Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Downtown Raleigh fire


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The result was delete. No prejudice towards sending it to draftspace or userspace. Kurykh (talk) 00:28, 26 March 2017 (UTC)

Downtown Raleigh fire

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The prod was contested. This looks like a case of WP:NOTNEWS. This only has routine news coverage and I don't see how the fire is notable and goes beyond news. The article infobox even states there were 0 deaths and injuries. SL93 (talk) 04:53, 18 March 2017 (UTC)


 * Delete - no enduring significant / significant and lasting coverage. Not even worth a mention in the city article. Neutralitytalk 04:58, 18 March 2017 (UTC)
 * Delete - Does not establish notability as written. Not every event is notable.  Robert McClenon (talk) 04:59, 18 March 2017 (UTC)
 * *Delete It sounds like minor local news. It doesn't seem to have lasting significance. Imalawyer (talk) 05:40, 18 March 2017 (UTC) Strike !vote of blocked sock. --Kurykh (talk) 00:29, 26 March 2017 (UTC)


 * Disregard above comment as Imalawyer has been confirmed as a Sock puppet of User:Sdc3000. -- Willthacheerleader18 (talk) 23:21, 19 March 2017 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Events-related deletion discussions. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 13:31, 18 March 2017 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of History-related deletion discussions. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 13:31, 18 March 2017 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of North Carolina-related deletion discussions. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 13:31, 18 March 2017 (UTC)


 * Keep or possible merge (with the Raleigh article) as this was a major fire in the middle of an urban metropolis. See here -- Willthacheerleader18 (talk) 13:53, 19 March 2017 (UTC)
 * Draftify or Userify. It only happened 3 days ago and to call it "historic" in that context is laughable. The comments about only local significance are likely correct, but it's simply too soon to judge whether it has lasting significance. Eggishorn (talk) (contrib) 16:28, 20 March 2017 (UTC)
 * Comment: I don't see how a death count factors in notability. &mdash; JJ Be  rs  16:37, 20 March 2017 (UTC)
 * And I don't see how this fire, which happened recently, is historic and notable beyond the local area. SL93 (talk) 20:22, 20 March 2017 (UTC)


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