Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The luckiest man in Iraq


 * 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   Userfy. The Bushranger One ping only 22:08, 22 June 2012 (UTC)

The luckiest man in Iraq

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NOT and NOTNEWS Canoe1967 (talk) 20:38, 21 June 2012 (UTC)
 * I didn't actually nominate this article. I just changed the tag to one that we can discuss.
 * For NOT there are many. Click the news, books, scholar, and JSTOR (if you have an account) above.
 * This may be the first time a 'smart bomb' video was widely aired to the public. If not it is the most notable.
 * NOTNEWS - It was news at the time, but I think it was a very memorable event. It is still discussed decades later and if we can get more detail it would be nice for readers to access RS sources on the event. The article is not about a BLP, or the video, but the event and circumstances surrounding it. The article name seems to be the most common usage of that event.--Canoe1967 (talk) 21:03, 21 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Delete Because it is still only one incident. There is so little to say about it that it doesn't need its own article.  The information could be given in Smart bomb, if that's what makes it notable. Borock (talk) 00:12, 22 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Iraq-related deletion discussions.  • Gene93k (talk) 01:15, 22 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Military-related deletion discussions.  • Gene93k (talk) 01:15, 22 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of People-related deletion discussions.  • Gene93k (talk) 01:15, 22 June 2012 (UTC)


 * Delete - This was a one-off comment. Yes, sources at the time mentioned it. However, all of the sources discussing it date from one day in 1991 (we do have an undiscussed use of the clip in 1997). There is no indication of lasting significance. Additionally, this permanent stub (two sentences), according to the talk page, strives to be a WP:BLP1E. Notwithstanding potential speculation about the kind of bomb used, the is person "remains, and is likely to remain, a low-profile individual". -  Sum mer PhD  (talk) 01:33, 22 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Delete This is not news. It was one event in 1991 and the person is anonymous. It doesn't merit a wikipedia article. --Artene50 (talk) 08:52, 22 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Delete as a non-notable video, as the article creater removed a proposed deletion and raised this AfD it could be considered an CSD G7 Author requests deletion as well! MilborneOne (talk) 14:31, 22 June 2012 (UTC)
 * 'Merge - Merge 1 sentence and references to Media coverage of the Gulf War (or maybe Gulf War). -Fnlayson (talk) 19:23, 22 June 2012 (UTC)
 * 'Comment'. It will fit as the existing two sentences in a few articles. Media coverage of the Gulf War, Laser-guided bomb, Gulf War air campaign, Norman Schwarzkopf, Jr., Grumman A-6 Intruder, GBU-10 Paveway II etc, etc. That is why I made it as a standalone article to use wikilinks with. I will just move it back to my user space for now until I can find more sources on more detail. It seems that no one here wants to help improve it, just delete it.--Canoe1967 (talk) 20:06, 22 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Merge it to Media coverage of the Gulf War as Fnlayson suggested. Otto Tanaka (talk) 20:10, 22 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Note - article was moved to userspace User:Canoe1967/The luckiest man in Iraq 2 by Canoe1967 and the residual redirect has been deleted under G7. MilborneOne (talk) 20:50, 22 June 2012 (UTC)
 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. 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.