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This article, like many other "Reactions" articles, seems to be NEWSY and barely NOTABLE. Consider the following paragraph:
United Nations relief chief Thomas Fletcher said on X (formerly Twitter) that the organisation was observing the events and concerned. Special envoy for Syria, Geir Pedersen, requested for urgent discussions to maintain an "orderly political transition". On 9 December, after a confidential dicussion, American and Russian diplomats said the security council would publish a statement within several days.
So the UN is "concerned", obviously, and "observing the events", like everyone else. The special envoy requested "discussion" and hopes for "orderly transition". Lastly, a confidential discussion leads to a statement that they "would publish a statement".
When the international community reacts to something, there's usually an outpouring of grief, condemnation or solidarity, WP:ROUTINE stuff that's covered across articles that begin with "Reactions /In'l reactions to ...". They usually exist because the parent topic is inherently notable and the collapse of this dictatorship dynasty is absoloutely notable. It's good you're questioning the routine responses but also early to tell what's about to happen. Also for practical reasons, the main article will likely expand beyond the recommended size with considerable bloat coming from the Reactions header so I'm trying avoid that. Dora the Axe-plorer (explore) 00:39, 11 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Also note that not all articles have a "reactions" article offshoot (eg, Fall of the Berlin Wall). They seem to be a trait in topics with ongoing Wikipedia developments during the Wiki era. Dora the Axe-plorer (explore) 00:42, 11 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
The Berlin Wall fell in the pre-Wikipedia era, and nobody's interested in looking up e.g. Wash Post and NYT public online archives to find out what grief, condemnation or solidarity political leaders from around the world expressed in their reactions to the fall of the Berlin Wall, some of which could actually be interesting in hindsight. Historians can collect together a whole variety of clues that might be useful even if they don't seem significant to ordinary mortals. There are also the incredibly notable diplomatic visits by heads of state that I discovered by accident.On the practical side, the existence of this article helps avoid cluttering up the main article. Keeping in mind WP:RAPID, revisiting in 12 months or so and seeing if this article can be compressed and merged would probably be more likely to be effective than an AfD. Boud (talk) 20:17, 11 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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