Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Alexandria riot


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The result was no consensus. - Mailer Diablo 13:38, 18 August 2006 (UTC)

Alexandria riot
Trivial disturbance. - CrazyRussian talk/email 01:37, 13 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom. BigHaz 01:43, 13 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep 100 injured and 3 dead is not a trivial disturbance, also reported by BBC and Christian Science Monitor. Dinosaur puppy 03:21, 13 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Comment. One reason I removed the PROD is that I know that many Coptic immigrants are upset that there is generally little attention paid in this country to the plight of Egypt's Copts. Since PROD is for "uncontroversial" deletions, and I could picture a Coptic axe-grinder objecting, that solidified my sense that I should de-PROD. However, I'm finding that actually Wikipedia appears to say very little about persecution of Egyptian Copts. For instance, the Religion in Egypt entry has a section on the persecution of Baha'is about as large as the "main" content, but not of Copts, despite the many times greater size of the latter community. We have an article on gay rights in Egypt, but as far as I can tell, none on discrimination against Coptic Christians. I'm sure a Copt advocate will find his way to Wikipedia eventually, but right now there's a systemic bias issue. Perhaps, if you consider this incident (which I'm sure wasn't the largest riot even in Alexandria's history) too "trivial" to sustain its own entry, a merge or rescope would be more in order. Anyway, I'll listen for the time being and hold off on casting a vote. --Groggy Dice 05:26, 13 August 2006 (UTC)
 * An article about the copts' situation is fine. This is not it. This belongs on wikinews. - CrazyRussian talk/email 05:29, 13 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom. I'm afraid that Wikipedia isn't the proper venue for raising consciousness on Coptic issues.  Ravenswing 07:11, 13 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom. Eusebeus 12:59, 13 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom. -- Szvest 23:25, 13 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep A 5000 person riot doesn't seem trivial. Perhaps move to 2005 Alexandria riots. Drett 01:06, 14 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep as a riot that has attracted international attention. It has sources, doesn't make any untrue claims, and at this point doesn't have any viable merge targets. It doesn't appear that this is any less significant than the Seattle Mardi Gras Riots, for example. Z iggurat 03:43, 14 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep noteworthy article--Tess Tickle 02:33, 16 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Comment if kept, must be renamed to distinguish it from many more notable ones. Carlossuarez46 02:58, 16 August 2006 (UTC)
 * I'd be happy with a rename to 2005 Alexandria riot. Z iggurat 03:24, 16 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep. This would have been kept if the riot had taken place in some major American city. A later merge into some suitable article would be fine. up+l+and 05:52, 16 August 2006 (UTC)


 * It's been moved. Drett 14:52, 16 August 2006 (UTC)


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