Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Gaslighting Government


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The result was delete. Malcolmxl5 (talk) 00:32, 21 March 2018 (UTC)

Gaslighting Government

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Article which is written like an original research essay about a neologistic theory rather than a properly encyclopedic article about a well-studied or well-documented thing. The only properly footnoted reference here is a mere definition of the general concept of gaslighting -- instead, the external links section contains a linkfarm of sources which use the word gaslighting in a political context (almost entirely in relation to Just You Guess Who), but the only one that presumes to define "gaslighting government" as a concept is a YouTube video. All of which means the sources here are being used to synthesize an original research concept, rather than properly supporting or analyzing this as a thing in its own right. Bearcat (talk) 19:27, 13 March 2018 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Politics-related deletion discussions.  Every morning   (there's a halo...)  20:27, 13 March 2018 (UTC)

Delete- Original research is right. We already have an article of gaslighting which in modern political context is a term used to try to shut down a debate.--Rusf10 (talk) 01:16, 15 March 2018 (UTC)
 * Delete. OR/Essay. One ref which links to gaslighting in general not the political kind. Szzuk (talk) 19:35, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom. Sole source is about the term in general. PhilKnight (talk) 23:32, 20 March 2018 (UTC)


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