Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of most-retweeted tweets


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The result was no consensus. postdlf (talk) 15:30, 22 September 2018 (UTC)

List of most-retweeted tweets

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Unsourced WP:FANCRUFT, especially since the list turned into a boys band battle for attention. Fully WP:OR (the only citation is to an occasional Top 10 list compiled by Time in 2015). No assertion of notability for the list per WP:LISTN. — JFG talk 17:03, 31 August 2018 (UTC)
 * disagree. Time is a major source and they made another list. http://time.com/5048929/most-retweeted-tweets-2017/
 * Now if you want the list reduced to ten, I am fine with that but it is a notable list. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Frmorrison (talk • contribs) 17:20, 31 August 2018 (UTC)


 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Lists-related deletion discussions. IntoThinAir (formerly Everymorning)  talk  17:21, 31 August 2018 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Internet-related deletion discussions.  CAPTAIN RAJU (T) 17:51, 31 August 2018 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
 * Keep see ref 1. w umbolo   ^^^  09:19, 1 September 2018 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, North America1000 07:38, 7 September 2018 (UTC)
 * Keep Notable, has reliable sources. SemiHypercube ✎ 19:49, 7 September 2018 (UTC)
 * Delete Unencyclopedic topic, so is WP:LISTCRUFT. There's no reason why this topic is notable. The only reliable source is literally just a list of tweets, has a bare modicum of analysis, and doesn't discuss why it's notable. You could easily get that just by examining Twitter. Fails WP:GNG for this reason, since the Time article doesn't count as significant coverage. If there's coverage of why the top most retweeted tweets matter, then this list should be a thing. This will just be an WP:OR magnet. – FenixFeather (talk) (Contribs) 21:16, 7 September 2018 (UTC)
 * Delete WP:OR. Lists shouldn't be made up on the spot but should reflect actual listings, and the fact that not even Twitter seems to have a verified list shows that this is not notable. For example, compare with how many reliable publications make lists of the highest grossing films of all time Anarcho-authoritarian (talk) 22:34, 7 September 2018 (UTC)
 * Keep, but reformat, as the notes column actually offers RS-cited commentary. K.e.coffman (talk) 06:53, 10 September 2018 (UTC)
 * "HELP ME PLEASE. A MAN NEEDS HIS NUGGS." --> Carter Wilkerson tweeted Wendy's asking how many retweets he needed for a year of free chicken nuggets. When Wendy's replied with "18 Million", he accepted the challenge. The tweet received unlikely support from several major companies including Microsoft, Amazon and Google, prompting the hashtag #NuggsForCarter and propelling the tweet to become the most-retweeted of all time within 34 days, at which point Wendy's gave him a year of free nuggets.


 * But it's hard to see because of the layout of the article. K.e.coffman (talk) 06:53, 10 September 2018 (UTC)
 * So maybe the nuggets tweet is notable and should get its own article (or rather, the story should simply be mentioned at Wendy's). Some of the other entries that attracted RS attention could similarly be included to the article on their own subject matter, e.g. Barack Obama on social media. The list as a whole is still synthesis/fancruft/WP:FART. — JFG talk 02:48, 13 September 2018 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
 * Keep.Notable. --Akhiljaxxn (talk) 11:32, 10 September 2018 (UTC)
 * Delete Per the nominators reasonings. Supergodzilla2090 (talk) 22:54, 12 September 2018 (UTC)
 * Keep Reliable sources. Hurrygane (talk) 08:07, 15 September 2018 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, North America1000 03:07, 14 September 2018 (UTC)


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