Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Versailles wedding hall disaster


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The result was   keep. Ron Ritzman (talk) 01:08, 28 November 2011 (UTC)

Versailles wedding hall disaster

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Fails Notability (events). Event has not had historical significance that meets WP:GNG, and although the accident was covered in multiple sources at the time, it has not had widespread impact nor has it been analyzed afterward. Event was a routine news story about an accident that was widely reported at the time but no further coverage gave additional enduring significance.  Sottolacqua  (talk) 14:10, 20 November 2011 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Israel-related deletion discussions.  • Gene93k (talk) 17:35, 20 November 2011 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Events-related deletion discussions.  • Gene93k (talk) 17:36, 20 November 2011 (UTC)


 * Keep. Worst civil disaster in a nation's history, leading among other things to criminal proceedings that were the subject of further press coverage years later, seems clearly notable. Here's an article from the May 23, 2011 Haaretz revisiting the disaster and the steps taken (and not taken) by authorities in its aftermath.--Arxiloxos (talk) 21:05, 20 November 2011 (UTC)
 * Keep. Significant event in Israeli history, not only for the tragic loss of life, but also for the corrupt engineering practices and the legislation which followed. --Shuki (talk) 21:30, 20 November 2011 (UTC)
 * Keep. Israel's biggest civil disaster. Significant tragic historical event widely covered by reliable sources. Event resulted in high profile trials for the involved engineers and had major impact on the development of building codes in Israel. Marokwitz (talk) 09:10, 21 November 2011 (UTC)
 * Snow keep. Per the above.  Not even close.--Epeefleche (talk) 18:05, 21 November 2011 (UTC)
 * Keep - clearly notable, with long lasting coverage.  Rami  R  08:09, 23 November 2011 (UTC)
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