Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Mouse caused house fire (2006)

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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 DELETE. Mo0[talk] 01:05, 16 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Mouse caused house fire (2006)

Wikipedia is not Wikinews. User:Zoe|(talk) 05:51, 10 January 2006 (UTC)

  • Delete. As the article notes, the story may not have been as cute as it first sounded. And in any event it wouldn't even be notable one week from now. Daniel Case 05:57, 10 January 2006 (UTC)
  • Save: This was a worldwide phenomenon and therefore deserves consideration. Newspapers as far as India, the UK, Germany, Australia, and more have covered this interesting event. Additionally, this article provides the truth that many do not know about the situation.

    This page is much like Star Wars kid and the Numa Numa phenomenon. Though this one has not got as popular, it has gained a large audience and falls into the category of these different phenomenon. It is not news reporting and does not intend to be. Instead, it is there to provide information on the event for future viewers who may be interested. P-unit 05:58, 10 January 2006 (UTC)

    • This page is much like Star Wars kid and the Numa Numa phenomenon.. No, it isn't. Those were videos that continue to circulate and be downloaded online. This is a one-off news story which may not even be. There is no visual or online record of this. It is not an Internet phenomenon (Although, in that vein, why is there no Wedding Dress Guy? Getting the truth out about it is, at this point, not Wikipedia's job but Wikinews's. Daniel Case 06:13, 10 January 2006 (UTC)
      • Jennifer Wilbanks, the runnaway bride is covered. That is a specific news phenomenon. Though this situation is smaller, it is significant and takes up little space. Its size is proportional to is significance and this sort of reference is needed. I think it would be an asset to Wikipedia to include things like this mouse thing, the runnaway bride, and the Wedding Dress Guy you talk of. long as their articles do not become so long they overrepresent the topic, I think it is fine to keep them. These sorts of events are significant. P-unit 06:20, 10 January 2006 (UTC)
        • In a perfect world, those would all be deleted too. Adam Bishop 22:10, 10 January 2006 (UTC)
  • Delete - this isn't the current Missing White Female, it's a news story that everyone will forget about. Put it on wikinews if you must, but not here -- Thesquire (talk - contribs) 07:00, 10 January 2006 (UTC)
  • Delete - unnotable event. --Blu Aardvark | (talk) | (contribs) 07:06, 10 January 2006 (UTC)
  • Delete. It's had its 15 seconds of fame. Regards, Ben Aveling 08:20, 10 January 2006 (UTC)
  • Find a better home for it - in some record of wacky events Brookie :) - a collector of little round things! (Talk!) 08:29, 10 January 2006 (UTC)
  • Delete per nom. Werdna648T/C\@ 09:16, 10 January 2006 (UTC)
  • Delete. Interesting, but news events are not inherently encyclopedic. Sjakkalle (Check!) 10:10, 10 January 2006 (UTC)
  • Delete Agree with above. Where are all you folks when this stuff comes up for discussion?? Eusebeus 16:02, 10 January 2006 (UTC)
  • Strong Delete' - "This was a worldwide phenomenon " No it wasn't, it was a news story, and one I found on page 124 of BBC One Ceefax at 6 this morning. It'll barely be remembered tomorrow. doktorb | words 19:23, 10 January 2006 (UTC)
  • Delete. Not every house fire is encyclopedic, even if the underlying facts are unusual. Crotalus horridus (TALK • CONTRIBS) 21:08, 10 January 2006 (UTC)
  • Delete. Adam Bishop 22:10, 10 January 2006 (UTC)
  • Duh. silsor 22:10, 10 January 2006 (UTC)
  • There was a mouse in my garage once, it was caught in a mouse-trap but escaped, then fell in an open can of glue but got out of that, then it got a bunch of crap stuck to it, then my cocker spaniel dog caught it and killed it, but then spit it out quickly since glue tastes friggin' nasty, then it got stuck to my dog's ear. Uh, anyway, what I'm trying to say is, uh....Delete. — TheKMantalk 22:42, 10 January 2006 (UTC)
  • Delete it looks as if it wasn't even the mouse who caused the fire at all. --Revolución (talk) 01:52, 11 January 2006 (UTC)
  • Delete. It's already on Wikinews (and written better there). —Quarl (talk) 2006-01-11 02:45Z
  • Delete. Overall it's an unencyclopedic topic, should do fine on Wikinews though. --Andylkl [ talk! | c ] 11:49, 13 January 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.