Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Sobel (Sierra Leone)


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The result was   keep. (non-admin closure) Bryce  ( talk  &#124;  contribs ) 02:30, 7 February 2012 (UTC)

Sobel (Sierra Leone)

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Wikipedia is not a dictionary Clarityfiend (talk) 21:49, 31 January 2012 (UTC)
 * Keep This article has potential far beyond a dictionary definition as the concept it describes is an important one in the sad military history of Sierra Leone. The topic is discussed in books such as On The Margins of the World: The Refugee Experience Today, which calls them "social characters of a new type" in a lengthy description, or A Dirty War in West Africa: the RUF and the Destruction of Sierra Leone which describes a "a coup by the sobel element in the army" in great detail, calling the sobels a "phenomenon", or Coups from Below: Armed Subalterns and State Power in West Africa, which talks of a "dramatic upsurge in sobel activities among rank and file soldiers".  These are only three examples of many reliable sources about the history of Sierra Leone that devote significant coverage to the sobel phenomenon. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Cullen328 (talk • contribs)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Africa-related deletion discussions.  • Gene93k (talk) 16:33, 1 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Military-related deletion discussions.  • Gene93k (talk) 16:34, 1 February 2012 (UTC)


 * Keep - As written currently, the article reads like a dictionary definition, but as pointed out by Cullen328, the topic can have a much deeper treatment based on reliable sources. -- Whpq (talk) 17:40, 6 February 2012 (UTC)
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