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Keep - Passes the Rule of 7. To wit: an earthquake is automatically in if it measures 7.0 or greater, and automatically out if it is under 7.0, so long as it doesn't squish lots of people or break lots of stuff.
Carrite (
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06:40, 25 August 2010 (UTC)reply
Guidelines are just guidelines... Lines for inclusion and exclusion have to be drawn somewhere. This one seems functional, in that 7.0 quakes are sufficiently rare to be notable, of historical interest. There are, correct me if I'm wrong, scores or hundreds of earthquakes each week. One has to draw the line somewhere; size matters. Casualties and destruction also matter.
Carrite (
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01:48, 26 August 2010 (UTC)reply
Well, as you can see, there was no death/injuries or damage, so the logic behind the so-called "Rule of Seven" seems flawed if no damage to structures or people is caused or if there is no lasting significance. —
Mikemoral♪♫01:57, 26 August 2010 (UTC)reply
Because we have a sister project called Wikinews from which we temporarily transclude content. "In the news" on the front page doesn't override that "newsworthy" doesn't equal "notable".
Are You The Cow Of Pain? (
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20:11, 25 August 2010 (UTC)reply
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