Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/1868 North Carolina railroad bonds scandal

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The result was Nomination withdrawn. LibStar (talk) 06:30, 20 December 2010 (UTC)

1868 North Carolina railroad bonds scandal (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View log)

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I see this as WP:NOTNEWS. given that it happened so long ago it will be harder to find sources. but the current articles sources a blog which may be unacceptable under WP:SPS. LibStar (talk) 03:24, 20 December 2010 (UTC)

• Keep - (a) Notability is established through sources such as this article in the Florida Historical Quarterly or the entirety of Chapter XIX of Western North Carolina: A History from 1730 to 1913. (b) WP:NOTNEWS is overcome through the assertion in the article (backed by the sources) that the event had long-lasting historical significance, due to its effect in "stagnating the state's railroad development". - DustFormsWords (talk) 04:07, 20 December 2010 (UTC)
• Keep because WP:NOTNEWS applies to breaking stories and current events, not historical events that happened a century and a half ago. Historians have had ample opportunities to analyze past events in secondary sources, and such events are entirely appropriate for Wikipedia, if properly referenced, and written from the neutral point of view. Cullen328 (talk) 05:51, 20 December 2010 (UTC)
• Keep - This article is being challenged on inapplicable grounds, in my opinion. Not the best page on WP, but the event is worthy of encyclopedic coverage. Carrite (talk) 06:24, 20 December 2010 (UTC)

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