Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/2011 Virginia earthquake

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The result was Snow keep —GFOLEY FOUR!— 21:03, 23 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

2011 Virginia earthquake

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Sent to AFD under WP:NOTNEWS. Googlemeister (talk) 18:25, 23 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

• Speedy Keep there are so many sources its no even funny. --Guerillero | My Talk 18:27, 23 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep per Virginia Seismic Zone, this is one of the most significant, if not the most significant seismic event ever recorded in the zone. Ioeth (talk contribs twinkle) 18:28, 23 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
• Comment: This discussion was re-opened after being speedily closed, per this comment on my talk page. I am neutral. —KuyaBriBri^Talk 20:34, 23 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
• Speedy Keep: One of the most historically significant seismic events on the East Coast, in fact not a stronger quake in Virginia since late 19th century. Massive notability. Hello32020 (talk) 20:37, 23 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
• Speedy Keep Earthquake is notable in that it is comparable to larger quakes in VA history (i.e. 5.9 1897 Giles quake). This magnitude of quake is rare on the east coast. Tyrol5 [Talk] 20:38, 23 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep - It's not a speedy keep, to be honest. Yes, the coverage of this is significant and diverse enough. It's not really a major earthquake by any standard, but it took place in an area rare for quakes and had considerable power. ceranthor 20:38, 23 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep significant coverage by reliable sourcesMechaChrist (talk) 20:40, 23 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep Has been confirmed by the USGS and multiple reliable sources and was felt over a wide area from South Carolina to Toronto, Canada. --Clarkcj12 (talk) 20:42, 23 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
• Speedy Keep per everyone above. —Terrence and Phillip 20:43, 23 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep- more than just an average news story. Earthquake felt from the Carolinas all the way north to Connecticut is hardly your typical, trivial, every day happening. (besides, it got me out of work two hours early :) Umbralcorax (talk) 20:44, 23 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
• Speedy Keep as it was a record event for the region. Felt over the entire eastern US. CrazyC83 (talk) 20:46, 23 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
• Snowball Keep and a big trout slap for the guy who started this thing! Wefihe (talk) 20:49, 23 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep While this earthquake may not be "large" by geologic standards, it's size relative to its location and the impact it had (and continues to have, as of 2011.08.23 16:55 EDT) in the United States' economic and political corridor makes it a significant event. It should also be noted that an article for another earthquake of similar size, situated in a location not known for "major" earthquakes, has existed on WP for a long time without controversy, and with much less media coverage: see the article for the 1998 Pymatuning earthquake, if you want a comparison. Adams kevin (talk) 20:57, 23 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

• Speedy Keep and SMH!. Ok, can we please stop wasting energy in this discussion and let the article continue its organic improvement? --Camilo Sanchez (talk) 20:52, 23 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I placed on here solely for the criterion that news needs to have a lasting impact to be considered notable. Now I will not deny that this is an unusual event and that it was witnessed by literally millions, but then, the same could be said for a particularly good Aurora Borealis. Can you all honestly say at this point this will have a lasting impact? Googlemeister (talk) 20:49, 23 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

As noted in the article, this breaks records. — Joseph Fox 20:51, 23 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

• Keep - As soon as I heard the news elsewhere, I began to search Wikipedia for the article. WP is the place with the largest number of hard-nosed editors to report, review, & update an event without the hype, errors, etc. Would hate to lose that option on this and similar articles. Combine that with the number of people affected, and "Notability" is reached for me. RayBirks (talk) 20:52, 23 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I did the exact same thing. My vote is Strong Keep. A very unusual circumstance for this part of the US, and even Canada. Tinton5 (talk) 20:53, 23 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Ditto. First thing I did after feeling the quake was open two fresh tabs in my browser, one to search the Internet for relevant news, the other to see what was posted on WP. Adams kevin (talk) 21:01, 23 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

• Keep I see no reason to keep this discussion open. Gigs (talk) 20:55, 23 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
• Strong Keep It's ridiculous to put this up for deletion just hours after it happened. An earthquake that shakes half the east coast is somehow non notable? --George100 (talk) 20:56, 23 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep and snowball close this meritless AfD. ScottyBerg (talk) 20:57, 23 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
• -- とある白い猫 ^chi? 20:58, 23 August 2011 (UTC)
• Keep - We have a strong precedent for this: 2008 Illinois earthquake, a far weaker earthquake in a zone where strong earthquakes are uncommon. They are even less common in Virginia. -- Veggy (talk) 20:59, 23 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
• Strong Keep Waste of AfD. What's next, AfD for the New York Mets? --Dekabreak101 (talk) 20:59, 23 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

To be fair, there's a good argument to be made that their current season is more catastrophic than this earthquake... SS451 (talk)

Someone hasn't been paying attention to the Houston Astros. --Dekabreak101 (talk) 21:04, 23 August 2011 (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.