Villain definition

A Villain is a person who has committed a crime meeting the Specifications for Warranting a Page. They are people or groups who committed serious crimes like rape, murder, war crimes, domestic or child abuse, genocide, major league drugs or weapons trafficking or torture. They are not people who hold controversial opinions, no matter how reprehensible. They are also not minor criminals who have committed crimes like fraud or vandalism, or people who are not proven guilty.

Criteria

• They must be provably guilty.
• They must have committed a serious crime, and not just be disliked or hold controversial opinions.
• They cannot be a random Internet user.
• Rational people cannot be able to dispute whether or not they are a villain.
• All facts must be verifiable and come from reliable sources.
• All those across the political spectrum must be able to agree that they are a villain.

Types of people who cannot have pages

• Politicians (except dictators or those who have committed definite crimes, for example Dennis Hastert).
• Judges
• Lawyers
• Corporations
• Corrupt officials (only ones underneath dictatorships)
• Anyone from mythology
• Anyone from theology
• Random Internet users.
• People who are only allegedly guilty.