Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Criticism of Osama bin Laden


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The result was delete. 78.26 (spin me / revolutions) 21:40, 5 April 2018 (UTC)

Criticism of Osama bin Laden

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It's not clear that a separate criticsm article is needed per POVFORK - the majority view in RS is critical so I don't see notability for a separate article. Most of references in this article are from book reviews that unduly promote the opinion of certain authors. Whether or not this content or the views of these authors is due for inclusion should be discussed on the talk page of the main article. Seraphim System ( talk ) 13:04, 29 March 2018 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of People-related deletion discussions. The Mighty Glen (talk) 14:55, 29 March 2018 (UTC)
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 * Delete can I say per WP:WTF!!? Ok, seriously this is a WP:POVFORK and an ill defined one at that. If a separate Criticism section is bad form in an article, a stand alone page is right out. This article has been sitting around for years as a place to park a bunch of random comments with the word 'criticism' in them. It just reads like a dumping ground for sophomoric debating points. Jbh  Talk  15:21, 29 March 2018 (UTC)
 * Delete --BoogaLouie (talk) 17:06, 29 March 2018 (UTC)
 * Delete - Based off the substance of this "article", I still cannot figure out the exact subject. Wikipedia is not a dumping ground for random quotes loosely threaded together. I would not recommend merging this anywhere simply due to how poorly-constructed this "article" is.TheGracefulSlick (talk) 18:27, 29 March 2018 (UTC)
 * Delete per everyone else. There's a point where "criticism of" really doesn't apply to someone who organizes acts of terror, obviously.  Nate  • ( chatter ) 21:51, 29 March 2018 (UTC)
 * Delete More novel would be the List fo People who Don't Critic bin Laden because He Was an ArtistE. L3X1 ◊distænt write◊  01:44, 30 March 2018 (UTC)
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 * Delete About as useful as "Criticism of Hitler". -- Iazyges   Consermonor   Opus meum  16:23, 30 March 2018 (UTC)
 * Delete per WP:TNT this rather poorly written WP:ESSAY covering the opinions of mainly one columnist. That being said, I think that there is actually room for an article on Salafi criticism (or other sources) on Bin-Laden that would be UNDUE on the main article (not all Jihadists think alike, and they often disagree on the find points of Islamic jurisprudence, something that is often overlooked in our main articles that mainly reflect the secular western view of these figures) - however this article is clearly not that at the moment.Icewhiz (talk) 14:47, 1 April 2018 (UTC)


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