Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Call bombing

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The result was delete. czar 20:46, 10 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Call bombing

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Essay-like article discussing a specific way of delivering bomb threats, which already has an article. I would redirect, but I can't find evidence that this term is widely used to refer to bomb threats. Creator was later banned for repeated creation of unsourced articles with dubious content. RL0919 (talk) 19:07, 3 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Crime-related deletion discussions. MT Train^Talk 08:07, 4 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

• Delete. I don't see much salvageable for a merge to Bomb threat (which is also in a sad state). I am against a redirect, since I think call bombing is synonymous with call flooding - which is a denial of service attack on a telephone switchboard or call-center.[1][2].Icewhiz (talk) 11:58, 4 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete just as Nom and Icewhiz say.E.M.Gregory (talk) 18:15, 6 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete Not even accurate in 2009 when it was created, " ... the clear majority of Bomb threats are made over the phone" The information is misleading, considering all the bombings that have occurred worldwide with no advance warning. "Typically bombings don't cause many casualties compared to other types of terrorism". Compare to any terrorist attack that has happened anywhere in the world. This article is bizarre in its misinformation and needs to be taken off Wikipedia. — Maile (talk) 01:02, 9 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete Not widely used. ~EDDY ^{(talk/contribs)}~ 02:13, 9 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete per Icewhiz. --DanielRigal (talk) 09:56, 10 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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