Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Koala attacks in Australia

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The result was delete. Cirt (talk) 04:07, 31 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Koala attacks in Australia

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Disputed prod. lacks notability to sustain an article Gnan garra 15:38, 24 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Australia-related deletion discussions. —Gnan garra 15:39, 24 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Keep Part of a series of similar articles on animal attacks in Australia. Not as many as some of the others, but still worth noting because of the danger to koalas posed by dogs and the possible grain of truth to the drop bear myth. James4750 (talk) 16:34, 24 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I'm aware that many humans stupidly think that because an animal is cute it's not going to attack them. Other animals are smarter. I recently witnessed my sister-in-law's 100 lb rottweiler defend her home from an attack by a 3 lb kitten (no violence took place). Borock (talk) 18:09, 24 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Delete Just about any animal can attack any other. Two instances of koalas biting or scratching humans are cited. Records of dogs attacking koalas should be merged to "dog attack" article since they are off topic here where koalas need to be the attackers for it to be a "koala attack." So two instances don't add up to WP:Notability to me. Borock (talk) 18:05, 24 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. The information is of very questionable notability. At any rate, there's so little of it that it may as well be merged with the main Koala article. --Whoosit (talk) 19:35, 24 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Delete Not notable at all. Bluebottle stings in Australia, Octopus attacks in Australia, and Stonefish attacks in Australia can also be deleted. Reywas92 ^Talk 20:32, 24 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Delete Per nom the IMHO whole attack article collection needs to be reviewed as a whole. Satu Suro 21:38, 24 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. Lacks notability for a separate article (these issues could just be covered in Koala). Often unclear whether the creature attacked or was just defending itself - several of the other "$ANIMAL attacks in Australia" suffer from the same problem. --GenericBob (talk) 22:37, 24 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. Trivial risk from koalas (bite, scratch), not notable. I eagerly await the sequel Platypus attacks in Australia. WWGB (talk) 00:00, 25 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per nom Nick-D (talk) 01:04, 25 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per nom. Orderinchaos 01:36, 25 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per nom. The last time I held a koala it scratched me when I tried to put it down. They have sharp claws so that's what they do. It's not notable but, based on the apparent criteria for inclusion used in the article, my experience should probably be in there. I'm awaiting a sequel too, but it's Cat attacks in Australia. I've got photos for that one. --AussieLegend (talk) 02:32, 25 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Redirect to Drop bear. PMSL. --Russavia ^{I'm chanting as we speak} 03:06, 25 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]
- Yeah, that'd be good too. --AussieLegend (talk) 07:37, 25 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Delete non-notable. Worth maybe a few lines in koala article, or Drop bear but that is it. Casliber (talk · contribs) 12:42, 25 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - Doesn't seem too notable. I found it interesting, but if they can only come up with two attacks, it just isn't notable, Lord Spongefrog, (I am the Czar of all Russias!) 20:45, 25 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - Entirely non-notable. Koalas can scratch and bite when threatened. They also pee on celebrities and tourists. Or maybe that is covered in another article. florrie 01:25, 26 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Delete It doesn't appear to be a very notable subject, since only two non-fatal documented "attacks" are cited. Warrah (talk) 20:25, 26 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Merge to Koala Cynof Gavuf 10:06, 28 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Merge i think a new article dedicated to Australian Wildlife attacks would be more appropriate, gets rid of this article, the kangaroo and magpie articles.Zoo Pro 12:30, 29 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.