Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of largest empires (6th nomination)
The problems with the page are , and the assertion that there is an {{tq|unwillingness to use RS definitions of an Empire}} is patently untrue; the page uses a definition by Rein Taagepera, namely {{tq|any relatively large sovereign political entity whose components are not sovereign}}.{{cite journal|date=1979|title=Size and Duration of Empires: Growth-Decline Curves, 600 B.C. to 600 A.D.|jstor=1170959|journal=Social Science History|volume=3|issue=3/4|page=117|doi=10.2307/1170959|last1=Taagepera|first1=Rein}} {{diff2|859380522|I noted this on the talk page right before this AfD was started}}, and {{diff2|859380805|amended the lead to make this clear right after}} (which resulted in an edit conflict with the AfD notice
— User:TompaDompa, 18:13, 13 September 2018 (UTC)
Stance: keep
Cited policy: WP:SURMOUNTABLE (Wikipedia:Arguments to avoid in deletion discussions)