Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/July 2006 North Korean-South Korean border skirmish


 * 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 delete. I can't understand people who endorse Visviva's desire to merge which is specifically unclear about the target. There is barely any info here; the incident is mentioned briefly already in Hostilities between North and South Korea since 1953, and merging to Korean Demilitarized Zone is a bad idea, considering the contents of that article. Mango juice talk 14:10, 11 August 2006 (UTC)

July 2006 North Korean-South Korean border skirmish
This is a news story, not an encyclopedic article. This, at best, belongs at Wikinews. --  tariq abjotu  (joturner) 04:07, 1 August 2006 (UTC)


 * Speedy Delete - 8 rounds fired in total? Hardly encyclopedic.--Bobblehead 04:28, 1 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Jumping on the Merge bandwagon. --Bobblehead 15:31, 1 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete. News stories dont belong on Wikipedia. --Popcorn2008 04:58, 1 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete, WP:NOT Wikinews. No evidence that this is encyclopedic, since it probably happens quite a bit. No prejudice to add any relevant information to an article about a larger event if it comes to fruition. One would hope not though... knock on wood. -- Kinu t /c  05:01, 1 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Changing my recommendation to smerge per below. Agree that it's worth a mention, but not its own article. -- Kinu t /c  13:45, 1 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Merge to Korean Demilitarized Zone, or preferably Hostilities between North and South Korea since 1953, if created. The incident is notable: it has been widely reported and is potentially significant.  However, there is not enough information for a separate article.  These incidents do happen, but not nearly as frequently as you would think; according to People's Daily the last exchange of fire was in October 2005.  -- Visviva 05:42, 1 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Merge as per Visviva. I added the border class to current events. It would be good to have an article as incidents as suggested by Visviva or even a section in the Korean DMZ article. Capitalistroadster 05:47, 1 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Merge As per above. Whilst perhaps notable for being a single encounter on a disputed border, it certainly does not deserve its' own article LinaMishima 06:10, 1 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Smerge per nom, most of this is blather and context that could be reduced to a single sentence. Maybe two. --Dhartung | Talk 07:55, 1 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Merge or just plain keep to counter systemic bias. CanadianCaesar Et tu, Brute? 08:27, 1 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Merge. &mdash; Nightst a  llion  (?) 09:41, 1 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Merge per Visviva Hello32020 10:45, 1 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Merge per Visviva Tchadienne 12:56, 1 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Merge 8 shots does not make a skirmish, much like 1 death isnt a massacre. This isnt a wikinews yet? -- zero faults   ' '' 14:22, 1 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Merge as per above. Fcyoss 17:21, 1 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Merge per above. --Core des at talk. ^_^ 00:18, 2 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Smerge per Dhartung. Two sentences. --JS talk 02:54, 2 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Merge per Visviva Elouamn 16:00, 2 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete as Wikinews already has a longer article covering this incident. Bjelleklang -  talk 17:47, 5 August 2006 (UTC)


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