Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Death of Keane Wallis-Bennett


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The result was keep. Ad Orientem (talk) 00:19, 1 February 2019 (UTC)

Death of Keane Wallis-Bennett

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I'm not sure that this meets WP:EVENT standards. Specifically I think it falls under the 4th point: "Routine kinds of news events (including most crimes, accidents, deaths, celebrity or political news, "shock" news, stories lacking lasting value such as "water cooler stories," and viral phenomena) – whether or not tragic or widely reported at the time – are usually not notable unless something further gives them additional enduring significance." I don't see anything that suggests that there is "enduring significance" behind this. It received comment from the prime minister, but I don't think much significance exists beyond that. only (talk) 22:11, 24 January 2019 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Events-related deletion discussions.  CAPTAIN RAJU (T) 00:31, 25 January 2019 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Scotland-related deletion discussions.  CAPTAIN RAJU (T) 00:31, 25 January 2019 (UTC)


 * Delete. Tragic but unrelated to any larger notable event or issue.  --Lockley (talk) 04:44, 25 January 2019 (UTC)
 * Keep I believe it meets WP:EVENTCRIT. Coverage is sustained, significant and diverse, with articles in late 2016 (over 2 1/2 years later) and mid 2017, at the time of the enquiry (BBC, The Times , Edinburgh News , Sky News ). The BBC article says "Mr Gaw added: "Immediately after the incident in 2014, the council removed similar free-standing walls in its schools and subsequently safety advice was issued by the Scottish government advising all local authorities of the risks regarding these walls." Also, "The sheriff principal ... said a warning about freestanding walls should be reinforced. She said the Health and Safety Executive, in conjunction with the Scottish government, should ensure an assessment is made of the risk posed by these walls. This should be in conjunction with remedial measures where the walls cannot be safely and effectively removed." So the accident had a lasting impact (it resulted in changes (walls removed) and ongoing warnings of risks) over the whole of Scotland (nationally, not just the local region). RebeccaGreen (talk) 07:46, 25 January 2019 (UTC)
 * Keep while agree with Nom that this looked ROUTINE, I have to endorse User:RebeccaGreen's demonstration that it meets WP:EVENT.E.M.Gregory (talk) 23:22, 29 January 2019 (UTC)
 * Keep My initial thought was probably delete, but the argument put forward by User:RebeccaGreen is a strong one, as it shows the event had a lasting and significant impact. Dunarc (talk) 23:30, 29 January 2019 (UTC)
 * Keep - beyond the sources in-article and found by RebeccaGreen, there is also her argument that the ongoing actions (I would note here that effects is less relevant, but actions is key) taken as a result make it distinct from a single event. Nosebagbear (talk) 23:37, 31 January 2019 (UTC)


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