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The result was delete. RL0919 (talk) 11:27, 25 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

List of fictional theocracies (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View log | edits since nomination)

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Another day, another TVtropiclist of something in fiction, based on mostly unreferenced analysis that such and such entity is a theocracy and itappears in such and such movie/book/game/whatever. This fails numerous policies, guidelines and like. As it stands (a list) it fails WP:LISTN (" One accepted reason why a list topic is considered notable is if it has been discussed as a group or set by independent reliable sources" - no such grouping has been presented, or found in my BEFORE). WP:SALAT also doesn't appear met. As an 'in popular culture' article (if someone wanted to rewrite this into theocracy in popular culture it fails WP:IPC and MOS:POPCULT/TRIVIA, plus WP:GNG and WP:INDISCRIMINATE. Due to lack of references, WP:OR and WP:V are also mostly not met. _{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 09:57, 18 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

• Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Fictional elements, Popular culture, Religion, and Lists. _{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 09:57, 18 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete - The only sources being used outside of the pieces of fiction themselves are two sources each on one of the specific listed items, and neither providing any real information on the concept outside of confirming that there is a theocracy in them. The couple sentences of prose attempting to discuss the overall topic is completely unsourced, and the remainder of the article is just a list of trivia. Rorshacma (talk) 15:22, 18 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete per Rorschacma. If no reliable independent sources can be found on a topic, Wikipedia should not have an article about it. And on that note, this topic is WP:OR. This compilation is an original synthesis and not found in any reliable sources. It's possible that there are sources that cover this topic, but there would be nothing to WP:PRESERVE from this poorly sourced list. Shooterwalker (talk) 18:08, 18 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete Only sources are primary or about specific works, lead is OR. –LaundryPizza03 (dc̄) 00:58, 22 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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