Category talk:Terrorism

message: Y'know, maybe we ought to rename this "Category: Freedom Fighting / Terrorism" to please the NPOV junkies... ;-) Rickyrab 03:07, 10 Nov 2004 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes, let us discuss the matter here before adding POV/disputed tags.Phase1 22:31, 14 January 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Comments 

message: I think this list is really incomplete, you should add a lot of names of people and organisations to the list. EX: Yasser Arafat (yes, he was a terrorist), EZLN, FARC, PLO, etc.
If this is really an objective source of information, these names should be added
:You are right, but the nature of "anyone can edit" is that terrorists with a large Wikipedia fan base will not be listed. And if you try, the pro-terrorist types will just delete the whole category. They already deleted List of terrorists, so they certainly have the power. Mirror Vax 03:06, 7 January 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Please would someone add George Bush too. As he is responsible for killing many innocent people at the invasion of Iraq and Afghanistan. helohe (talk) 23:50, 13 February 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: *sigh* WTF are you talking about??? 2600:1014:B124:4DBD:DC12:3B5E:2975:ABF2 (talk) 07:34, 6 February 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  More Information 

message: Should the Jewish Defense League be included in the category? They have been classified by the FBI as a terrorist organization and have a long history of perpetrating or supporting terrorist acts.Homey 20:06, 5 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Jewish Defense League 

message: I was thinking of adding a :Category:Organizations accused of terrorism and a :Category:Terrorist organizations.  Also a :Category:Anti-terrorism organizations is needed.  --Ben Houston 23:22, 5 June 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: And just what is terrorism? --maxrspct ping me  14:23, 21 May 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: New Sub-Category Suggestions

message: I noticed in the history log that at one point around March 2006 this category appears to have survived a cfd debate.  However, I can't find the archived discussion in the cfd logs for that week.  Usually, if a category survives a cfd delete nomination, a template is added to the talk page saying "This category survived a deletion nomination and the result was keep", or something similar, with a link to the discussion.
If someone could post a link to the previous cfd debat for this category for reference, that would be most helpful.  I can't seem to find it. Dugwiki 20:11, 11 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Where is the link to the previous cfd discussion? 

message: Wikipedia:Words to avoid#Terrorism--Error 19:52, 31 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Words to avoid

message: "This category deals with topics relating to events, organizations, or people that have at some point in time been referred to as terrorism, terrorists, etc., including state terrorism."
So... if I publicly call Jimmy Wales a terrorist, I can list him in this category? Wow. We're just begging for a libel case, eh? - TheMightyQuill (talk) 17:19, 5 June 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I don't want to delete this category, but I'd like to change the criteria for inclusion. If I get no response, I will be bold, do so, and start removing categories which don't fit. - TheMightyQuill (talk) 01:55, 8 June 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  RFC: Definition 

message: Working with the definition at :Category:Terrorists, I want to propose the following definition for this category and all sub-categories:
This category is for individuals, incidents, and organizations.
There exist many different definitions of terrorism, but all of the following elements should be present for articles in this category and its sub-categories:
* Use of unlawful violence or the threat of unlawful violence.
* Targeting civilians.
* Non-state actor. , thus excluding state terrorism.
* Absence of a state of war (specifically conventional warfare), thus excluding war crimes.
* Designed to coerce, frighten, or "send a message" to the public or a government, thus excluding organized crime performed for personal gain.
* Finally, this category should only be placed on articles which already have verifiable text that the individual has been identified as a terrorist. If there are no reliable sources which call the individual a terrorist, then this category is not appropriate.
 
All articles listed in this categories are related to the verifiable use or attempted use of terrorist tactics, by the all above criteria.  Self-identification as a "terrorist" is not required; see terrorism for a list of alternative terms, with both positive and negative connotations. WP:TERRORIST still applies to article content.
Thoughts? TheMightyQuill (talk) 13:52, 12 August 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: That category was proposed explicitly for individuals, where it is perhaps acceptable. It was not proposed for organizations and incidents.Haberstr (talk) 21:10, 9 March 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Definition: