Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of Christians killed during the reign of Diocletian
I have no problem with a list of Christian martyrs, but "Christians killed" has to go. The current article fails to meet several criteria of . A standalone list is subject to the same standards of verifiability and OR as any other article. If content is challenged, it requires a citation. Synthesis is an aspect of OR; if the list includes figures who aren't recognized as martyrs by the Church, the inclusion of such figures advances a conclusion not present in the sources used to compile the main articles on each. To avoid synthesis, ''each figure'' needs to described as historical/legendary, or as accepted by the Church or just a part of the narrative tradition. The dates need to be identified as actual dates of death, or observances from a religious calendar. In regard to these points, I endorse most of what John Carter said http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia%3ANeutral_point_of_view%2FNoticeboard&diff=549219102&oldid=549218203 here. ''A well written lead section,'' the guideline says, ''is of particular importance to stand-alone lists''. The intro to this list is a summary from Diocletianic Persecution, which is defined as the period from 303 to 313. The list includes figures from the entirety of Diocletian's reign. The intro doesn't deal with specific issues of historicity, or what the criteria for inclusion are. : ''Selection criteria should be unambiguous, objective, and supported by reliable sources. In cases where the membership criteria are subjective or likely to be disputed …, membership criteria should be based on reliable sources.'' So while I don't necessarily support deletion, I also can't support keeping it in its current misguided state
— User:Cynwolfe, 14:21, 8 April 2013 (UTC)
Stance: merge
Cited policy: WP:SAL||WP:SLC (Wikipedia:Stand-alone lists)