Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Glee curse

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Takes an idea from an article and runs with original research to combine various unfortunate events with potential conspiracy theory. The article itself refers to the events as "coincidental". LadyofShalott 20:57, 11 July 2020 (UTC)

:Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Popular culture-related deletion discussions. LadyofShalott 20:57, 11 July 2020 (UTC)

::Already tagged for speedy as A11 - no credible significance. Kingsif (talk) 20:59, 11 July 2020 (UTC)

:::You moved faster than I did, but ok. I think the first ref invalidates A11. Otherwise, we agree it should go. LadyofShalott 21:11, 11 July 2020 (UTC)

::::It would need more than that one source to be credible and significant. Kingsif (talk) 21:16, 11 July 2020 (UTC)

:::::Indeed, but not to make a *claim* to such. LadyofShalott 21:21, 11 July 2020 (UTC)

::::::I have removed the A11 speedy deletion request from the article. A11 has two pieces and both of them have to be met. This does not meet the first part, It {{tq|applies to any article that plainly indicates that the subject was invented/coined/discovered by the article's creator or someone the creator personally knows}}. We would need plain indication in the article or somewhere that {{u|Tomipelegrin}} made this up. There is a source in the article that discusses a "Glee Curse". There are also many reliable sources available that use this [https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-d&q=glee+curse exact phrase]. ~ GB fan 13:22, 12 July 2020 (UTC)

• Delete. Whenever we see a "curse" article, it seems like we often see editors shoehorning incidents in to the article no matter how much of a stretch it is to claim those incidents as part of a curse. Among the instances of the curse listed in this article are (a) two cast members divorcing each other; (b) a person who appeared in four episodes having a car accident in which nobody was injured; and (c) a cast member being accused of having been frequently rude to other cast members. --Metropolitan90 (talk) 21:30, 11 July 2020 (UTC)
• Delete. A single periodical using "curse" as a hook for a clickbait article doesn't make this a notable thing. I don't find any other reliable sources using the term. Schazjmd (talk) 21:48, 11 July 2020 (UTC)
• Delete There are several WP:BLP concerns in that list alone for me; this is an article WP:COATRACKing as someone both hating the series and wanting to keep this conspiracy nonsense on here. Have a heart and don't do this. Nate • (chatter) 23:17, 11 July 2020 (UTC)
• Delete per nom, borderline speedy. WP:NOTTRIVIA. BD2412 T 00:42, 12 July 2020 (UTC)
• Merge to Glee. Given the couple of decent sources that do mention this, I might be useful to merge rather than outright delete. Patiodweller (talk) 00:58, 12 July 2020 (UTC)
• Delete per nom. OR, coatrack, conspiracy nonsense, inconsistent, badly spelled, poor idea from the beginning. --Lockley (talk) 06:41, 12 July 2020 (UTC)
• Delete. Per nom --Devokewater (talk) 08:00, 12 July 2020 (UTC)
• delete this is the kind of garbage I expect Perez Hilton to blog about. It's nothing but OR and nonsense. Praxidicae (talk) 11:09, 12 July 2020 (UTC)
• Delete - When I first stumbled upon this page, I was close to nominating it for AfD but didn't. This AfD solidifies my initial opinion. Non-notable conspiracy triviaesque type information. Meatsgains^(talk) 16:11, 12 July 2020 (UTC)
• Speedy delete not appropriate/real ever, but let's not allow this conspiracy to fester when it's current-related. Kingsif (talk) 19:14, 12 July 2020 (UTC)
• Delete per nom. Nika2020 (talk) 19:32, 12 July 2020 (UTC)
• Delete per nom. This article is an insult to those mentioned and affected, frankly. – DarkGlow (talk) 17:15, 13 July 2020 (UTC)
• Delete Per everyone. Beeblebrox (talk) 21:36, 13 July 2020 (UTC)
• Comment pinging {{re|Lee Vilenski}}, just as the first admin I thought of, to help wrap this up. Sorry if this seems inappropriate, but when a horse is dead... Kingsif (talk) 00:27, 14 July 2020 (UTC)
• Merge to Glee, per {{re|Patiodweller}} --Davidsousa1 (talk) 05:17, 14 July 2020 (UTC)

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