Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Carrickmakeegan Tragedy

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. Policy-based arguments are not addressed. --Coredesat 03:43, 12 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Carrickmakeegan Tragedy

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No sources, tagged as such since last November. There may exist sources (for example local papers, though I'm in no position to find them), but unless we actually know of one, it's unverifiable. Huon 22:36, 7 August 2007 (UTC)

• Delete per WP:V and WP:NN. Only one source on the internet mentions this accident ([1]), although that is hardly surprising given how long ago it happened. But even if one tried very hard to track down the issue of the local newspaper that covered the story in 1942, it would still be patently not notable - six kids killed in a capsized boat on a canal, accidents like this unfortunately happen every day. --Targeman 02:25, 8 August 2007 (UTC)

• Strong Keep ([2]), satisfies me as a secondary source for the names of those killed and as a primary source that a memorial exists and hence we are not being hoaxed. Having been there myself, I know the area to have growing tourist appeal. If I, as a tourist, saw that memorial then I, being who I am, would want to find out more. I am sure Jimbo Wales would want Wikipedia to be the first place where I looked. Also the article linked out from the Ballinamore article and at the very, very least should be merged there. I personally think a separate Wikipage provides a more user friendly approach. Also, this article should not be deleted for WP:NN on procedural grounds. It has never been tagged {nn}} - had it been so, then the (possibly) tens of people who, like myself, read the article (and hence were provided with the encyclopedia service that Wiki is claiming to provide) might have had the opportunity to comment. I only know about this AfD because I flagged the article while making a WP:POINT. Aatomic1 13:56, 8 August 2007 (UTC)

• Comment. I'm not questioning the authenticity of the incident, just its notability. Many countries follow the tradition of erecting small memorials at accident sites, especially car crashes. The time it takes me to finish typing this comment, several more random people will have died tragically and several more roadside chapels will have been built. All of them cannot be included on Wikipedia. And do I understand you correctly that an accident memorial constitutes some sort of tourist attraction? If you have a thing for graves and corpses, try St. Michan's Church in Dublin :-), but I frankly doubt an old accident site is likely to draw visitors ;-) --Targeman 14:49, 8 August 2007 (UTC)

• Comment No; you do not understand me correctly. Aatomic1 15:11, 8 August 2007 (UTC)

• Delete per WP:NOT#NEWS - Local incident with no repercussions outside the local area. No historic notability Corpx 03:45, 9 August 2007 (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.