The result was keep. No arguments for deletion aside from the nominator. The issue of merging can continue on the article's talk page. ( non-admin closure) Ron Ritzman ( talk) 00:06, 15 October 2009 (UTC) reply
This article violates WP:NOTNEWS. The article goes into needless detail that would be culled out of the main article ( Sarah Palin) if a merger occurred. The resignation of a governor is not that big of a deal, especially when the article doesn't have much of anything to say about it. WP:NOTNEWS states: “Wikipedia considers the historical notability of persons and events. News coverage can be useful source material for encyclopedic topics, but not all events warrant an encyclopedia article of their own.” That is truly the case here; this article simply isn’t encyclopedic by its very nature.
Let's take a step back here and look at the bigger picture. Sarah Palin is not a very important figure in United States history. Sure, she’s been in the news a lot since she became John McCain’s running mate last year, but she was not elected vice president. At this point, she’s just a former Governor of Alaska who served less than one term. There is nothing about her resignation that makes it especially notable in the history of the United States, and other than the fact that it happened recently, there’s no reason why anyone would ever consider giving this topic its own encyclopedia article. This is a genuine example of the culture of celebrity over-inflating a person’s long-term significance; per the arguments laid out at WP:RECENTISM, this article ought to be deleted. Keep in mind that recentism being rampant doesn’t make it correct. A Stop at Willoughby ( talk) 00:14, 8 October 2009 (UTC) reply
[BEGIN SOAPBOX] Speaking as a rhetorical analyst, the rhetorical argument presented is: Sarah Palin is a flash in the pan ... Clearly the resignation of a flash in the pan is of momentary interest (news), certainly not historical ... because, um, Sarah Palin is flash in the pan. Whether or not one is a fan of Sarah Palin, she, and her notable/controversial resignation (marking a surprising turning point in her career) is of more historical significance than huge swaths of what we cover in Wikipedia—not that our opinion on that matters, of course. Which is why such opinions should not be the basis for a time-wasting re-run Afd.
BOTTOM LINE: Asserting WP:NOTNEWS and WP:RECENTISM is not persuasive. Rhetorical handwaving of personal opinion of the historical significance of Sarah Palin is less so. HOWEVER (AS PER ABOVE) What is there (on the page) is NOT improving toward article-hood. Let us wave a stick at those who say "KEEP" to do something about that. (SOTTO VOCE) And yes, Ms Palin, I'll be happy to help you write your speeches, for a very reasonable fee—which will not include editing your Wikipedia articles, which costs extra, plus Jimbo's cut. :)
META COMMENT If I'm going to have to waste my time on another time-wasting AfD, I'm gonna sure as heck have fun. I have. Cheers!
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