Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of academics and intellectuals against the 2006 Thailand coup


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The result was   delete. Ron Ritzman (talk) 00:40, 12 August 2011 (UTC)

List of academics and intellectuals against the 2006 Thailand coup

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Looking back now, I think that the information this list provides, the names of and quotations by certain persons based on political opinion over a single event, is not encyclopaedic nor useful to the reader. A list of leading participants in a political event would be useful. A list of commentators with no clear inclusion criteria unlikely so. At best this should be merged with Public opinion of the 2006 Thai coup d'état. Paul_012 (talk) 09:15, 29 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Speedy Delete, post haste. I have nothing more to say.--User:Warrior777 (talk) 04:32, 30 July 2011 (UTC)
 * I don't understand the rationale of your position. You haven't provided a valid argument, and how does this fit CSD criteria anyway?--Paul_012 (talk) 04:27, 31 July 2011 (UTC)
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 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.


 * Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Courcelles 00:57, 5 August 2011 (UTC)


 * Delete per nom. "Academics and intellectuals" is a rather vague grouping.  None of those listed are wikilinked.  If we assume that they are not notable, then it's just an indiscriminate data dump of people who have commented on the event.  If we assume that some, or even all, are notable, then it's still just listing people by their stated opinion on a given issue, which may or may not have any actual relevance to them as subjects (note that it's not even necessarily a "list of Thai academics..."), thus still making it indiscriminate and an unencyclopedic cross-categorization (list of [people who do X] who have [voiced opinion Y] [regarding event Z]).  And it further seems like this list, if fully developed, would just turn into a quotefarm.  As the nom noted, Public opinion of the 2006 Thai coup d'état is the proper place for this subject to be addressed.  postdlf (talk) 14:47, 5 August 2011 (UTC)
 * Delete: The article is too broad. Public opinion of the 2006 Thai coup d'état is where this should be mentioned. Joe Chill (talk) 16:34, 5 August 2011 (UTC)
 * Comment I'm going to refer to Wiki policies regarding biographies in my comments WP:BLP. In the BLPs introduction this statement is made, "and the possibility of harm to living subjects must always be considered when exercising editorial judgment." References are also made to victimization . Other information can be found that may be relavent to this situation here WP:BLP1E. the stature of these individuals is not clearly defined, "If reliable sources cover the person only in the context of a single event and if, outside of the event, that person otherwise remains, and is likely to remain, a low-profile individual, we should generally avoid having an article on them." Perhaps an addition should be made here WP:NOT, that being .......... ;The wiki is not a "hit list"..--User:Warrior777 (talk) 09:30, 9 August 2011 (UTC)
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