Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Franklin Regional High School stabbing


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. 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.

The result was   speedy keep. Nominator has endorsed SNOW close (non-admin closure) Northern Antarctica  ₵  22:25, 10 April 2014 (UTC)

Franklin Regional High School stabbing

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WP:NOTNEWS, WP:TOOSOON John from Idegon (talk) 21:25, 9 April 2014 (UTC)
 * WP:RAPID Jinkinson   talk to me  21:34, 9 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Pennsylvania-related deletion discussions.  Jinkinson   talk to me  21:34, 9 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Schools-related deletion discussions.  Jinkinson   talk to me  21:35, 9 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Crime-related deletion discussions. BabbaQ (talk) 22:43, 9 April 2014 (UTC)


 * Keep - !voted against this article being featured at ITN. But I do not see a reason for deletion. Article is well-referenced and has recieved world coverage. Too soon is not really a reason for deletion here as 20 people has been stabbed at a school and it has recieved extensive coverage now. I would say that this nomination is too soon considering that the article is notable now but might not have any long extensive notability which we do not know anything about just yet. --BabbaQ (talk) 22:05, 9 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Keep - A serious incident at a U.S. high school that resulted in mass casualties, despite no fatalities. Mass stabbings with knives are also a rare and notable event. Cyanidethistles (talk) 22:36, 9 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Keep Are you deletists insane? This is a major, article worthy thing! Sure, violence is all too common in today's society, but a stabbing of this caliber is almost unheard of in the USA. Keep this article up. --Matt723star (talk) 22:37, 9 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Keep This article defiently is notable and has a lot of information to back it up. Deleting it would do a disservice to readers. Peter.C  •  talk  •  contribs  22:42, 9 April 2014 (UTC)
 * "Definitely" is how it's spelled, and by the way, Franklin Regional School District still has the text about this. It wouldn't be a disservice to readers because very little is being deleted. Epicgenius (talk) 23:13, 9 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Comments like the first part of yours the above is just unnecessary and pointy Epicgenius . Secondly a mention in the Franklin Regional School District article will still not cover the entire case so a separate article is needed.--BabbaQ (talk) 23:16, 9 April 2014 (UTC)
 * @BabbaQ: I already voted "Support" below. My apologies if it sounded too pointy, but I thought that Peter.C said "defiantly" at first. Epicgenius (talk) 10:28, 10 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Oh I am also overreacting I guess. No worries ;)--BabbaQ (talk) 13:50, 10 April 2014 (UTC)


 * Weak Keep A counter argument would be WP:DEADLINE which like WP:TOOSOON is only an essay, WP:BREAKING evens out WP:RAPID which leaves WP:NOTNEWS. I think it is too soon to tell what will happen but seeing that things are still unfolding I feel it should be waited out a bit. - Knowledgekid87 (talk) 22:44, 9 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Keep. Episodes of mass school violence like this one always make a lasting traumatic impact on the U.S. national psyche. In this case one does not a crystal ball to know that this episode will continue to be covered for months and years (and not just days, as would have been for a WP:NOTNEWS case). Nsk92 (talk) 22:48, 9 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Keep for now. But it needs cleanup judging from sentences like these: The stabbing occurred almost fifteen years after the columbine high school massacre and on the birthday of one of the school shooters Eric Harris. Uh, great.  Taylor Trescott  - my talk + my edits 23:04, 9 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Weak Keep – As this article is about a mass stabbing, with very widespread news coverage, where twenty people were injured. Epicgenius (talk) 23:11, 9 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Comment - Perhaps a closing of this AfD ASAP would be appropriate so that users could focus on the article instead.--BabbaQ (talk) 23:12, 9 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Keep Also, I agree with the above comment. Rilech (talk) 23:19, 9 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Why does this AFD seem so familiar? Oh yeah... Jinkinson   talk to me  23:23, 9 April 2014 (UTC)


 * Keep I agree with above comments. Corn cheese (talk) 00:02, 10 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Events-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 03:19, 10 April 2014 (UTC)


 * Keep I agree with above comments. Corn cheese (talk) 00:02, 10 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Keep per WP:EVENT; this is a mass stabbing even of national coverage, worthy of notice (Fox, CNN, ABC, NY Daily, NY Times, etc...) -- Cy be r XR ef ☎ 03:21, 10 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Keep per CyberXRef. Plot Spoiler (talk) 03:24, 10 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Keep. This isn't Sandy Hook, thank God, but it's received the requisite coverage for notability.  NOTNEWS is always misinterpreted; those using it need to read the policy.  This incident will probably be of some significance in gun control arguments in the U.S. since the knife incident didn't actually kill anyone. Wnt (talk) 03:24, 10 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Keep Do we seriously have to do this every time with a major news event? John, did you think at all? Silver  seren C 06:15, 10 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Keep For frell's sake. DodgerOfZion (talk)
 * Keep Lethal weapons and mass attacks, particularly in schools, are an ongoing topic of vital concern and discussion in the US public arena and elsewhere. Keep this information maximally accessible. Thank you. Deborahjay (talk) 09:44, 10 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Keep Why in bob's name would anyone possibly think an article about this major event would be a good candidate for deletion? Strong keep.'' lu3ke (talk) 13:55, 10 April 2014 (GMT)
 * Strong Keep Per above Kiteinthewind  Leave a message! 16:00, 10 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Keep - this has gotten a lot of attention, politically, Bearian (talk) 17:11, 10 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Strong Keep — Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.251.154.175 (talk) 19:45, 10 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Comment Can someone close this as a WP:SNOW case? At this point given the strong consensus I do not see this article being deleted. - Knowledgekid87 (talk) 19:51, 10 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Endorse Snow Close as Nominator I still don't see this having an article, but I am obviously in the minority. John from Idegon (talk) 20:38, 10 April 2014 (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.