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Did you know nomination

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The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was: promoted by 97198 (talk04:35, 25 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Created by Buidhe (talk). Self-nominated at 04:51, 11 April 2022 (UTC).[reply]

  • Article is new enough and long enough. I can't verify the majority of the things, but these I can read seem to check out. Nothing suggesting plagiarism or copyvio. Hoom seems interesting and is supported in the article although I kind of have to wonder if any of the sources says "some consider the Holocaust" rather than being examples of someone saying that it was unique. QPQ is OK. Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk) 08:59, 11 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Original research

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The difference is that Lim is specifically discussing the issue of Holocaust uniqueness, while the second source you are citing is not. So, I think it would violate WP:NOR to include it. A more popular exponent of this view is Steven T. Katz, and there are indeed sources discussing his view in relation to Holocaust uniqueness, although I'm unsure about WP:DUE. (t · c) buidhe 06:06, 21 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The paragraph starting with "Others argue that the term "genocide" cannot be used for all instances of mass killings..." is also concerning. There are various definitions of genocide and the most widely used one (Genocide Convention) is not applicable to "all mass killings", but neither is it restricted to the holocaust. Various alternatives to the genocide concept have been proposed, but it's not clear what that has to do with the Holocaust uniqueness debate. (t · c) buidhe 02:57, 16 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

UNDUE issues

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This is a topic that has been covered by multiple overview sources, which should be the basis of the article. Specific scholars stating "I think the Holocaust is unique" is not very informative, especially when you pick ones that are not noteworthy or influential. (t · c) buidhe 14:08, 16 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]