Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/RHINO (squat)


 * 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 No consensus ... split among Keep, Delete and Merge. --User:Ceyockey ( talk to me ) 02:37, 7 August 2007 (UTC)

RHINO (squat)

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This page is about squatters in Geneva who just got evicted after occupying a building for 19 years. It is currently making headlines in local newspapers, but I don't think it is notable enough for inclusion, especially since there are 1000s of other buildings squatted around the world, and it is hard to see what would make this one different from others. More precisely, I think it could be added to a page about Squatting in Switzerland, or even Squatting in Geneva if there is enough to say on this particular topic, but it may not deserve an article for itself. Schutz 11:17, 26 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom. There are too many buildings like this in the world to count, and they are not inherently notable.  A day in the news does not magically imbue notability; by next month it will all be forgotten again. Shalom Hello 19:10, 26 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Merge into the article Squatting. There is no article about RHINO; this one was created on fr.wikipedia.org only recently, and translated into English.  True, there are thousands of buildings occupied by squatters, but a 19 year long occupation sets this one apart from most such incidents.  Mandsford 17:09, 29 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep. This particular squat is quite well known, and in spite of what was written above, it will not be forgotten very soon. The Geneva police evicted the inhabitants on July 23rd, and there have been a few demonstrations and riots since then. Geneva has not seen such violence since the anti G8 summit demos in 2003. I suggest we wait a few more weeks to see how the situation develops. GastelEtzwane 14:26, 30 July 2007 (UTC)
 * I'm happy to be proved wrong, but while it is quite well known at the local level, that does not really make it notable — at least I have not found anything showing notability; do you have any link or reference that could help here ? Schutz 19:10, 30 July 2007 (UTC)
 * what kind of link or reference would it take ? GastelEtzwane 15:52, 2 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Have a look at Notability (organizations and companies) for a start; basically, anything that would show that an external (external = outside Geneva/Switzerland) observer would see a difference between Rhino and any of the 1000s squats in the world. Schutz 20:31, 2 August 2007 (UTC)


 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so that consensus may be reached. Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks,


 * Merge per WP:LOCAL. The target should be the town and not the squatting article. Vegaswikian 21:04, 5 August 2007 (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.