Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Throne


 * 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   redirect to Throne. The concern about the previous redirect to Watch the Throne turns out to be not necessary, as despite the "merged content" edit summary, no content was actually merged to that article. Therefore the redirect to Throne is logical and follows consensus; the previous article has been deleted before redirecting, due to the WP:COPYVIO concerns. The Bushranger One ping only 12:38, 14 October 2013 (UTC)

The Throne

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Unable to find any indication that this poem has made the slightest lasting impact. Likely a WP:COPYVIO for presenting it in its entirety(?) too. Apparently not, as the Telegraph printed it. Clarityfiend (talk) 10:34, 27 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of United Kingdom-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 18:00, 27 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Poetry-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 18:00, 27 September 2013 (UTC)


 * Comment. The page was a redirect to Watch the Throne until and anonymous IP editor turned it into an article about the poem. • Gene93k (talk) 18:02, 27 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Why a redirect there? If anything, it should redirect to Throne. Clarityfiend (talk) 05:13, 28 September 2013 (UTC)
 * The redirect followed a content merge according to the edit history. The Throne is a hip hop supergroup (Jay-Z and Kanye West) that made Watch the Throne. If this is indeed a content merge, the redirect should be kept to preserve attribution history. • Gene93k (talk) 14:11, 28 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Delete -- The fact that a newspaper was allowed to print the poem does not mean that WP is entitled to. Accordingly COPY-VIO may apply.  Watch the Throne is an album.  Throne is about thrones in general, whereas this poem is a celebration of QEII's period on the British throne.  I would not object to a redirect, if there was an obvious target.  Perhaps we might merge it inot an article on the Golden Jubilee.  Peterkingiron (talk) 17:21, 4 October 2013 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.


 * Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, — Crisco 1492 (talk) 00:02, 7 October 2013 (UTC)


 * Redirect to Throne. Ultimately this poem isn't notable, not yet anyway. It's somewhat surprising that the poem didn't get more notice upon its release, but we can't have an article without some sort of in-depth coverage. Now what I've done is create a redirect (The Throne (poem)) which goes to Carol_Ann_Duffy, where I've created a mention of this poem. I've also listed the poem on Throne (disambiguation). I suggest that this term get redirected to throne in specific because ultimately this is the best target for it. Thrones are often talked about in terms of "the throne" regardless of country and I don't think it's entirely appropriate to redirect to anything else. Maybe, MAYBE redirect it to the disambiguation page, but I think that most people searching the term will probably be looking for the basic term for thrones. Tokyogirl79 (｡◕‿◕｡)   04:19, 7 October 2013 (UTC)
 * What Tokyogirl said- honestly, nothing else needs to be added. Reyk  YO!  23:01, 7 October 2013 (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.