Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Soviet-Moroccan fishing vessel incident (1980-1981)

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 speedy delete‎ per WP:G5 as article created by sockpuppet. _signed,Rosguill ^talk 21:35, 5 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Soviet-Moroccan fishing vessel incident (1980-1981)[edit]

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An article about a minor incident with no significant coverage (a couple news articles from 1980 and one recent unreliable source). Fails WP:GNG and WP:EVENT. M.Bitton (talk) 23:16, 4 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Morocco-related deletion discussions. M.Bitton (talk) 23:16, 4 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

~~:It remains an incident. I was simply adding more articles to Morocco's history on wikipedia. Lefootop (talk) 23:18, 4 November 2023 (UTC)~~ Blocked sock. M.Bitton (talk) 17:18, 5 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

A minor unknown incident that you're trying portray as a war. Let's see what the others think. M.Bitton (talk) 23:26, 4 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I disagree, this article should not be deleted based on that reason. The content within the article is authentic and does not endorse any false narratives or misinformation. The sources cited are reputable and offer substantial information about this incident. I do in fact understand your point that this article is not well known, but that should not be a reason to delete the article as a whole. The fact that this particular event is not widely recognized does not diminish its significance or the legitimacy of having a dedicated article. 174.114.138.92 (talk) 23:39, 4 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I suggest you read WP:GNG, especially the first sentence. M.Bitton (talk) 23:42, 4 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

:::I have never tried to portray as a war. The lists i put this incident on contain conflicts involving the country that is the subject of the list. For example, the 1958 rif riots can be found on the list of wars involving Morocco. Was it a war though? I don't think so. Lefootop (talk) 23:42, 4 November 2023 (UTC) Blocked sock. M.Bitton (talk) 17:18, 5 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Noting for the record that this AfD appears to be pursuant to a content dispute between M. Bitton and Lefootop at List of wars involving Morocco and List of wars involving the Soviet Union. The question of whether this was a war is, however, distinct from the question of whether this incident was notable. _signed,Rosguill ^talk 23:24, 4 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]
There is more to it that I'd rather not mention here. I nominated it so that the others can judge whether it's notable. M.Bitton (talk) 23:34, 4 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Events and Transportation. Spiderone^{(Talk to Spider)} 23:32, 4 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Comment: I accepted the draft, so I might as well leave a note here. I recognized that this was borderline (although I didn't realize all the drama that would ensue), but my acceptance was based off of the two articles from El Pais (which appears to be uncontroversially considered reliable), as well as a much later article (indicating that this was not entirely forgotten afterward) from a source I could not assess the reliability of with certainty (it does not show at up RSN or NPRSG; it doesn't appear as obviously reliable as some sources, but seems to have some editorial control). I'll make no !vote at this time. LittlePuppers (talk) 03:20, 5 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Note: the article has now been CSD tagged (given that it was created a block evading sock). M.Bitton (talk) 17:23, 5 November 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.