Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of army size by country


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The result was   delete. Courcelles 12:53, 11 December 2010 (UTC)

List of army size by country

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delete interesting list. but I don't see how it can fit in a table with armies for every country of the world and for every year (or decade); it's not meneageable. Melaen (talk) 00:24, 4 December 2010 (UTC) delete I thought we already had something like this. Why then do we need another one? WikiCopter (radio • sorties • images • simplicity • lost • defense • attack) 01:00, 4 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Military-related deletion discussions.  —AustralianRupert (talk) 00:45, 4 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Lists-related deletion discussions.  -- Jclemens-public (talk) 01:54, 4 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete or redirect this is likely duplicative of other, better presented, content (see Category:Military lists). This could either be deleted as such or redirected to the list that best fits the title description.  Them  From  Space  02:02, 4 December 2010 (UTC)


 * Keep or Redirect Very unwell written article, but can be improved after some research, although you could always redirect it to what Themfromspace suggested. --Ultrablastic123 (talk) 04:36, 4 December 2010 (UTC) - user was blocked for being a sock puppet. Mathewignash (talk) 11:01, 8 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Redirect to List of countries by number of troops, which seems the closest fit. Keresaspa (talk) 04:59, 4 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Rename and Rewrite The difference between this and List of countries by number of troops is that this historical - merge the two and you cause the need for a major revision to take into account the size of the armies listed over time. The title of this article should be changed to reflect its historical scope and a rationale for its odd geographical and historical limits provided, plus at least some idea of where the information comes from.  If this isn't done delete as this random information isn't encyclopedic.Monstrelet (talk) 08:34, 4 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Rename and Improve per Monstrelet's arguments. It is not an unmanageably large project assuming it is only going to focus on major European powers during a limited time period, but it needs some explanatory text and a more descriptive name. It can then be linked from other articles concerning the military history of the period. Barnabypage (talk) 22:19, 4 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete Wow. This is really a database, not an article.  Interesting concept however. BTW I am sure that China had a far larger army than any European country in the 1400s to 1600s, which for some reason is the only time and place covered.  Getting acurate numbers would also be a problem.  Anyway not a bad idea but way beyond the scope of WP or any encyclopedia.  Probably should be its own project. Maybe some university could sponsor. Borock (talk) 14:31, 4 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete WP:SYNTH. Buckshot06 (talk) 19:37, 4 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete: not even worth trying to salvage. The author seemingly didn't care to even attempt to complete the list, so throw it away. It's amazingly redundant to other articles, and doesn't cite any sources. I'd be willing to accept a redirect to List of countries by number of troops, as mit may be a valid search term.  bahamut0013  words deeds 19:03, 5 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete - redundant. Anotherclown (talk) 07:56, 6 December 2010 (UTC)
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