Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Hurricane Bawbag


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The result was   speedy keep. WP:SNOW keep. Also, this is not the place to discuss a rename; the place to do that is the requested move. Ks0stm (T•C•G•E) 17:13, 9 December 2011 (UTC)

Hurricane Bawbag

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Not a hurricane, and not call by any authority Bawbag Bihco (talk) 14:41, 9 December 2011 (UTC) Keep - the storm is still being discussed on UK news, and it is listed as "active" on the article page. --Thehistorian10 (talk) 16:13, 9 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Rename to Friedhelm (European windstorm). Widespread impacts.  HurricaneFan 25  14:43, 9 December 2011 (UTC)
 * speedy keep if you want it re-named, there's a different request procedure for re-naming things. don't use deletion 188.221.79.22 (talk) 14:51, 9 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Keep: Bihco, you are completely wrong and clearly have not even looked at the sources. HurricaneFan, there is already a Rename discussion open on the talk page. Adam4267 (talk) 14:53, 9 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Sigh. The name is being discussed on the talk page. That it is "not call by any authority Bawbag" is irrelevant; what is relevant is real-world impact and evidence of reliable third-party sources, so as to satisfy WP:GNG, both of which the article seems to demonstrate. Chris Cunningham (user:thumperward) (talk) 14:55, 9 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Keep: Certainly Scotland's worst storm for several years, so notable in that respect. Also well referenced as it received wide media coverage. Maybe change the name to Hurricane Friedhelm, the official name, with a redirect from Bawbag because we usually give these things their official titles. Incidentally, why do we have this debate every time there's a freak weather event in the UK? To my knowledge, this is the fourth winter where an article on a major UK weather event has been nominated for deletion, and we seem to go round in ever decreasing circles (pardon the pun!) with the same old arguments. Isn't it about time we had some kind of protocol to deal with this sort of thing? Paul MacDermott (talk) 15:12, 9 December 2011 (UTC)
 * "'Keep:'" This page should not be deleted. Although the storm has been given another formal name. This colloquial name has not only been used by members of the General Public, but also by STV, the national variation of ITV, and by many councils on their twitter feeds, including Stirling Council. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 146.191.241.140 (talk) 15:53, 9 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Speedy keep, this is not a proposal for deletion. I agree that the article should be renamed, but the storm (the worst in the UK for a decade) is obviously notable and should have an article, whatever we call it. Robofish (talk) 15:58, 9 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Keep but rename - Keep but rename the article to its proper encyclopaedic name with a redirect from Bawbag. Mtaylor848 (talk) 16:06, 9 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Keep* Yep it's a real storm and yes it is a real colloquial name, maybe change the main name is your too prudish but the Bawbag name must at least have a section. Heck even the Scottish First Minister has used it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.10.84.3 (talk) 16:26, 9 December 2011 (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.