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Whether of not this comical brouhaha is worthy of a standalone article, there is nothing in the sources to suggest that the witless cliche 'piggate' has been used by even the most lacklustre of hacks. TheLongTone (talk) 14:28, 21 September 2015 (UTC) TheLongTone (talk) 14:28, 21 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Could be that you're living somewhere where they censor Internet. I've come across articles by various news sources, all containing the word "piggate". Fojr (talk) 14:41, 21 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I live in the UK. I reiterate my comment about witless hacks.TheLongTone (talk) 14:46, 21 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Delete I also live in the UK and thought that "piggate" has been made up, but it turns out to be a trending twitter tag for the story and, yes, there is some news coverage of the claim (much without reference to the term "piggate"). However, the term is a neologism and Wikipedia is not a news outlet. The story is not proven and is hardly the "scandal" that the article claims. The real story may well turn out to be a rivalry between Lord Ashcroft and David Cameron and perhaps this episode may be worthy of passing mention in a discussion of that. For now, it's WP:TOOSOON to tell. RichardOSmith (talk) 15:12, 21 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Delete This is a breaking news story, possibly stemming from Ashcroft's sour grapes at being passed over for a ministerial role by Cameron. It may be worthy of a mention in the main article about Cameron depending on how it evolves, but not its own article.Neiltonks (talk) 15:47, 21 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Delete So far this is just a random allegation. If reputable sources later claim that the incident contributed to the Conservatives losing an election or something like that, then it might be worth mentioning in the article on that election or on Cameron's page. Despite the allusion in the name, this is not like the Watergate scandal where the story of the transgression was long and layered and had a serious impact on American life. Triangl (talk) 15:53, 21 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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 * '''Delete''' I also live in the UK and thought that "piggate" has been made up, but it turns out to be a trending twitter tag for the story and, yes, there is some news coverage of the claim (much without reference to the term "piggate"). However, the term is a [[WP:NEO|neologism]] and [[WP:NOTNEWS|Wikipedia is not a news outlet]]. The story is not proven and is hardly the "scandal" that the article claims. The real story may well turn out to be a rivalry between [[Lord Ashcroft]] and [[David Cameron]] and ''perhaps'' this episode may be worthy of passing mention in a discussion of that. For now, it's [[WP:TOOSOON]] to tell. [[User:RichardOSmith|RichardOSmith]] ([[User talk:RichardOSmith|talk]]) 15:12, 21 September 2015 (UTC)
 * '''Delete''' This is a breaking news story, possibly stemming from Ashcroft's sour grapes at being passed over for a ministerial role by Cameron. It ''may'' be worthy of a mention in the main article about Cameron depending on how it evolves, but not its own article.[[User:Neiltonks|Neiltonks]] ([[User talk:Neiltonks|talk]]) 15:47, 21 September 2015 (UTC)
+* '''Delete''' So far this is just a random allegation. If reputable sources later claim that the incident contributed to the Conservatives losing an election or something like that, then it might be worth mentioning in the article on that election or on Cameron's page. Despite the allusion in the name, this is not like the Watergate scandal where the story of the transgression was long and layered and had a serious impact on American life. [[User:Triangl|Triangl]] ([[User talk:Triangl|talk]]) 15:53, 21 September 2015 (UTC)