Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Use of chemical weapons in Sri Lankan civil war


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The result was   keep. (Non-administrator closure) NorthAmerica1000 23:29, 29 October 2014 (UTC)

Use of chemical weapons in Sri Lankan civil war

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Article fails WP:GNG & WP:V with no reliable sources. -- Shehanw (talk) 05:07, 22 October 2014 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Sri Lanka-related deletion discussions. lavender|(formerlyHMSSolent|lambast 05:16, 22 October 2014 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Military-related deletion discussions. NorthAmerica1000 07:13, 22 October 2014 (UTC)


 * Reply The article is fairly new, and there are quite a number of secondary sources regarding the topic, more of which will be incorporated in sometime. It is to be remembered that NewsX is one of the popular news channels which had broadcast the documentary and there was an official response offered by the Sri Lankan government regarding the matter. So coverage wasn't exactly non-existent as per the initiator.-- CuCl2 (chat  spy acquaint) 11:35, 22 October 2014 (UTC)


 * Keep There seem to be secondary sources showing this is a notable topic. I'm sure there is a lot of work ahead to make sure the article is neutral, but don't delete. Borock (talk) 13:49, 22 October 2014 (UTC)


 * Keep Incorrect assertion. The article meets both the criteria. --Ekabhishektalk 16:59, 22 October 2014 (UTC)


 * Keep: Use of chemical weapons in a modern conflict is pretty much always going to be notable, and there are several sources in the article which settles verifiability.AioftheStorm (talk) 05:46, 24 October 2014 (UTC)
 * Keep The article has balance problems as the denial of these reports by the Sri Lankan government is given far less space than material arguing that they occurred (and I suspect that the name of the article should be changed to something less certain), but it appears to cover a notable topic. Nick-D (talk) 07:43, 24 October 2014 (UTC)


 * Delete - per WP:N(E) & WP:NOTNEWS. Wikipedia is not a news blog to keep these kind of hoaxes. The article, Alleged war crimes during the Sri Lankan Civil War already covers the issues & allegations related to the Sri Lankan War.- LahiruG talk 05:52, 25 October 2014 (UTC)


 * Keep Both reasons given for deletion are invalid - the article has several WP:RS and therefore passes WP:V and WP:GNG.-- obi2canibe talk contr 18:01, 25 October 2014 (UTC)
 * Keep Article clearly passes both WP:V and WP:GNG and has Reliable sources the neutrality issues if any can resolved through editing.Pharaoh of the Wizards (talk) 21:23, 25 October 2014 (UTC)
 * Keep Qualifies notability and it is not a news, but collection of researches and reports about the usage of chemical weapon during the civil war. Bladesmulti (talk) 17:18, 26 October 2014 (UTC)
 * Keep needs some work on NPOV and possibly a move to something like "Alleged use of chemical weapons in Sri Lankan civil war", but definitely meets WP:GNG IMO. Peacemaker67 (crack... thump) 11:08, 27 October 2014 (UTC)
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