Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Piggate
WP:NOTNEWS. This is just a tabloid scandal on a slow news day. Even when there's no news, the papers still have to fill the column inches and this is the kind of thing they fill them with. Moreover, all the news reports are simply recycling the same allegation that is ''apparently'' made in a book that has yet to be published; there has been no independent corroboration of the allegation and the text of the book could change significantly between now and publication. The combination of BLP issues and lack of verification mean that at the very least we should wait until the book is published, and then these allegations should be discussed in an article about the book rather than in a stand-alone article. Addendum (): this event fails —there is no depth to the coverage (just rehashing of the original claim, reaction to it, and reaction to the reaction), because there is no depth to the story; all we have is a sensational claim. On the comparison with "Plebgate", Plebgate caused the resignation of a cabinet minister and later led to criminal charges against several police officers, libel proceedings, caused long-term damage to the relationship between the government and the police, and raised concerns about the politicisation of the police and the police's role in society. Nothing remotely like that can be said for this "controversy
— User:HJ, 19:24, 22 September 2015 (UTC)
Stance: delete
Cited policy: WP:DEPTH (Wikipedia:Notability)