Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Belhaven/Pantego Tornado

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The result was delete. Number 5 7 14:56, 17 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Belhaven/Pantego Tornado

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Non-notable WP:EVENT, also unreferenced ☾Loriendrew☽ ☏(talk) 17:13, 9 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of North Carolina-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 19:01, 9 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Environment-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 19:01, 9 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Events-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 19:02, 9 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Delete This event is not notable by any means. There were no deaths and damage was technically significant but not catastrophic. The outbreak that it was a part of was rather minor. Such a tornado would barely warrant mention in the yearly article. TornadoLGS (talk) 04:33, 10 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Well, sorry to inform you TornadoLGS, but I LIVE in Pantego, yeah, i was almost obliterated by this twister, and this tornado destroyed and thrown 3 houses off its foundations, and almost killed a elderly woman, who i happen to know her granddaughter, so tell me, why do you want this to be taken down people put other ridiculous stuff, and yet their stuff is still put up, plus i could use it as a science project, or a research project in the future, so tell me, why should this valuable information be lost within news network archives, it would be lost with millions of news bulletins, and it could be used a a tornado research project for others, besides doing long projects about Joplin, MO or El Reno, OK or Xenia, OH, or also, Andover, KS, so don't be rude to me, I'm helping others who like tornado research, if you keep it off from deletion, thank you (Davidwl2000 (talk 8:39, 10 May 2014

The fact that you have a personal connection to this tornado is of no relevance to this discussion. I am not here to be rude; I simply do not think this tornado meets the standards of what is considered notable enough for an article. This tornado may have been a major event locally, but overall it doesn't really stand out. There were no deaths, a few injuries, and a handful of homes destroyed, which is relatively commonplace as far as tornadoes go. There are a few dozen tornadoes just as bad or worse than this every year. To clarify, I do not support the removal of all mention of this tornado, just this particular article. Those looking for information on this tornado will still be able to find it in the yearly article, the monthly list, and the links provided to the source material. TornadoLGS (talk) 03:10, 11 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Well sorry but its a reference to a disaster, my friend was almost killed by this, he was in a truck that was thrown 50 over a power line, and he was 8 years old, HOW WOUDL YOU FEEL IF YOU WERE HIM, plus the truck wasn't no accident, his dad watched the tornado blow the house in half, and drove straight into it, according to the driver's brother, he was also in the truck. What if i was to say that a EF-3 in your area was insignificant to these articles, but it is to me, i come here every day, finding information, that i would forget in the next months to come, and store more references, and information on that page, its like a work of art, like what would Picasso do if his painting was thrown in a trash, it was his masterpiece, possibly millions of dollars worth, in a garbage, of if Galileo do if his telescope was thrown out, he'd have never discovered a pattern. thank you again if you don't delete it, have a good day (Davidwl2000 (talk 9:50, 11 May 2014 (UTC)

WP:IKNOWIT not a reason for keeping. "How would you feel like if you we're him" has no bearing on meeting WP:EVENT. LibStar (talk) 13:53, 17 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

delete fails WP:EVENT. no fatalities and no wider geographic or long term significance. LibStar (talk) 13:53, 17 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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