Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Port Harcourt bus electrocution

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The result was keep‎. Arbitrarily0 ^(talk) 20:58, 17 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Port Harcourt bus electrocution

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No lasting coverage; all significant coverage I can find is from within two days of the incident. Otherwise only passing mentions in summary in ProQuest results, never exceeding about 2 sentences, mostly in relation to similar events in Nigeria. –LaundryPizza03 (d c̄) 19:41, 10 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Events, Transportation, and Nigeria. –LaundryPizza03 (d c̄) 19:41, 10 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Keep: In addition to the extensive international coverage the incident received at the time, it also resulted in long-term effects on electrical grid design. See for example this 2022 academic paper. Owen× ☎ 22:53, 10 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Keep per the above. - SchroCat (talk) 14:38, 11 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
I have no strong feelings about this particular article but I'd be surprised if an event in which 11 people died while using public transport as a result of an infrastructure failure had no lasting consequences whatsoever. Obviously Nigeria does not have the bureaucratic infrastructure we would expect in Europe or North America for example, but in those places there would be detailed investigations which would take months, produce lengthy reports, and likely recommend wide-ranging changes that might take years to fully implement. Nigeria may not have mature investigative apparatus like public inquiries or the NTSB, for example, but I find it hard to believe that an event like this would just be forgotten. Owen's link suggests that there is indeed more to the story. HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 19:23, 11 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Keep: This is indeed a disappointing AfD. The subject of this article is poised to become a topic of discussion across various platforms, spanning from academic circles to media outlets. As such, we can anticipate a wealth of developments as time progresses. Vanderwaalforces (talk) 18:53, 12 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
This event happened in 2010. –LaundryPizza03 (d c̄) 22:16, 14 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Keep Seawolf35 ^T--C 23:59, 13 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Keep per Owen and HJ Mitchell. S5A-0043^Talk 04:23, 15 December 2023 (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.