Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Proposed merger of T-Mobile USA and MetroPCS


 * 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. Mark Arsten (talk) 01:00, 19 October 2012 (UTC)

Proposed merger of T-Mobile USA and MetroPCS

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This proposed merger is simply a news story and runs afoul of WP:NOTNEWSPAPER and WP:CRYSTAL. Currently, the proposal is mentioned on the articles about the respective companies and then hatnoted to this one. There is no reason why the topic couldn't be covered in the company article(s). Measuring the number of Ghits about coverage is not a determining factor here. Nobody is denying the coverage is happening, but it's more WP:RECENTISM than anything else. Likely suitable for Wikinews.Niteshift36 (talk) 15:10, 4 October 2012 (UTC)


 * It is true that this could be covered in the articles about the respective companies, but as the merger progresses I think that an article about the merger will be required. There isn't much information available as it was just announced. Sk8terguy27 (talk) 17:08, 4 October 2012 (UTC)
 * Yor response kind of makes my point..... it was just announced that there are talks. In the rush to be first, we failed to ask whether or not we should have the article. As for the merger needing its own article....why? Most mergers don't end up with their own article. For example, Ford buying out Jaguar is covered in the company articles, as is their eventual sale. Cingular Wireless now redirect to AT&T and their merger is covered in the article. Mergers happen all the time and they usually don't need a separate article. Niteshift36 (talk) 18:00, 4 October 2012 (UTC)
 * The boards of both companies have approved the merger it is just waiting government approval Sk8terguy27 (talk) 18:10, 4 October 2012 (UTC)
 * Which has exactly nothing to do with whether or not it should have its own article. Nobody is questioning the truth of this, or really even if it will happen. What is being questioned is why this needs a separate, stand alone article. There is nothing unusual about this. It is a standard merger. Bigger mergers (like Cingular and AT&T) don't have stand alones, so what makes this one so darn notable? BTW, a year ago, it was T-Mobile and At&T that had agreed to a merger and only needed govt approval and that never happened. And, there is talk of Sprint making a counter-offer You've really shown nothing that makes this merit a stand alone. Niteshift36 (talk) 18:56, 4 October 2012 (UTC)
 * Okay but I'm not sure how to add this to the articles for both companies Sk8terguy27 (talk) 19:47, 4 October 2012 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Business-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 14:42, 9 October 2012 (UTC)


 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.


 * Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, KTC (talk) 00:27, 12 October 2012 (UTC)




 * Delete by "not news." BigJim707 (talk) 03:07, 12 October 2012 (UTC)
 * Delete WP:CRYSTAL and WP:NOTNEWS in one shiny package. Mangoe (talk) 13:15, 12 October 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.