Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Kyoto Animation studio fire

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The result was Speedy Keep. StudiesWorld (talk) 11:57, 18 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Kyoto Animation studio fire

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A recent act of arson, covered by the media, as many building fires are. Fails WP:NOTNEWS. Parts can possibly be merged to Kyoto Animation. Sandstein 10:56, 18 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Keep murder of 26 people in Japan is noteworthy and deserving of coverage in itself. By no means fails NOTNEWS. Much more notable, for instance, than many gun crime articles we see (yes, "arguments to avoid" but nevertheless). The Rambling Man (REJOICE!) 11:10, 18 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]
26 deaths at a well-known studio in this field, this is the kind of thing that may get into WP:ITN. It is impossible to know what the longterm effects will be, but this is probably the biggest mass murder in Japan in decades. ~Maplestrip/Mable (chat) 11:12, 18 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Japan-related deletion discussions. CAPTAIN RAJU^(T) 11:12, 18 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Keep - It's not really a normal act of arson when it's a studio that is known in the "anime world". There is also the fact that 26 lives have been lost due to this act of arson from the suspect in question. It still needs work to be encyclopedic but it might be possible. HawkAussie (talk) 11:13, 18 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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Keep. This is a large loss of life to a fire in Japan, let alone an act of murder. 331dot (talk) 11:19, 18 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Keep - Large death toll and international coverage, certainly makes this noteworthy and article-worthy. Wjfox2005 (talk) 11:19, 18 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. This is not just a regular act of arson. This was a perpetrated, deliberate and premeditated attack by a 41-year old man, which killed more than a score of people. I really do not agree with the title for this page (it should be called an massacre, not a fire) - the death and injure toll is still rising and is over 25. Some parts fail WP:NOTNEWS in the way they are written, but not what you are alluding to which I'm presuming is rule 2 (this is clearly not a routine news report of announcements, sports, or celebrities). As major international outlets continue to report on it more and more information will be released on which the article can summize about instead of offering some original reporting. The incident is still at an early stage in terms of information released, articles like the Akihabara massacre exist, and since the death toll is large and rising it is far too early to consider deleting the page. Kettleonwater 11:19, 18 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Keep - This is an act of murder that leads to a large loss of life, and considering that it happened to one of Japan's well-known animation studio and the story receives international coverage, this article is definitely worthy of keeping in Wikipedia. RezaMaulana98 (talk) 11:25, 18 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Comment time to snow close this, the AFD tag is completely unnecessary and would potentially stop this from going to the main page as it stands. Clear (unanimous) consensus in favour of keeping. The Rambling Man (REJOICE!) 11:27, 18 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]
speedy Keep I agree with The Rambling Man, the afd is unnecessary for now. This accident is one of the most violent events in Japan in decades. User:Tetizeraz. Send me a ✉️ ! 11:39, 18 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Keep I argue that the amount of investigative information that such a rare event (mass murder in Japan) is likely to produce would distract a reader of the Kyoto Animation article. A reader should reasonably expect the article to be a concise encyclopedic review of the work of the animation studio. Baltakatei (talk) 11:49, 18 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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