Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Terminate with extreme prejudice

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The result was redirect to Summary execution. Or elsewhere as subsequent discussion may determine. Sandstein 16:54, 14 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Terminate with extreme prejudice[edit]

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A phrase that gets used occasionally, but there is very little to nothing in the way of coverage about the phrase. The best I could find is this source which merely mentions it as one of a number of lines from Apocalypse Now that have "worked their way into the national psyche". The single source in the article from 1969 NYT merely defines the phrase. We have a Wiktionary listing on this, but it isn't an encyclopedic topic. — Insertcleverphrasehere ^{(or here)} 14:56, 7 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Language-related deletion discussions. The Mighty Glen (talk) 15:06, 7 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Military-related deletion discussions. The Mighty Glen (talk) 15:06, 7 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Terminate with extreme prejudice this article is clearly a dictionary definition. Deserves a mention on List of military slang terms perhaps. Prince of Thieves (talk) 15:34, 7 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per WP:DICTDEF. Perhaps possible to redirect to Summary execution.Icewhiz (talk) 15:59, 7 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
A soft redirect to wiktionary could work here. ansh 666 19:15, 7 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I tried some of those last week and they were speedy deleted as empty articles... Prince of Thieves (talk) 21:19, 7 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Delete per WP:DICTDEF. Kierzek (talk) 22:02, 7 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Possibly merge and redirect to Extrajudicial killing? Clarityfiend (talk) 12:02, 8 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Summary execution would be a better choice, as the term is primarily a military one, for which Extrajudicial killing does not really apply. Summary execution was my original target as a redirect alternative, which was rejected twice by the page creator, after which I started this AfD. I have no problem with redirecting to Summary execution. — Insertcleverphrasehere ^{(or here)} 13:20, 8 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

IMO, extrajudicial killing is a better fit. It may have started out as a military term, but is now more commonly used for espionage. Also, the definition in summary execution specifies "immediately killed", which isn't particularly implied by the phrase under consideration. Clarityfiend (talk) 21:53, 8 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

um... maybe redirect to Judge Dredd? Prince of Thieves (talk) 22:00, 8 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

If you were going to redirect it to 'most notable usage', it would be sent towards Apocalypse Now. Either wiktionary or summary execution are probably the best redirect targets though. — Insertcleverphrasehere ^{(or here)} 22:13, 8 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

If there are several possible redirect targets, maybe it should be a disambiguation page instead... -- intgr [talk] 13:47, 9 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Disambiguate to Summary execution, Extrajudicial killing, List of military slang terms (anchored), Judge Dredd and Apocalypse Now ? An odd mix but it could work. Prince of Thieves (talk) 20:27, 9 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Dab pages are not for works that just happen to use a phrase or for "not really synonyms". Clarityfiend (talk) 01:43, 10 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I was going to say this, but you beat me to it. — Insertcleverphrasehere ^{(or here)} 02:56, 10 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I do agree, it would be an odd disambiguation page if that was done. Prince of Thieves (talk) 12:23, 10 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

redirect to ~~Extrajudicial killing~~Summary execution per @Insertcleverphrasehere:.--Georgia Army Vet Contribs Talk 19:10, 8 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Do you mean Summary execution? — Insertcleverphrasehere ^{(or here)} 20:16, 8 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, thanks; fixed.<blush>--Georgia Army Vet Contribs Talk 20:21, 8 March 2018 (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.