Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/2010 County Clare earthquake (3rd nomination)


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The result was   delete. Courcelles 00:08, 12 September 2010 (UTC)

2010 County Clare earthquake
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2.7 earthquake with article on Wikipedia? Are you kidding me?. Not notable, no casualties. Nothing. Diego Grez (talk) 15:57, 5 September 2010 (UTC)


 * Delete - Comically fails Rule of 7, the informal rule of thumb that states any earthquake under 7.0 must break lots of shit or squish lots of people to merit inclusion, while earthquakes over 7.0 are rare enough and historically important enough to be automatically worthy of inclusion. Can you imagine if every 2.7 earthquake had its own page? There would be 30 Californians working non-stop... Carrite (talk) 16:36, 5 September 2010 (UTC)
 * Yeah, this earthquake is obviously non notable. --Diego Grez (talk) 17:36, 5 September 2010 (UTC)
 * Is Rule of 7 related to Seven of Nine? Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Ireland-related deletion discussions.  -- • Gene93k (talk) 20:18, 5 September 2010 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Events-related deletion discussions.  -- • Gene93k (talk) 20:18, 5 September 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete To counter the argument raised in previous AfDs - it's huge for Ireland - I point to WP:NOTNEWS. It is now pretty clear that, while there was major coverage and it was seriously newsworthy, it is of no historical imporance and does not have lasting notability. There was news, yes, but it seems there was nothing more. Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 23:20, 5 September 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete per WP:NOTNEWS. Again, I hold my stance that this is yet another news article. — Mike moral  ♪♫  23:28, 5 September 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete No lasting significance. Ireland is not particularly prone to earthquakes meaning when they do the local coverage is quite substantial it is temporary at best, and of a largely local nature rather than substantial global coverage. O Fenian (talk) 15:23, 6 September 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete, Rule of 7. Marcus   Qwertyus   18:31, 6 September 2010 (UTC)
 * Strong Keep - According to the Irish Independent, "The tremor was 10 times more powerful than the one which hit Co Donegal earlier this year" which was also unusual. Plus a representative from the School of Cosmic Physics calling it "very important", "there is no record in any historical archive of a tremor or earthquake before", "This event forces us to reevaluate the west of Ireland's geology".  There is absolutely no "Rule of 7" policy or guideline in Wikipedia.  We base our content on the significance decided by reliable sources, not personal opinions.  A 2.7, or even a 1.7 can be notable per our guidelines. --Oakshade (talk) 05:47, 9 September 2010 (UTC)
 * Comment co Donegal isn't located anywhere near county clare so i'm surprised that article even mentioned the earthquake. Marcus   Qwertyus   23:35, 9 September 2010 (UTC)


 * Delete - Agree with nom. Shadowjams (talk) 10:07, 9 September 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete, delete, delete The poster child for the recent spate of worthless articles about trivial earthquakes. The fact that earthquakes are unusual in that area is irrelevant; the tiny tremor did no damage and had no lasting significance. There were overhyped claims about it being "the strongest earthquake ever recorded in the area," but since records have only been kept for 30 years, that means little. It's no wonder the (Irish) School of Cosmic Physics got excited about it - finally, something local to talk about! - but they were the only ones anywhere who thought it was notable, and that was just because it was in their backyard. --MelanieN (talk) 17:06, 10 September 2010 (UTC)
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