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Nomination of Top 10 torture methods of the middle ages for deletion

The article Top 10 torture methods of the middle ages is being discussed concerning whether it is suitable for inclusion as an article according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Top 10 torture methods of the middle ages until a consensus is reached, and anyone is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on good quality evidence, and our policies and guidelines.

Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion template from the top of the article. mhking (talk) 03:57, 15 January 2011 (UTC)

Your references

Hello and welcome to Wikipedia,

An article on Wikipedia has to be based on reliable sources that discuss the specific topic. In this case, the sources would have to discuss "top ten" torture methods of the Middle Ages specifically. Your first source appears to be some sort of amateur website, not something professionally written and edited. Your second reference is an opinion piece opposing torture in the modern era. It doesn't mention "top ten" methods or torture in the Middle Ages. Both references are worthless for this topic. It seems you made this topic up. That's why the article doesn't meet Wikipedia standards, based on my experience and reading of the relevant policies. Cullen328 (talk) 06:03, 15 January 2011 (UTC)

Better ways to improve the coverage of your chosen topic on Wikipedia

Hi, there are already lots of articles about torture and different methods of torture on Wikipedia. So a better way for you to improve coverage of torture would be for you to improve some of those articles - in particular, finding and adding reliable sources as references for them - rather than starting a new article. A good place to start (which also makes interesting reading if you click some of the links) would be List of methods of torture. Feel free to ask for help here, or at Wikipedia:Help desk if you need any help. --Demiurge1000 (talk) 13:24, 15 January 2011 (UTC)