Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Railroader culture


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The result was   delete. JForget 01:39, 14 June 2010 (UTC)

Railroader culture

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"Railroader culture" as a term for ignorance of safety regulations for more efficiency lacks notability. The article claims that the term was coined by the investigating judge Foisy in the aftermath of the Hinton train collision in Canada, but I cannot see that the term has been used in this manner since. I have found no sources which make a big deal out of the phrase "railroader culture". I believe that in most cases the term is used in its neutral and literal meaning; i.e. the culture among people who work on the railway system. Only one Wikipedia article points at this article (Hinton train collision) and that one already covers the issue of lax safety far more comprehensively. I cannot see much use of a redirect or merge since "railroader culture" is not a plausible search term for any specific rail accident; it would also be an insult to rail employees, and a violation of NPOV, to equate "railroader culture" with "ignorance of safety regulations". Sjakkalle (Check!)  11:21, 7 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete as non-notable. This  pretty well says it all.  Why someone thought this merited its own article is beyond me.  Mandsford 12:53, 7 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete I'd imagine there's a fascinating article to be written about railroad culture, but this isn't it or the start of it, this is a dicdef based on something someone said regarding an accident a quarter century ago. This sort of article is worse than nothing because it frustrates readers' expectations: there should be an article here, but there isn't. Andrew Lenahan -  St ar bli nd  15:37, 7 June 2010 (UTC)
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