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List of highly-decorated German pilots of ground attack aircraft

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An unnecessary cross-categorisation. Most of the subjects included are redirects to another list for lack of individual notability. Per the outcome of the discussion: Redirect proposal for Knight's Cross winners, certain recipients were deemed non notable and WP:SOLDIER has been modified accordingly: diff. These articles have been redirected to alphabetical lists.

The article relies on a single, less than RS source. Obermaier (1989) (originally published in the 1960s) is a questionable source; see discussion at de.wiki on an attempted promotion of a list covering Luftwaffe fighter pilots to a Featured List: link. The nomination failed mostly because of the source, which was described as weak and dated. One of the comments was: The author is not to be criticized for the fact that no scientific literature has been used, because there are none. (...) According to WP:Q, the lack of scientific literature points to a lack of relevance.

Created under the POV title List of German World War II ground attack aces in 2007, when Misplaced Pages's criteria for inclusion were more lax. (Specifically, such "aces" do not exist; for a comparative concept, pls see "Panzer ace" in popular culture). Such lists do not exist for the Allied "ground attack aces".

For the reasons above, the list lacks encyclopedic relevance and I recommend deleting it. K.e.coffman (talk) 18:40, 29 April 2017 (UTC)

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Military-related deletion discussions. K.e.coffman (talk) 18:41, 29 April 2017 (UTC)

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Germany-related deletion discussions. K.e.coffman (talk) 18:41, 29 April 2017 (UTC)

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• Comment - I don't know whether it's amusing or evidence of tendentious editing that the nominator claims at Misplaced Pages:Articles for deletion/Erich Handke, that "Being an "ace" may get you on a list, but if there are insufficient sources to write a balanced biography, such article should be deleted or redirected to a list", and here that "Most of the subjects included are redirects to another list for lack of individual notability", as part of his evidence for deleting this list. Parsecboy (talk) 18:48, 29 April 2017 (UTC)

• That was part of a discussion on whether a radar operator (Erich Handke) should be considered a flying ace. Since he participated in the pilot's victories, some have argued for it, but I don't think this idea gained traction. The AfD closed as delete for lack of notability.

Specific to this discussion, my contention is that Radar operator aces and Ground attack aces do not exist. Grouping them into a list serves no encyclopedic purpose and is WP:LISTCRUFT, similar to comparative lists that appear on the Template:Footer Knight's Cross recipients. As I've pointed above, such lists of the Allied "ground attack aces" do not exist.K.e.coffman (talk) 18:55, 29 April 2017 (UTC)

Thanks for not addressing my point in the slightest. Parsecboy (talk) 19:19, 29 April 2017 (UTC)

Please help me understand your point. As I mentioned, a list of flying aces, such as List of German World War II jet aces, is useful, since a flying ace is a recognised concept. But not for any other "aces". The article on "Submarine aces" has been likewise deleted / redirected; see AfD: Submarine ace. There are multiple reasons to delete this article. K.e.coffman (talk) 19:38, 29 April 2017 (UTC)

At the Handke AfD, you argued, in part, that flying aces are not prima facie notable, and that in the event that they are not individually notable, they belong in a list of aces. In this AfD, you are arguing, in part, that since the individuals on the list are not all independently notable, the list should be deleted. Clear now?

As to your other, substantive points:

• Use of the word "ace" is not POV.
• On subject of submarine ace: WP:OTHERSTUFF.
• Criticism of Obermaier: what a random, anonymous editor on de.wiki thinks about a given source is irrelevant. Also, WP:SOFIXIT, WP:AFDISNOTCLEANUP, etc.
• And the idea that since no one has used the term "ace" to describe very successful pilots of ground attack aircraft means we can't have a list of said pilots is, frankly, ridiculous in the purest sense of the word. Parsecboy (talk) 20:24, 29 April 2017 (UTC)

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