Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Motola

: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 of the debate was no consensus. Mailer Diablo 04:50, 23 March 2006 (UTC)

=[[Motola]]=

Borderline notability here - an injured elephant with 320 google hits (Motola + Elephant). Personally I'd say below borderline, but it's close. Delete. Grutness...wha? 04:15, 18 March 2006 (UTC)

Delete Unless it was the first elephant to get a prosthetic or something along those lines MadCow257 05:08, 18 March 2006 (UTC)
Delete as non-notable --TBC^{??? ??? ???} 05:31, 18 March 2006 (UTC)
Keep interesting story that has appeared in a major reputable publication. It's not just wikinews fodder, either. Bobby P. Smith Sr. Jr. 12:55, 18 March 2006 (UTC)
Keep as participant in widely covered news event. Monicasdude 14:17, 18 March 2006 (UTC)
Delete this crap. Accidents, injuries, house fires and car wrecks are better covered by newspapers, not an encyclopedia. Brian G. Crawford 15:01, 18 March 2006 (UTC)

:This is a unique situation, unlike a car wreck. That's what makes it notable - that and the fact that it's been covered by established and major news organizations Bobby P. Smith Sr. Jr. 22:47, 18 March 2006 (UTC)

::Comment: I would suggest that Mr. Crawford find another way to express his ideas. Motola's story has been told by most major English-language newspapers since 1999. The Newsbank database gives 340 article hits for Motola. Her crippling ties in with important issues such as landmine accidents, the Burmese insurgency and advances in prosthetic devices. Those are all topics that can and should be addressed here and do not deserve condescending dismissal from you as "crap". -- JJay 15:57, 19 March 2006 (UTC)

Delete non-notable elephant. Dlyons493 Talk 21:52, 18 March 2006 (UTC)

:You gotta admit that as elephants go, this one's pretty notable. Bet you $5 you can't name 5 more famous elephants off the top of your head. This is one of the world's most notable elephants. Bobby P. Smith Sr. Jr. 22:47, 18 March 2006 (UTC)

::[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Famous_elephants] Dlyons493 Talk 09:26, 19 March 2006 (UTC)

:::Okay, you win, but, let's face it, most of those are just pets owned by famous people. This is one of the rare elephants to actually be famous in its own right Bobby P. Smith Sr. Jr. 15:39, 19 March 2006 (UTC)

Delete per nom --Khoikhoi 22:38, 18 March 2006 (UTC)
Delete per nom -- Arnzy (Talk) 22:47, 18 March 2006 (UTC)
Keep per Monicasdude Jcuk 23:09, 18 March 2006 (UTC)
Keep per Bobby P. Smith Sr. Jr.. -- JJay 01:53, 19 March 2006 (UTC)
Delete per nom. Henning Makholm 04:07, 19 March 2006 (UTC)
Keep Needs expansion --Masssiveego 08:09, 19 March 2006 (UTC)
Toughie... delete or expand. haz (user talk)^e 15:10, 19 March 2006
keep as per Bobby Smith Roodog2k 15:46, 19 March 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.