Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/2024 Portland train attack

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The result was delete‎. The nominator is cautioned not to make comments like "Thousands of mentally ill people kill other people across the world every year" which is an unsupported generalization that promotes stereotypes and is pure speculation on your part. If an editor wants to work on this in Draft space, let me know or make a request at WP:REFUND. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 22:39, 12 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

2024 Portland train attack

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Fails WP:GNG. Thousands of mentally ill people kill other people across the world every year. This just happens to be after a 2017 stabbing, which was notable because of the far-right motivation. Also barely any coverage besides local. Lettlre (talk) 19:17, 5 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Crime, Transportation, United States of America, and Oregon. Lettlre (talk) 19:17, 5 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose: as article creator. Also, it is a developing story, that should have been indicated by the current event template. thetechie@wikimedia: ~/talk/ $ 20:59, 5 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Events-related deletion discussions. CAPTAIN RAJU^(T) 21:25, 5 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Stations-related deletion discussions. CAPTAIN RAJU^(T) 21:25, 5 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per WP:NOTNEWS and lack of evidence satisfying WP:NEVENTS, especially WP:GEOSCOPE and WP:LASTING. An unfortunate but ordinary crime with strictly local news coverage. • Gene93k (talk) 22:44, 5 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Delete Not notable. Similar to an article about the same crime in NYC that was deleted a little while ago. --WikiCleanerMan (talk) 00:11, 6 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose The article, in my opinion, is in compliance with WP:GEOSCOPE as the event has been shared by non-local media (WCAX in Vermont, WLOX in Mississippi). Additionally, the event covered is currently ongoing. -PortlandSaint (talk) 07:39, 6 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Delete This is the exact kind of unfortunate and tragic event that WP:EVENTCRIT discusses "Routine kinds of news events (including most crimes, accidents, deaths...) – whether or not tragic or widely reported at the time – are usually not notable unless something further gives them additional enduring significance." The crime is lacking coverage in major national or international sources. Article also has serious violations of WP:BLPCRIME including labelling someone a "perpetrator" and naming them without a conviction. AusLondonder (talk) 16:20, 6 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Delete per AusLondonder and Gene93k. It doesn't look like much more will develop on this beyond a conviction, which is unlikely to effect notability. Jamedeus (talk) 17:45, 6 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Delete per WP:NOTNEWS. LibStar (talk) 04:57, 8 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per WP:BLP1E, WP:NOTNEW, WP:MILL, WP:SOAP. This makes one person notable for one news cycle. Sadly, such attacks are too common to be notable. I agree that something needs to be done to help mentally ill persons from hurting other humans, but we are not the right forum. Bearian (talk) 14:17, 10 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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.