Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Feud between Karl Rove and Rick Perry


 * 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   delete. The Bushranger One ping only 23:49, 14 July 2012 (UTC)

Feud between Karl Rove and Rick Perry

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There are a number of reasons why this is an article we can do without.

Firstly, it's largely based on speculation. Neither of the people involved in this alleged 'feud' have admitted that it exists: it's been inferred from their behaviour and leaks from behind the scenes. That seems like a poor basis for an article about two living people.

Secondly, I think it has notability issues. While there are reliable sources covering this 'feud', they're only from a short period in 2010-11 (when Rick Perry looked like a plausible candidate); this isn't a topic that's received sustained media attention over a long period of time. In fact, many of the sources given don't relate directly to the subject of the article, since they discuss the relationship between Perry and George W. Bush rather than Perry and Rove.

Ultimately, I think this article falls below the standard we should expect when writing about living people, and it's not a topic that really justifies an article anyway. Robofish (talk) 20:04, 7 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Politics-related deletion discussions.  --Lambiam 20:29, 7 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of United States of America-related deletion discussions.  --Lambiam 20:29, 7 July 2012 (UTC)


 * Delete A non-notable, WP:TABLOID political feud. SplashScreen (talk) 21:04, 7 July 2012 (UTC)


 * Delete - Ephemeral political feud. Merge a few lines to the Rick Perry bio, if one feels this of importance to his story. It's not to Rove's story, clearly. Carrite (talk) 15:36, 9 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Delete: obviously a product of RECENTISM with no lasting encyclopedic value. – Lionel (talk) 10:11, 10 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Delete - while there also has been gossip about these two men, neither issue is notable without excellent sourcing. Bearian (talk) 18:41, 10 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Delete: this basically passes the WP:GNG, but the superior policy is still WP:NOT. That policy states that Wikipedia is not a newspaper, not a tabloid, and not a series of case studies or diaries. I believe there might be room to cover this dispute at the Karl Rove or Rick Perry articles, but with due weight. Shooterwalker (talk) 20:32, 10 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom. & others. Runs afoul of WP:TABLOID, WP:NOTNEWS & WP:RECENTISM.--JayJasper (talk) 04:19, 12 July 2012 (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.