Talk:Phone Call to Putin

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This article was nominated for deletion on October 2007. The result of the discussion was no consensus.

how does it work? 74.100.161.64 16:58, 10 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Wrong statement

"According to RFE/RL report, this method is "so common" that it even has a name: the "phone call to Putin." [2]" The source did not say that. Kulikovsky (talk) 22:50, 10 June 2008 (UTC)

No, it tells precisely that: "Torture is so common in Russian police stations that the method used on Mikheyev even has a name: the "phone call to Putin." - please see the source.Biophys (talk) 02:15, 12 June 2008 (UTC)

But this is not the same. "so common" is about torture, not this method. I will revert this OR again. Kulikovsky (talk) 03:32, 12 June 2008 (UTC)

Hey, I hope we are not going to create an encyclopedia of Torture in Russia? There are many other methods: "an elephant", "a swallow", and so on.Biophys (talk) 04:05, 12 June 2008 (UTC)

Of course, a better article would be "Torture in Russia", but I would prefer not to create it.Biophys (talk) 13:55, 12 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] POV issues

1. "the first serious victory in a case of torture" is a non-notable opinion of some lawyer and does not belong to WP as a view of a tiny minority.
2. The article contains offtopic material. Court's decision and general situation in Russia are very loosely related to the topic. See WP:Coatrack. Kulikovsky (talk) 04:26, 12 June 2008 (UTC)

Then please include "majority" opinion per sources.Biophys (talk) 13:54, 12 June 2008 (UTC)

Of course, a better article would be "Torture in Russia", but I would prefer not to create it.Biophys (talk) 13:56, 12 June 2008 (UTC)