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The result was delete. SarahStierch (talk) 22:24, 2 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Civilization State (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View log • Stats)

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Not a notable topic. One writer's term for a state which is also a civilization, i.e. China, but not a widely used or broadly understood topic. Article does not explain what a civilization state is, apart from the above definition, so not enough for an article. Refs are to works by this writer except for one piece of propaganda which is not a reliable source. JohnBlackburne^words_deeds 20:47, 26 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Social science-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 01:30, 27 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

• Delete. The term doesn't appear in Google Scholar. It appears in a small handful of books referring to China, but still seems to be a WP:NEO. -- 202.124.75.158 (talk) 11:24, 31 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete as per WP:NEO. Stuartyeates (talk) 01:17, 2 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete Neologism. The term does not seem to have come into general use. Of the four references offered, three are from the same person, Martin Jacques, and the fourth seems to have a somewhat different understanding of the term from that presented in the article. --MelanieN (talk) 20:04, 2 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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