Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2021 September 8#1632111714
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==Genocide of Christians in North Korea==
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- {{no redirect|1 = Genocide of Christians in North Korea }} → :Persecution of christians in North Korea (talk · links · history · stats)
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Title that is unencyclopedic (there's a difference between "genocide" and "religious persecution") and unlikely to be a search term... RandomCanadian (talk / contribs) 21:55, 1 September 2021 (UTC)
- Delete: This is an absurdly inflammatory search term that implies that the treatment of Christians in North Korea is on the level of a genocide. ―Susmuffin Talk 23:20, 1 September 2021 (UTC)
- Robert Park (activist) has repeatedly ([https://thediplomat.com/2012/02/time-to-end-north-korea-genocide/] [http://worldpolicy.org/2012/02/06/genocide-in-north-korea/]) referred to the treatment of Christians in the DPRK as genocide, and the (non particularly neutral) Washington Examiner has done the same ([https://sports.yahoo.com/north-korean-officials-involved-murder-140200613.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAGIfTVnyGpcj3wgdMZ40iOKphvAT8Cr0sRO_NCSr5dA9wxNKbuNNwB7qJbS15SjqZ-QemPXJVSQgP83ljK44Lsh-i7fnkmCRioM5yy42mFqLygovjInFZ4-lgmn6vX2vhk1vU-crko5F_A8I0njI56-7zIZxnB38QbCX2ecx-xlH mirrored by Yahoo! Sports for whatever reason]). Given that Park's article extensively discusses his use of the term "genocide", a case could be made for retargeting there. But my initial feeling is that this is a plausible search term (based on its usage in reliable sources) and one of those cases where we'd be best off taking readers to the less hyperbolically-titled argument without comment, much as we do with any "Murder of" → "Killing of" redirect. Thus weak keep, but open to being convinced otherwise. -- Tamzin[cetacean needed] (she/they) 23:34, 1 September 2021 (UTC)
DeleteWeak delete: there is certainly no freedom of religion in NK, as among other things religion is seen by the regime as "ideologies" that would compete with the primacy of NK's communist own ideology. This includes oppression of Christians. I have been studying NK for several years and editing about it in Wikipedia. I have never heard of these humman rights violations rising to the level of genocide of Christians. There might be a minority of authors who assert that, but I don't believe this to be the consensus of the field/authoritative sources. For example the UN's most authoritative report (Report of the Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea) did not come to a conclusion of Christian genocide. And the report is based on a wide range of inputs from direct witnesses and human rights organizations. Therefore, this title should be deleted. Thank you. Al83tito (talk) 02:55, 2 September 2021 (UTC)- Upon re-reading {{re|User:Tamzin}} sensible points, I am also more open to being convinced to keep, as a way to re-direct those searching exagerated claims, into more neutral articles. Al83tito (talk) 07:34, 2 September 2021 (UTC)
- Delete if we do not have a mention of genocide at the target. There was a similar RfD a few months back. Jay (Talk) 07:53, 2 September 2021 (UTC)
- Keep per WP:RNEUTRAL and also largely per Tamzin. If a reader comes here looking for information on a "genocide" of Christians in North Korea, the current target is (expected to be, when it's improved) where they will find information about that topic, in a similar way to how white genocide redirects to a factual discussion about that topic. For titles like this, one editor's "absurdly inflammatory" is another's "matter of opinion". Ivanvector's squirrel (trees/nuts) 13:13, 2 September 2021 (UTC)
- Keep - It's used to some extent in various sources. Plausible search term. Hog Farm Talk 18:31, 3 September 2021 (UTC)
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, signed, Rosguill talk 22:31, 8 September 2021 (UTC)
- Keep Pretyt much per Ivanvector and Tamzin. While the redirect isn't that neutral, it's a plausible search term. codingcyclone please ping/my wreckage 23:29, 8 September 2021 (UTC)
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