Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/2007 Australian Equine influenza outbreak


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The result was KEEP. Per WP:SNOW & Possible bad faith nom by WP:SPA ExtraDry 10:43, 27 August 2007 (UTC)

2007 Australian Equine influenza outbreak

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Not notable local event. So a few horses got sick? Big deal! Not like anybody died or anything. Quick Robin to the Bat Cave 04:26, 27 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Strong Keep. Not even worth arguing. mdmanser 04:28, 27 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Speedy keep. I am technically the creator of this article, however I spun it off from Horse flu before adding more references. Others are now contributing to this article about a current event which is still unfolding and seems to be getting worse. Dbromage  [Talk]  04:33, 27 August 2007 (UTC)


 * Delete - wikipedia is not wikinews, no evidence that the outbreak will have any impact on the racing industry in the long term. --Peta 04:44, 27 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Comment. It is notable in being the first outbreak of Equine influenza in Australia, which has been free of the disease until now. It goes well beyond the racing industry, which has already lost millions in just the first weekend. The longer term effect has already been explained. One horse breeder said on ABC radio this morning that "if we have to delay the start of the breeding season ... there will be less foals on the ground and therefore there'll be less income in years to come". Dbromage  [Talk]  04:51, 27 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Speedy Keep. This has been the leading news story for the past four days in Australia. One of Australia's top industries, employing hundreds of thousands of people, has come to a complete halt and some non-entity whacks a delete tag on it. Do something useful - go play with the traffic. - Cuddy Wifter 04:57, 27 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Strong Keep - Of course it is notable. Hundreds of millions of dollars are being lost by the horse racing industry, it is the first time Australia has seen the disease, all movement on horses is restricted and foreign countries are now banning all Australian horses from entering their country. This is a big deal, the effects will be around for a while. Nomadtales 05:00, 27 August 2007 (UTC)


 * Keep, forgive me if the trollish nom by a single-purpose account,, prompts me to rescind good faith. Clearly a notable event with long-term implications for the Aussie horse industry. --Dhartung | Talk 05:35, 27 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Strong delete per Peta. This belongs as a subset of the horse flu article, not its own article. Is only seemingly notable because of Australia's obsession with gambling; but in truth it is no more notable than any other event that happens every day. And get rid of that map picture while we're at it - it should be one of Sydney, not New South Wales. JRG 06:01, 27 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Comment. This was spun off from the horse flu article because it was getting too detailed. I haven't added the second map yet showing subsequent outbreaks. See what the current event tag actually says. PS, the Federal Treasurer is saying "the outbreak will affect the economy". Dbromage  [Talk]  06:07, 27 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Comment should have Queensland as well on the map. Gnangarra 07:38, 27 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Comment. Done, sort of. The location map template isn't very flexible. Since the blank maps are GFDL, I think some custom ones can be made. Dbromage  [Talk]  08:04, 27 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep. Nom provides no actual reasoning for deletion and seems to be in bad faith. LaMenta3 06:25, 27 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep Clearly notable event which will have lasting consequences Recurring dreams 06:27, 27 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Strong Keep significant disease event in Australia, with the 80 original horse they get $100,000+ per service and can do 5 per day extening their stay in Quarantine 30 days means that the owners of those will loose a little over $200m. The numbers being quoted put the costs/lost earnings for the thoroughbred industry alone around $1 billion even if this doesnt go beyond this weekend nor does that consider the impact on other Equine events.Gnangarra 06:28, 27 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Australia-related deletions.   -- Recurring dreams 06:31, 27 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Speedy Keep Per gnangarra. Twenty Years 06:42, 27 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep Notable, well-sourced --Melburnian 07:20, 27 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep This has been a very notable story and is easily verifiable. Nominator's rationale is absurd. Sarah 07:45, 27 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Strong Keep Notable event, with big implications on the Australian racing industry. --Borgardetalk 08:09, 27 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep It's all over the news. Battle Ape 10:05, 27 August 2007 (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.