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Declined PROD. Short-lived event that has, even a few weeks later, had no discernable lasting impact. Per
WP:N(E), the depth and duration of non-local coverage is not sufficient to establish notability. SounderBruce19:45, 18 May 2024 (UTC)reply
Delete Quintessential
WP:NOTNEWS of a local event with no actual significance. Escapes of exotic animals are not particularly rare, even if their unusualness attracts some public attention.
Reywas92Talk13:21, 20 May 2024 (UTC)reply
Keep, meets
WP:GNG with coverage in the New York Times, The Guardian, and the Seattle coverage which covers a large regional area (not just local), but is it noteworthy? In the United States, yes, as a rarity. Maybe change the title to the name of the zebra who was on the loose for almost a week,
Shug (zebra), which is what makes the topic notable (if all the zebras were quickly captured it wouldn't be, but the zebra wandering around for a week captured news coverage as well as the public's interest).
Randy Kryn (
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15:03, 24 May 2024 (UTC)reply
Zebras wandering around is funny and great for meme material, until it's time to move onto the next meme. I don't think that justifies having an article for it, especially because it wasn't widespread coverage.
Gottagotospace (
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15:11, 24 May 2024 (UTC)reply
Yes, the coverage was widespread, so GNG is not a problem. In looking at other zebra articles this one stands out as being about individual zebras (Shug, the main focus of media coverage). Since Wikipedia coverage about individual zebras is low, then this article should be welcomed and lionized (lionized? run!).
Randy Kryn (
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15:23, 24 May 2024 (UTC)reply
Merge the few lines about the impact on the town and the "zebra specials" to the article on North Bend, Washington, otherwise this is a non-notable event.
Oaktree b (
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23:09, 25 May 2024 (UTC)reply
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