Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/2012 Seattle cafe shooting spree (2nd nomination)


 * 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   keep. Note that it was relisted due to somewhat weak arguments, which got even weaker at the end. Mark Arsten (talk) 00:19, 25 November 2013 (UTC)

2012 Seattle cafe shooting spree
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WP:EVENT Not satisfied, tragic but WP is not a place for crime that sadly happens usually. Beerest355 Talk 20:29, 2 November 2013 (UTC)
 * Keep - The death toll would seem to be more than just a simple crime to me. There have been much smaller instances of carnage that no one would question (ie the Boston Marathon attacks last year) that have articles as well.  I believe this incident is outstanding in its scale given six people died. DarExc (talk) 20:55, 2 November 2013 (UTC)
 * It's not remotely comparable with the Boston Marathon attacks, which were a major and (for the USA) very rare event - an Islamist bombing attack in the USA, a terrorist attack on American civilians, a globally massive news story for several days and still the subject of continued media interest shown by a series of subsequent controversies, news stories, various upcoming books, etc. In contrast, this is a sadly run-of-the-mill spree killing. --Colapeninsula (talk) 15:32, 3 November 2013 (UTC)


 * Delete - Wikipedia is not a news outlet and it is not a memorial (which impression is given by multiple pictures of one of the victims). Tragic event but not an encyclopedic one. Jerry Pepsi (talk) 21:41, 2 November 2013 (UTC)
 * Keep. I have my own personal doubts as to the encyclopedic value of these types of articles, but this one seems to satisfy WP:EVENT: it's got coverage from multiple independent, national sources; the cited sources indicate a long-lasting effect on the politics of Seattle by igniting controversy over gun control and the militarization of the police; and the Feds got involved, citing concerns of a string of spree-shootings in Seattle.  Clearly, there's something to discuss, even though this article seems more oriented toward the creation of a memorial.  I won't miss it if it's deleted, but consensus seems to be that we keep these articles. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 22:03, 2 November 2013 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Crime-related deletion discussions.  Taylor Trescott  - my talk + my edits 22:35, 2 November 2013 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of United States of America-related deletion discussions.  Taylor Trescott  - my talk + my edits 22:35, 2 November 2013 (UTC)
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 * Keep - passes basic GNG.--BabbaQ (talk) 13:58, 3 November 2013 (UTC)
 * Delete - Does not pass the criteria of WP:EVENT: coverage has not "persist[ed] over a period of time". Article's citations are only for the week of the event.  If this event had more lasting significance, as User:NinjaRobotPirate suggests, then add material to the article and cite it, or at least post a couple citations here, so that we can see the lasting significance.  I'll gladly change my !vote if/when that happens.  Liv it ⇑ Eh?/What? 20:08, 5 November 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) 00:25, 11 November 2013 (UTC)

 
 * Weak Keep I'm very suspicious of crime articles, which usually fail the one event test, but this one appears to have just enough significant coverage over a year later in reliable secondary sources to keep. Like NinjaRobotPirate, I'm a bit dubious about whether news articles of this source are really appropriate to the project, but at this point it appears to qualify. Nwlaw63 (talk) 03:14, 11 November 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) 01:37, 18 November 2013 (UTC)


 * Keep - passes WP:EVENT. The event attracted international coverage, still important at least locally a year later here, the event is included in dozens of papers, articles, news stories, etc. about shootings and guns consistently since it happened, and it's still a part of gun control discourse and a central figure in the "Gun Free Zone" controversies in Seattle. I'm not saying any of these are a slam dunk, but taht cases can be made for broad coverage, lasting effects, and prolonged coverage, any one of which can satisfy WP:EVENT. If you don't believe the links supporting any of these exist that's one thing, but them not being linked here is insufficient for deletion. --Rhododendrites (talk) 05:17, 18 November 2013 (UTC)
 * Keep per WP:EVENT. Why on earth this was relisted twice (by the same person) is beyond me.  Lugnuts  Dick Laurent is dead 07:52, 18 November 2013 (UTC)
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