Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/2010 Southeast Taiwan earthquake


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. 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.

The result was  delete. Jayjg (talk) 03:57, 28 May 2010 (UTC)

2010 Southeast Taiwan earthquake

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Not enough reliable sources to write a verifiable article. Notability not established. PROD removed with the vague reason that earthquakes of 6.5 magnitude are automatically notable, even though discussions on Wikiproject Earthquake clearly state they aren't. Aditya Ex Machina  05:24, 21 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Strong delete That PROD should not have been removed. Per WP:NOTNEWS and nom. — Mike moral  ♪♫  06:15, 21 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Taiwan-related deletion discussions.  cab (talk) 08:02, 21 May 2010 (UTC)


 * Delete I am currently, with others on WikiProject Earthquakes trying to come up with guidelines for notability for earthquake articles - it's not ready yet, but it is intended to stop articles like this cluttering up the pages of Wikipedia. If this event proves to be of scientific interest and publications result we can add it back at that point. Mikenorton (talk) 08:34, 21 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Your efforts on creating a guideline on earthquake notability is much appreciated. This mass creation of earthquake articles is very irritating and the worst part is PRODs are being removed with arbitrary assertions. Once you reach a consensus make sure you add it to the sidebar thing on WP:N. Cheers, Aditya Ex Machina  12:31, 21 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Comment Thank goodness for that. We certainly need an earthquake notability guideline. — Mike moral  ♪♫  05:43, 22 May 2010 (UTC)


 * Comment Hear! Hear! Ya, an official guideline has suddenly become necessary.  Thanks.  David V Houston (talk) 12:52, 21 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete per WP:NOTNEWS. Glad to hear about the pending notability standards. Niteshift36 (talk) 14:01, 21 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete The area east of Taiwan is pretty active in terms of 6+ quakes and the majority of them are not notable. RapidR (talk) 16:19, 21 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep – Let us enjoy Wikipedia and I enjoy reading all articles on Wikipedia. And I basically can't see what damage is being done by creating an un-notable article (sure, you would never write an article about your own mum, not me either), but I personally believe that public events and occurrences (such as earthquakes) are notable enough to have an article (or an article of it's own). And (again, personally) I believe that it is not worth it just simply removing well-written articles. /Heymid (talk) 21:24, 21 May 2010 (UTC)
 * You might enjoy reading those one-line articles, but they violate core Wikipedia guidelines like WP:N, WP:NOTNEWS (not so important a guideline, but relevant in this case), and on occasion WP:V. Please avoid WP:ILIKEIT arguments. Aditya Ex Machina  23:03, 21 May 2010 (UTC)


 * I tend to agree with Aditya, just because something happened does not make it notable. There are 100s of 'quakes a day, just by the way. This is no intellectual need for an encyclopedia to contain hundreds of such one-liners. The USGS provides that service. — Mike moral  ♪♫  05:40, 22 May 2010 (UTC)
 * I agree with Heymid, though it's an unpopular position at AFD. Wikipedia isn't paper: if an article is backed up by reliable sources, and could possibly be of use to anyone, someday, it's no bother to keep it.  I'm willing to set a pretty low bar for notability for something like this: it's verifiable, it's well written, it's not hurting anything or anybody. Buddy431 (talk) 16:34, 23 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Its an unpopular position for a good reason. Wikipedia isn't paper is no excuse. Why don't we throw all notability standards out and write about absolutely anything, because its not hurting anybody? We've got policies for a reason. If you think WP:N should be done away with, raise the issue on the policy talk page. WP:AfD is not the place. Aditya Ex Machina  07:07, 24 May 2010 (UTC)


 * Delete per notnews and begin controlling User:SiMioN.EuGeN's new article creations. (2010 Acre earthquake ...)-- DA I (Δ) 12:25, 27 May 2010 (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.