Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/May 2010 Northern Sumatra earthquake


 * 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   Keep. 7.2 earthquakes don't happen every day, and the trend in the supporting was heading towards K. I do think that Merge would not be out of the question.--- Balloonman  NO! I'm Spartacus! 06:38, 5 June 2010 (UTC)

May 2010 Northern Sumatra earthquake

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Not enough reliable sources to write a verifiable article. Notability not established. WP:NOTNEWS. Aditya Ex Machina 15:57, 21 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep A 7.2-magnitude earthquake is large, and this earthquake was reported in the news. This article may require cleanup, but deletion is going too far. Av9 (talk) 00:15, 22 May 2010 (UTC)
 * WP:NOTNEWS. No enduring notability. Aditya Ex Machina  14:05, 22 May 2010 (UTC)

 Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Ron Ritzman (talk) 00:24, 28 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete per WP:NOTNEWS. Lasting impact just not there, despite magnitude. Earthquakes of that magnitude are not uncommon around the Pacific belt.--70.82.131.148 (talk) 12:59, 24 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep This earthquake was a powerful one of over magnitude 7, which doesn't exactly happen every day. Most earthquakes of magnitude 6+ have very little significance unless they cause damage or casualties, and therefore not worthy of an article, but magnitude 7+ earthquakes are very powerful and nowhere near as common as magnitude 6+'s. Also, this particular quake was felt across a very wide area and caused some minor damage. Justmeagain83 (talk) 05:28, 27 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete per WP:NOTNEWS.-- DA I (Δ) 12:26, 27 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so consensus may be reached.


 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Indonesia-related deletion discussions.  cab (talk) 00:31, 28 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep We don't necessarily earthquakes because they are news events, but geological as well as human phenomena. DGG ( talk ) 00:57, 28 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep Per WP:NOTNEWS being mainly criteria on news...not geological occurences. Per WP:GEOSCOPE


 * WP:GEOSCOPE would indicate the article should be deleted. Aditya Ex Machina  18:33, 28 May 2010 (UTC)


 * Keep. An earthquake over 7.0 should be an automatic keeper. Carrite (talk) 05:22, 28 May 2010 (UTC)
 * no it shouldn't. There are no such guidelines-- DA I (Δ) 13:45, 28 May 2010 (UTC)


 * Delete, NOTNEWS applies. Stifle (talk) 12:47, 28 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete per WP:NOTNEWS and WP:NOTDIR"Wikipedia is not a directory of everything that exists or has existed." Edison (talk) 16:17, 28 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Weak Keep but only because it's consistent with proposed guidelines that many of us would like to see to replace the "quaking news" practice that got out of hand.  Bing-bing-bing, 7.2, we have a winner... but I still think it would make more sense to make an article about Earthquakes in Sumatra, seeing as how they happen so often that they have to distinguished by month (March 2010, April 2010, May 2010, etc.)  Mandsford 16:19, 28 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep/Merge Ok, this one makes it as notable, but it was the third major earthquake in Sumatra this year. Can't somebody please create an article called Earthquakes in Sumatra, or even 2010 Sumatra earthquakes, instead of spawning a new article every time the Ring of Fire does its thing? --MelanieN (talk) 03:22, 3 June 2010 (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.