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The result was keep. czar 19:32, 15 March 2020 (UTC)
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Taking this to Afd after User Talk: Bearian removed proposed deletion tag. Wikipedia is not a crystal ball WP:CRYSTALBALL. Wikipedia should not be the place to predict future events. This article should be deleted. JaneciaTaylor ( talk) 19:17, 8 March 2020 (UTC)
- Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Events-related deletion discussions. JaneciaTaylor ( talk) 19:17, 8 March 2020 (UTC)
- Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Science-related deletion discussions. CAPTAIN RAJU (T) 19:37, 8 March 2020 (UTC)
- Keep. Eclipses are going to happen, unless the universe is destroyed beforehand. Clarityfiend ( talk) 19:54, 8 March 2020 (UTC)
Keeping this article would break the rule WP:CRYSTALBALL. It should be deleted. JaneciaTaylor ( talk) 21:41, 8 March 2020 (UTC)
- Keep Science never sleeps. Lugnuts Fire Walk with Me 20:13, 8 March 2020 (UTC)
- Keep No valid deletion rationale has been advanced.
WP:CRYSTALBALL allows for exactly this kind of page:
It is appropriate to report discussion and arguments about the prospects for success of future proposals and projects or whether some development will occur, if discussion is properly referenced. [...] Predictions, speculation, forecasts and theories stated by reliable, expert sources or recognized entities in a field may be included
, etc. XOR'easter ( talk) 23:46, 8 March 2020 (UTC) - Keep per XOReaster and ClarityFiend - articles of this type are permitted by CRYSTALBALL, there are plenty of things it could discuss that are more than just speculation. GirthSummit (blether) 22:34, 10 March 2020 (UTC)
- Keep per WP:5P1, "Our encyclopedia combines many features of general and specialized encyclopedias, almanacs, and gazetteers". Eclipses are often covered in almanacs, such as here, in The Old Farmer's Almanac. Granted, this example source provides 2020 eclipse dates, but in my view, it serves Wikipedia's readers to be able to learn about those that will occur in future years. North America 1000 04:50, 15 March 2020 (UTC)
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