Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Piracy Deterrence and Education Act

Piracy Deterrence and Education Act

What Wikipedia entries are not #16 - a news report. On 14 SEP I asked at Talk:Current events if a bill not yet approved could be considered a current event or if it should be sent to VfD as a news report. The talk page was archived with no response to the question, so I thought I'd bring it here. SWAdair | Talk 08:20, 4 Oct 2004 (UTC)

• A notable proposal would merit an article even if not (yet) approved or already definitively rejected. For example, the article on healthcare reform mentions the Clinton bill, but a separate article on that bill would be justified. (Similar, although not solely a matter of Congressional action, is the Equal Rights Amendment, properly given an article.) Thousands of bills are introduced every year, though. Most of them aren't notable unless enacted. Deferring my vote on this particular article to see if someone can establish the bill's significance. JamesMLane 08:34, 4 Oct 2004 (UTC)
• This article is an orphan. None of the three current versions of this bill are coming up in any of the articles or journals that I read (and, given the subjects, I would expect it to). I have no evidence that this is an actively discussed topic. Delete. Rossami 17:12, 4 Oct 2004 (UTC)
• Suggestion: How's this for the beginning of a policy on this matter: if it's a Federal (or otherwise nation-wide) proposal that, if it passed, would have or have had a notable effect (such as Patriot II), then keep. Anything smaller, then delete. At the very least, it should state HOW it's meant to enhance and educate. ClockworkTroll 17:38, 4 Oct 2004 (UTC)
  • I think that's too expansive. It wouldn't surprise me if some right-wing Congressman has introduced a bill to cut all income taxes 50%. He knows it won't pass, indeed will never even get a committee hearing; he's just grandstanding to try to get a newspaper article depicting him as an opponent of high taxes. It would meet your suggested criteria, though. I don't know how to write a general guideline. I think we just have to take it on a case-by-case basis. A bill that made a less significant change in the tax laws, but that received serious attention before failing on a 250-180 vote, might merit an article. JamesMLane 19:25, 4 Oct 2004 (UTC)
  • You're probably right. I think we're up to it, though. ClockworkTroll 03:36, 5 Oct 2004 (UTC)
  • Conversely, I can easily imagine a worthwhile article on (say) 20 years of failed attempts to get a gay rights bill through the legislature of a particular state. I don't think we can devise a hard-and-fast rule here, this sort of thing will always be a judgement call. (Neutral on this one). -- Jmabel
• Delete. The bill just got out of committee. — Gwalla | Talk 18:59, 4 Oct 2004 (UTC)

• Delete: News report/press release, and it's only a bill, sitting there on Capitol Hill. Geogre 16:50, 8 Oct 2004 (UTC)