Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Taft Union High School shooting


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The result was   redirect to Taft_Union_High_School. And possibly merge some content from the history, subject to editorial consensus.  Sandstein  11:18, 3 February 2013 (UTC)

Taft Union High School shooting

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No evidence of this shooting meeting WP:EVENT. Most school shootings we have articles on involved someone going on a rampage and killing dozens of people before taking their own lives, which usually led to extensive coverage and reform, but in this case, the suspect targeted two people and two people only. No one was killed and the suspect is alive and facing criminal charges. I highly doubt there will be any coverage of the trial and/or conviction since the shooting was minor (like all shootings that occur every day), only affecting the local city, and nor will there be any lasting effect on society, unlike Sandy Hook, which has led to major gun control reform around the world. The in-depth coverage and its duration of this shooting were low because only local news stations talked about it around-the-clock that day (other news stations around the country only had brief "breaking" mentions) and media attention basically died down within a few days, unlike other school massacres like Columbine and Virginia Tech, which continue to be talked about to this day. Furthermore, this article was created with hours of first known report of the shooting, not recommended under WP:BREAKING. The paragraph in Taft Union High School is sufficient enough to cover the incident. That article is not that long anyway, so any new information can easily be added there in the future if needed (similar to Lone Star College - North Harris). The Legendary Ranger (talk) 22:59, 26 January 2013 (UTC)


 * I do agree with you on some extent that this article may not be really necessary, and could be merged with the Taft Union High School page in its own little section. However, the Pine Middle School shooting has its own article and is considered a good article, and only two people were injured in this shooting. 24.130.40.143 (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 05:38, 28 January 2013 (UTC)
 * WP:OTHERSTUFFEXISTS. - The Bushranger One ping only 10:04, 28 January 2013 (UTC)
 * If a GA-class article exists on a similar topic, that's a (small) reason to assume the topic is suitable for wikipedia. Even WP:OTHERSTUFFEXISTS acknowledges the value of precedence. --Colapeninsula (talk) 16:18, 28 January 2013 (UTC)
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 * Delete per nomination and WP:NOTNEWSPAPER. Insufficient coverage to warrant a standalone article. Wikipedia is not a newspaper and content within school article is adequate. --Bob Re-born (talk) 06:25, 29 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Summarize, merge, and redirect to Taft Union High School, although it could be argued that it could be notable under WP:N/CA, as an event it does not appear to have received significant coverage that is persistent. Therefore, I recommend that the article content be summarized, merged into the article about the high school, and a redirect left in the article space. If persistent in-depth coverage can be verified at a later date, then its validity for a stand-alone article can be re-evaluated through normal procedures.--RightCowLeftCoast (talk) 10:48, 29 January 2013 (UTC)
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