Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Battle of Kesab


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was Snow delete This was clearly going to be a "delete", and the author's removing of all content has meant that there is no need to wait the week out. ("Battle of Kesab" does not seem to be recorded anywhere except Wikipedia and Wikipedia mirrors.) JamesBWatson (talk) 09:05, 21 December 2012 (UTC)

The Battle of Kesab

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Just because there is fighting going on somewhere does not suddenly mean there is a "Battle of X". Furthermore, the article indicates the alleged battle started today. Wikipedia is not a news source. Especially given the fact that info coming out of Syria is spotty at best, we're certainly not going to be able to get enough reliable sources to create this now. In a few weeks, if news sources have labelled this a distinct "battle" and have discussed it repeatedly such that it passes WP:EVENT, then the article can be created. Qwyrxian (talk) 01:46, 21 December 2012 (UTC)
 * Speedy Delete Wikipedia is not a primary source, so unless and until someone else calls it that, repeatedly, then we are contributing to the usage of the term, not documenting it. I couldn't find a single news source that uses that term for whatever is happening there. I won't even recommend a redirect to one of the Syrian Civil War articles because it's not even clear what's happening. WP:NOTNEWS and WP:OR at best. § FreeRangeFrog croak 02:44, 21 December 2012 (UTC)
 * The article creator just put this on the talk page: "I am the author of the of article and I live in syria. I think I know what is going on and the news will tell in a few days. I just want to tell you there probably won't be sources of this on google, or the news because it's just a little battle. — Preceding unsigned comment added by ‎Ethan1012 (talk • contribs) ", which for me, is basically a clear statement that the subject isn't notable. Qwyrxian (talk) 04:01, 21 December 2012 (UTC)


 * Delete. This is a small ongoing skirmish, not a full-fledged battle, with around 130 combatants. Clarityfiend (talk) 04:25, 21 December 2012 (UTC)
 * Note that the article creator has blanked the page, so I've tagged it WP:CSD. Qwyrxian (talk) 07:11, 21 December 2012 (UTC)


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