Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/University of Texas at Austin stabbing

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The result was merge‎ to University of Texas at Austin#2024 Pro-Palestinian Protests. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 23:15, 21 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

University of Texas at Austin stabbing

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Fails WP:NEVENT. A non-fatal stabbing where a single non-notable person was injured, no deaths. The citations in the background section do not mention this incident as they predate it. There was a brief burst of coverage that it happened and the perpetrator was indicted without hate crime charges (covered only by local media) and there has been no coverage since, failing WP:SUSTAINED.

Additionally, there was a fatal mass stabbing at this same school in 2017 that is substantially closer to passing NEVENT that we do not have an article on (imo it still doesn't pass NEVENT but this is to make a point): the reason this article exists appears to be the Palestine connection.

Due to the circumstances it can probably be merged somewhere if anyone wants that but I have no ideas. PARAKANYAA (talk) 23:19, 14 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Crime, Events, Palestine, and Texas. PARAKANYAA (talk) 23:19, 14 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Merge with appropriate article listing instances of anti-Palestinian violence in the United States or the West in general. Darkfrog24 (talk) 16:40, 15 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
No opposition to that, but could you suggest a specific target? PARAKANYAA (talk) 20:08, 15 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I made a cursory search and did not find any. Perhaps "Anti-Palestinian racism" has a section on U.S. incidents. Darkfrog24 (talk) 18:55, 17 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Keep: The topic is notable as a prominent and specific example of Anti-Palestinian racism, which is precisely what made it stand out as an event against the background noise in the US. It does also have sustained coverage, with the event continuing to fuel the discussion on hate crime in the US some ~~six~~ two and a half months later. Yes, the only reason this topic is notable is the hate crime element ... because that – the context of the violence, not its form – is what is notable. Iskandar323 (talk) 19:24, 15 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Who has declared it "prominent"? It made the news for three days and then dropped off the map. It does not have sustained coverage, and there has been no proof of that presented. PARAKANYAA (talk) 20:08, 15 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I got the dates muddled: it's two and a half months later with the update, which you know about, do clearly not three days. More generally, one might just say: wait! There's hardly even time for it to be discussed in other mediums than news yet, so it's hard to know what else is expected. Iskandar323 (talk) 03:48, 16 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

A two month update saying it wasn't a hate crime from a local news outlet with no further analysis or retrospection? PARAKANYAA (talk) 04:51, 16 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

~~Delete~~ Merge to University of Texas at Austin#2024 Pro-Palestinian Protests per other users and WP:NOTNEWS. One injury, no deaths. Jiminy Christmas, this shit happens every day around the world. Wikipedia is not a crime blotter. 💥Casualty ^{• Hop along. •} 04:46, 16 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Merge and Redirect to University of Texas at Austin#2024 Pro-Palestinian Protests and also mention at List of pro-Palestinian protests on university campuses in the United States in 2024#UT Austin, which seems like the main article about the protests. This article is a WP:REDUNDANTFORK and WP:NOTNEWS. - Cameron Dewe (talk) 18:43, 17 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Merge to University of Texas at Austin#2024 Pro-Palestinian Protests per HopalongCasualty. Unless it became a standard case study or prompted some major societal change, there is absolutely zero reason why "guy stabs guy in a scuffle" should be considered a notable historical event that warrants its own article. Thebiguglyalien (talk) 01:55, 21 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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