Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/March 2020 Oval Office Address


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The result was keep. (non-admin closure) buidhe 14:30, 27 March 2020 (UTC)

March 2020 Oval Office Address

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Wholly unsourced and Wikipedia is WP:NOTNEWS. I considered merge, but there's not really any substance to copy over anywhere other than maybe a quip about the speech on the US Coronavirus page. Also, zero precedent (as far as I can tell) for articles about addresses from the oval office. Sulfurboy (talk) 06:22, 13 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of United States of America-related deletion discussions.  Kpg  jhp  jm  09:19, 13 March 2020 (UTC)


 * Comment Looks like four sources got added, however one is primary, two don't really involve the subject. The NYT article is interesting, however, I would suggest that coverage of the speech would be considered WP:ROUTINE as media outlets are going to repeat and publish nearly anything said by a sitting President. Further, the implication that this is notable would mean a gloodgate opening in that any major speech by any sitting world leader would be considered notable and worthy of any article. Sulfurboy (talk) 12:04, 13 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Delete as not news. It's unknown how this will hold up even by next month. It's already on the list of Oval Office addresses page and that's all there needs to be. ⌚️ (talk) 18:23, 13 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Politics-related deletion discussions. Capewearer (talk) 00:02, 14 March 2020 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
 * Delete or redirect to one of the dozens of Caronavirus articles. WP:NOT Lightburst (talk) 16:39, 14 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Keep January 2019 Oval Office address exists, there is precedent. Victor Grigas (talk) 01:29, 17 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Keep There are already multiple oval office address articles on Wikipedia. So I'm unsure how another addition will lead to an avalanche of new articles and/or a great overturning of precendent. This speech is perhaps the most notable of Trump's presidency, will have a long term impact, and there is a good amount of detail online to work with. ZiplineWhy (talk) 00:19, 20 March 2020 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, xinbenlv  Talk, Remember to "ping" me 02:51, 21 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Keep and expand. There were a number of different aspects of the speech that were newsworthy. As I recall, there was also some confusion about whether cargo from Europe was also being banned. BD2412  T 04:32, 21 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Keep: Covered and analyzed by many reliable news sources, and will surely be remembered as part of the story of the coronavirus pandemic in the US. — Toughpigs (talk) 05:32, 21 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Keep, definitely covered enough to establish notability, though it is not written well. Devonian Wombat (talk) 22:57, 21 March 2020 (UTC)


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