Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Tamil Snake gang


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The result was   delete. Cirt (talk) 05:37, 29 September 2009 (UTC)

Tamil Snake gang

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There is no real indication that this gang is in any way noteworthy or historically significant. It appears that they were mentioned in connection with a single murder, the ones that the two news stories used as sources were about (though both links are dead now). The only other source is a personal web page, and a search of news sources turns up little actual coverage of the gang. Dominic·t 17:31, 22 September 2009 (UTC) Dominic·t 17:31, 22 September 2009 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of United Kingdom-related deletion discussions.  -- • Gene93k (talk) 17:48, 22 September 2009 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Crime-related deletion discussions.  -- • Gene93k (talk) 17:48, 22 September 2009 (UTC)
 * Strong Delete. Although this article has been toned down by various wikipedia editors, the original draft makes it pretty clear that the intention of the article was to big up this gang as feared and dangerous. Both the links to the murders committed are broken, but I certainly don't think we should be "crediting" them to the same gang unless the link has been covered in verifiable sources. With zero hits in GNews, they're non-notable and I don't see why we should pander to this kind of attention-seeking. Chris Neville-Smith (talk) 21:18, 22 September 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete. As AFD regulars will know, while I certainly agree that the major gangs like the Crips are significant, I have no patience for the Ghetto Boys-style use of Wikipedia as a self-promotional tool for every self-proclaimed street gang. – iride  scent  18:15, 23 September 2009 (UTC)
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