Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/August 2010 Vanuatu earthquake


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The result was   delete. 7.3 earthquakes are not inherently notable; the proposed earthquake notability guidelines have not gained widespread consensus. King of &hearts;   &diams;   &clubs;  &spades; 00:44, 28 August 2010 (UTC)

August 2010 Vanuatu earthquake

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per WP:NOTNEWS. Non-notable, no deaths, tsunami at 23 cm according to CNN. Written in a news-like style. — Mike moral  ♪♫  16:20, 21 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Oceania-related deletion discussions.  -- • Gene93k (talk) 17:18, 21 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Events-related deletion discussions.  -- • Gene93k (talk) 17:19, 21 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep Has a magnitude of 7.3 and has WP:RS. If that had happened in a heavily populated place, the death toll would be massive. Compare the 7.0 in Haiti.  Lugnuts  (talk) 17:28, 21 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete Not notable. It does not matter if the magnitude of the earthquake was strong, the damage is. This content is better suited for Wikinews, additionally.  Diego Grez  what's up?  17:37, 21 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep under the Rule of 7, which seems to be an informal rule of thumb that has more or less ended the Earthquake AfD wars... Simply put: over 7.0, it's in under inherent nobability; under 7.0, it's only in if it squishes lots of people or breaks lots of things. Carrite (talk) 18:03, 21 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep per Carrite. Starzynka (talk) 19:53, 21 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep per Carrite. -- Ser Amantio di Nicolao Che dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 20:04, 21 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep per Carrite. scope_creep (talk) 01:57, 22 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete as Wikipedia is not a place for news reports. No evidence of lasting impact, deaths. A magnitude of 7.3 don't change this. Armbrust  Talk  Contribs  13:06, 22 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete - Keep per Carrite is not a particularly compelling reason when the above has explained how this arbitrary brightline makes no sense. It's a good guide, but trying to game a 7.1 into inherent notability is absurd. Try some WP:RS, and that suggests to me this doesn't meet the threshold. Shadowjams (talk) 08:59, 25 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep - per Carrite. Also, "written in a news-like style" isn't a good argument. Marcus   Qwertyus   20:24, 27 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete - Even if it was a magnitude 7 and the damage it could cause in a heavily populated area, it didn't so delete per WP:NOTNEWS. Derild  49  21  ☼  21:19, 27 August 2010 (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.