Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Shark City Scandal


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The result was   delete. -- RoySmith (talk) 02:33, 10 November 2014 (UTC)

The Shark City Scandal

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extremely small set of incidents, nowhere near a notable scandal, infecting an election cycle. the incident is NOT referred to by this name. some concern about BLP violations in a marginally notable/nonnotable article. Mercurywoodrose (talk) 01:55, 25 October 2014 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of California-related deletion discussions. NorthAmerica1000 06:28, 25 October 2014 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Crime-related deletion discussions. NorthAmerica1000 06:28, 25 October 2014 (UTC)
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 * Delete per WP:EVENT for inclusion as a stand-alone article. Big issues regarding BLP and SOAPBOX. There is enough local coverage that mention of this might be warranted in San Jose Police Officers Association, if it were deemed to be a notable organization. Some reports are beginning to tie this to San Jose mayoral election, 2014. Depending on how this plays out, Chuck Reed, Sam Liccardo, Dave Cortese may need to be watched for BLP concerns. - Location (talk) 15:06, 25 October 2014 (UTC)
 * Comment: Article is sole contribution to date by a new editor, see contributions of StickNMove here.  I haven't looked for whether there is validity, i.e. public naming of this scandal by this name.  I haven't checked what wp:SOAPBOX says, either.  But Wikipedia, as an encyclopedia, should not be the venue for new coining of a scandal name. -- do  ncr  am  20:36, 25 October 2014 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.


 * Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, NorthAmerica1000 04:44, 2 November 2014 (UTC)


 * Delete, seems to not yet come close to WP:EVENT, lacking coverage with geographic scope, lasting effects, or evidence of persistent coverage. I'm a resident of the city, and there may be something I need to get up at arms as a voter in the city about it, but I don't see that this yet meets our notability criterion. Moreover, if we were to ever have an article about this, it needs a new name, "2014 blah blah blah controversy" or the like, there is no reliable sourcing for this name at all, and as a result, the article comes off as trying to sell a viewpoint. --j⚛e deckertalk 01:10, 10 November 2014 (UTC)
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