Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/2018 Toronto shooting

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 Keep. There will clearly be no consensus to delete this, at least not at this point. (non-admin closure) Narutolovehinata5 ^tccsdnew 04:38, 24 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

2018 Toronto shooting[edit]

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WP:NOTNEWS Minor incident, alot more people are killed every day in major cities across the West, including Toronto, than were killed yesterday. If we let this article stay, then it begs the question: why do random shootings in which a compatible number of people died and that happen every day in large cities do not deserve standalone articles? Openlydialectic (talk) 01:30, 24 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy keep — clearly meets Wikipedia's general notability guideline: "If a topic has received significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject, it is presumed to be suitable for a stand-alone article or list." For similar events, see also: Danzig Street shooting. 174.116.222.58 (talk) 01:39, 24 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

(edit conflict) Comment The nominator spelled "a lot" as "alot". ^Semi_Hypercube ✎ 01:41, 24 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]
- While I don't mean to use this as an excuse, I get the feeling that you don't realize the majority of people on the Internet are not native speakers. A large chunk of them didn't even get any formal education in the language. Openlydialectic (talk) 04:20, 24 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Keep — nominator seems to be coming from a general perspective; in a Canadian context, this is exceptional and unusual, thus worthy of note and analysis. Radagast (talk) 01:54, 24 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. Ridiculous nom. Vaselineeeeeeee^★★★ 02:18, 24 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Keep — I agree with previous commenters that this meets WP:GNG, the references cited shows significant coverage in reliable sources, not only locally but large domestic and international publications. It should be added that a mass shooting of this scale in Canada, or Toronto, are few and far between, as demonstrated by the media coverage, and therefore it is not WP:NOTNEWS. That in some other jurisdictions this may be considered normal or not noteworthy isn't particularly relevant to this shooting's notability. UmpireRay (talk) 02:18, 24 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Keep - I don't understand why the idea of how many people are killed should be a defining factor. This is noteworthy. -- S ^talk/_contribs 02:23, 24 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Canada-related deletion discussions. Kpgj hpjm 02:06, 24 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Crime-related deletion discussions. Kpgj hpjm 02:06, 24 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Events-related deletion discussions. Kpgj hpjm 02:06, 24 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Ontario-related deletion discussions. Kpgj hpjm 02:12, 24 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Keep. Amusing this is called a "minor incident". This is huge news in Toronto and Canada. Such shootings like this are rare. Coverage of it will be ongoing and long lasting. Harizotoh9 (talk) 03:06, 24 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Keep. — The editors above have listed good reasons. This wouldn't be as noteworthy if it were somewhere more prone to violence, but given the context and location, the article will remain significant. Tkbrett (✉) 03:14, 24 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Speedy Keep : How can it be non-notable ? As said above , the number of people killed does not matter when the event is happening in a thickly populated area . Kpgj hpjm 03:21, 24 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Speedy Keep: Agree with the above commenters. For Canada, a shooting of this scale is very unusual, this'll remain in the news for a couple weeks now. QueerFilmNerd^talk 03:33, 24 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Speedy Keep: I strongly agree with the above commenters as well. This is extremely significant, given that it happened in Toronto, which is known for a low homicide rate. Not just that, but it reached international press coverage as well. Note the Danzig Street shooting as well. Johnny Au _{(talk/contributions)} 03:35, 24 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Keep Small and forgettable when viewed from space. Big and lasting in Canadian cultural coverage. Like when a single gorilla is shot in the US. InedibleHulk (talk) 03:40, 24 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Keep It has international coverage e.g. [1], [2], [3]. David O. Johnson (talk) 04:12, 24 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.