Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/2008 Atlanta runway incursion

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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 Delete. As the incident is already included at Atlanta International Airport, I have merged the sole reference to that article. UltraExactZZ Claims ~ Evidence 14:18, 28 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] 2008 Atlanta runway incursion

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I am nominating this article per WP:NOTNEWS. Two planes got extremely close to each other. If there were no injuries, I don't see how this is notable enough for Wikipedia. Tavix (talk) 22:56, 22 May 2008 (UTC)

  • That's only a discussion on a project talk page. --Oakshade (talk) 04:45, 23 May 2008 (UTC)
  • True, but it has been used here many times before as a guideline for the notability of air crashes.  Esradekan Gibb  "Talk" 05:21, 23 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Note: This debate has been included in the list of Transportation-related deletion discussions. -- Fabrictramp (talk) 23:31, 22 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Keep, appears marginally notable, was the subject of an AP article, probably others too. Everyking (talk) 03:07, 23 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Delete. Runway incursions are rather common0, and thankfully all we have to talk about during this unusually safe era of American aviation, but individual incidents are probably not notable, especially when there are no casualties. Wikipedia is not the FAA incident database. --Dhartung | Talk 05:43, 23 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Delete per Dhartung. Jasynnash2 (talk) 10:34, 23 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Delete - no injuries, no fatalities, transitory - no reason to keep. Biruitorul Talk 17:34, 23 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Delete - not notable as just one more nearly happened event. MilborneOne (talk) 22:46, 23 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Merge:We can just merge it to Atlanta Int. Airport, don't need to completely deelte it.--Freewayguy T C 01:27, 24 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Merge to runway incursion. Almost a word-for-word copy of the AP news story that's linked. The planes were 1,250 feet (almost one-quarter of a mile) apart; no explanation in the story of how this was 2-3 seconds away from a collision, since the "good" pilot was reported as preparing to take off, rather than accelerating down the runway, but it would make a good algebra problem I guess. Mandsford (talk) 13:32, 25 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Merge to Atlanta International Airport (specifying section) and add to list in runway incursion. Peterkingiron (talk) 18:27, 25 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Delete. 'Almost a word-for-word copy' makes this a copuvio. Do not merge since the incident is not notable. This happens all to often. See WP:AIRPORTS for inclusion guidelines that have consensus. Vegaswikian (talk) 23:23, 25 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Delete: As far as I can see, it is a non-notable incident. No fatalities and the article has only one references. Should be deleted per WP:NOTNEWS. Otolemur crassicaudatus (talk) 19:38, 26 May 2008 (UTC)


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.