Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Iran-Iraq UFO Sightings

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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 of the debate was No consensus. Deathphoenix ʕ 16:41, 17 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Iran-Iraq UFO Sightings

Weird stuff, badly written, unencyclopedic. Añoranza 15:34, 11 May 2006 (UTC)

  • Weak keep The article has references, but all but one of them are off of paranormal websites. BigE1977 17:15, 11 May 2006 (UTC)
  • Delete Basically, for the same reasons which Big E cites in his Keep, lack of reliable sources. Gee, people are seeing things flying through the sky in the middle of a war zone; what a surprise! Fan1967 17:41, 11 May 2006 (UTC)
  • Delete per Añoranza and Fan1967. -- Kicking222 18:20, 11 May 2006 (UTC)
  • Delete because Fan-1967 just laid out one of the best arguements I have ever heard. --mboverload 18:25, 11 May 2006 (UTC)
  • Keep Notable conspiracy theory, as demonstrated by this [1]- an apparent "phenomenon" even if, as Fan suggests, it might be easily explainable- crop circles have been exposed as hoaxes in many cases and we still have an article about them- some of the other websites cited are notable, even if not reliable, and Wikipedia can neutrally report what they are saying. Contrary to what is written above the article is not badly written. CanadianCaesar Cæsar is turn’d to hear 19:54, 11 May 2006 (UTC)
  • Delete, per fan1967. --soUmyaSch 19:55, 11 May 2006 (UTC)
  • Delete conspiracycruft. Danny Lilithborne 21:25, 11 May 2006 (UTC)
  • Keep, well-cited, real phenomenon. User:Zoe|(talk) 21:27, 11 May 2006 (UTC)
  • Keep because of the BBC News article. Ziggurat 22:08, 11 May 2006 (UTC)
  • Delete - I really really wish I could vote to keep this.. but there are just no redeeming features :( - Irishpunktom\talk 23:22, 11 May 2006 (UTC)
  • weak keep, per Auntie. Badgerpatrol 23:35, 11 May 2006 (UTC)
  • Delete per Fan1967 -- Hirudo 01:14, 12 May 2006 (UTC)
  • Keep Wierd doesn't mean* bad. Tobyk777 04:26, 12 May 2006 (UTC)
  • Keep As the creator of this article, I assure you that the souces that I used are valid and this event is notable. Storm05 15:34, 12 May 2006 (UTC)
  • Delete, unencyclopedic. Wikipedia is not Wikinews or Wikiconspiracytheories. Stifle (talk) 18:51, 12 May 2006 (UTC)
  • Look, this incident is notable enough for its jusifcation of staying. Keep Storm05 18:55, 12 May 2006 (UTC)
  • Delete. Wikipedia is not Coast to Coast AM. KleenupKrew 23:11, 12 May 2006 (UTC)
  • Delete, for all the above reasons to. NSLE (T+C) at 09:15 UTC (2006-05-13)
  • Comment, Come on, UFO sightings during the Iraq War is notable and thats the reason that this article is created and the reasaon that it should be kept. Storm05 15:57, 17 May 2006 (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.