Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Omaha Riot

 This page is an archive of the discussion about the proposed deletion of the article below. This page is no longer live. Further comments should be made on the article's talk page rather than here so that this page is preserved as an historic record. The result of the debate was - no consensus - SimonP 16:34, Mar 30, 2005 (UTC)

Omaha Riot
This page is beyond repair on NPOV and is a copyright violation of http://www.historicomaha.com/riot.htmTjc 13:52, 17 Mar 2005 (UTC)
 * Please list copyright problems at WP:CP, not here. Uncle G 14:42, 2005 Mar 17 (UTC)
 * It's not a copyvio; the text was published in 1919. --SPUI (talk) 15:06, 17 Mar 2005 (UTC)
 * The article is filled with things like "The story of the riot is more thrilling than any moving picture." and "That curious psychological phenomenon, known as "mob spirit," was evident frequently."Tjc 15:46, 17 Mar 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep and Clean Up. Seems to be a notable event in Omaha's history. Capitalistroadster 16:53, 17 Mar 2005 (UTC)
 * I have had a go at cleaning this up myself trying to NPOV the text, adding some perspective on events and adding references. Capitalistroadster 09:51, 18 Mar 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep and Clean up. Notable event in Omaha's history. DaveTheRed 17:44, 17 Mar 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. Delete. Delete. This sort of thing belongs on Wikisource, not here.  A contemporary pamphlet is not the sort of thing we should be using as the basis for an encyclopedic article.  Our sources should be researched histories, not a popular account potentially rife with inaccuracies and biases.  Gamaliel 18:20, 17 Mar 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep and allow for organic growth; appears to be a valid and encyclopedic reference. On Wikipedia, we have room for fictitious laws in the make believe Star Wars universe; fictitious gym trainers from the world of Pokémon; and Star Trek characters so utterly minor they only appear in a single episode. We certainly have room for this as well. VfD is not cleanup.  --GRider\talk 18:29, 17 Mar 2005 (UTC)
 * Transwiki the source text to Wikisource and then start from scratch on this, with a link to the text. RickK 23:13, Mar 17, 2005 (UTC)
 * Transwiki source text to Wikisource and rewrite this to be a succinct summary of the events. --Angr 06:59, 19 Mar 2005 (UTC)

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