Talk:spirit of democracy

RFD discussion: December 2015

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spirit of democracy

The confusing definition aside (how could it be a "situation"?), I think that the real meaning of this is SOP: spirit + of + democracy. —Μετάknowledge^{discuss/deeds} 01:34, 7 December 2015 (UTC)

Now, I'm not saying it is, epistemically. But it could be a situation by

1. The way in which the community is positioned vis-à-vis its surroundings communities.
2. The place in which the community is situated; online, the anglosphere etc.
3. Position or status with regard to conditions like international law and circumstances like increasing censorship.
4. The combination of circumstances at a given moment; a state of affairs regarding situations around the world.
5. A difficult or unpleasant set of circumstances; a problem like the governance of bots.—This unsigned comment was added by Riverstogo (talk • contribs).

If you have something you want to complain about, go to the Beer parlour and complain about it (hint: you'll get farther if you use grammatical English and say things that have some kind of coherent logic to them). Don't create a bogus entry so you can use it to as an excuse to post quasi-random lists of links and vague, indecipherable innuendo. This is a dictionary. Clear, succinct use of language is critical to what we do. If you can't make your point in ways that other people can understand, you might as well be sitting on a park bench somewhere arguing with yourself. Chuck Entz (talk) 04:39, 7 December 2015 (UTC)

Delete per nom. DCDuring TALK 01:48, 7 December 2015 (UTC)

Ditto. --Haplogy (話) 02:01, 7 December 2015 (UTC)

Delete. Using SOP is a clearer definition than the one provided. — This unsigned comment was added by Kiwima (talk • contribs).

In fairness I understood the definition after I'd read it about 8 times. Delete. SoP. Compare (among many other things) essence of democracy, spirit of fairness, spirit of fair play and so on. Renard Migrant (talk) 16:37, 7 December 2015 (UTC)

Delete —JohnC5 16:50, 7 December 2015 (UTC)

• Delete. I note that this is a literal reference, contrasting with, for example, spirit of the law (which is traditionally distinguished from letter of the law). bd2412 T 17:54, 7 December 2015 (UTC)
  • Would somebody be so kind as to point out which definition of "spirit" will cover this? Purplebackpack89 18:01, 7 December 2015 (UTC)

    @Purplebackpack89: #4: The manner or style of something. --WikiTiki89 18:33, 7 December 2015 (UTC)

• Delete per nom. ---> Tooironic (talk) 00:08, 8 December 2015 (UTC)
• 7 days in, this one's good to go. Renard Migrant (talk) 11:05, 14 December 2015 (UTC)
• Deleted. —Aɴɢʀ (talk) 11:44, 14 December 2015 (UTC)