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 was no consensus. There's clearly no consensus to delete, so the question is whether to merge this content to Donald Trump on social media or keep it separate. But we don't have consensus about this either. The merger discussion can continue on the article talk page. Sandstein 12:32, 5 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

List of nicknames used by Donald Trump[edit]

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Listing the nicknames of people Donald Trump assigns them on Twitter is trivial at best. Jay Coop · Talk · Contributions 08:29, 29 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

• Delete - or else merge with article on Donald Trump on social media. Wikipedia is not supposed to be an encyclopedia of Donald Trump, which from the way things are going, one wonders whether it is becoming. Vorbee (talk) 08:49, 29 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep Extensively covered by WP:RS, there's also a Bush counterpart - List of nicknames used by George W. Bush.LM2000 (talk) 09:13, 29 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

• Donald Trump on social media would not be a good article to merge with because a lot of these names came out of his mouth from the podium during the campaign.LM2000 (talk) 05:33, 30 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

• Keep - Maybe Bush's nicknames aren't notable enough, but Trump's unique usage of them passes GNG and is frequently mentioned in media. - User:Axisixa [talk] [contribs] 09:28, 29 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]
• Merge (selectively) with Donald Trump on social media W's names are completely affectionate, while Trump's are universally insulting. We don't tolerate bullying here, so why are we enshrining it in encyclopedic form? Nate • (chatter) 18:09, 29 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep or Merge - if other presidents have a page for their nicknames, then Trump needs his (regardless if bullying or not, based on if it's noteworthy). However, merging would also be reasonableWikizenx (talk) 20:19, 29 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Lists-related deletion discussions. Coolabahapple (talk) 02:42, 30 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Politics-related deletion discussions. Coolabahapple (talk) 02:42, 30 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Lists of people-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 03:39, 30 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of United States of America-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 03:39, 30 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

• Selective Merge or delete. Honestly, some editors believe whatever is currently in the news must be notable. Every single aspect of the President is covered but Wikipedia isn't the database of Donald Trump nor is it news, especially of this low degree. The fact that other stuff exists doesn't concern me. And by "selective" I mean one or two sentences describing the fact Trump likes using nicknames on his opponents. The article on Trump's social media activity already covers this well.TheGracefulSlick (talk) 08:39, 30 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]
• very selective merge to Donald Trump on social media. Delete- Yes, the fact that Trump makes up unfunny and insulting nicknames for people is mildly noteworthy. No, it is not encyclopedic to enshrine every single one of them on Wikipedia, and Donald Trump on social media already contains enough of them. Reyk _YO! 16:21, 30 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete -- I don't see a need for a merge, since the notable instances are already included in the proposed target, such as Donald_Trump on social media#Insults. This is WP:RECENTISM and WP:NOT: an indiscriminate collection of information. None of the nicknames are individually notable, so it does not make sense to combine then into a list. K.e.coffman (talk) 15:56, 30 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep. This currently passes the GNG. I have no reason to believe it will be a temporary article. It could be expanded in scope, but I don't think it should be deleted. My CoI, Dave Walker has been called "DC Dave Walker" by the Connecticut Democratic Party. Events like this might help solve any Notability is not Temporary problems. ―Matthew J. Long -Talk-^☖ 21:46, 2 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]
• Merge to Donald Trump on social media. These are largely from Twitter; the few that have been used more often ("Liddle Marco", "Pocahontas") can be discussed there. And these are largely just derogatory epithets, not nicknames. power~enwiki (π, ν) 18:07, 4 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete per WP:BLP, as it contains several accusations of mental illness made by someone who is clearly not qualified to diagnose mental illnesses. While that might be fine in a prose article that explains the context, this does not. It just asserts (Living person)=mentally ill. It likewise asserts of several living people that they engage in unethical activity, again without context. It would also be pretty strange to keep a page full of DT's nicknames mocking the physical appearances of other people, considering Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Short-Fingered Vulgarian. Egsan Bacon (talk) 18:19, 4 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep - Wikipedia is not paper. This is an example of what we can do for our readers (documentation of slang proffered by the President of the United States). P.S. Donald Trump is a piece of shit that should be impeached. Still, this seems WP-worthy. Carrite (talk) 03:42, 5 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Here's some evidence for a GNG Keep: "Trump's nicknames for rivals, from 'Rocket Man' to 'Pocahontas,'" Fox News. Carrite (talk) 04:52, 5 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

And "It's not just 'Rocket Man.' Trump has long history of nicknaming his foes," USA Today. Carrite (talk) 04:54, 5 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

And "The running list of President Trump’s nicknames for political rivals," New York Daily News. Carrite (talk) 04:55, 5 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

And "From 'Sleepy Eyes' to 'Rocket Man', the list of nicknames Trump has invented," Singapore Straits Times. Carrite (talk) 04:57, 5 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

And "Presidential name-calling: What 'Little Marco' has to do with 'Rocket Man' (and nuclear weapons)," CNN. Carrite (talk) 05:00, 5 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

And "Did Trump nickname people in school, too?," NBC (video). Carrite (talk) 05:01, 5 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

And "Trump's nicknames for rivals, from 'Rocket Man' to 'Crooked Hillary.'" TownHall.com. Carrite (talk) 05:03, 5 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

And "No, Donald Trump Is Not Good at Nicknames," Slate.com. Carrite (talk) 05:07, 5 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

And "An illustrated guide to the weird names Trump called his rivals," Revelist.com. Carrite (talk) 05:08, 5 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

And "'Crooked Hillary,' 'Lyin' Ted Cruz': How Donald Trump Picks His Disparaging Nicknames for the Other Election Players," People magazine. Carrite (talk) 05:12, 5 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

• Keep Oppose merging, especially with Donald Trump on social media, since a lot of the nicknames do not originate from his usage of social media. - CHAMPION ^{(talk) (contributions) (logs)} 04:11, 5 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep Under WP:GNG given frequent coverage; unlikely to be temporary; analogous article exists for Bush; and not all on social media, so I wouldn't combine with that. Understand the concern above about his comments on mental health (and the abusive, insulting, childish nature of these nicknames) - would be all for making it clearer that these are just verbatim quotes not endorsements, if that isn't sufficiently clear, but I don't think that negates the usefulness of having an article compiling them. Perhaps more balance could be instilled, and useful context provided, by [[[editing]]] to add a prose section on commentary around/response to the insults.` Wikiminaj123 (talk) 04:59, 5 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep - The use of nicknames will be a noted historical aspect of Donald Trump and his presidency. It will be considered a major staple of his brand. It is essential that this article be kept. — Preceding unsigned comment added by The Flying Soda (talk • contribs) 05:14, 5 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep Significant news coverage of this topic in aggregate - [1], [2], [3], [4], [5], etc. etc. Samsara 06:42, 5 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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