Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of attacks on civilians attributed to United States government forces

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The result was delete‎. Extraordinary Writ (talk) 23:24, 28 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

List of attacks on civilians attributed to United States government forces[edit]

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WP:SYNTH and fails WP:NLIST. Per WP:NLIST, " list topic is considered notable is if it has been discussed as a group or set by independent reliable sources," which this list has not. Besides, the items here are covered with further depth and proper context in United States war crimes. Longhornsg (talk) 22:28, 21 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Delete per nom. Also, by the criteria specified, the Kent State shootings, the Waco siege and practically every police incident of note would have to be included. It also defines "government forces" as including NATO forces for some (non)reason. Clarityfiend (talk) 02:35, 22 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Military, Lists, and United States of America. Spiderone^{(Talk to Spider)} 07:40, 22 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per nom. This is clearly WP:SYNTH, and is an untenable topic for an article given the vague scope (the current content includes deliberate attacks authorised by the US government, accidents and unauthorised and criminal acts by individual military personnel). Including attacks by "North Atlantic Treaty Organization forces under U.S. control" is odd. The article also duplicates the superior United States war crimes article. Nick-D (talk) 01:01, 23 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Delete as per nom and all of the above. The list is unwieldy and somewhat patchy too. TH1980 (talk) 01:26, 24 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Delete As per nomination --Shrike (talk) 14:57, 25 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Delete with a bang; not a whimper. A list of atrocious uselessness. -The Gnome (talk) 11:21, 26 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - A useful article might exist in just the military events that had significant civilian casualties, but the list as formulated is unworkable and unencyclopaedic. Cheers, Last1in (talk) 16:49, 26 September 2023 (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.