Talk:Death squads in El Salvador

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It was proposed in this section that Right-wing paramilitarism in El Salvador be renamed and moved to Death squads in El Salvador.

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Moved. See consensus below to rename and valid rebuttal of opposing rationale. If this title were to be disavowed on Wikipedia, then the following might also need serious consideration:

Kudos to editors for your input, and Happy Publishing! (nac by page mover) P.I. Ellsworth ed. ^put'r there 11:47, 8 October 2020 (UTC)Reply

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Right-wing paramilitarism in El Salvador → Death squads in El Salvador – These are far more commonly referred to as "death squads". Very few sources use the specific phrase "right-wing paramilitarism", but hundreds of books, including many that are currently in the references column, call them "death squads". Ames86 (talk) 21:03, 23 September 2020 (UTC) —Relisting. ItsPugle (please ping on reply) 08:24, 1 October 2020 (UTC) —Relisting. SITH (talk) 12:47, 1 October 2020 (UTC)Reply

Oppose. Titling these groups as "death squads" seems to go against WP:NPOV. We shouldn't be picking sides in conflicts such as this. Rreagan007 (talk) 16:28, 1 October 2020 (UTC)Reply
- What makes death squads a POV term? It is defined in reliable sources as "Death squads are clandestine and usually irregular organizations, often paramilitary in nature, which carry out extrajudicial executions and other violent acts (torture, rape, arson, bombing, etc.) against clearly defined individuals or groups of people. Murder is their primary or even sole activity."^[1] Seems to fit the phenomena described in this article. (t · c) buidhe 02:00, 8 October 2020 (UTC)Reply
Support no valid oppose reason has been provided, and "death squads" does seem to be the more common term. (t · c) buidhe 02:00, 8 October 2020 (UTC)Reply

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^ Campbell, Bruce B. (2000). "Death Squads: Definition, Problems, and Historical Context". Death Squads in Global Perspective. pp. 1–26. doi:10.1057/9780230108141_1. ISBN 978-1-4039-6094-8.

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[1] Campbell, Bruce B. (2000). "Death Squads: Definition, Problems, and Historical Context". Death Squads in Global Perspective. pp. 1–26. doi:10.1057/9780230108141_1. ISBN 978-1-4039-6094-8.

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