Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/2009 French riots


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The result was   keep. Mkdw talk 06:04, 17 December 2013 (UTC)

2009 French riots

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Fails WP:NEWSEVENT, especially WP:LASTING. As the article says, "Riots on Bastille day are a frequent occurrence in France." Indeed, with no offense intended to anyone's sense of national pride, riots in France seem like a routine crime issue. With no fatalities or lasting significance, I think we can safely delete. --BDD (talk) 19:09, 4 December 2013 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Crime-related deletion discussions. --BDD (talk) 19:10, 4 December 2013 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Events-related deletion discussions. --BDD (talk) 19:10, 4 December 2013 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of France-related deletion discussions. --BDD (talk) 19:10, 4 December 2013 (UTC)


 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.


 * Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Mark Arsten (talk) 03:53, 11 December 2013 (UTC)


 * Keep Notable facts. France has a huge problem in integration young people of North African origin. User:Lucifero4 —Preceding undated comment added 22:49, 12 December 2013‎
 * But do we need an article on every incident that occurs in that context? Would it not be better to discuss them in relation to a topic such as African immigration to France or Demographics of France? --BDD (talk) 23:11, 12 December 2013 (UTC)


 * Keep - I would not keep an article on every little civil disturbance, but this seems to be notable, based on 100s of cars being torched, many cops being injured, and over more than one day/night. Bearian (talk) 18:44, 13 December 2013 (UTC)
 * Keep - It seems to be a notable event if evaluating from the GNG standards.--BabbaQ (talk) 16:59, 14 December 2013 (UTC)
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