Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Tragedy (event) (2nd nomination)

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The result was keep. Courcelles 11:33, 10 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Tragedy (event)[edit]

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This article is more appropriate for Wiktionary than en.wiki. Bitmapped (talk) 04:38, 3 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Keep "Not a dictionary" does not seem to apply here. The article is about tragic events, not about the word. Maybe "Public tragedy" might be a better title, since it was used by at least one of the sources and might better describe the scope of the article. Steve Dufour (talk) 05:56, 3 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Keep, this is indeed an appropriate article. It defines and explains what a tragedy is, instead of explaining the word "tragedy". It also has sources. JIP | Talk 06:51, 3 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Social science-related deletion discussions. -- Jclemens-public (talk) 07:45, 3 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Keep I personally think someone was inclined to nominate it because it was once nominated before on the basis of being a dicdef. That was years ago. Now, it is a long, well-sourced article with plenty of references, so the whole point of the nom is moot. There are even some entire books on the subject, by far surpassing the General Notability Guideline. I personally think this discussion will turn out to be a unanimous keep and perhaps closed early via SNOW. I also do not think "public tragedy" is a better title because it also describes personal tragedies, which are not public. Shaliya waya (talk) 16:52, 3 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Keep Indeed, we are not a dictionary. But this does not apply here. ----Divebomb is not British 18:37, 3 December 2010 (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.