Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/2006 Chicago Subway Fire

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The result was merge/redirect to Blue Line (Chicago Transit Authority). --Ezeu 09:34, 23 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] 2006 Chicago Subway Fire

When this article was created on July 11, the cause of incident was unknown, and some suspected terrorism, especially as it happended just at the time of the 11 July 2006 Mumbai train bombings. But now, the cause of the incident known; a derailment, and there were no casualties. So now, this incident is not noteworthy or encyclopedic - derailments happen in cities around the world all the time. Ten years from now, few are going to care about this; even ten days from now, few are going to care about it. And so, this is just a news event, not an encyclopedic topic Rye1967 03:32, 15 July 2006 (UTC)

• Delete Wikipedia is not news reports. This isn't at Wikinews, but I'll transwiki it there.--Chaser T 03:47, 15 July 2006 (UTC)

• Never mind. License incapability. Can only transwiki from wikinews to here.--Chaser T 04:03, 15 July 2006 (UTC)

• Delete per Chaser. Can I start a Wikipedia article for the time someone pulled an emergency brake on the train during rush hour? Cuz it annoyed me. Alphachimp ^talk 07:26, 15 July 2006 (UTC)
• Delete-I was on a train behind the one that caught fire, and while it was annoying, it was not an encyclopedic event. --Wine Guy Talk 10:32, 15 July 2006 (UTC)
• Merge and redirect with Blue Line (Chicago Transit Authority). Contains verifiable content worth keeping, just not in its own article. JYolkowski // talk 16:19, 15 July 2006 (UTC)
• Merge and redirect. User:JYolkowski makes a good point. Merge to Blue Line. --Wine Guy Talk 18:23, 15 July 2006 (UTC)
• Merge and redirect per User:JYolkowski MarineCorps 19:16, 15 July 2006 (UTC)
• Mere and redirect per User:JYolkowski Davidpdx 00:16, 19 July 2006 (UTC)
• Merge and redirect per above. Pegasus1138^{Talk | Contribs | Email} ---- 06:27, 23 July 2006 (UTC)
• I merged per the rapidly forming consensus. [1]. I think we're ready for closure.--Chaser T 09:10, 23 July 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.