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Mass murderer category

Should we add categories of German or Austrian mass murderers for Hitler? This is a very heated topic but is it necessary here or is that reserved for those who were directly in charge of concentration camps? 2600:100C:A218:9A7B:BC5E:E0AD:C8F9:553 (talk) 15:33, 1 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I would say not, as (technically) he did not personally kill anyone. It will just ass slowness and words without any real benefit. Slatersteven (talk) 15:35, 1 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

No, while he caused mass death, he left the dirty work to others. There are lots of people who did that, we don't call them "mass murderers" either. Acroterion (talk) 15:37, 1 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

And I bring this up because other dictators who have been accused of mass murder have this category on their articles. 2600:100C:A218:9A7B:BC5E:E0AD:C8F9:553 (talk) 15:56, 1 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Slatersteven 2600:100C:A218:9A7B:BC5E:E0AD:C8F9:553 (talk) 15:57, 1 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Such as? Acroterion (talk) 15:59, 1 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Bashar Al Assad, Saddam Hussein, Fulgenico Batista, etc. I also added to their talk pages if you’d like to contribute there. 2600:100C:A218:9A7B:BC5E:E0AD:C8F9:553 (talk) 16:00, 1 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Maybe, but you need a better argument than other stuff, as I can also find examples where we do not. Slatersteven (talk) 16:01, 1 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

What constitutes adding that category? Why don’t we add it towards mobsters who ARE known to have murdered people in mass? 2600:100C:A218:9A7B:BC5E:E0AD:C8F9:553 (talk) 16:03, 1 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I also added to talk pages of several dictators accused of mass murder that don’t have the category as of yet. 2600:100C:A218:9A7B:BC5E:E0AD:C8F9:553 (talk) 16:03, 1 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Well lets see, because some people actually take part in the killings, they do not just order them. Some people give direct orders as to who to kill, others give a direct order to kill. Different people have different histories. Slatersteven (talk) 16:07, 1 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I think we should Starmaglclove (talk) 07:10, 28 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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I would like to change where it says "Born in Austria-Hungary" to more accurately "Born in the Habsburg Monarchy". Lostmediakeepercanada (talk) 17:25, 17 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

You would need a source for that, I doubt you will find one, as that implies he was born into the royal family. He was not. Slatersteven (talk) 17:30, 17 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I would like to change where it says "Born in Austria-Hungary" Why? How is it not accurate? I'm pretty sure that 'Austria-Hungary' (or some variant), is the most common way to referto the state in which he was born in English. Pincrete (talk) 17:55, 17 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]