Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/2010 Varanasi bombing


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The result was   keep. -- Cirt (talk) 17:30, 15 December 2010 (UTC)

2010 Varanasi bombing

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Per WP:NOTNEWS; small, insignificant event with no major deaths involved. Per my knowledge, incidents with such small magnitude are not kept here and its unlikely that this particular event will have any lasting significance. Mar4d (talk) 15:21, 8 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Speedy keep: The incident while minor, is notable in that it is mentioned by multiple news organizations. Try googling and you will know what i am talking about. This is the only criteria for inclusion for an incident or person, that i'm aware of. Joyson Noel  Holla at me  15:25, 8 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Yes, it has recieved coverage in some RS, but that still doesn't overlook the fact that it is a relatively minor incident which will hardly have as much lasting significance and therefore deserve a seperate article. I recall some Iraq articles being taken to AfD's before which had death tolls exceeding well over 20-30 and there was some debate of what should be published. This event is indeed minor and WP:NOTNEWS definitely, and largely applies in this case (..routine news, recent development, timely news subject etc.) The sheer magnitude of the attack itself compromises its significance and does not make it any more important than a regular breaking-news. Having a seperate article for this would perhaps be a tad bit too far; any information in here should best be merged somewhere else, preferably to the Indian Mujahideen page or Terrorism in India; Mar4d (talk) 15:52, 8 December 2010 (UTC)

Keep The rationale for proposing this for deletion, WP:NOTNEWS, applies better to articles which do not meet the WP:GNG. This article does meet those guidelines. It is a bombing during the best-known religious service in the holiest city of Hinduism. Reliable sources everywhere have reported this, more reliable sources are going to report every aspect of the investigation, and every sociology student in every university in the world who studies violence in India is going to be aware that this event happened. Mar4d's comparison of this event to Iraq is offensive because Varanasi is not a war zone; I would ask commenters in peaceful cities to consider whether it would be notable if the most prominent religious service near them were bombed by terrorists and the same death toll occurred, and the media had the same response.  Blue Rasberry  18:30, 8 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of India-related deletion discussions.  -- Jclemens-public (talk) 17:17, 8 December 2010 (UTC)
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 * I am not comparing this to Iraq; the point I was trying to make is that I am not aware of any solid consensus on whether articles should be made on such small incidents, no matter how tragic they are. In the case of India, there have been bombings there that have been much more severe. This particular incident caused no major damage or toll for that matter, and I don't see why instead of being merged into a suitable place, it should have its own article. It's the relative significance that is being questioned here. Mar4d (talk) 03:40, 9 December 2010 (UTC)


 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of News-related deletion discussions.  -- • Gene93k (talk) 18:55, 8 December 2010 (UTC)
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 * Keep To add to what Rasberry has already pointed out, WP:NOTNEWS is very clear that it considers "enduring notability" and excludes "routine news reports". A terrorist attack is certainly "not routine". A violent incedent in someother part of the world, depending on how much it matters to you, may or may not qualify as important. You need to judge each event individually before applying NOTNEWS. --Deepak D'Souza (talk) 09:01, 9 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep not routine news by any stretch of imagination. fortunately Varanasi is not NWFP where these incidents happen on an almost daily basis.--Wikireader41 (talk) 03:21, 10 December 2010 (UTC)


 * Keep I don't know what world the nominator lives in, but here a terrorist attack is not "routine news" in any way. Divebomb is not British 15:33, 12 December 2010 (UTC)
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