Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Chowkidar Chor Hai


 * 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 Keep and withdraw. 103.220.38.163 (talk) 13:34, 31 March 2019 (UTC)

Chowkidar Chor Hai

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My reason for deletion:- This article was redirected as a blatant violation of SOAPBOX but the creator of the aritcle reverted redirect. This article is violating WP:BLP as it claims the Indian Prime Minister of being a "thief", and that is just an absurd allegation made by his opposition. This is nothing notable since this also happens in many other placed in the world. I agree such article cannot serve other than WP:SOAPBOX and WP:NOT. 103.220.38.163 (talk) 15:55, 25 March 2019 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Politics-related deletion discussions. Icewhiz (talk) 16:07, 25 March 2019 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of India-related deletion discussions. Icewhiz (talk) 16:07, 25 March 2019 (UTC)
 * Comment. There is already a page similar to this: Achhe din aane waale hain, FYI. THE NEW  Immortal  Wizard  (chat) 16:29, 25 March 2019 (UTC)
 * But that page, like Make America Great Again, is not a BLP violation or a politically motivated attack, contrary to this page in question. 103.220.38.163 (talk) 18:23, 25 March 2019 (UTC)


 * Keep I created this article. It is a Notable Election campaign slogan that is used by both BJP and Congress, This has been covered in reliable sources both national and international for six, months now and was first used five years back and since then been regularly used by Narendra Modi. As noted above, Achhe din aane waale hain was another slogan used by BJP that has its own article. Category:Political catchphrases and Category:Indian political slogans pages would make it clear to anyone that Wikipedia covers notable political slogans.-- D Big X ray ᗙ  18:18, 25 March 2019 (UTC)
 * Quick keep doesn't violate anything. It's a slogan used and calling him "thief" you can claim to be a violation by opposition. If you think it is some kind of hoax and is criticized, add them to the article. If it is a controversial slogan, add that with proper sources, it doesn't mean the article should be deleted. I see this AFD just to make POV. THE NEW  Immortal  Wizard  (chat) 18:32, 25 March 2019 (UTC)
 * Keep for now. I can see concerns about WP:RECENTISM, WP:NEOLOGISM, lasting encyclopedic value etc and maybe in a year we can look back and, based on amount/type of coverage in non-news media, judge whether Chowkidar Chor Hai, Main bhi chowkidar etc are better off merged back into 2019 Indian general election. That said, the existence of the article does not present BLP concerns because, (1) wikipedia reporting (based on reliable sources) about an opposition party making political insinuations about the ruling party and its leader is not equivalent to wikipedia making those insinuations, and (2) the Indian PM is clearly a public figure and the slogan is clearly a political opinion/attack (I would be more concerned if a literal 'chowkidar' was being called a thief; or, if a public figure was being accused of, say, beating their children). Abecedare (talk) 21:22, 25 March 2019 (UTC)
 * Abecedare You may not know but BLP applies on titles as well. See Arbcom ruling: Arbitration/Requests/Case/Manning naming dispute or more specifically Arbitration/Requests/Case/Manning naming dispute. Which individual are we talking about when we are discussing "chowkidar chor hai"? That's how it is a BLP violation. "Main bhi chowkidar" gives 9,50,000 results while "Chowkidar chor hai" gives only 3,82,000 results in Google News. Which one is the more WP:COMMONNAME? I could agree with merging but the whole subject is clearly not anything more than a fad. 42.111.147.240 (talk) 05:35, 26 March 2019 (UTC)


 * Keep - The nomination rationale is worthless. I, though, need to think about whether this solgan or Main Bhi Chowkidar is apt for the title. &#x222F; WBG converse 06:16, 26 March 2019 (UTC)
 * Keep - As per Abecedare, Probably let the time decide about the future of this article, right now it is definitely keep.     QueerEcofeminist "cite! even if you fight"!!! [they/them/their] 10:57, 26 March 2019 (UTC)
 * Keep as the term has been widely used by reliable sources. Neiltonks (talk) 12:56, 26 March 2019 (UTC)
 * Keep - vide the completely arbitrary arguments made by the AfD proposer. AshLin (talk) 13:58, 26 March 2019 (UTC)


 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Language-related deletion discussions. Coolabahapple (talk) 01:19, 26 March 2019 (UTC)


 * Keep: Multiple independent secondary sources that seem to be reliable that give significant coverage to the slogan itself (Indian Express, Times of India, Huffington Post, The Telegraph), means it definitely passes WP:GNG. — MarkH21 (talk) 07:59, 31 March 2019 (UTC)
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