Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ben Cochrane wolf attack


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The result was merge to List of fatal coyote and wolf attacks in Canada. (non-admin closure) &mdash; Music1201  talk  21:46, 12 September 2016 (UTC)

Ben Cochrane wolf attack

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NOT NEWS -- minor event, which would be better just mentioned in a general article  DGG ( talk ) 00:28, 6 September 2016 (UTC)
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 * Merge to List of fatal coyote and wolf attacks in Canada. Doesn't merit a standalone article. Clarityfiend (talk) 03:44, 6 September 2016 (UTC)
 * Keep - article is historically significant and encyclopedic. This article is the same as many related articles on Wikipedia: Death of Kenton Joel Carnegie and Taylor Mitchell.  There are many other similar articles in the following +cats Category:Deaths due to wolf attacks, Category:Deaths due to bear attacks, Category:Deaths due to coyote attacks, Category:Deaths due to dog attacks there are many others! IQ125 (talk) 12:25, 6 September 2016 (UTC)
 * Taylor Mitchell doesn't have an article because coyote attack; she has an article because she was a recording and touring musician who had already attained notability via WP:NMUSIC before she was attacked. Kenton Carnegie might be more comparable to this, but that article cites 34 distinct reliable sources and shows substantial evidence of ongoing impacts, while this one cites just one reference and says nothing more than "this happened" — so it hasn't been shown that they're equivalent at all. Bearcat (talk) 19:23, 7 September 2016 (UTC)


 * Merge and redirect, Dear heaven, the horror of it, However, there are very few sources plus a the perfect target exists List of fatal coyote and wolf attacks in Canada.E.M.Gregory (talk) 17:08, 6 September 2016 (UTC)
 * Merge to List of fatal coyote and wolf attacks in Canada per WP:NOTNEWS. Do not see evidence of WP:PERSISTENCE in coverage. K.e.coffman (talk) 05:05, 7 September 2016 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Manitoba-related deletion discussions. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 17:21, 7 September 2016 (UTC)


 * Merge to List of wolf attacks per WP:NOTNEWS. With just one source and no substance beyond "this happened", the depth of coverage and the significance needed to make this a suitable standalone article topic has not been shown — and the other proposed merge target, List of fatal coyote and wolf attacks in Canada, was created by the same user at the same time, isn't needed as a separate topic from the overview article that already exists, and is also up for AFD on that basis. Bearcat (talk) 19:29, 7 September 2016 (UTC)
 * Merge Per above. While deaths by animal attack can be notable even if the victim was not previously notable, this requires sustained coverage in multiple reliable sources. This doesn't come close. Smartyllama (talk) 17:33, 8 September 2016 (UTC)
 * Merge to List of wolf attacks. Like the other ongoing wolf attack related AFDs, this one was a local incident that never generated any long lasting or widespread effects that would grant it notability.  The only source is a small blurb in a local paper, which is not enough to sustain an article.64.183.45.226 (talk) 19:32, 8 September 2016 (UTC)


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