Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Pacification theory


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. 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.

The result was delete. Vanamonde (Talk) 18:07, 29 October 2022 (UTC)

Pacification theory

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This is not a notable subject. It's a framework or term associated with the work of a small handful of people who appear to have primarily published on this in low-tier academic publications and radical outlets. The article appears to have been created by someone whose edits are singularly focused on promoting one of these people, George S. Rigakos. There's nothing to indicate that it has broader significance. Thenightaway (talk) 10:27, 22 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Oppose - while it is not a big theory, it is not a redundant article and enough sources exist. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Nsae Comp (talk • contribs) 10:44, 22 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Police and Politics.  Spiderone (Talk to Spider) 10:48, 22 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Delete, WP:BEFORE reveals various non-notable attempts to coin this term, each with different meanings. This attempt is entirely WP:PRIMARY sourced. SailingInABathTub 🛁 01:59, 23 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Delete per Nom and SailingInABathTub. We are not in the business of promoting neologisms. The intended subject might be understandable to someone studying Sociological theories. It seems more of a textbook or journal but is complicated for any layperson. Three strata of pacification, the last has three processes, and we can call it the "General Theory of Pacification". -- Otr500 (talk) 04:09, 24 October 2022 (UTC)
 * I would recommend if everyone is for deletion to merge it rather, or at least parts of it to an article like Police state, or Police action, or even a new article that more broadly collects the different uses of Pacification (at the moment a disambiguation page). PS: shouldnt this be first at least raised at the articles talk page? I added one Talk:Pacification theory; you are welcome. Nsae Comp (talk) 20:24, 25 October 2022 (UTC)
 * I don't think it even meets WP:DUE for inclusion on those pages. These are very peripheral sources. Thenightaway (talk) 20:32, 25 October 2022 (UTC)


 * 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.