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General Concerns and Questions
Q1: Why does this article exist?
A1: This article exists because so far there has been no consensus to delete it. The latest AfD (2021) said that
the Wikipedia editing community has been unable to come to a consensus as to whether "mass killings under communist regimes" is a suitable encyclopaedic topic. Six discussions to delete this article have been held, none of them resulting in a deletion:
- No consensus, December 2021, see discussion
- Keep, July 2010, see discussion.
- Keep, April 2010, see discussion
- No consensus, November 2009, see discussion
- No consensus, September 2009, see discussion
- No consensus, August 2009, see discussion
- Declined by creator 17:04, 3 August 2009
- PROD 17:02, 3 August 2009
- Created 17:00 3 August 2009
- Related Talk discussions: [1]
Q2: Why isn't there also an article for "Mass killings under _________ regimes"? Isn't this title biased?
A2: Each article must stand on its own merits, as justified by its sources. The existence (or not) of some other similar article does not determine the existence of this one, and vice versa. Having said that, there are other articles such as Anti-communist mass killings and Genocide of indigenous peoples which also exist. This article has a descriptive title arrived at by consensus in November 2009.