Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/2013 Santa Cruz shooting


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The result was   delete. Mark Arsten (talk) 01:48, 5 August 2013 (UTC)

2013 Santa Cruz shooting

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Per WP:NOTNEWS and WP:EVENT. No lasting effects or national/global scope. Transcendence (talk) 18:58, 29 July 2013 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of California-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 22:47, 29 July 2013 (UTC)
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 * Keep This is a well-written article whose topic is a first in the history of Santa Cruz and already a part of the history of that community.  The service in the HP Pavilion in San Jose was attended by the governor of the State of California and thousands.  This is a part of history rather than being a statistic, which means that it is not WP:ROUTINE.  When the encyclopedia is getting closer to being finished, we might want to merge this article into the History of Santa Cruz, California article.  Unscintillating (talk) 23:47, 29 July 2013 (UTC)
 * Delete No indication that this event was a "precedent or catalyst for something else of lasting significance", does not appear to, for example, been the driving factor behind a change in the law or renewed drive for more gun control. Nor do any of the sources used demonstrate continued significant coverage so therefore fails the Wikipedia is not a newspaper policy and WP:EVENT guideline for a standalone article. No bar on having a section in another suitable article.  LGA talk  edits   23:56, 29 July 2013 (UTC)
 * Keep. Press coverage (see list of references) is sufficient to justify notability of the incident. My very best wishes (talk) 21:39, 30 July 2013 (UTC)
 * No it isn't. Phil Bridger (talk) 23:19, 30 July 2013 (UTC)
 * Delete. Indeed, I was reading this article and sources too fast. It is not notable. My very best wishes (talk) 23:46, 30 July 2013 (UTC)


 * Delete A tragic case which received heavy local coverage for a week or so at the time. The only followup coverage I found, all local, was in May when the police report was released and July when some civil suits were filed. Bottom line, this subject did not have any lasting impact or larger implications, and as such it fails WP:NOTNEWS. --MelanieN (talk) 19:50, 3 August 2013 (UTC)
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