Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/1947 Aden pogrom


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was KEEP/NO DELETION. The nominator said "the topic is notable," and several others agreed. So the main concern is whether or not the article should be merged/blanked and redirected to History of the Jews in Aden or whether sources and text from History of the Jews in Aden should be carried back to 1947 Aden pogrom article. In either case that discussion can take place on the article talk pages especially since the nominator has agreed to a no delete closure. (non-admin closure)  — Keithbob • Talk  • 22:28, 2 January 2014 (UTC)

1947 Aden pogrom

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This article began life as a copyvio from an unreliable book. Although the topic is notable, the event is already covered in greater depth and with much better sources at History of the Jews in Aden. Strictly speaking I'm asking for this article to be merged into History of the Jews in Aden, but the reality is that there is little or nothing here worth saving. I don't see the point of having a separate article under these circumstances.Zerotalk 03:30, 27 December 2013 (UTC)
 * Delete no merge, delete (all reasons per nom, however, to clarify I only support delete in this case and oppose a merge) DocumentError (talk) 03:33, 27 December 2013 (UTC)


 * Keep It should have its own page like the other pages about specific pogroms. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.225.121.147 (talk) 04:19, 27 December 2013 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Middle East-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 18:21, 27 December 2013 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Crime-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 18:21, 27 December 2013 (UTC)
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 * Keep Clearly a notable historical event, resulting in the death of 82 people. Currently the event is over-weighted in History of the Jews in Aden, where it is the largest section. That article needs to be expanded and the pogrom broken out separately. Given the amount of fancruft, video-game trivia, self-written promotions and sheer garbage in Wikipedia, it was startling and bizarre to find this article on the AfD list. Coretheapple (talk) 19:46, 27 December 2013 (UTC)


 * Delete per nom; there's nothing worth saving. — Malik Shabazz Talk/Stalk 21:49, 27 December 2013 (UTC)
 * Nothing worth saving? Really? Is it your contention that this is not a notable event? If there are problems with the sourcing, such as the copyright violation asserted in the nomination, they can be corrected. Coretheapple (talk) 13:27, 28 December 2013 (UTC)
 * That is a very strange statement on your behalf Malik; from my notion of modern Middle Eastern history one can easily make parallels between the November 1947 massacre in Aden and the Dir Yassin massacre in Mandatory Palestine (except that in Aden there were no arms held on behalf of the Jews), and the consequent effect on Jewish exodus from Yemen and Aden in parallel with the Palestinian exodus of 1948. Both btw also took place in British controlled areas.GreyShark (dibra) 13:30, 29 December 2013 (UTC)


 * Keep An essential part of history and necessary to be preserved as is. Needs more expansion, as well. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.31.172.209 (talk) 00:18, 28 December 2013 (UTC)


 * Weak Keep Needs expanding to better record a clearly notable event though. Either that or merge. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Gilgongo (talk • contribs) 00:40, 28 December 2013‎ (UTC)
 * Keep - per WP:GNG, but needs expansion asap.--BabbaQ (talk) 14:25, 28 December 2013 (UTC)
 * What needs to be done is to copy the relevant portion from History of the Jews in Aden, subject to the requirements of WP:CWW, and leaving a summary in that article. I've added some bare-bones text that I've taken from contemporary news accounts, but it really needs expansion either from the other article or from other textual material available from histories of the region. I've posted a note in the relevant project. Coretheapple (talk) 17:38, 28 December 2013 (UTC)


 * Keep - clear-cut case of a notable event in the modern Middle East, with a profound event on the Jewish history in the region. I wonder though why Zero is asking delete this article instead of improving it.GreyShark (dibra) 07:30, 29 December 2013 (UTC)

As proposer: Since this is going to fail, I don't mind if it is now closed "no deletion". Zerotalk 09:28, 29 December 2013 (UTC)
 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.