Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/2010 Antarctica helicopter crash


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The result was   DELETE. Larry V (talk &#124; e-mail) 06:56, 6 June 2011 (UTC)

2010 Antarctica helicopter crash

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Non-notable perma-stub. Helicopters crash all the time and, while it's tragic that those aboard were killed, it's undeniably a risky method of transport, so things like this will happen from time to time. Some of them, like this one, may attract short-lived media attention, but not everything the papers see fit to write about is suitable for an ecnyclopaedia. HJ Mitchell &#124;  Penny for your thoughts?   21:04, 29 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Delete - It's a news report, per WP:NOTNEWS.--Ben Ben (talk) 21:16, 29 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Merge (create) to a List of aviation accidents and incidents in the Antarctic. As there haven't been many in Antarctica, they are notable in relation to Antarctica, though not aviation in general. 65.94.44.141 (talk) 05:23, 30 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Keep Passes WP:GNG. "Helicopters crash all the time" is a falsehood. 10:36:57 here in the UK - helicopter crashes today = zero. 10:37:11 here in the UK - helicopter crashes today = zero. 10:37:24 here in the UK - helicopter crashes today = zero. You get the picture. As good an arguement as "People are born all the time - lets delete all the bios!" No.  Lugnuts  (talk) 09:37, 30 May 2011 (UTC)
 * People are born all the time and the majority of them aren't notable. That's why we have CSD A7. Similarly, the majority of helicopter crashes aren't notable, and there's nothing exceptional about this one. The GNG gives a subject a presumption of notability, but not a guarantee and specifically states that a subject might meet GNG but not be notable, such as if it fails WP:NOT. HJ Mitchell  &#124;  Penny for your thoughts?   14:32, 30 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Comment. None of the victims appear to have been notable (or at least are not yet identified as such in the article), which seems relevant to whether this will have lasting coverage and impact.  Also, the helicopter was ferrying between the French icebreaker Astrolabe and the Dumont d'Urville Station, both of which can cover this crash because it's relevant to both.  List of aviation accidents and incidents in the Antarctic seems like a good idea too.  postdlf (talk) 21:37, 30 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Delete, and I can't see any need to merge. Considering the small amount of aviation activity in Antarctica, crashes are relatively frequent, and there is nothing stand-out about this particular one. It doesn't pass the GNG, and NOTNEWS could have been tailor-made for this. YSSYguy (talk) 13:05, 31 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Antarctica-related deletion discussions.  —• Gene93k (talk) 01:31, 1 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Transportation-related deletion discussions.  —• Gene93k (talk) 01:31, 1 June 2011 (UTC)


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