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The result was keep. (non-admin closure) –Davey2010 • (talk) 21:24, 5 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

2016 Formula One season[edit]

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To soon. The recreators claim it to be substantially different from the previous version, yet it actually contains less content than the previous version. The new content (Haas and European Grand Prix) is giving undue weight as argument for recreation as in the context of the whole article they're no that incredibly important changes at all. As a proposal to end the debate of when to create such an article for once and for all, I suggest create a project guideline to take the start of a season to create the next season's article. Tvx1 (talk) 15:06, 5 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Sports-related deletion discussions. Rcsprinter₁₂₃ (chinwag) @ 16:10, 5 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Events-related deletion discussions. Rcsprinter₁₂₃ (rap) @ 16:10, 5 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

• Keep As per the discussion at Talk:2016 Formula One season and agreed by User:Bretonbanquet, and User:Prisonermonkeys. Typically these articles get created 18 months or so in advance (give or take a bit)...
  • 2015 - 30 April 2013
  • 2014 - 18 March 2012‎
  • 2013 - 26 October 2011‎
  • 2012 - 19 February 2010‎

So this time of year is the normal time that contracts get signed and published, and so we get specific data that refers just to this year. Thus that becomes the natural time to create the page, as more data is released, so the page will grow. I don't think we can have a definite date difference, because if there are major rule changes then they will be announced very much earlier than mid year. Ronhjones  ^(Talk) 19:26, 5 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

• Keep – As RonHJones says, this is about the normal time to create a new season article, and there's enough in it to start off. If we have a set date to start a new season article, then we have to have an AfD every time some unknowing editor starts one "too early". Every season is different and some will have info early and some won't. The undue weight argument for the Haas info is nonsensical. If it's valid info for the article then it counts. We don't have to wait for information that is somehow deemed "important enough". Bretonbanquet (talk) 19:34, 5 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep – Haas and Azerbaijan/Europe is enough info under which to make creating the 2016 season article a good idea. —Gyaro–Maguus— 19:44, 5 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep, as per the above. Prisonermonkeys (talk) 21:05, 5 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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