in case the subject gets more coverage to be just more than an one-news-event thing editorEهեইдအ😎 23:51, 20 July 2016 (UTC)
 * Keep - many reliable sources. Wikipedia does not censor. Roseohioresident (talk) 01:25, 21 July 2016 (UTC)
 * Merge to Planting Peace or to another article that covers anti-Trump sentiments per WP:NOTNEWS. It will not be notable in the future, especially if Trump does not become president. Sorry to say, but suffice to say, it really has no historical background to it. ✉cookiemonster✉ 𝚨755𝛀   01:46, 21 July 2016 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Advertising-related deletion discussions. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 02:53, 21 July 2016 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Politics-related deletion discussions. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 02:53, 21 July 2016 (UTC)


 * Merge to Planting Peace, too important to delete, not notable enough for its own page. Bakilas (talk) 08:37, 21 July 2016 (UTC)
 * Delete or Merge to Planting Peace. Does not need a stand-alone article as per WP:NOTNEWS, WP:10YT. This billboard won't be up much longer. – Muboshgu (talk) 01:26, 22 July 2016 (UTC)
 * Delete - Per WP:NOTNEWS or WP:NOTENABLEROFSILLYPUBLICITYSTUNT. Carrite (talk) 01:14, 23 July 2016 (UTC)
 * Merge to Planting Peace. North America1000 05:06, 27 July 2016 (UTC)
 * Oh please delete. Is it election season or something? Drmies (talk) 05:08, 27 July 2016 (UTC)
 * Delete - The billboard is now mentioned in the Planting Peace article (with a photo, to boot!) GABgab 14:55, 28 July 2016 (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.