Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/2015 Singapore MRT disruptions


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The result was merge to Mass Rapid Transit (Singapore).  MBisanz  talk 19:25, 25 July 2015 (UTC)

2015 Singapore MRT disruptions

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Not notable according to policy on Notable Events. Event did not have lasting effects, was strictly local, and no coverage has been provided. I have discussed this with the author, who claims to have sources to add, but depth of coverage will not change the nature of the event, which I think was essentially fleeting and local, so not notable by Wikipedia policy. ubiquity (talk) 15:29, 8 July 2015 (UTC)


 * Notability section: I have third party reliable sources from the media, especially Singapore media, which is a big thing since two of Singapore's major MRT lines were suspended simultaneously due to power trip, which then affected about 250,000 commuters during the peak hours. This is something worth noting about especially similar to 2011 Singapore MRT disruptions — Preceding gshq88 comment added by Gshq88 (talk • contribs) 15:48, 8 July 2015 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Singapore-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 19:01, 8 July 2015 (UTC)
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 * WP:NOTNEWS... Until there's content to expand this with and more references to add, this belongs on WikiNews. Linkle KMF (talk) 13:40, 9 July 2015 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
 * Delete per WP:NOTNEWS - Bus/Train disruptions happen everywhere so I honestly can't see why there needs to be an article over it .... We get train disruption in the UK by snow and 9 times of 10 it's all plastered over the news but it doesn't get an article as that'd be ridiculous and it's the same with this- A network had a power issue which resulted in a 3hr train disruption ... that's it!, Not really article-worth IMHO. – Davey 2010 Talk 17:40, 9 July 2015 (UTC) (Expanded) 14:31, 20 July 2015 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, JAaron95  Talk  13:45, 15 July 2015 (UTC)
 * Merge to Mass Rapid Transit (Singapore): Wikipedia is not Wikinews. Even if it is the largest disruption in the MRT, until there is actual effect, which I doubt will happen, it is not notable, fails WP:EVENT. It is also best covered in the service's article, as it provides better context. Esquivalience t 01:40, 16 July 2015 (UTC)
 * Delete - a three hour train disruption is not notable.--Rpclod (talk) 04:31, 16 July 2015 (UTC)
 * Would it be notable if this disruption is described as the country's 'unprecedented' (see this coverage) breakdown? --Lionratz (talk) 15:06, 17 July 2015 (UTC)
 * "Unprecedented" just means it hasn't happened before (for that location). It does not equate to "notable".--Rpclod (talk) 19:48, 19 July 2015 (UTC)

"::::According to WP:Lasting, "An event that is a precedent or catalyst for something else of lasting significance is likely to be notable". Added to the fact that this event has received national coverage, this should be sufficient to establish notability.--Lionratz (talk) 07:43, 20 July 2015 (UTC)
 * Keep - While I agree that this article is poorly written, notability should not be the issue. This event has been covered by major Singaporean news agencies (Channel News Asia, The Straits Times (which incidentally carried a multi-page report on this event) and even Reuters. It would likely have lasting impact since it was described as 'unprecedented' by SMRT's own chief, much like how the 2011 Singapore MRT disruptions keeps on appearing in the news about transport policies. As such, the article meets WP:EVENT but needs to be urgently improved--Lionratz (talk) 15:06, 17 July 2015 (UTC)
 * Keep. Info will be valid long after it drops from news. Decent Dan Moore (talk) 14:25, 19 July 2015 (UTC)
 * Merge in condensed form to Mass Rapid Transit (Singapore). Until we have a much better and longer article, this is better covered in context there.  Sandstein   08:54, 25 July 2015 (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.