Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Manheim Murders

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The result was Delete --Anthony.bradbury^"talk" 16:03, 24 June 2007 (UTC)

Manheim Murders

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Although the article is quite well-written, I don't see anything here that differentiates this crime from any of the other terrible crimes that occur all-too-frequently in the U.S. Joyous! | Talk 23:01, 19 June 2007 (UTC)

• Delete although we really need some sort of guideline for what makes a crime notable. For whatever reason this one got some national coverage, while the triple homicide that happened in my community was barely reported statewide. It's sort of a mixed bag, crime coverage, that is. --Dhartung | Talk 23:11, 19 June 2007 (UTC)
• Delete Wikipedia is not a news service. --Akhilleus (talk) 23:22, 19 June 2007 (UTC)
• Comment Dhartung expresses the dilemma I too think needs addressing; though he & I often come to different conclusion in individual cases, we are neither of us satisfied with the criteria In some case the coverage is so great as to make the article an obvious keep, but in others the odds of sourcing vary. The basic criterion for sourcing is generally met, for we only need enough sourcing to write an article, and even a local paper provides that. We should try to find some way of avoid the 30 of so repetitive discussions of these articles a week individually. I suppose we need a Homicide Workgroup, though it sounds like a movie title. If we start one, could we have a moratorium of further nominations so there's a chance to work something out? (Although of course deceased articles that might meet the standard can be ID'd on the evidence of their discussions and removed from the morgue.) DGG 02:07, 20 June 2007 (UTC)

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