Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Shooting of Cannon Hinnant


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The result was keep. Tone 07:29, 31 August 2020 (UTC)

Shooting of Cannon Hinnant

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Not a notable shooting. Many children (and just people in general) are shot and killed all the time and there are not Wikipedia articles on their shootings. While it is true that this got some high profile media coverage, there is nothing that makes it stand out from other shootings of children which have gotten similar coverage. Andise1 (talk) 06:15, 24 August 2020 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Crime-related deletion discussions. Shellwood (talk) 08:24, 24 August 2020 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of North Carolina-related deletion discussions. Shellwood (talk) 08:24, 24 August 2020 (UTC)


 * delete I have been going back and forth with nomming this myself. There is no evidence that this has received more in-depth coverage than your average murder and also per WP:NOTNEWS. Praxidicae (talk) 12:38, 24 August 2020 (UTC)
 * keep Non-trivial coverage in national news (read: Reliable sources as per WP:RS/P), and the fact the story is so prominent in social media means we are getting coverage beyond the one event of the kid being shot. Coverage of the killing: Washington Post New York Times Of the funeral: Funeral of kid widely attended Of the story’s continued influence in social media: Funds raised for family: Continued coverage About the funds raised for the kid’s family: Continued coverage People getting suspended because of their social media posts on this matter  The reason why we want to keep the article is because this is continuing to get coverage, and we need to make sure we reiterate that this killing is not racially motivated.  Samboy (talk) 13:17, 24 August 2020 (UTC)
 * That last part sounds a lot like trying to WP:RIGHTGREATWRONGS. TompaDompa (talk) 20:23, 25 August 2020 (UTC)
 * Delete a violation of the not news guidelines.John Pack Lambert (talk) 14:20, 25 August 2020 (UTC)
 * Strongest possible Keep Coverage by multiple sources which has been fairly sustained for weeks. To be fair much of the coverage covers the controversy rather than the event itself but that is still enough to pass WP:GNG. I have continuously tried to improve this article but all my edits have been reverted. Inter&#38;anthro (talk) 03:10, 26 August 2020 (UTC)
 * Also just an afterthought, the nominator's reasoning for deletion seems to be more of WP:OTHERSTUFFDOESNTEXIST. Saying that people are killed everyday so an article about that shouldn't exist is nonsense. Many women are sadly subjected to sexual violence and sometimes murder, and most don't have their own article, but that doesn't make incidents like this one any less notable. Inter&#38;anthro (talk) 03:13, 26 August 2020 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Events-related deletion discussions. Coolabahapple (talk) 03:38, 26 August 2020 (UTC)


 * Delete, as WP:NOTNEWS, and does not meet WP:EVENT, nothing about this tragedy shows it to be wikisignificant/lasting. Coolabahapple (talk) 05:36, 26 August 2020 (UTC)
 * Keep Subject appears to satisfy GNG and WP:EVENT. In particular the event has received in depth coverage, from a diverse range of reliable sources which has continued to the present. See WP:DEPTH, WP:PERSISTENCE and WP:DIVERSE. -Ad Orientem (talk) 19:34, 26 August 2020 (UTC)
 * Keep It has been all over the news and social media. This is not your typical murder. Unlike other murders, this one has contributed substantially to American politics. There are plenty of child murders that are not notable enough to be included on Wikipedia, but this is not one of them. I also agree with Ad Orientem's reasoning. Scorpions13256 (talk) 20:00, 27 August 2020 (UTC)
 * I may be low class... but I don't think I'm that low class. Confused-tpvgames.gif -Ad Orientem (talk) 02:19, 28 August 2020 (UTC)
 * Sorry. Was my reasoning not comprehensible? Was my reasoning "low class"? I don't quite understand your reaction. I rewrote my comment for clarity. Scorpions13256 (talk) 05:07, 28 August 2020 (UTC)
 * Read your comment again... carefully. lol -Ad Orientem (talk) 05:10, 28 August 2020 (UTC)
 * Hint: There's an amusing typo in there. -Ad Orientem (talk) 05:15, 28 August 2020 (UTC)
 * My God. I think I got it. Why do I always overlook the most obvious things? Scorpions13256 (talk) 05:21, 28 August 2020 (UTC)
 * ROFL -Ad Orientem (talk) 05:47, 28 August 2020 (UTC)


 * Keep - article needs expansion and improvements, but as of today it passes WP:GNG and WP:EVENT..BabbaQ (talk) 22:16, 27 August 2020 (UTC)
 * Keep - The article can be improved and it has been covered in national news no less. Ficboy (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 01:45, 29 August 2020 (UTC)


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