Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Resignation of Silvio Berlusconi


 * 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   speedy keep. WP:SK item 5 – currently linked from the Main Page ("In the news" section) (non-admin closure) jcgoble3 (talk) 01:00, 17 November 2011 (UTC)

Resignation of Silvio Berlusconi

 * – ( View AfD View log )

Doesn't need it's own page. Undue weight - many PMs have resigned or been sacked, many under more dramatic circumstances, and don't have a page. Delete or probably better merge into main Berlusconi article. Jw2036 (talk) 15:03, 16 November 2011 (UTC)
 * Neutral - Other "Resignation of" pages do exist (e.g. Resignation of Sarah Palin), though admittedly, not many. The actual resignation appears to garnered a reasonable amount of media attention; so-much-so that merging it all into the Berlusconi article might create size issues. NickCT (talk) 15:55, 16 November 2011 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Italy-related deletion discussions.  —Tom Morris (talk) 15:13, 16 November 2011 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Politics-related deletion discussions.  —Tom Morris (talk) 15:14, 16 November 2011 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of News-related deletion discussions.  • Gene93k (talk) 15:32, 16 November 2011 (UTC)


 * Keep. The circumstances surrounding the event are notable but merging them into the main article—a fine idea in principle—would make Silvio Berlusconi an even more cumbersome article than it is already. Ian Spackman (talk) 16:30, 16 November 2011 (UTC)
 * Keep given the circumstances behind the resignation, and create resignation articles on other notable cases where possible. At very worst we would merge so bringing this to AFD is NOT the way it should have been discussed.♦ Dr. Blofeld  17:38, 16 November 2011 (UTC)
 * I dunno. I'm not sure it passes the “will this still deserve its own article in 10 years” test, but this is all sourced, relevant info and the main article on Berlusconi is already big enough without this merged into it. Transwiki to Wikinews or merge somewhere else (e.g. Political career of Silvio Berlusconi) maybe? ― A. di M.​  17:42, 16 November 2011 (UTC)
 * A summary could be given in Political career of Silvio Berlusconi but I still think its a valid article and notable event in Italian politics.♦ Dr. Blofeld  17:57, 16 November 2011 (UTC)


 * Keep. A very reasonable start on an article that has considerable references to reliable sources. Alarbus (talk) 17:51, 16 November 2011 (UTC)
 * Keep The resignation of Berlusconi in 2011 is a turn point for Italy.User:Lucifero4
 * Let's hope it will be! :-) ― A. di M.​  19:54, 16 November 2011 (UTC)
 * Keep- Certainly analogous to Resignation of Richard Nixon. More than just a simple news story. Umbralcorax (talk) 19:40, 16 November 2011 (UTC)
 * Merge somewhere else I definitely think this should be merged with "Political career of Berlusconi", although a link to this section should be included on the Berlusconi page. Vitomontreal (talk) 19:50, 16 November 2011 (UTC)
 * Keep or Merge - Berlusconi is a notable individual globally and most certainly within Italy, so I suggest keeping the article. News for it, though, would only be temporary and if it remains a small article I agree with suggestions to merge it into 'Political Career of Berlusconi'. Comics (talk) 21:06, 16 November 2011 (UTC)
 * Delete redundant to the main article. The nominator says it all, we are not the news. Resignations happen. Hekerui (talk) 21:22, 16 November 2011 (UTC)
 * 'Week keep or Merge - As previously mentioned, we do have a (small) number of articles about resignations of politicians. I suggest keeping the article for now, to see if this winds up being for than just a case of WP:NOTNEWS down the road. Canuck My page89 (talk), 23:27, 16 November 2011 (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.