Talk:Death of Anna Nicole Smith

Article Merge???

Prior to nominating this article for deletion, I'd like to open a talk page discussion on the issue. The formation of a seperate article pertaining specifically to Anna Nicole Smith's death strikes me as very inappropriate. I think that an editor or group of editors have jumped the gun here. The cause of her death hasn't even been announced, yet. I do not feel that the subject matter is worthy of a free standing article. The fact that it is a recent event is not a valid rationale for creating a seperate article. This is not Wiki News, but Wikipedia. Similar articles, such as the Michael Richards' Laugh Factory Incident article have been deleted. I believe that all pertinent information should be merged back into Anna Nicole Smith's biography and some editorial discretion should be exercised. Any thoughts? Cleo123 09:33, 6 March 2007 (UTC)

My own thought is that it should be kept separate for about a month -- or until the Anna furor dies down. It is a bit more distanced than a news page, but would unbalance the main Anna page if merged in. Right now, there is a pointer from the main page to the Death page. I suggest that in due course, it be merged in, but not now.

Bellagio99 15:18, 6 March 2007 (UTC)

First of all, I don't think the proper propose-for-deletion process was followed, as this article doesn't show up on the recent AfD pages. Second, this article can stand on its own. Her death is one of the major news stories of 2007 (to the point that I'm sick of it), and merits a separate article. Realkyhick 19:30, 8 March 2007 (UTC)

Ideally this article shouldn't exist, but there is far too much information here to put into the Anna Nicole Smith page. I think it should stay, there is an article about the Death of Diana, Princess of Wales, so why not Anna Nicole? They are basically the same. love my rice 15:24, 9 March 2007 (UTC)

Keep this article

Because there is so much going on. It is much better to keep this article then to keep cluttering up the main anna Nicole Smith article.

Keep it. ~k

We are keeping it and so the matter is settled. I'am removing the deletion banner.

I still haven't found out who wrote the above sentence. And I just went to the Wikipedia:Articles for Deletion main page, and under Biographical stuff, I see the Deletion debate on this is still listed as Active. OTOH, it is getting kinda repititous.;-) Is there a voting mechanism?Bellagio99 01:54, 17 March 2007 (UTC)

I also agree to keep it (for now at least) and once the issues have been resolved (autopsy, speculation, etc), we should discuss the fate of this article... I am somewhat leaning towards the "merge" idea, but it's too early for that right now. It would definitely clutter it up as is. --J^talk 22:59, March 16, 2007 (UTC)

Banner Removed

The matter is settled, so I removed the deletion banner.

WHO REMOVED BANNER?

The above messages are unsigned, so who made these "the matter is settled" statements, and how official is the "We"? Bellagio99 23:27, 15 March 2007 (UTC)

Merge with Main Article: Reasoning and Auspices?

Dear Isotope123, I'm curious as to how the decision was made now to merge the Death of Anna Nicole Smith article into the main ANS article. I am not arguing the decision itself, altho I think it a few weeks premature, but wonder as to the process. Your use of the passive voice doesn't provide information about who made the decision and why. Thanx. (posted same query on Isotope123's talk page). Bellagio99 17:57, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

• Please see Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Death of Anna Nicole Smith. I closed this AfD as a merge; that seemed to be then consensus and it made the most sense based on the way biographical articles are generally dealt with here. I redirected the article pending a merge of the information by any parties interested in doing the merge.--Isotope23 18:40, 19 March 2007 (UTC)