Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Self-immolation of Maxwell Azzarello (2nd nomination)


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The result was merge‎__EXPECTED_UNCONNECTED_PAGE__ to List of political self-immolations. This incident is already mentioned at the target article but this is a Merge in case any additional information is deemed relevant. It then can be Redirected. Liz Read! Talk! 22:50, 31 May 2024 (UTC)

Self-immolation of Maxwell Azzarello
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Here we are, a month after Azzarello's death and there's no evidence of lasting coverage or information about his significance to merit a merger elsewhere. The most recent coverage, also represented in the article, is of the donation of his kidneys. A redirect to List_of_political_self-immolations where this is mentioned is probably more than sufficient. The AfD was well attended, but explicitly allowed revisiting it, so bringing it back here. Star  Mississippi  18:13, 24 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Bibliographies, Politics, United States of America,  and New York.  Star   Mississippi  18:13, 24 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Redirect to List of political self-immolations. I was considering nominating this for deletion myself yesterday. No evidence of sustained coverage with the article heavily reliant on primary sources. Esolo5002 (talk) 18:27, 24 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Merge/redirect to the above per WP:NOTNEWS. SportingFlyer  T · C  20:07, 24 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Events and Law.  WC  Quidditch   ☎   ✎  00:14, 25 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Merge and redirect per above. No sustained coverage which fails WP:NOTNEWS. Spinixster   (trout me!)  13:06, 25 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Merge per above and WP:NOTNEWS. A. Randomdude0000 (talk) 14:52, 25 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Keep and wait - There are still explicit references to the self-immolation being made as it occurred during the trail kickoff. Wait until after the trial to see if it meets WP:NOTNEWS.GobsPint (talk) 19:02, 25 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Merge to List of political self-immolations, per my comment in the previous AFD. Like I said there: "Yes, it did receive coverage in the news, but a lot of the coverage is WP:PRIMARYNEWS sources, and that does not automatically make a news story notable. I'd actually argue that this violates WP:NOTNEWS. For a news story to be notable, it needs to have WP:LASTING effects, which haven't been proven here yet. Furthermore, I have WP:BLP1E concerns about the existence of this article. While it's unfortunate that this man was driven to self-immolate based on a conspiracy theory, this would be a WP:MILL event if it were not for the venue of the self-immolation, outside a courthouse in NYC where Trump is being tried. I'm not seeing why we need a separate article, as opposed to mentioning this incident in another article, per WP:NOPAGE." I still don't see much lasting coverage; it's being mentioned in passing, but almost all sources are from a month ago. – Epicgenius (talk) 15:45, 26 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Merge to List of political self-immolations, per my comment in the previous AFD. Like I said there: "Yes, it did receive coverage in the news, but a lot of the coverage is WP:PRIMARYNEWS sources, and that does not automatically make a news story notable. I'd actually argue that this violates WP:NOTNEWS. For a news story to be notable, it needs to have WP:LASTING effects, which haven't been proven here yet. Furthermore, I have WP:BLP1E concerns about the existence of this article. While it's unfortunate that this man was driven to self-immolate based on a conspiracy theory, this would be a WP:MILL event if it were not for the venue of the self-immolation, outside a courthouse in NYC where Trump is being tried. I'm not seeing why we need a separate article, as opposed to mentioning this incident in another article, per WP:NOPAGE." I still don't see much lasting coverage; it's being mentioned in passing, but almost all sources are from a month ago. – Epicgenius (talk) 15:45, 26 May 2024 (UTC)


 * Delete A merge is unnecessary as the incident is already listed at List of political self-immolations and I can't see what specifically needs to be merged. AusLondonder (talk) 16:01, 27 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Redirect to List of political self-immolations. Carrite (talk) 17:43, 29 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Redirect, fails NOTNEWS and no content is suitable to merge. JoelleJay (talk) 22:23, 29 May 2024 (UTC)


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