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55th United Kingdom general election

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Delete until the completion of the ongoing election as little useful information can be added until then. Philip Stevens (talk) 15:07, 20 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Keep I forget the right terminology - I started to say hold, or whatever we call it. It's a bit premature to have an article on the subject, when the date's not set. Holding off until the date is set might make sense. OTOH, this is most positively certainly a notable topic. And we do know that the election has to be held soon. So... Ja, it's a bit early, but not much, so keep it until it's appropriate. David V Houston (talk) 16:14, 20 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Delete Fails WP:CRYSTAL Jonathan McLeod (talk) 17:22, 20 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

'I assume you mean point 1 ("1.Individual scheduled or expected future events should only be included if the event is notable and almost certain to take place"). If so, it is clear that this event is definitely notable and certain to take place. The point highlights that the 2020 Summer Olympics is appropriate. This election could even happen in 2010 if a hung parliament occurs. There's no way an absolute date can be given just as no date was known for the 2010 election until 2 weeks ago. That doesn't mean we shouldn't have a page on the 2010 election until the beginning of April.WikiWebbie (talk) 18:45, 20 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Keep I obviously have a personal interest here as the creator of the article. Some people have since pointed out that it would be better to create the article on May 7th and maybe they are correct. May 7th is only two weeks and a bit away, so it seems a bit pointless having a two-week debate on it only to restore it just a few days later. We're all agreed that it is an article that will need to be written at some point. Sporting events are normally listed well in advance - often before the dates or hosts are known. I've applied the same principle here. Since we know the date for the 2010 election, we can give a final date for the election. The date for the 2010 election was completely unknown until two weeks ago. WikiWebbie (talk) 18:45, 20 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of United Kingdom-related deletion discussions. -- • Gene93k (talk) 18:38, 20 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Politics-related deletion discussions. -- • Gene93k (talk) 18:38, 20 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

~~Delete~~. The proper article is here - United Kingdom general election, 2010. Szzuk (talk) 20:10, 20 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

' You're wrong! This is the one after that. Your point is invalidated.WikiWebbie (talk) 20:16, 20 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Delete. WP:CRYSTAL and fatal WP:OR. --Mkativerata (talk) 20:12, 20 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

' As explained above, it is not WP:CRYSTAL as it meets the requirements. It is not WP:OR at all. Your nearly as bad as these politicians - making things up just to get your way. WikiWebbie (talk) 20:16, 20 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Keep, if not already, this page will be valid in 17 days time. What is the point in deleting it before then? Also, if there is a hung parliament, this election is likely to take place in a few months time. Hera1187 (talk) 20:24, 20 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]