Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Operation Pliers (2nd nomination)


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The result was delete. ✗ plicit  23:37, 8 June 2022 (UTC)

Operation Pliers
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Per WP:NOTNEWS, fails WP:GNG. The article was apparently created as an instance of WP:RECENTISM shortly before the results of the 2007 Venezuelan constitutional referendum. However, 15 years later, it is clear that the allegations have had not everlasting impact or coverage. Any relevant information that can be rescued is already covered in the respective section of the main article (2007 Venezuelan constitutional referendum). The article has had sourcing problems since its creation; half of its current references are dead links, and from the other half, only one source is reliable and independent, the BBC, which does not even refer to the allegations as "Operation Pliers". The closest description offered is "Mr Chavez has accused Washington of conspiring to topple his government and possibly backing plots to assassinate him. US officials have called the accusations ridiculous.", which hardly qualifies as a passing mention. NoonIcarus (talk) 10:39, 30 May 2022 (UTC) Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, ✗  plicit  13:09, 6 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Events, Politics,  and Venezuela. NoonIcarus (talk) 10:39, 30 May 2022 (UTC)
 * Delete no lasting effect, if it ever had any. Non-notable for our purposes. Oaktree b (talk) 12:14, 30 May 2022 (UTC)
 *  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.


 * Delete per nom. and WP:NOTNEWS. Fails WP:GNG. Sal2100 (talk) 20:53, 8 June 2022 (UTC)


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