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This looks more like a list of exam questions than "unsolved problems" (Example: "What caused the Wall Street Crash of 1929 and the subsequent Great Depression?") As the article notes, "Most historical problems are not 'unsolved' per se, but they lack a worldwide, general consensus among historians
237:. With just a little greater specificity in the title and inclusion criteria, this might be quite an interesting list. As it is, though, it is likely to end up as a dumping ground for an ever-increasing range of indiscriminate and poorly sourced fringe theories.-- 187:
This article simply lists a series of problems, many of which have widely accepted solutions that the author simply does not accept. This is an "Article that cannot possibly be attributed to reliable sources, including neologisms, original theories and
154: 262:. per nom. Indiscriminate list with no clear criteria for inclusion other than what each contributing editor personally believes, or wishes to suggest, is open to question. An open invitation to original research. -- 199: 148: 83: 78: 87: 110: 70: 388: 367: 342: 326: 309: 281: 268: 254: 229: 212: 291: 208:. Indiscriminate scrapbook notes. "The causes and legacy of the French Revolution ... are a matter of debate". Anything that's worth discussing is a matter of debate! 352: 338:
but, due to the differing nature of the fields, is doomed to fail. If taken to its logical conclusion this list would essentially be all of human history.
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Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a
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Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a
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per all above. Besides, it was the space aliens who built the Pyramids. I thought everybody knew. =
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The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below.
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and scholars, with numerous (and often contradictory) theories being proposed."
302: 220:. This could evolve into an interesting list but its unsustainable IMO. 396:
The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate.
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List of unsolved problems in history
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