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merge to
Nigerian Civil War The protest itself is notable as relating to the whole
Biafra mess, and many histories of the conflict mention it, but otherwise as a person reliable sources say almost nothing about him.
Mangoe (
talk) 12:12, 26 June 2014 (UTC)reply
Merge as above. Mayrock seems to be well-remembered, but he is notable for this single event & there is not enough to sustain a stand-alone article.
TheLongTone (
talk) 12:18, 26 June 2014 (UTC)reply
Keep as per
Wikipedia:Big events make key participants notable and also
WP:PERPETRATOR which states "The motivation ... or the execution ... is unusual—or has otherwise been considered noteworthy—such that it is a well-documented historic event. Generally, historic significance is indicated by sustained coverage of the event in reliable secondary sources which persists beyond contemporaneous news coverage and devotes significant attention to the individual's role", which applies to Mayrock. Besides, most articles on the
List of political self-immolations should be at AfD if a self immolation is a case of
WP:ONEEVENT.
Ochiwar (
talk) 12:56, 26 June 2014 (UTC)reply
My impression is that it wasn't that big an event: it's a one or two sentence mention in histories of the conflict.
Mangoe (
talk) 13:54, 26 June 2014 (UTC)reply
Besides the
WP:OTHERSTUFFEXISTS fallacy, this ignores that each of these may or may not end up as significant events with much to say about them. My sense of the list that you give is that some of them ought to be merged into the larger lists, and some may not.
Mangoe (
talk) 19:13, 26 June 2014 (UTC)reply
I believe the list shows Inherent notability and Precedent in usage
Ochiwar (
talk) 20:08, 26 June 2014 (UTC)reply
Merge to
Nigerian Civil War per Mangoe and TheLongTone. Biography of one event and the event isn't big enough to justify a stand-alone article.
• Gene93k (
talk) 02:31, 27 June 2014 (UTC)reply
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