Talk:spirit of democracy

RFD discussion: December 2015
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.
 * 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.
 * 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? Pur ple back pack 89  18:01, 7 December 2015 (UTC)
 * #4: The manner or style of something. --WikiTiki89 18:33, 7 December 2015 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom. ---&#62; 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)