Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/New Labour Black Wednesday

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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 of the debate was merged to Labour Party (UK). --Sam Blanning(talk) 00:58, 7 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] New Labour Black Wednesday

I am not sure if this page should be deleted but I think it's worth a nomination. Although it could have a major affect on the local elections, the wider historic significance and notability of this day is as yet unknown. Also the title is a tabloid term and may not be from a neutral view point. Philip Stevens 16:14, 30 April 2006 (UTC)

  • Merge into Labour Party (UK). Seems worth a brief mention somewhere, but an article on its own is pushing it - it's likely to become a permastub. ➨ ≡ЯΞDVΞRS≡ 17:04, 30 April 2006 (UTC)
  • I think this page should be retained until the consequences of the events are clear - this could potentially be a crucial part in the downfall of New Labour. The article needs to be rewritten though. Yeanold Viskersenn 17:10, 30 April 2006 (UTC)
  • Merge as per Redvers. After the consequences of the events are clear or notability established enough to create more than a stub, then an article would be suitable, but not yet.--blue520 17:23, 30 April 2006 (UTC)
  • Merge as above. Let's not anticipate events. Dlyons493 Talk 17:30, 30 April 2006 (UTC)
  • KeepHi- I was the creator of the above article. My intention was to make an 'Introduction' and leave the details to people more knowledgeable than myself. Provided more is added, I don't see why it should be deleted. Furthermore, the page could be very instructive to the current, undeniable media frenzy surrounding the issue, and could act as an article consolidating information on the tabloid stories concerned with Labour's 'Black Wednesday'. I think it would be best, as mentioned above, that it is mentioned on the page that it is indeed a title used by the tabloid media. However, as an issue which involves but is separate in many ways to the Labour government, I feel that a merge would be a disservice to the issue at hand. The issue is something that is current: while it may affect the local elections, events surrounding it are firmly in the present. User_talk:Jmperry88
  • Transwiki. Consider a move to Wikinews until context becomes clear. This is a tabloid term that may be forgotten in a few months (or less)- the 'real' Black Wednesday was a historical event, not a series of loosely related stories. I would support moving this back in time if a) the content can be expanded; b) the context is clear and this becomes a widely-used term with proven staying power. Badgerpatrol 04:07, 1 May 2006 (UTC)
  • Merge as above - also, is the term 'Black Wednesday' being widely used for this day? If not, this could violate WP:NOR. — SteveRwanda 07:17, 1 May 2006 (UTC)
  • Transwiki - Badgerpatrol makes an excellent point here: this could well go somewhere in the future, but we need to see where first.--Doug (talk) 19:15, 1 May 2006 (UTC)
  • Merge per Redvers. Also, shouldn't it be "New Labour's Black Wednesday"? Hera1187 09:45, 4 May 2006 (UTC)
  • Merge as per Redvers. I don't read the papers and had no idea about the title 'Black Wednesday' (which incidentally seems to have been used by some of the broadsheets as well such as the Scotsman and Guardian) so I would never find this article. There's nothing saying a new article couldn't be created in the future if needs be. I also think some of the details need changing, such as the issue with the nurses being more specific to Hewitt being heckled by the RCN and mention of Clarke as spokesman for the Home Office. Berry 17:44, 6 May 2006 (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.