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The result was delete. Jayjg ^(talk) 04:36, 1 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Symbols of totalitarianism (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View log • AfD statistics)

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This article is a WP:Coatrack and pure WP:Synthesis, just like Occupation symbols below. Nowhere is the topic of "Symbols of totalitarianism", also referring to the legal status of swastika and the hammer and sickle, analyzed as a topic by secondary sources, making it not notable as well. Article was created by User:Digwuren who has been banned for one year due to the EEML case. Anyway, deprodded by User:Sander Säde. Abductive (reasoning) 18:51, 25 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

• Delete per nom. i would be utterly shocked if this isnt covered in great detail in the articles on stalinism and nazi germany. i see this as an inherently POV, horribly incomplete and poorly started stub article that could not be salvaged. only a BOOK called "symbols of totalitarianism, that cataloged symbols for various states through history, that was itself notable, could justify this article.Mercurywoodrose (talk) 21:24, 25 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete or at best turn into a far more expansive list. Hiberniantears (talk) 22:14, 25 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete, per nom. Indeed, looks like a a WP:Coatrack and WP:Synthesis vehicle. Nsk92 (talk) 10:39, 26 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete per nom. Wile E. Heresiarch (talk) 03:55, 28 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete. This is a prime example of WP:SYNTH and WP:COATRACK. The term "symbols of totalitarianism" does not exist or at least is not in general use, and it is WP:SYNTH to group these things under that name. Offliner (talk) 08:43, 30 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep. Remember crossed hammers in The Wall, a clear reference to the totalitarian symbols? This is notable.Biophys (talk) 05:05, 31 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete. Agree that it is WP:SYNTH. Niteshift36 (talk) 18:38, 31 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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.