The result was keep. Arguments based on WP:SPECULATION, WP:NDESC, WP:POVNAMING, and WP:ALLEGED are not grounds for deletion of an article and have consequently been discounted. They may be grounds for cleaning up the article, but this should be taken care of with normal editing. I offer no opinion on whether the article does actually contain these faults and these closing remarks should not be taken as encouraging (or discouraging) any such editing. Arguments based on WP:OR and WP:SYNTHESIS are grounds for deletion, but only if the article consists entirely of OR or is otherwise irretrievable. Otherwise it should be merely cleaned up. The majority in this debate argued not only that there was verifiable content, but none of the article was OR. WP:POVFORK is the only policy based argument which would call for outright deletetion, but those bringing this case failed to convince that there is another article which this is a fork of. The only other deletion argument raised is that this is some kind of WP:NOT case, I suppose meaning that political controversies should not be covered in Wikipedia. There is no policy or precedent basis for this position (although I really wish there was because it would save the heartache of a lot of difficult closes like this one). Against this, the keep camp produced strong WP:V and WP:N arguments which have the debate. I recommend that any further AfD brought here in less than six months should be speedy closed. SpinningSpark 19:31, 2 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]
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Article was created a year ago by a now-banned sockmaster. It is a combination of one-WP:POV viewpoints, all clubbed together in a recipe to form a WP:SYNTHESIS piece. There are far too many problems in this article and they have been there for quite a long time and have not been fixed since the last nomination. I do not see why the content present here cannot be discussed in a more concise manner in the main Death of Osama bin Laden article. Moreover, an official US assessment has has concluded that "Pakistan did not know the whereabouts of Al Qaeda leader before the US raid" [1], [2]. In the wake of this conclusion, even "allegations" would not be an entirely impartial term to use; "conspiracy theories" is a better alternative and I see no reason why there should be an article on a stack of conspiracy theories. This is a textbook definition of WP:SOAP, IMO. As I have mentioned earlier, the text here belongs to Death of Osama bin Laden, if it should be mentioned anywhere at all. Mar4d (talk) 10:04, 17 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]
NOTE: The comments on the 1st & 2nd nomination still hold true here. Mr T(Talk?) (New thread?) 16:42, 17 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]
While this may be semi-related to Death of Osama bin Laden, it has more to do with Pakistan's actions while bin Laden was alive, so a merge there would be inappropriate. These action are widely reported see, and notable, so this certainly warrants an article.
— User:ARTEST4ECHO
No, there were not too many valid claims. This is not a fringe theory and received significant coverage. The simple fact is that the article might be offensive to some but the problem is, it cannot be the only reason for deletion. Mr T(Talk?) (New thread?) 10:43, 18 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Advice: You ought to read the pages before you use them as a basis for your comments. Wikipedia is not a vote. - Mr T(Talk?) (New thread?) 16:11, 20 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]
The major problem alluded to here is the inclusion of unverifiable assertions or WP:OR, a criterion which this article passes with flying numbers.Wikipedia is not a collection of unverifiable speculation. All articles about anticipated events must be verifiable, and the subject matter must be of sufficiently wide interest that it would merit an article if the event had already occurred. .... It is not appropriate for editors to insert their own opinions or analyses. Predictions, speculation, forecasts and theories stated by reliable, expert sources or recognized entities in a field may be included
"The fact that Bin Laden was living in a large house in a populated area suggests that he must have had a support network in Pakistan. We don't currently know the extent of that network, so it is right that we ask searching questions about it. And we will."
British Prime Minister David Cameron
BTW, SMSArmad, your POV-based chicaneries are astounding. Mr T(Talk?) (New thread?) 08:32, 26 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]