Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/April 2013 Bachu unrest

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The result was keep. After being relisted twice, a consensus does not exist for deletion. Merge discussion can take place on the article's talk page if someone should feel so inclined. (non-admin closure) Dusti^{*Let's talk!*} 04:56, 19 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

April 2013 Bachu unrest[edit]

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Contested PROD. This is a news topic which does not meet the threshold of notability to be included in Wikipedia. Stifle (talk) 14:15, 24 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of China-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 15:47, 24 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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Comment does seem a bit news. It could alternatively be merged into June 2013 Shanshan riots. Widefox; talk 10:47, 25 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Keep: major event of a religious/ethnic nature resulting in multiple deaths; received worldwide media coverage. Meets the notability criteria for WP:EVENT. -Zanhe (talk) 12:18, 27 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
- Which of the criteria, please? Stifle (talk) 17:03, 27 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  - "Events are also very likely to be notable if they have widespread (national or international) impact and were very widely covered in diverse sources". -Zanhe (talk) 23:32, 27 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Mark Arsten (talk) 00:22, 5 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Keep Major, high profile event. DavidLeighEllis (talk) 22:31, 11 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Mark Arsten (talk) 03:58, 12 August 2013 (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.