Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Toallagate


 * 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   no consensus. King of &hearts;   &diams;   &clubs;  &spades; 07:04, 1 July 2008 (UTC)

Toallagate
Translates to "Towelgate", this is a news item and not fit as an encyclopedia article. WP:NOTNEWS seemingly applies. coccyx bloccyx (toccyx)  17:57, 26 June 2008 (UTC)


 * Delete per the rationale provided as nominator.  coccyx bloccyx  (toccyx)  17:58, 26 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Merge I think this page could added as a section to this page Vicente Fox as it is about him and his government. harris 578 (talk) 18:46, 26 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep It was in the news for at least six years: . Zagalejo^^^ 18:48, 26 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Merge or Keep, If the article can be sourced better I would keep it, if not merge to Vicente Fox per harris 578. Grey Wanderer (talk) 18:55, 26 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete. Obscure political scandals tend to crop up on Wikipedia occasionally. If they aren't of significance either to the average Wikipedian (meaning, American or European) or of international significance, then they don't seem notable. The information here could be merged to one of the other articles. I agree it's an obvious case of WP:NOTNEWS. &#9775; Zenwhat (talk) 19:42, 26 June 2008 (UTC)
 * The scandal did receive a fair amount of coverage outside of Mexico: . Zagalejo^^^ 21:00, 26 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Comment. Wikipedia does not exist for the benefit of "the average Wikipedian", or even of all Wikipedians. It's an encyclopedia about the whole world universe that happens to be written in English, and exists for the benefit of readers and potential readers. And what's obscure about a political scandal that gets continuing media coverage over 8 years as already demonstrated above, and is also covered in books as I will demonstrate below. Phil Bridger (talk) 20:38, 28 June 2008 (UTC)


 * Keep. As well as the extensive long-term media coverage shown above this scandal is getting into the history books, such as these in English and plenty more in Spanish . Phil Bridger (talk) 20:38, 28 June 2008 (UTC)


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