Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Korean excrement balloon incident


 * 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 merge‎__EXPECTED_UNCONNECTED_PAGE__ to Balloon propaganda campaigns in Korea. Extraordinary Writ (talk) 03:33, 7 June 2024 (UTC)

Korean excrement balloon incident

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I nominated for deletion; think the content of the article should be merged into Balloon propaganda campaigns in Korea. Reasoning: there's just not much else to say about this incident other than what's in the few news articles about it. It falls into the context of the balloon propaganda campaign, and doesn't have enough separate notability imo. 104.232.119.107 (talk) 01:20, 31 May 2024 (UTC)


 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Korea-related deletion discussions. 104.232.119.107 (talk) 01:20, 31 May 2024 (UTC)


 * No, multiple news sources have had articles about it, including Reuters, (https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/south-korea-alert-balloons-dropping-trash-north-2024-05-29/) BBC, (https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4nn2p32zrzo.amp) CNN, (https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2024/05/29/asia/north-korea-trash-balloons-intl-hnk) CBS, (https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/north-korea-south-korea-trash-balloons/) and NBC. (https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna154435) — Preceding unsigned comment added by MountainDew20 (talk • contribs) 00:54, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
 * For others reading, note that I had posted on the talk page with the deletion nomination because I am an IP user and can't create pages. This user created the deletion discussion page, and I'm not sure if they saw my post (verbatim matches the current deletion nom rationale) before making this comment.
 * Now direct response to this comment: my point is not that the event doesn't have coverage, my point is that the event is not independently significant enough from the Balloon propaganda campaigns page to merit its own article. WP:NOPAGE is relevant I think here.
 * Note WP:NSUSTAINED and WP:NTEMP. I think you can make an argument that we should wait a bit more to see if coverage is separate enough: maybe this sparks a huge diplomatic incident with significant consequences. But I'm doubtful that will happen; worse events have happened with basically zero meaningful change to inter-Korean relations. 104.232.119.107 (talk) 01:24, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Keep: I pull up coverage in Reuters, NBC News, The Independent and what's given now in the article. This incident seems to be notable. Oaktree b (talk) 01:42, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
 * There is more to say, as the balloons also contained CD's and leaflets, in addition to all the other stuff mentioned . Oaktree b (talk) 01:44, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Separately notable from what's in the Balloon propaganda campaigns in Korea article? And to clarify, I wasn't trying to say the excrement balloon article can't be expanded more. I was trying to say that, based on the news articles, there's not much more to say that differs from the balloon propaganda campaigns in Korea article. The overlap is really significant. 104.232.119.107 (talk) 02:00, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Or !merge, I'm not fussed about it. Oaktree b (talk) 03:27, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Merge: WP:NEVENTS applies, but without getting too into the weeds wrt that guideline, this event belongs contextually at Balloon propaganda campaigns in Korea as this is a direct response to recent South Korean balloon campaigns, with North Korea stating that it would retaliate against the "frequent scattering of leaflets and other rubbish" in border areas by activists in the South. // "Mounds of wastepaper and filth will soon be scattered over the border areas and the interior of the ROK and it will directly experience how much effort is required to remove them". Also: the article name is really not ideal as under 10% of the balloons appear to have contained excrement. ~Hydronium~Hydroxide~(Talk)~ 02:52, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Merge: Per WP:NEVENTS and WP:NOPAGE. Also, WP:NOTNEWS given that this happened just yesterday. Dclemens1971 (talk) 04:03, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Merge; not independently notable enough. Zanahary (talk) 05:58, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Events, North Korea,  and South Korea.  WC  Quidditch   ☎   ✎  06:27, 31 May 2024 (UTC)


 * Merge as despite coverage from major media companies, it's yet another example of WP:NOTNEWS and WP:LASTING. Duke of New Gwynedd (talk &#124; contrib.) 18:48, 4 June 2024 (UTC)


 * Merge - while it is marginally notable, a merger back would allow for better context. Bearian (talk) 15:12, 5 June 2024 (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.