Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/2004 Cayman Islands earthquake


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The result was   no consensus. Hit the wrong button the first time, now re-closing. Bradjamesbrown (talk) 00:23, 30 May 2010 (UTC)

2004 Cayman Islands earthquake

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WP:NOTNEWS. No enduring notability. Not enough reliable sources to expand it into a verifiable article. Doesn't fit the proposed earthquake notability criteria. Aditya Ex Machina 14:49, 23 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep This one would seem to qualify as its own individual article, and I'm going to side with Ryan K. on this one. This was, at 6.8, the strongest earthquake there in more than a century.  And, unlike most of the events that shouldn't have had articles in the first place, this one continues to be referred to every time something similar happens there .  Consider, for a moment, if there had been a 6.8 quake at the New Madrid fault in 2004, with similar circumstances-- buildings swaying, some damage, but nobody killed-- would it be forgotten a week after it happened?  Or would it get mentioned every time another tremor occurred?  I think it would be the latter.  Overall, I would prefer that we have articles about regions (i.e., Cayman Islands or "Earthquakes in the Caribbean".  I sound like a scratched compact disc that keeps repeating the same fragment of music ("a broken record" for older folks-- do Ipods ever do this?) but that's the long range solution.  Mandsford 17:12, 23 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Caribbean-related deletion discussions.  -- • Gene93k (talk) 20:08, 23 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Events-related deletion discussions.  -- • Gene93k (talk) 20:09, 23 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete per WP:NOTNEWS and per nom. Mo ainm  ~Talk  13:07, 28 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep This earthquake was sizable at 6.8, and news references to it have persisted long after the initial breaking news reports, so I think it makes it as notable despite the lack of damage or injuries. (And I say that as someone who has recently been !voting to delete dozens of articles about minor earthquakes.) I do agree with Mandsford that it would be even better and more informative if it was merged into a regional article, but until such an article exists, I think this one can stand on its own. --MelanieN (talk) 18:07, 29 May 2010 (UTC)
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