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The result was delete. Liz Read! Talk! 04:41, 28 April 2024 (UTC)
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This article is based on multiple copies of the same news story that claims to be based on anonymous sources. Rumors, in other words. I can't find anything at all at the third reference as it just points to some index page. The other three are just the same text in different places. "Three Phase Operation" is a name unknown to history. More importantly, the organization "Supreme Command of the Arab Allied Forces (SCAAF)" is also unknown to history. The piecemeal Arab irregular forces at that time did not have a central command and it certainly was not directed from Cairo. What actually happened in Katamon the day before this news story is that Jewish forces blew up the Semiramis Hotel killing at least 24 civilians. But that's not even mentioned in the news story. There is a vast literature by historians on this period of history and there are already multiple properly sourced Wikipedia articles that cover it, such as Battle for Jerusalem. We don't need articles on single obscure newspaper stories. Zero talk 04:17, 21 April 2024 (UTC)
- Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: History, Military, Israel, and Palestine. Zero talk 04:17, 21 April 2024 (UTC)
- Delete: For being almost wholly based on a random piece from Oregon local news - the sourcing would struggle to be less appropriate, and if this is the best quality available, it doesn't really attest the term or standalone notability. Not much to say here: definitely nothing approaching an encyclopedically valid topic. Iskandar323 ( talk) 12:53, 21 April 2024 (UTC)
- Delete: Article that doesn't have enough sources or content and doubtful more could be found MarkiPoli ( talk) 13:00, 21 April 2024 (UTC)
- Delete: Insufficient evidence exists to suggest that "Three Phase Operation" is a notable topic, at least not under its current name. Marokwitz ( talk) 14:52, 21 April 2024 (UTC)
- Delete as above. Current sourcing is just one newspaper article reprinted in multiple publications. ARandomName123 ( talk)Ping me! 17:11, 21 April 2024 (UTC)
- Delete as a POVFORK. When justified, such a topic should grow organically, before being eligible to a SPINOFF. gidonb ( talk) 00:50, 22 April 2024 (UTC)
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The result was delete. Liz Read! Talk! 04:41, 28 April 2024 (UTC)
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- Three Phase Operation ( | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – ( View log | edits since nomination)
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This article is based on multiple copies of the same news story that claims to be based on anonymous sources. Rumors, in other words. I can't find anything at all at the third reference as it just points to some index page. The other three are just the same text in different places. "Three Phase Operation" is a name unknown to history. More importantly, the organization "Supreme Command of the Arab Allied Forces (SCAAF)" is also unknown to history. The piecemeal Arab irregular forces at that time did not have a central command and it certainly was not directed from Cairo. What actually happened in Katamon the day before this news story is that Jewish forces blew up the Semiramis Hotel killing at least 24 civilians. But that's not even mentioned in the news story. There is a vast literature by historians on this period of history and there are already multiple properly sourced Wikipedia articles that cover it, such as Battle for Jerusalem. We don't need articles on single obscure newspaper stories. Zero talk 04:17, 21 April 2024 (UTC)
- Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: History, Military, Israel, and Palestine. Zero talk 04:17, 21 April 2024 (UTC)
- Delete: For being almost wholly based on a random piece from Oregon local news - the sourcing would struggle to be less appropriate, and if this is the best quality available, it doesn't really attest the term or standalone notability. Not much to say here: definitely nothing approaching an encyclopedically valid topic. Iskandar323 ( talk) 12:53, 21 April 2024 (UTC)
- Delete: Article that doesn't have enough sources or content and doubtful more could be found MarkiPoli ( talk) 13:00, 21 April 2024 (UTC)
- Delete: Insufficient evidence exists to suggest that "Three Phase Operation" is a notable topic, at least not under its current name. Marokwitz ( talk) 14:52, 21 April 2024 (UTC)
- Delete as above. Current sourcing is just one newspaper article reprinted in multiple publications. ARandomName123 ( talk)Ping me! 17:11, 21 April 2024 (UTC)
- Delete as a POVFORK. When justified, such a topic should grow organically, before being eligible to a SPINOFF. gidonb ( talk) 00:50, 22 April 2024 (UTC)
- The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.