Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/2011 Royal Moroccan Air Force Lockheed C-130 Hercules crash

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The result was keep. Courcelles 01:31, 13 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

2011 Royal Moroccan Air Force Lockheed C-130 Hercules crash[edit]

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I find it questionable that this event is worth of an encyclopedia article. The references provided are about all there is out there and the type is endemic of WP:NOTNEWS. Shadowjams (talk) 09:52, 6 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose deadliest crash in 2011, thus notable enough.--93.137.138.112 (talk) 09:59, 6 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Question have you seen how much lower casualty events are listed all over the years, going around WP:OTHERCRAPEXISTS?--93.137.138.112 (talk) 09:59, 6 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Keep. Per WP:AIRCRASH, which may not be a policy on its own but cites three. Multiple reliable sources are available (passes WP:GNG) as well as coverage in a wide scope of sources with possible lasting effects (which takes care of WP:EVENT and WP:NEWS). Crisco 1492 (talk) 13:22, 6 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Keep Significant accident. The large number of deaths gives weight to the case for notability. Mjroots (talk) 14:31, 6 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Keep - significant.--BabbaQ (talk) 15:57, 6 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Keep - notable non-combat fatal loss of a large transport aircraft. MilborneOne (talk) 16:35, 6 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Military-related deletion discussions. — • Gene93k (talk) 23:52, 6 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Transportation-related deletion discussions. — • Gene93k (talk) 23:53, 6 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Keep. Any accident with 78 fatalities is notable by any standards. -- Necrothesp (talk) 21:56, 7 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Morocco-related deletion discussions. -- Necrothesp (talk) 21:58, 7 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Keep per WP:NOTNEWS. WP:NOTNEWS is to prevent articles of topics that are considered "routine" news items. This aircrash is not anything like routine. --Oakshade (talk) 02:00, 9 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Keep; passes the GNG by far. I think NOTNEWS may have been misapplied here. bobrayner (talk) 15:22, 11 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Keep Deadliest accident in 2011 so far with 78 fatalities is notable enough. (Gabinho^>:) 17:26, 11 August 2011 (UTC))[reply]

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