Today and Yesterday I had two articles put up for speedy deletion. The last one, "Good Germans" (see below), was put up for deletion by
User Arthistorian1977 4 minutes after I created an article.
"'Notability purges' are being executed throughout Wikipedia by empire-building, wannabe tin-pot dictators masquerading as humble editors."
"There are some people on Wikipedia now who are just bullies, who take pleasure in wrecking ...They poke articles full of warnings and citation-needed notes and deletion prods till the topics go away.
Welcome to Wikipedia. It might not have been your intention, but you removed a speedy deletion tag from Good Germans, a page you have created yourself. If you believe the page should not be deleted, you may contest the deletion by clicking on the button that says: Contest this speedy deletion which appears inside the speedy deletion notice. This will allow you to make your case on the talk page. Administrators will consider your reasoning before deciding what to do with the page. Thank you. Arthistorian1977 (talk) 14:40, 8 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Good Germans
Your article was fine. Some editors are just jerks toward new editors. Some of them think only experienced editors belong creating articles. They're wrong. Ignore them. It's not a speedy deletion candidate. It's a perfectly fine article. -A lad insane(Channel 2)15:35, 8 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Arthistorian1977, tagging an article for deletion within 7 minutes, particularly one with a 'Under construction' template, is also offensive and not polite. PROD or move to draft. But your action has lost us a new, good faith editor. NPR is a user right that can easily be revoked, but I prefer to AGF that you erred here. Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 18:24, 8 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Just so that we all know: Ref #1: The NYT article cited is an Op-Ed piece by columnist Frank Rich. The phrase Good Germans was used once and not in any context that would accord notability to the Wikipedia article. Ref, #2 is a link to the Wikipedia article about the NYT; it cannot be verified. Ref #3: In the BT unsigned report Gambaccini is reported as having used the term Good Germans . These are very weak references but I would have declined a CSD and probably issued a WP:PROD with a request to provide more sources within the 7 days grace.
Such Wikipedia articles require a lot of research. Frederick Taylor (2011) Exorcising Hitler, 417 pages, Bloomsbury Publishing, London ISBN 9871408822128, is an in-depth, non-fiction about this very topic - 'The Occupation and Denazification of Germany'. However, although I read the book when it was published, and again more recently when I was doing some research for a Wikipedia article by K.e.coffman, I can't remember if he actually used the term 'Good Germans'. That said, there are literally h–undreds of books on the subject and sources shouldn't be too hard to find even if they are not necessarily on the Internet. Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 18:08, 8 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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