Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/2024 Ottawa stabbing

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The result was keep‎. Drmies (talk) 03:32, 12 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

2024 Ottawa stabbing

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The subject of the article is a minor crime incident which falls under WP:BREAKING and WP:ROUTINE coverage. It also fails WP:LASTING impact. — Mister Banker (talk) 07:30, 9 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Crime-related deletion discussions. Mister Banker (talk) 07:42, 9 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The coverage here is absolutely not WP:ROUTINE. Please read the examples at WP:ROUTINE for comparison. Breaking is a concern, as is depth and duration of coverage. There's not enough here to build an article that isn't bad which is my biggest concern.

This did get several months of coverage so not all the sources are breaking, but IDK if it's enough. It was created too early to see if it will turn out notable, but if it turns out notable I would support recreating it in the future. Familicides tend to be the least likely kind of mass attack to receive NEVENT qualifying coverage so that is a strike against it. Merge into List of mass stabbing incidents (2020–present), probably. PARAKANYAA (talk) 08:11, 9 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Canada-related deletion discussions. Shellwood (talk) 10:27, 9 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Keep. Worst mass killing in the city's history. Definitely notable.-- Earl Andrew - talk 13:31, 9 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
So what? What's next? Are we going to have an article on WP for worst mass killing incident in each of the Canada's cities? There's nothing encyclopedic about the article. This is simply WP:GEOBIAS. — Mister Banker (talk) 17:15, 9 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
If there are enough reliable sources on them, then yes, of course! And I find your citing geographical bias comical, as it has been my experience that Canadian news on Wikipedia is often covered way less than U.S. news, even after factoring for population. -- Earl Andrew - talk 22:34, 9 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Keep - this murder in Canada’s capital city has gotten continued coverage here and there. Bearian (talk) 03:18, 10 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Comment - The filer has been blocked as a confirmed sockpuppet of Oriental Aristocrat - Ratnahastin (talk) 03:30, 12 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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.