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 was keep. "Delete" arguments based on WP:AIRCRASH are not particularly compelling because that page is an essay.  Sandstein  08:17, 24 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Norwegian C-130 Hercules accident[edit]

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Not notable per WP:AIRCRASH. Nobody notable on board which is a criteria for military crashes. ...William 21:56, 16 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

-For one thing, I don't see that there is a criteria for military crashes about notable persons on board. Besides, I think it would be a shame not to have an article about this crash, as this is a very unusual event, and no other known website keep track of incidents like this. Oz1sej (talk) 22:19, 16 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

A Hercules fixed-wing aircraft is not a 'copter. --Ysangkok (talk) 20:34, 17 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Sweden-related deletion discussions. BabbaQ (talk) 11:12, 17 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]
You don't think the tallest mountain in Sweden is "something important"? That is a landmark if I ever saw one. And they seem to have hit it since the plane exploded. Very rarely do planes like these explode midair. --Ysangkok (talk) 20:27, 17 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]
A mountain is not what I meant I really meant important buildings or structures. Military aircraft fly lower and sometimes faster than civil aircraft, they dont generally fly airways where they can be watched and warned. That said the C-130J is a new aircraft with modern avionics so it is designed not to hit things but when the aircraft was flying only a few thousand feet above the height of the mountain it should have missed it!. Nobody is saying it is not a tragic and sad accident and our thoughts are with the friends and relatives of the five lost aviators. MilborneOne (talk) 20:53, 17 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Not the first loss of a C-130J the RAF lost one in Iraq (ZH876). MilborneOne (talk) 21:38, 17 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]
I said "fatal". --Ysangkok (talk) 12:21, 18 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]
We have articles on that WP:OTHERSTUFF because they are criminal acts, not accidents. - The Bushranger One ping only 23:12, 17 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]
2008 San Diego F/A-18 crash isn't a criminal act. --Ysangkok (talk) 12:21, 18 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Your reasoning is quite offensive. Do you think anyone is proud of this crash?. No, not every crash with a plane has a separate article on Wikipedia. But when a crash like this one happens (these kind of crashes are very rare in scandinavia) it is notable. --BabbaQ (talk) 00:39, 18 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]
This is not wikipedia for Scandinavia. With the world as a backdrop, nothing in the article indicates that the crash is notable. "Proud"? I'd venture a guess that soldiers/combatants who oppose Norway in Afghanistan, have a less sentimental feeling about the accident then you might. In addition, this wikipedia is not exclusively for those sympathetic to NATO/ISAF. Military airplane crews die every day. Nothing notable yet about this crew that died in bad weather. --Gerrymanders (talk) 00:54, 18 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]
OK so we should delete this article because combatants in Afghanistan are potentially angry at Norway and doesnt care about the death of five people? hmmm. No this is not Wikipedia Scandinavia, it is a Wikipedia were articles are made on notable subjects. A crash which is very rare in Scandinavia is notable and should be included. No matter what some Afghans or Americans thinks.--BabbaQ (talk) 00:59, 18 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]
I had a very rare bicycle accident on Main Street in Hicksville, Alaska outside building/property number 1212, in bad weather. I am not expecting an article about that. Military aircraft/crews test themselves in adverse conditions/bad weather. Nothing notable about that. That there are few military aircraft in Scandinavia (even when counting the ones holed up in Afghanistan or going to/coming from there), does not make this crash notable. It wasn't even a combat mission (which might have added some notability). This crash is not a notable subject, according to the text in the article and the text in this discussion. --183.88.34.4 (talk) 01:15, 18 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Just to note a combat loss would actually make it less notable. MilborneOne (talk) 09:22, 18 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]
These all are very good points. Nanobear (talk) 01:23, 19 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]
"Major news for several days" does not satisfy WP:PERSISTENCE. - The Bushranger One ping only 15:04, 20 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Of course not. A tad difficult to say more when "several days" is all that's passed, though. Which is why I think Wikipedia:RAPID makes sense, and we could afford to wait before we possibly decide to delete it. Wikipedia is no crystal ball, but we don't need to make sure that no one ever encounters an article which could possibly turn out not to be notable. Also, I didn't argue we should keep it because it had been major news in several countries for several days at the point – but yes, I did and do consider it a contributing factor. /Julle (talk) 16:50, 21 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Apples and oranges; the Fairchild crash was the result of significant chain of command failures and led to significant changes in procedures. As opposed to, tragically, a plane just flying into the side of a mountain. (See also WP:OTHERSTUFFEXISTS.) Also this is not the first crash of a C-130J; see comment above regarding ZH876. Also is there any WP:PERSISTANCE for this case of CFIT? - The Bushranger One ping only 15:04, 20 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • I note that the above quote was truncated in favour of the author the article as written isIf an accident or incident meets the criteria for inclusion in an airport, airline or aircraft article above it may be notable enough for a stand-alone article if it also meets the criteria provided by the general notability guideline, a notability of events guideline and a guide on the use of news reports. So it may qualify as a stand-alone!!Petebutt (talk) 01:03, 21 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

A summary of the facts:

You are distorting the facts. Because it passes WP:GNG it doesn't need to pass WP:AIRCRASH. Also note that AIRCRASH isn't even an official policy. It is also not relevant where the news happen, so you are misguiding people when you tell them it's not a Scandinavian newspaper, cause it's not an English newspaper either. The fact that we do use the English language sadly causes an English/American bias. Also, it is too early to know if there are any notable effects of the crash. There wasn't any serious aftermath to 2010 Austin suicide attack and 2002 Tampa plane crash either, but we're still keeping those cause they pass WP:GNG. Tell me why WP:AIRCRASH is the over-riding criteria here, but not concerning the 2002 Tampa crash. Tell me why Qantas Flight 32 is notable, if it is not because it is the first A380 issue (not even a loss!). --Ysangkok (talk) 11:28, 21 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]
WP:AIRCRASH deals with aircraft accident notability, so it is not applicable to intentional and/or criminal acts like 2010 Austin suicide attack and 2002 Tampa plane crash. - Ahunt (talk) 11:32, 21 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Consider also WP:What Wikipedia is not#When you wonder what to doPetebutt (talk) 01:13, 21 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Regarding the "no notable effects": as I've tried to point out above, this has put focus on the fact that NATO is involved in military exercies on Swedish – neutral – territory (something most Swedes had missed until the crash), and rekindled the Swedish debate on whether or not Sweden should join NATO and what the Swedish relationship to NATO should be. A few different examples of opinion pieces (the first hits when I did quick search in Mediearkivet ("The Media Archive")) from different newspapers in different parts of the country:
"Kraschen sätter fokus på Natos närvaro", Svenska Dagbladet 2012-03-18; "Lägger ner allt eller gå med i Nato", Sydsvenskan 2012-03-16; "Natolandet Sverige", sv:Sydöstran 2012-03-19; "Inte lätt att vara neutralitetskramare", sv:Blekinge Läns Tidning 2012-03-19; "Svensk militär vardag", Helsingborgs Dagblad 2012-03-20; "Man hjälper sina grannar", sv:Mariestads-Tidningen 2012-03-20; "Ärligare med fullt Nato-medlemskap", sv:City Malmö 2012-03-19; "Tala klartext om Nato", sv:Skaraborgs Allehanda 2012-03-21; "Fredsframtvingaren Sverige", Dala-Demokraten 2012-03-21; "Sverige är aktivt i krigföringen" Dala-Demokraten, 2012-03-20.
I think there are other reasons to keep the article as well, but I would happily argue for its inclusion simply based on this. /Julle (talk) 17:26, 21 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Where is the WP:PERSISTENCE? - The Bushranger One ping only 21:00, 22 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Well, seeing how the debate I pointed to is ongoing, it's certainly not lacking. Whether it will have a lasting effect is of course difficult to judge, but seeing how this accident has been an important part of fueling the (as far as I know) most intensive debate on the NATO question in Sweden for years, I'd say it's already played a political role. And if I'm going to repeat myself, I might as well quote what I wrote above: "A tad difficult to say more when "several days" is all that's passed, though. Which is why I think Wikipedia:RAPID makes sense, and we could afford to wait before we possibly decide to delete it. Wikipedia is no crystal ball, but we don't need to make sure that no one ever encounters an article which could possibly turn out not to be notable." Still, I'd be happy to include most accidents that spark nation-wide debate on foreign policy. /Julle (talk) 03:28, 23 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]
(And if we who belive this is wrong and it goes through AfD and gets deleted based on a failure of notablity a few years from now? Well, then we'll be wrong and it'll be deleted. No harm done.) /Julle (talk) 00:55, 24 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Petebutt:I do not understand your argument. Why do you mix the phrase, Scandinavian newspaper into the discussion? 109.232.72.49 (talk) 01:31, 24 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]
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