Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Types of torture used in the Japanese occupation of Singapore

The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. 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.

The result was merge to Japanese war crimes. Most people are content to have the article merged. Japanese war crimes was chosen as the merge target simply because it had more votes; if a merge to Japanese occupation of Singapore instead is desired, the issue can be resolved on the talk page. King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 05:31, 25 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Types of torture used in the Japanese occupation of Singapore[edit]

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Total orphan with no links to it anywhere in Wikipedia article space. No references. Article can never expand beyond being a mere list, and its material is already covered elsewhere. Material belongs in Japanese war crimes, etc. Bueller 007 (talk) 04:35, 18 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Japan-related deletion discussions. cab (talk) 13:37, 18 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Singapore-related deletion discussions. cab (talk) 13:37, 18 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Military-related deletion discussions. cab (talk) 13:37, 18 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Delete Should be covered in various larger articles on the history of WW2. Also unsourced, although I'm sure it could be. Kitfoxxe (talk) 14:31, 18 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
DeleteThere is no reason to expect that the torture methods described were restricted to or especially chosen for persons in Singapore, so there is o real reason for the article to exist, besides the lack of references, though there have been enough books and articles about torture methods used by various forces in WW2. Edison (talk) 17:40, 18 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Merge to Japanese war crimes: strangely specific, but redundant. Not referenced, somewhat POV... not worth a standalone article. bahamut0013^words _deeds 17:56, 18 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Keep and rescue Valid topic for an encyclopedia. Article is poorly written, probably by some history expert with little editing experience, and therefore, these problems just need to be fixed. Dew Kane (talk) 14:18, 23 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Merge to Japanese war crimes This is the proper place for this. Not its own article (are the tortures used different or more common then elsewhere?).Slatersteven (talk) 16:27, 23 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Keep I'm sure the torture got coverage in news of the day, or after Singapore was liberated. Using Google book search, I find 500 books do mention it. [1] I could narrow it down by searching for specific names of the torture methods even. Everything listed can be easily sourced. Dream Focus 20:23, 23 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

[2] New perspectives on the Japanese occupation in Malaya and Singapore, 1941-1945 By Yōji Akashi, you can search for the word "torture" in the side panel. It certainly did happen, no one doubting that, and their usual techniques are probably found elsewhere. Perhaps an article for the torture techniques used by the Japanese during World War 2, since it is probably the same methods in every nation they went to. Dream Focus 20:29, 23 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Delete. Torture undoubtedly occurred; read King Rat, for a fictionalized account. And anyone who's been to Changi Airport, has been to the site of the worst of it (another fictional account, albeit one not explicitly claiming to have occurred in Singapura, is Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence). This material, however, is unsourced, and such should not be merged anywhere. It is also the posting of single-edit redink account, which smacks of POV. Cheers, Jack Merridew 22:42, 23 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Merge into Japanese occupation of Singapore#Reign of terror which seems a good context for this. I have added a source. Colonel Warden (talk) 23:27, 23 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Delete... or merge and rewrite.. this is what WP:NOT might call an unencyclopedic cross-categorization... like fast food chains in 1950s England, or new york senators named dave... yeah you could source it... but it's better off covered as part of a bigger article... maybe Japanese war crimes or Japanese occupation of Singapore... Arskwad (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 18:32, 24 May 2010 (UTC).[reply]

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.