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Missing Citation

"In addition, troop morale often increased dramatically after a decimation"

Where is the citation for this claim?

This seems to be a counterintuitive statement, it would be hard to imagine one's morale improving after having executed one's own comrade.

I guess there'd be a sense of relief and strengthened resolve in the soldiers not chosen. But yeah, we need a source for that one. Rufous 23:45, 30 May 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Noise Shaping

What the heck does "decimation" have to do with "noise shaping" (under "See also")?? I've been to the Noise Shaping page and there's absolutely nothing to do with decimation on it. I recommend removal of that link unless there's some extenuating circumstance that I'm not seeing here. The Chief 03:34, 8 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

I agree. Link removed. -- DocSigma 22:14, 13 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Leadership

It might be worth adding that when a legion was decimated, the leadership of the legion was usually executed, independen of the 1 in 10 deatsh of the rank and file. I am new and still learning the system, and so am not yet comfortable adding the edit myself...

Use by the French

I've heard, that decimation was used by the French forces in 1917 as a reaction to mutiny. Can anyone confirm? /da:Bruger:Poul G

I heard the same thing, cited by Wesley Clark in an interview. Some googling gives this. This is highly relevant for the article. Haakon 14:48, 4 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

World of Warcraft Team

I honestly do believe this does not fit in here. Wikipedia is a place for much, but not for everything in my opinion. Am I the only one thinking this or shouldn't this be removed? /204.162.xx.xx 00:09, 30 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Current Usage

Unless someone has survey data, I think "some" is a better descriptor than "few" for the number of people who use the historical meaning. Erall 20:00, 11 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I remember reading somewhere that as late as 1914 or 1915, some senegalese soldiers refused to advance, so the French army ordered that the unit be decimated. Djandersonza 16:00, 19 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]