Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Gaijin in the Moat

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 delete. Cirt (talk) 06:06, 1 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The Gaijin in the Moat

As per WP:NOTNEWS E Wing (talk) 14:35, 27 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Delete: This doesn't appear to be written as an encyclopaedic article and includes very little useful information. -- Myosotis Scorpioides 16:37, 27 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Delete It reads like an unsupported Internet Meme. I don't believe notability as anything beyond a brief news item is established. -Verdatum (talk) 21:57, 27 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Japan-related deletion discussions. —Fg2 (talk) 01:33, 28 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Delete Article is not encyclopedic, as "Gaijin in the Moat" was not a title used anywhere in the media reporting this one-off event, and gets zero Google hits other than for wiki-derived occurrences. --DAJF (talk) 01:36, 28 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Delete News story of transient interest. Not worth merging into Tokyo Imperial Palace, Moat, Crime in Japan, Tokyo or anywhere else. Far less noteworthy than suicides who jump from famous bridges, for example. Perp wasn't even charged with a crime, so it rates right up there with not cleaning up after your dog. Fg2 (talk) 04:53, 28 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Keep: I think it is a very important article, and should be expanded on for its cultural impact. The image that many Japanese have of foreigners is quite controversial and this incident could be used for future study. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Gaijin in london (talk • contribs) 13:47, 28 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Delete a crazy guy trespassed, threw rocks, then went for a swim, making it into the japanese tabloids for a few days? Otherwise had no impact on the world at large? As for Japanese views of "gaijin" there's an article on the term itself and also an article on the demographics of japan.Bali ultimate (talk) 00:59, 29 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Oh yeah, in case it wasn't obvious, the keep vote is an SPA who created the article.Bali ultimate (talk) 01:00, 29 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Delete. Per everyone above. About as silly a topic as I can possibly imagine disguised as an article. --CalendarWatcher (talk) 03:09, 29 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Delete: For damage control. It makes gaijin look bad in my Japan. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.192.42.124 (talk) 15:51, 31 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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