Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Sparks Middle School Shooting (2nd nomination)


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The result was keep. Nothing's changed since the last AFD which was only closed 4 days ago!, Not sure why this wasn't speedy closed but whatever consensus is to Keep again (non-admin closure) – Davey 2010 Talk 03:04, 8 December 2015 (UTC)

Sparks Middle School Shooting
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Over two years have passed, and there hasn't been any indication of lasting significance. This is truly a tragic event, but it's definitely not notable. Parsley Man (talk) 21:55, 1 December 2015 (UTC)


 * Weak Keep, agreed that the eventic is tragic, but it somewhat fails WP:CRIME. That said, in the past month, it has gained traction in the news what with Clinton and the community discussing it. It hasn't died off as would be needed for it to be deleted. True, it isn't front page news, but it is still mentioned in the news. I think for that reason, it should be kept. Jab843 (talk) 22:08, 1 December 2015 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Crime-related deletion discussions.  Human 3015   TALK    22:27, 1 December 2015 (UTC)
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 * Keep While WP:LASTING states that: "Events that have a noted and sourced permanent effect of historical significance are likely to be notable." In other words, lasting impact is an indication of notability, not a prerequisite for having/keeping an article.  The more relevant policy is WP:NOTTEMPORARY in light of which deletion, let alone a 2nd AFD so soon, seems inappropriate.E.M.Gregory (talk) 22:43, 2 December 2015 (UTC)
 * Back in today's news cycle: the Sparks Middle School shooting .E.M.Gregory (talk) 22:49, 2 December 2015 (UTC)
 * Also Hillary Clinton discussing Sparks school shooting in campaign speech. Added this and a few more news reports from the last few weeks to article.  Nom ought to have run WP:BEFORE. E.M.Gregory (talk) 23:06, 2 December 2015 (UTC)
 * Keep Plenty of sources here to justify notability. Hundreds of results come up in Google News search. Tinton5 (talk) 05:28, 3 December 2015 (UTC)


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