Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/2008 Georgia fuel train blast

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 speedily redirected, this is obvious. Moreschi (talk) 12:56, 29 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

2008 Georgia fuel train blast[edit]

Apart from WP not being a news service, the article is simply conjecture and as nothing is confirmed it lacks encyclopaedic context. Russavia ^{Dialogue Stalk me} 16:21, 27 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Keep. A prominent part of a series of subversive actions in the 2008 Russia-Georgia war.--Kober^Talk 16:39, 27 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

So says your POV. There is nothing more than conjecture; the Georgians blame the Russians; the Russians deny it. End of story, and given the five seconds of news coverage that this received an encyclopaedic article could not be built from it. --Russavia ^{Dialogue Stalk me} 18:43, 27 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Merge back into the article on the conflict. Unless more comes of this, its not a hugely notable event on its own, but still should be mentioned as part of the conflict (even if the Russians weren't involved, the fact that Georgia accuses them of being involved ties it into the conflict).Umbralcorax (talk) 20:09, 27 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy Delete Non notable event, this is cyber nationalism at its worst. We must not allow Wikipedia to become a battle ground for Russians and Georgians. Delete per Wikipedia:NOT#NEWS. ⇨ EconomistBR ⇦ 01:43, 28 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Keep. A notable and sourced incident.Biophys (talk) 04:13, 28 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Keep or if absolutely necessary merge into the main article as User:Umbralcorax suggested. Ostap 04:22, 28 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
weak delete wikipedia isn't a news service, and this stuff will be coming off the wires all the time. I have no problems with a bold merger of the content, obviating the need for this AfD. Protonk (talk) 06:45, 28 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Delete WP:NOT#NEWS recieved 5 seconds of news coverage. End of story.--Miyokan (talk) 10:11, 28 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Merge into the war article, should be there. 70.55.85.143 (talk) 11:46, 28 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Merge into the war article per WP:NOT#NEWS and the fact this is just one element regarding the conflict. 23skidoo (talk) 14:55, 28 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - an event of non-encyclopedic notability. We cannot have artricles on each and every landmine blast. `'Míkka >t 17:23, 28 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Not "each and every landmine blast", but only those widely covered in press and regarded as a significant event in reliable sources.Biophys (talk) 23:20, 28 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Comment - Biophys is anti-Russia, Miyokan is pro-Russia, the nominator Russavia is pro-Russia and the article's author Samogitia is anti-Russia. Wikipedia is becoming a battleground for the Russian-Georgian conflict. People should leave their political views outside before coming to Wikipedia.

Some editors probably believe that being biased is good because that shows how patriotic they are. ⇨ EconomistBR ⇦ 23:32, 28 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Delete At this point, the explosion is only notable because Georgians think it could have resulted from a mine planted by Russian troops. This conjecture is purely speculation at the moment, and unless this achieves historical notability (per WP:NOT#NEWS), an article about the explosion should not exist. Nishkid64 _{(Make articles, not wikidrama)} 12:47, 29 August 2008 (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.