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August 31

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(Posted) RD: John Thompson

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Article: John Thompson (basketball) (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): Washington Post, ESPN
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Article updated
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Nominator's comments: Former Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball coach. Only one CN tag I see, but otherwise looks to be in good shape. rawmustard (talk) 14:45, 31 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

(Posted RD) RD/Blurb: Pranab Mukherjee

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Article: Pranab Mukherjee (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination
Blurb:  Former President of India Pranab Mukherjee (pictured) dies aged 84. (Post)
News source(s): Reuters, Associated Press, New Indian Express, DNA, Hindustan Times, First Post
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Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with a Wikipedia article are always presumed to be important enough to post (see this RFC and further discussion). Comments should focus on whether the quality of the article meets WP:ITNRD.
Nominator's comments: Former President of India (2012 – 2017) passes away DTM (talk) 12:32, 31 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Fixed DTM (talk) 15:08, 31 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Several new CN tags have been added since I last looked, so please review those. (The books have been fixed). --Masem (t) 17:08, 31 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
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(Stale) Mustapha Adib Prime minister designate

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Articles: Mustapha Adib (politician) (talk · history · tag) and Prime Minister of Lebanon (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: Mustapha Adib becomes the designated Prime Minister of Lebanon, replacing Hassan Diab. (Post)
News source(s): France 24, CNN, Al Jazeera
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Nominator's comments: The credit goes to Emmanuel MacronAbishe (talk) 11:54, 31 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

August 30

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  • European migrant crisis
    • At least three migrants die when their boat catches fire off the coast of Crotone, Calabria, Italy. Another five migrants are injured as well as two police officers who tried to help them. (Reuters)
  • Floods across Italy kill two people, injure some others, and leave one more missing. Severe damage to homes and other buildings is reported, and evacuations are ongoing in areas of some cities. (3bmeteo)

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(Posted) RD: S. I. Padmavati

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Article: S. I. Padmavati (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): NDTV, Times of India
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Article updated
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Nominator's comments: Eminent Indian cardiologist; First Indian female cardiologist; Padma Vibhushan and Padma Bhushan awardee. Ktin (talk) 06:59, 31 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Trying a new tagging mechanism to see if this notification works. This article continues to remain ready. @Admins willing to post ITN: Ktin (talk) 00:19, 2 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Ktin, fwiw, it did work -- I just wasn't around! —valereee (talk) 12:04, 2 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Afghanistan Floods

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Article: 2020 Afghanistan flood (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: Flash floods in Parwan Province and across Afghanistan kill more than 160 people. (Post)
News source(s): CBC, New York Times
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Nominator's comments: Not yet ready, but I'm hoping this nomination will bring it attention. Appears to be a newsworthy event. NorthernFalcon (talk) 01:41, 31 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

(Closed) Online Chess Olympiad

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Articles: Chess Olympiad (talk · history · tag) and 2020 Online Chess Olympiad (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ Russia and India declared joint winners of first ever online Chess Olympiad 2020. (Post)
News source(s): 1, 2
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Nominator's comments: I have linked this to Chess Olympiad rather than a year specific article that still needs creation. There are quality articles for other years such as the 2018 Olympiad 43rd Chess OlympiadDTM (talk) 15:03, 30 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose - While interesting in real life, I fail to see how an interesting and detailed article could be made about this. "First online x" is not a rarity in these times and I've not seen this In The News where I live Mkwia (talk) 15:10, 30 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • I would Support this if it had a good article, but it doesn't have one at all, so Oppose. Black Kite (talk) 15:17, 30 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose even if there were an article. Best-of-three Rapid games per team match is still nowhere the level of competitive intensity (to mention nothing of the logistics of bringing 100+ federation teams together in person) provided by the one Classical game per round in the over-the-board competitions. Neutral after PM Modi tweeted on the shared victory. CaradhrasAiguo (leave language) 17:24, 30 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment It should be clear this is not the usual Chess Olympiad; there is an ITNR one normally on even years, but that was pushed to next year due to COVID. This is an interim event and not of the usual format. So it should be judged independently of the ITNR one. --Masem (t) 15:48, 30 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose no substantial update to Chess Olympiad, and Online Chess Olympiad is a 3-sentence stub. Also per Masem this probably shouldn't count as ITNR. power~enwiki (π, ν) 17:27, 30 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose not the usual Chess Olympiad, and there is only 2-3 sentences. Albertaont (talk) 17:56, 30 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment. I actually think that if FIDE has recognized this event as an Olympiad and the participation has been at a similar scale (~150+ countries), this event should be considered WP:ITNR as a part of the Chess Olympiad nomination. That said, the event specific article 2020 Online Chess Olympiad is very elementary at this stage, and would require significant work to bring up to home-page level. Ktin (talk) 18:29, 30 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment I've been regularly working on the articles related to the Chess Olympiads since 2010 and helped to promote those on the last two editions — the 42nd Chess Olympiad and the 43rd Chess Olympiad — to the status of GA, so I feel qualified and even committed to share my thoughts on this nomination. Although this event was organised by FIDE and set up by Chess.com, it has nothing to do with the usual Chess Olympiads for multiple reasons. Firstly, the time control was 15 minutes for the entire game with five seconds increment per move, making it sort of a rapid chess tournament. As a result, participating players were listed with their online ratings and played for gaining points in that ranking category. Secondly, participating nations were divided into four divisions, which meant that those placed in the top division had initial advantage. Thirdly, many games throughout the tournament were won by walkover or loss on time due to disconnection. It has to be noted that both Russia and India were jointly declared winners after two Indian players lost on time due to loss of Internet connection in the final. All in all, this was an interesting one-off event by FIDE to give many players a chance to stay in form while not playing at tournaments amidst the COVID-19 but this was definitely not what a Chess Olympiad really is. --Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 19:59, 30 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose – Thin. Mostly tables and flag salad. Negligible significance. – Sca (talk) 20:51, 30 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose irrespective of this item's substantial lack of "in the news"-ness, the article is just tables. The Rambling Man (Hands! Face! Space!!!!) 20:56, 30 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
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(Posted) RD: Antoinette Spaak

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Article: Antoinette Spaak (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): L'Echo, Brussels Times and RTBF
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Article updated
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Nominator's comments: Spaak was a leading figure in regionalist politics in Belgium between the 1970s and 1990s and the first female party leader in Belgian history. —Brigade Piron (talk) 09:44, 30 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Can you be more specific? The sources are all major Belgian newspapers and I'm not sure how, in structural terms, an article consisting of four paragraphs can be a "mess". Unfortunately her career was in the rather dead period which pre-dates the internet but is also not yet the subject of much scholarly research so obituaries are about all that is available. —Brigade Piron (talk) 16:25, 30 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Brigade Piron, I have reorganized by segments. I think some amount of content streamlining and this should be good for RD. Ktin (talk) 16:39, 30 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Ktin, thanks! —Brigade Piron (talk) 16:40, 30 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

(Posted) 2020 Montenegrin parliamentary election

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Article: 2020 Montenegrin parliamentary election (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ For the first time since 1990 and the introduction of multi-party politics in Montenegro, the opposition parties (ZBCG, MNN, URA) won more votes in parliamentary elections than the ruling Democratic Party of Socialists led by Milo Đukanović (Post)
Alternative blurb: ​ For the first time since the introduction of multi-party politics (1990) in Montenegro, the opposition parties won more votes in parliamentary elections than the ruling Democratic Party of Socialists led by Milo Đukanović
Alternative blurb II: Elections in Montenegro result in the first victory for opposition parties in 30 years.
Alternative blurb III: ​ The opposition wins the Elections in Montenegro for the first time in 30 years.
News source(s): Euronews BBC France 24
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Nominator's comments: The article seems to be in particularly good shape. It is a significant elections due to the high turnout, as well as due to the redistribution of votes and political power for the first time in three decades in a European country. Something like an imaginary regime change in Belarus. WEBDuB (talk) 23:32, 31 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

  • Support The article is in a solid shape. This part of the world does not get much attention on Wiki and this is some interesting new developments with a great RS used. Sadkσ (talk is cheap) 00:57, 1 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support Very nice article. Prose results, campaign issues and impact of election clearly demonstrated. There is some contentious stuff in the second para of Background which I have to assume is contained in one of the two references (cannot read Serp), but very pleased to see a concise and finalized election nom.130.233.2.170 (talk) 05:48, 1 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Added Alt2 for conciseness whilst still capturing the superlative130.233.2.170 (talk) 05:51, 1 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Brigade Piron added alt-blurb 3. Dan the Animator 20:18, 1 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment. I think this is a good article, no doubt, by all measures of hygiene. But, one thing that the article should do (in the lede section) is try to distill what this means from an outcome standpoint. This, imo, directly translates to the blurbs not being pointed. E.g. Is there a new party (or a coalition) that is going to be forming the Government? Is there a new head of state? Has the current head of state stepped down? etc. Ktin (talk) 16:30, 1 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Opposition parties have an agreement on forming a government. The prime minister is the head of the executive power in Montenegro, and for the first time in 30 years, it will not be from the DPS.--WEBDuB (talk) 18:57, 1 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
WEBDuB, I understand. By no means I am arguing about significance. My point is the article needs to drive towards an outcome / next steps within the lede section. The same will flow to the blurb as well. i.e. What next?
E.g. some outcomes would be:
  • A steps down as head of state, after losing majority in election.
  • Party B stakes claim to form the Government, after winning the elections.
  • C designated as the next head of state after party d wins the elections. Ktin (talk) 19:02, 1 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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  • The Indonesian Youth and Sports Ministry and the National Sports Committee of Indonesia officially recognize esports as a sport, following a week-long virtual conference held by the latter. This would allow esports to be included in official national multi-sport competitions along with traditional sports. (The Jakarta Post)

(Posted) RD: Jürgen Schadeberg

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Article: Jürgen Schadeberg (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): sapeople.com
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Article updated
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Nominator's comments: Photographer who took iconic photos documenting SA apartheid, Nelson Mandela, etc. - there's NYT obit but I can't see it, - anybody welcome to add from it. Article came with a ref tag, but most facts had refs, to offline sources though. I rephrased some as too close to one of the new sources - can't tell who copied from where, possibly the obit from us. Feel free to add honours, - I'm too tired. Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:14, 30 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Let's go ahead and POST it. If a representative photo were found, it could be added to the article later. – Sca (talk) 22:23, 31 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Offensichtlich!. – Sca (talk) 22:09, 1 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

(Posted) RD: Clifford Robinson

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Article: Clifford Robinson (basketball, born 1966) (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): CNN, NY Post
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Article updated
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 PCN02WPS (talk | contribs) 20:53, 29 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

(Posted RD) RD/Blurb: Chadwick Boseman

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Article: Chadwick Boseman (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination
Blurb:  American actor Chadwick Boseman (pictured) dies at the age of 43 (Post)
Alternative blurb: ​ American actor Chadwick Boseman (pictured), best known for playing King T'Challa in the Marvel Cinematic Universe among other high-profile Black roles, dies of colon cancer aged 43.
Alternative blurb II: ​ American actor Chadwick Boseman (pictured), best known for playing Black Panther in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films, dies at the age of 43.
News source(s): WaPo
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Article updated
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Nominator's comments: American actor best known for Black Panther dies at age 43. Davey2116 (talk) 02:30, 29 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Not the biggest name actor in the world, but he has starred in some of the highest grossing movies of all-time and his death is certainly unexpected. -- Calidum 02:34, 29 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Also worth adding, from the WaPo article cited above: "Boseman was the face of a film that changed the entertainment industry". Nice4What (talk · contribs) – (Thanks ) 05:14, 29 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Response on your talk page. --- C&C (Coffeeandcrumbs) 18:48, 29 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
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August 28

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(Closed) RD: Manuel Valdés

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Article: Manuel Valdés (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): El Universal
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Nominator's comments: Mexican actor and comedian. Portrayed "Don Ramón" on El Chavo del Ocho Brother of Ramón ValdésNoonIcarus (talk) 19:57, 29 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
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(Posted) RD: H. Vasanthakumar

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Article: H. Vasanthakumar (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): NDTV, The Indian Express
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Article updated
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Nominator's comments: Article can do with some amount of cleanup before posting. Also has an yellow tag / box, but, reading the article, it seems like the box can be dropped. Cleanup done. Ktin (talk) 23:55, 28 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

(Posted) Shinzo Abe resigns

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Article: Shinzo Abe (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ In Japan, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (pictured) resigns due to medical concerns. (Post)
Alternative blurb: ​ Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (pictured) announces his intention to resign due to medical concerns.
Alternative blurb II: Shinzo Abe, longest-serving Japanese prime minister (pictured), announces his resignation for medical health reasons.
News source(s): NPR & etc. [1] [2] [3] [4]
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Nominator's comments: This is breaking news so updates are in progress. Overall article quality is better then normal for one of its length but there are still a few gaps in referencing that should be fixable. As he is not a head of state this is not ITNR though I would think this is something that should be posted once the article is properly updated and the few referencing issues are fixed. Ad Orientem (talk) 06:43, 28 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

  • Wait, but Support I think I is waiting a further information about his resignation by Japanese PM because it is interesting that Japan would hosting postponed Olympics in one year later that will be opened by Abe himself. I can't see whether Abe is resigning or not but it is worthy to posted because it is the leader of world's third largest economy. 110.137.166.230 (talk) 06:51, 28 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support when it's ready. Surely ITN worth. This is the "leader" of one of the biggest economies in the word. Also, Abe is a major political figure and longest-serving Prime Minister in Japan's history.--SirEdimon Dimmi!!! 06:57, 28 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support if and only if made official - Infobox on his page says he is still serving. Blurb should also be fixed for grammar issues, as "for reasons of health" makes little sense. 45.251.33.33 (talk) 07:05, 28 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

*Oppose Seems to still be in the air, we don't post rumors. Gotitbro (talk) 08:06, 28 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
:Though the resignation has been confirmed I am updating to Wait for now until this is actually official. Gotitbro (talk) 08:51, 28 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Post-posting support Reading through reports, the resignation is every bit official except on record with a replacement prime-minister. [Though we are likely to post the new prime minister as well, and I am undecided whether both could've been noted in a single ITN?] Gotitbro (talk) 21:46, 28 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Ehh, I don't think its unreasonable. If nothing else, Abe is the longest serving Prime Minister in Japanese history. This has more weight than most intention to resign. The Ukrainian example isn't a direct comparison either; in a semi-Presidential system the Prime Minister is not the most important political figure. --RaiderAspect (talk) 06:12, 29 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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(Closed) RD: Siah Armajani

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Article: Siah Armajani (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): Art Forum, Art News, Artnet
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Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with a Wikipedia article are always presumed to be important enough to post (see this RFC and further discussion). Comments should focus on whether the quality of the article meets WP:ITNRD.

Nominator's comments: Armajani was an under known artist deserving of a wider audience. Show 2018–2019 at the Walker Art Center and the Met Breuer SusanLesch (talk) 23:36, 31 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

(Closed) RD: Bob Armstrong

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Article: Bob Armstrong (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): [6]
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Article updated
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Nominator's comments: Should be good to go. Dan the Animator 15:26, 28 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

(Closed) RD: Cao Chunan

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Article: Cao Chunan (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): [7]
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Article updated
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Nominator's comments: Short but referenced. Dan the Animator 15:26, 28 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

(Closed) RD: Lute Olson

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Article: Lute Olson (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): [8]
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Article updated
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Nominator's comments: Long, decent article. Dan the Animator 15:26, 28 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

(Closed) RD: Vejaynand Ramlakan

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Article: Vejaynand Ramlakan (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): [9]
Credits:

Article updated
Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with a Wikipedia article are always presumed to be important enough to post (see this RFC and further discussion). Comments should focus on whether the quality of the article meets WP:ITNRD.

Nominator's comments: Missing a few in-text refs. Otherwise, it's good. Dan the Animator 15:26, 28 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@The Rambling Man: citations added. Dan the Animator 16:14, 28 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

(Posted) Hurricane Laura redux

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Article: Hurricane Laura (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: Hurricane Laura (satellite image pictured) makes landfall in Louisiana as a Category 4 hurricane, killing 27 people. (Post)
Alternative blurb: ​ After killing 25 people on Hispaniola, Hurricane Laura (satellite image pictured) makes landfall in Louisiana as a Category 4 hurricane.
Credits:

Nominator's comments: Round two for Laura now that it's about to make landfall in the US. High-end Category 4 landfall with catastrophic damage expected. Just wanted to get the ball rolling for commentary. Unsure of how to word things since I'm exhausted, but it's probably worth including the Caribbean portion for balance. ~ Cyclonebiskit (chat) 04:31, 27 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

  • Wait for reports on its impacts as a hurricane so we can include those in the blurb. The impacts are newsworthy, not the existence of the hurricane. At that point I’ll likely support, but we can’t be 100% certain about what will happen. Bzweebl (talkcontribs) 04:48, 27 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support again - the hurricane has already made impacts in 25 deaths in the Caribbean. We can update for further impacts as it goes inland in LA, if there are more. It is silly to dust off those 25 deaths as trivial here and with the article in good shape otherwise. --Masem (t) 04:50, 27 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • It was not a hurricane at that time, so the impact was (sadly) routine for tropical storms in the Caribbean, which are too frequent to warrant posting all of them. That said, I do support mentioning Caribbean impacts in the eventual blurb we do post. Bzweebl (talkcontribs) 05:08, 27 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Tropical stormy or hurricane, it was a deadly weather situation that killed a non-trivial number of people already. That's ITN-worthy and always has been. Never has been "oh but it might do more after landfall". If it was only 2 or 3 deaths before, maybe, but 25 is far too many to be passing off. --Masem (t) 12:48, 27 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Wait A hurricane news making landfall at this intensity is a newsworthy event, but I think it would be worth waiting a little bit for early damage reports so we have a little more substance to include. It's better to report on actual catastrophic damage than expected catastrophic damage. TornadoLGS (talk) 05:39, 27 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Unquestionable Support – A hurricane whose name will almost certainly be retired, Laura is a historic storm. Category 4 (near Category 5) landfalls aren't an everyday occurrence. This blurb definitely deserves an ITN spot, even if you decide to wait a bit for more news reports to come out. Master of Time (talk) 07:44, 27 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Wait like with all the other storms in this geographic region nommed recently, please at least wait until they've done more than exist near to the U.S. to nominate. (Yes, at least this one has already had an impact in the Caribbean, but let the storm finish its path of destruction) Kingsif (talk) 11:14, 27 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose no international significance --LaserLegs (talk) 11:28, 27 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
For the last time -- STOP with the WP:POINT.--WaltCip-(talk) 12:15, 27 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
ITN consistently rejects articles about weather events with well written prose updates backed by high quality reliable sources when those articles are not focused on "global significance". For the last time, there is nothing pointed about my opposition I'm just tired of being on the wrong side of these discussions. --LaserLegs (talk) 13:02, 27 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
LaserLegs, have you read the guideline? That’s exactly what WP:POINT asks users not to do. Bzweebl (talkcontribs) 22:29, 27 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
You're bordering on ABF ... I've come to realize that I've been wrong for many years in how I assess articles for ITN. It's ok to be wrong. Lets not clutter this nom, if you'd like to continue, lets move User_talk:LaserLegs. --LaserLegs (talk) 22:40, 27 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
(ec) Sadly it looks like LaserLegs is heading into full tilt territory which follows the basic pattern seen with their previous accounts. To oppose an article based on the number of headings is a perfect example of WP:POINT, just as this absurd and direct contravention of recommendations at ITNC is. I suppose if it continues much longer we'll need to seek a TBAN. The Rambling Man (Hands! Face! Space!!!!) 22:42, 27 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Destroyeraa You are able to if you so choose. 331dot (talk) 08:14, 28 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

(Closed) Christchurch mosque shootings

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Article: Christchurch mosque shootings (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ The accused has been sentenced to life imprisonment without parole, the first time in New Zealand's history (Post)
Alternative blurb: ​ The killer of 51 people in the 2019 Christchurch mosque shootings is sentenced to life imprisonment without parole, the first time in New Zealand's history
Alternative blurb II: ​ New Zealand imposes a sentence of life imprisonment without parole for the first time in its history, in the Christchurch mosque shootings case
News source(s): Radio New Zealand The Guardian
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 Kiwipete (talk) 06:03, 27 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
PS: Verbs in wrong tense again. – Sca (talk) 12:57, 27 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
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August 26

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(Posted) RD: Joe Ruby

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Article: Joe Ruby (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): Deadline Hollywood; Variety
Credits:

Article updated
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 Bloom6132 (talk) 05:46, 28 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

*Oppose for now per JW 1961. Dan the Animator 15:15, 28 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

(Posted) RD: Gerald Carr

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Article: Gerald Carr (astronaut) (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): NASAKUSA
Credits:

Article updated
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Nominator's comments: Astronaut. Set US records as commander of the 84-day Skylab-4 mission in 1973-1974. Article in passable shape. Hawkeye7 (discuss) 00:01, 27 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

(Posted) RD: Keri Kaa

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Article: Keri Kaa (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): [12]
Credits:

Article updated
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Nominator's comments: Article is in good shape. Dan the Animator 18:41, 27 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

(Posted) RD: Dirk Mudge

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Article: Dirk Mudge (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): [13]
Credits:

Article updated
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Nominator's comments: Good article. Dan the Animator 18:41, 27 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

(Stale) RD: Ørnulf Tofte

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Article: Ørnulf Tofte (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): [14]
Credits:

Article updated
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Nominator's comments: Article is ok. If anyone is willing to add the few missing in-text refs, I think it will be good to go. Dan the Animator 18:48, 27 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

August 25

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(Posted) RD: Arnold Spielberg

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Article: Arnold Spielberg (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): Associated Press; Variety
Credits:

Article updated
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(Posted) RD: Nancy Guptill

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Article: Nancy Guptill (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): CBC News; The Guardian (Charlottetown)
Credits:

Article updated
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(Closed) Ongoing: 2020 Bulgarian protests

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Article: 2020 Bulgarian protests (talk · history · tag)
Ongoing item nomination (Post)
Credits:
Nominator's comments: I don't know why I didn't nom this article earlier but now's as good a time as ever. Article gets updated frequently. Dan the Animator 18:41, 26 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
I have to disagree. I haven't seen this at all, neither during the last 6 weeks (the supposed duration of these) nor today, when I could not find it on the front pages of several news outlets (Monde, Spiegel, Paìs, YLE).130.233.2.170 (talk) 07:55, 27 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Did these make the front pages though? Again, I think I saw an article on this maybe early August, but nothing that has made front page news recently. We aren't here to right great wrongs.Albertaont (talk) 00:00, 28 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
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(Closed) Kenosha protests

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Articles: Kenosha protests (talk · history · tag) and Shooting of Jacob Blake (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: Demonstrations break out in Kenosha, Wisconsin, in the aftermath of the shooting of Jacob Blake. (Post)
News source(s): (CBS), (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)
Credits:
Nominator's comments: Was not expecting this to be this intense, but protests have not died down after 3 days. Important not to just talk about this through the broader George Floyd Protests because readers may find that page stale. Albertaont (talk) 02:31, 26 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose Riots occur all over the world on a near daily basis. While this is getting a lot of attention, due I suspect in no small part to various biases, it doesn't rise to the level we normally look for at ITN. We would never post this sort of thing if instead of Kenosha we were talking about some smallish city in the Middle East. Yes, the US gets more attention around here, and some of that is unavoidable. And then there are times when it is avoidable. -Ad Orientem (talk) 23:01, 26 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Comment if you thaught that Kenosha is a small city please think again, the city now gain international attentions because the riots and shooting of Jacob Blake. Before then, nobody know what is the city. Second, if you think that it being posted if unrest happens or spreads to large US cities is partially false. Minneapolis riots happens in a small city with a population less than 500,000 and only spread to nearby large cities after it was spread to LA, NYC. For opposers, are you want to posted it as blurb if the unrest only happens or spreads to large US cities? I guarantee it is not and this only posted if it spread to worldwide cities like London, which far more well known than any other US cities. 110.137.166.230 (talk) 00:13, 27 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Could you translate this into English? (Seriously, what is this trying to say?) Kingsif (talk) 00:57, 27 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Please do not bite the newcomers. This is an Indonesian IP for whom English is likely not a first language. The grammar may be poor but I was able to understand it. Bzweebl (talkcontribs) 01:34, 27 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose right now because the article about the demonstrations is a bloody dumpster fire.--WaltCip-(talk) 12:14, 27 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • We now have the national government (Trump) calling for violence against his political opponents, certain partisans following those orders, and local government (the chief of police) condoning those acts specifically because the dead were engaging in political speech contrary to his views. I know this can appear to be hyperbole - we're certainly not Syria. But a slide into totalitarianism must be noted, and it can be tricky to pick the precise moments to take note of (much like the PRC crackdown in HK). GreatCaesarsGhost 13:15, 27 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support blurb it looks like it'll be in the news for a while. Banedon (talk) 14:32, 27 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support blurb In addition to the protests, further events such as cancellation of games in national sporting leagues adds to the notability of the events. SpencerT•C 15:55, 27 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support: The riots are big enough to halt play of some of the world's largest sports leagues. pbp 17:08, 27 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment perhaps we need a "riots in the US" ticker as this (a) police kill black person/people (b) people riot (c) things get cancelled (d) repeat, seems to be a theme for 2020. It seems that no one affront to BLM is any more or less significant than any other, so an Ongoing "riots in the US" would seem appropriate here. The Rambling Man (Hands! Face! Space!!!!) 23:23, 27 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose as written. It has been pointed out that the sports strikes are notable developments in the aftermath of the shooting, but these are not mentioned in the Kenosha riot article at all. Neither, for that matter, does that article cover other significant developments beyond the comparatively picayune episode of unrest in the city. If we had an article generally covering the aftermath of the shooting, including the highly notable sports strikes, that would be a candidate for the front page, but the only article covering that thus far is shooting of Jacob Blake itself. BD2412 T 23:46, 27 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose I can't support a causal connection between what's going on in Wisconsin and the shooting in the proposed blurb. Either this is about the shooting (a weak case) or this is about the riots. Chicago "protested" last night over the precieved "shooting" of a black man, who was actually being pursued for murder and took his own life. And by "protest" I mean shops were ransacked. Again. I would strongly support putting up a general "Riots in the US" to Ongoing, seeing as these events are getting editor attention, but I can't support any of these blurbs. It's textbook editorializing.130.233.2.170 (talk) 07:33, 28 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment: There is definitely some international coverage about this story. A couple of days ago it was the 3rd story on the BBC World News TV bulletin, and here in Australia Channel 9 covered the story on their local 6pm news broadcasts. – numbermaniac 15:46, 28 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment There is a really really bad bias comparing what's being said here verses the nom just above for the Bulgarian protests. Yes, they are different reasons but the "size" is relatively the same (contrast to the Belarusian protests which are much larger than either). Let's keep stuff like this in perspective, it doesn't make sense to post one of these and not the other. --Masem (t) 15:56, 28 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
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(Closed) Impeachment articles drawn up on Ohio Governor Mike DeWine

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Articles: Impeachment inquiry against Mike DeWine (talk · history · tag) and COVID-19 pandemic in Ohio (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ Three Ohio Representatives draw up 10 articles of impeachment on Governor Mike DeWine. (Post)
News source(s): (Cleveland) (WLWT) (Dayton Daily)
Credits:
Nominator's comments: The article currently doesn't have much information mainly because there isn't much information available yet. Right now, the 10 articles have been drawn up and filed. That is it, so not sure if this should wait a few days before being fully voted on. (Last state governor to be impeached was in 2009). Elijahandskip (talk) 22:55, 25 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Ah. I didn't know that. Thanks for that information. Man I forgot so much since that 3 month break.Elijahandskip (talk) 23:03, 25 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
That's OK. Suggest SNOW close. ~ Destroyeraa🌀 23:06, 25 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose Maybe if he's removed from office, we would post this. The existence of articles of impeachment that may not even get voted on won't. – Muboshgu (talk) 23:04, 25 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose If he was impeached and convicted, it would be ITN worthy. But as I would expect that Ohio's constitution follows the same process as federal in that the House of Representatives there have to vote to approve the articles at which point the gov'r is consdered impeached, and then the senate would vote to prosecute. As this is not federal, we'd only post likely on the Senate's confirmation. --Masem (t) 23:14, 25 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose. It's politically interesting in that it is being propelled by legislators within his own party, but it is little more than a stunt at this point, and not front-page news. BD2412 T 23:17, 25 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
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(Posted) Wild polio eliminated from Africa

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Article: Polio eradication (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ The Africa Regional Certification Commission certifies the elimination of wild polio in Africa. (Post)
News source(s): BBC Guardian
Credits:

Article updated

Nominator's comments: This is a long anticipated announcement that formalizes one of the greatest accomplishments in public health, with wild polio now remaining only in Afghanistan and Pakistan. The "wild" qualifier is because there are remaining cases of vaccine-derived polio, but this is still a major milestone. The ARCC was created by the World Health Organization for the purpose of certifying the findings of National Polio Certification Commissions in order to make a regional declaration. Article is not yet updated. Bzweebl (talkcontribs) 19:39, 25 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

  • Thanks for the correction, that makes sense. I've updated the blurb. Seems like the measles story wasn't posted because it wasn't nominated, and I think this is a bigger story than either of those were anyway. Bzweebl (talkcontribs) 20:50, 25 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Progress happens gradually, especially when it’s on a large scale. This may be a mere formality, but it’s a formality that represents the culmination of decades of intense international medical efforts. If we didn’t post things like this, we would never post any positive developments at ITN. Bzweebl (talkcontribs) 22:26, 25 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

(Closed) Ongoing: COVID-19 pandemic

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Article: COVID-19 pandemic (talk · history · tag)
Ongoing item nomination (Post)
Credits:
Nominator's comments: The banner takes up a lot of space in the box, and most of the articles it links to aren't that great. We should absolutely keep COVID-19 pandemic linked on the main page - but in the "Ongoing" section of the ITN box LaserLegs (talk) 13:27, 25 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose this request maybe already set in banner box section, so it is not necessary to add it into Ongoing section because the article is extremely viewed. 110.137.186.235 (talk) 13:40, 25 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose I'd rather suggest removal of the linked articles that are not updated or lack sufficient quality and repost them once improvements are made. However, it should be clearly noted which articles are of sub-optimal quality because none of the linked are tagged or unreferenced enough.--Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 14:00, 25 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    • Timeline is a list of lists of proseline for example -- I said "not great" -- and I don't see why we need this huge banner when a link to the main article in "On Going" will do --LaserLegs (talk) 14:12, 25 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose Is this suggestion to remove the Covid banner?, the request should make this more clear. If you're not suggesting removal of the box, then this is redundant. – Ammarpad (talk) 14:10, 25 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose flatly.--WaltCip-(BLM!Resist The Orange One) 14:11, 25 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose I think the banner is the optimal way to display this. --Jayron32 14:26, 25 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose Covid is still a significant worldwide event in the news, and the banner is still the best approach. ZettaComposer (talk) 14:46, 25 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment Let's assume the banner stays (per the SNOW), but I agree at this stage the number of links may not be as critical as it was back in the March/April when there was a lot of disinformation or lack of information to the world, that having all the links we have now was appropriate. Now, I think some of those links are far less helpful or pertinent to the front page of WP, particularly "Timeline", "By location" and "Notable death" (Given these are all one click down from the main COVID page). It may be possible to reduce this banner to ~1.25 line (still boxed) rather than its current ~2.5 if we can cut 3 or so links from it. --Masem (t) 15:03, 25 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Lets move that to the talk page. I kicked this off because of a discussion at errors about only having 3 blurbs. If we can save a line of text, maybe we can go back to 4 blurbs. --LaserLegs (talk) 15:33, 25 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
(edit conflict) I would be willing to see some discussion over redesigning the banner to be less obtrusive and to have more relevant links. Removing it completely is unneeded, but if the concern is the amount of space it is taking up, perhaps a discussion at WT:ITN or somewhere similar where we can look at redesigning the banner in a collaborative way. --Jayron32 15:34, 25 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
ITN talk page discussion opened on this redesign. --Masem (t) 16:09, 25 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
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August 24

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  • Austria–Russia relations
    • Austria expels a Russian diplomat following a report accusing the envoy of being involved in economic espionage after an Austrian who works in a technology company confessed that he carried out espionage for years on behalf of the Russian, who was his intelligence handler. (Al Jazeera)

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(Posted) RD: Wolfgang Uhlmann

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Article: Wolfgang Uhlmann (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): N-TV
Credits:

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Nominator's comments: Strongest East German chess grandmaster and the strongest in Eastern Europe of any non-Soviet player, apart from Gligorić of Yugoslavia. CaradhrasAiguo (leave language) 03:10, 27 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

  • Support Referencing looks fine to me. Note that although he died on the 24th the death doesn't appear to have been announced until the 26th. P-K3 (talk) 21:08, 27 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • The Legacy sections needs references, and one of the existing refs is a link back to the French defence article. Stephen

(Closed) Tariq Garden collapse

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Article: Tariq Garden collapse (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ At least 200 people are missing after a building collapses in Mahad,India (Post)
News source(s): NYT, CNN, IBT, NDTV, Independent
Credits:

Article updated
Nominator's comments: Article is short but as all the known facts. I'll try to expand it later today as more details emerge. LaserLegs (talk) 12:01, 25 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
My bad, the Reuters report was filed in Mumbai but the article did say "South of Mumbai". Fixed blurb. --LaserLegs (talk) 12:25, 25 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
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(Posted) 2020 Jolo bombings

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Article: 2020 Jolo bombings (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: Two bombings in Jolo, Philippines, kill 15 people and wound 75 others. (Post)
Credits:

Nominator's comments: Terrorist incident with considerable number of deaths ArionEstar (talk) 00:48, 25 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

  • Support Major attack, and article checks the boxes. We will learn more undoubtedly through the next few days. I expect at least a few of the wounded will also become fatalities, as per usual with these attacks. Albertaont (talk) 01:40, 25 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support Major attack per Albertaont. 14+fatalities, 75 injured in 2 attacks. Definitely notable and disastrous enough to be posted. ~ Destroyeraa🌀 01:51, 25 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support obviously. Background, barely a paragraph on the attacks, reactions, map, infobox and "international importance" this is another easy support for posting to the box. Good to go. --LaserLegs (talk) 02:20, 25 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
You say you want it posted, but you're clearly being sarcastic. In which specific way(s) do you think the article should be improved? Or are you saying that the bombings don't warrant inclusion on ITN no matter how good the article on them? Jim Michael (talk) 10:18, 25 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
No sarcasm at all. Article follows the standard disaster stub template, and is getting international coverage. Good to go. --LaserLegs (talk) 10:27, 25 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
It seems you're being quite pointy with these responses, however.  Nixinova T  C   22:37, 25 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

(Closed) Hurricane Laura

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Article: Hurricane Laura (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ At least 27 people are killed as Major Hurricane Laura goes through the Caribbean and the United States. (Post)
Alternative blurb: ​ At least 27 people are killed as Tropical Storm Laura goes through the Hispaniola, Cuba, and Puerto Rico.
Alternative blurb II: ​ At least 27 people are killed including several children as Tropical Storm Laura goes through the Caribbean.
Alternative blurb III: ​ Hurricane Laura forecast to become "extremely dangerous" Category 4 storm
News source(s): BBC CBS
Credits:
Article updated
Nominator's comments: Already. Resting havoc. Marco about to make landfall in Mississippi, while Laura made landfall in Cuba. Laura killed 24 people in the Dominican Republic and Haiti. Sherenk1 (talk) 12:32, 24 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Wait – Developing. – Sca (talk) 13:59, 24 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support posting the deaths from Laura at this point, with the expectation that as we see what develops from Marco, that can be added. (which might come while we debate). Laura as a tropical storm and having turned to make landfall is likely not going to cause more, and the 13 deaths already accounted for are directly from that. Marco is toying on the coastline and only has one death so still has potential to be worse and if it does, then we can add it to the blurb. So I added the altblurb just covering Laura for now. --Masem (t) 14:05, 24 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • @Masem: The altblurb looks great! The 13 deaths are indeed tragic, and more death reports may be incoming because the true number of deaths from landslides and flooding would not be determined until storm cleanup gets underway. ~ Destroyeraa🌀 15:17, 24 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support Laura at least. Storm during storm season does storm things is always a post. Article has most of the disaster stub parts (won't get aftermath till it dissipates) but both Haiti and DR had fatalities which explicitly call out the deaths of children and that's of encyclopedic importance. Would also support ongoing until it dissipates then a blurb itemizing the death toll. Added alt-blurb 2. --LaserLegs (talk) 14:33, 24 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    • The fact that 2 children died is tragic, but not that notable and special pleading. In previous storms, children died too. It happens.~ Destroyeraa🌀 15:56, 24 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment Would normally support Laura, as it caused some of the worst damage to PR, DR, and Haiti since Hurricane Maria in 2017, but the news stories are still developing. Laura is expected to become a strong hurricane and make landfall in Louisiana. More people would (probably) be killed. What do we do about that, as there will be more ITN candidates posted and Laura may be outdated or out of the ITN box by then. Any suggestions? ~ Destroyeraa🌀 15:17, 24 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose Marco but Weak Support Laura — Marco caused a single fatality in Mexico far removed from where Laura's greatest impacts have been so they would be separate stories. Marco has all but dissipated at this point so no further deaths from it are likely. Laura's article is rather messy and scant with details, but I suppose it's sufficient for ITN. Only weak support for Laura as Hispaniola is notorious for deadly hurricanes and nine deaths in Haiti is not unusual. I'm ignoring the potential for future damage with Laura for the purposes of this nomination. ~ Cyclonebiskit (chat) 16:53, 24 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    • Oppose/wait — Rescinding my support after looking into impacts more and expanding the article. As I initially thought this isn't a terribly unusual storm impact-wise thus far. It has caused fewer deaths and less disruption overall than Isaias two weeks ago which ITN/C declined to post (disclaimer: I was the one who closed the discussion). Barring dramatic developments of damage in Cuba/Hispaniola it's probably not worth posting for now. ~ Cyclonebiskit (chat) 21:58, 24 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment – The proposed blurbs are in the wrong tense. Bleve the correct tense is called present passive. – Sca (talk) 16:54, 24 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Wait for Laura, oppose Marco (unless we want to blurb two hurricanes passing through at once) Two hurricanes at once seems significant, and Laura might do a number on Louisiana, but for now they're just (and Marco is just) storms doing storm things, so not ITN-worthy. Support LauraJohn M Wolfson (talkcontribs) 18:32, 24 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment The major one's that caused considerable damage should be noted. Otherwise this ITN will be filled with a numerous stuffing of irrelevant names. Gotitbro (talk) 18:49, 24 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment I have removed Marco from the blurb, as there is a consensus against it. Marco is dissipating, and it caused minimal damage and only 1 death (thankfully). ~ Destroyeraa🌀 19:02, 24 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support Laura and perhaps some mention of Marco. Marco is not a notable storm in and of itself, but the coincidence of two tropical cyclones threatening the same stretch of coastline in a short period of time is notable. We wouldn't even have to mention it by name but say something like "the second tropical system in three days to impact the Gulf Coast" Though perhaps probably wait until any Gulf Coast impact actually happens. I do, however, oppose the inclusion of "including at least 2 children." While the deaths of children are tragic, and at the risk of sounding callous, any disaster that causes multiple fatalities like this is likely to have children among the victims. TornadoLGS (talk) 20:18, 24 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose Tropical storms are too frequent and don’t do enough damage to warrant posting, better to only post major hurricanes which are still at least annual. LaserLegs’ support is clearly sarcastic and most others are from accounts primarily devoted to covering storms on Wikipedia, which is of course perfectly fine but should be considered by admins. Bzweebl (talkcontribs) 21:13, 24 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • @Bzweebl: I know that there might be a bias here, as me and several other supports are Hurricane-related article editors. However, the storm in question, Laura, caused considerable damage and 13+ deaths and is going to hit Louisiana as a major hurricane. Waiting until it hits Louisiana will make the current info- 13 deaths and 1.1 million power outages-stale. ~ Destroyeraa🌀 21:26, 24 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • @Bzweebl: the Atlantic sees an average of 10-15 tropical storms a year; however, many don't result in widespread/severe impact. Globally there are 60+ each year and from my experience with ITN/C each storm is evaluated based on the region it impacts. i.e. a storm causing 20 deaths in India is not unusual whereas 20 deaths in Australia is highly unusual. I think around 15-20 are nominated at ITN/C each year, and not all are posted. WP:WPTC has seen an influx of new editors in the last year so there are several users unfamiliar with what is generally considered ITN-worthy. ~ Cyclonebiskit (chat) 21:58, 24 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • @Cyclonebiskit: I agree with what you said above, though it is to note that Laura already caused millions in damage, however, posting it now based on damage is not ok IMO. Your last sentence there probably is indirectly referring to me, as I see, to be the only person at WPTC nominating storms. I did not ask for Laura to be nominated, I probably would’ve waited until it made landfall as a hurricane or caused 1 billion in damage or caused 20 deaths. Isaias’s nomination was justified as it caused 18 deaths, spawned the largest tropical-storm related tornado outbreak in years, and caused $4.2 billion (in the nomination, it said more than 1 million) in damage. ~ Destroyeraa🌀 22:21, 24 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • @Destroyeraa: monetary damage is a tricky metric to use at ITN/C for tropical cyclones. We generally don't get reliable damage estimates until well-after the posting window has passed (nominations are considered stale after a week). Generally "millions" in damage is assumed for the vast majority of significant land impacts. We've had at least 6 in the Atlantic alone this year. Damage totals are also heavily skewed with more developed countries; US$1 billion isn't that unusual for the United States and China but only two storms have ever caused that much damage in the Philippines. Tornado outbreaks are very common in the United States, the meteorological origins of them are irrelevant for ITN/C. When compared to outbreaks we've posted, the one from Isaias was well-below the notability bar. For ITN/C you have to separate the meteorological aspects from the impact to determine notability. The only instance of a storm being posted for meteorological reasons that I'm aware of was Hurricane Patricia. ~ Cyclonebiskit (chat) 22:37, 24 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
@Cyclonebiskit: Laura a few hours away from landfall. It’s already killed 27 people and broken records. Should we post now, or wait? When do you think we should post? ~ Destroyeraa🌀 23:34, 26 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment – Still developing. Laura is expected to cross the the Gulf of Mexico today and "approach" the northwestern coast of the Gulf Wednesday night. – Sca (talk) 13:46, 25 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose Neutral per Bzweebl. AFAIK hurricanes are routine and expected at this time of year and while all deaths are obviously tragic, this doesn't sound like a particularly major one on a global scale. The truly major events like Irma, Maria, Katrina etc are the ones that we would obviously post.  — Amakuru (talk) 20:38, 25 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • @Amakuru: Just wait, it’ll be a major hurricane soon enough. ~ Destroyeraa🌀 22:49, 25 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    Well, let's wait and see what happens then. I did worry for a moment there that I'd broken my own WP:WORLDWIDE rules and determined that hurricanes are only "major" if they hit the US, but based on the conversation above I think probably the impact on the islands has nonetheless not been enormous, despite the sad deaths of the 24 people. Changing to neutral because I don't really know.  — Amakuru (talk) 04:26, 26 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Already a Cat 4 now per Hurricane Hunters, Possible Cat 5 before landfall. I think this is ready to be posted , it’s already the strongest since Dorian in the Atlantic. ~ Destroyeraa🌀 16:23, 26 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Yep, winds have increased to 145 mph, NHC says somewhere in their latest discussion that surge can continue up to 40 miles inland with wave heights up to 20 feet. Incredible yet extremely deadly. Let’s post this soon. ~ Destroyeraa🌀 22:33, 26 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment We should wait for it to actually make landfall as a hurricane, rather than post based on speculation that it will be "unsurvivable." The fact that it was upgraded to a hurricane is not what's notable, the impact that it will have as a hurricane is. Bzweebl (talkcontribs) 23:51, 26 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
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  • Shooting of Jacob Blake, George Floyd protests
    • Protests have erupted in the Kenosha, Wisconsin after police shot a black man, Jacob Blake, many times while responding to what they claimed was a domestic incident. An online video shows Blake being shot in the back in broad daylight as he tries to get into a car. Authorities declared an emergency overnight curfew after unrest broke out following the shooting. Vehicles were set on fire and protesters shouted "We won't back down". (BBC News)
  • Rioting erupts in Paris following the defeat of Paris Saint-Germain F.C. in the Champions League final. Riot police fire tear gas at groups of PSG fans, who responded by throwing fireworks and flares. Several arrests are made. (The Mirror)

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(Posted) RD: Lori Nelson

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Article: Lori Nelson (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): The Hollywood Reporter
Credits:

Article updated
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 Bloom6132 (talk) 18:15, 24 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

(Posted) RD: Gerald D. Hines

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Article: Gerald D. Hines (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): Houston Chronicle; KHOU
Credits:

Article updated
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 Bloom6132 (talk) 17:33, 24 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

*Comment - One cn tag, but seems easy to fix. SirEdimon Dimmi!!! 23:48, 24 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

(Posted) RD: John H. Hager

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Article: John H. Hager (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): Richmond Times-Dispatch; WRIC-TV (NBC)
Credits:

Article updated
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 Bloom6132 (talk) 14:47, 24 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

  • Memberships section addressed; career section is still quite sparse as to what specifically the subject accomplished, and the quote tbh doesn't add much. Example of info that's out there that could be added: [18] SpencerT•C 17:41, 25 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

(Posted) 2020 Indianapolis 500

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Article: 2020 Indianapolis 500 (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: Takuma Sato wins the Indianapolis 500. (Post)
Alternative blurb: ​ Japanese racing driver Takuma Sato wins the Indianapolis 500 IndyCar race in Indiana, United States.
News source(s): Guardian, UPI, Reuters
Credits:

Article updated
The nominated event is listed on WP:ITN/R, so each occurrence is presumed to be important enough to post. Comments should focus on whether the quality of the article and update meet WP:ITNCRIT, not the significance.

Nominator's comments: Few missing refs around broadcasting but really good race summaries. LaserLegs (talk) 10:45, 24 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

  • Oppose The article is of poor quality. It's written for fans rather than the general public, being full of unexplained jargon. It's not even well-explained that it's an automobile race and the page doesn't have a single photo of one of the cars. The prose is also poor, being ungrammatical and with incorrect tenses. And, as the British GP was recently snubbed, it's not clear why this event should get preference and priority as it doesn't seem to have been so interesting or eventful. The blurb is awful too, just telling us that somebody won something. That's usually what happens at routine sporting events but WP:NOTNEWS explains that "routine news reporting of announcements, sports, or celebrities is not a sufficient basis for inclusion in the encyclopedia". Andrew🐉(talk) 12:01, 24 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
The Indy 500 is ITNR, while the British GP is not from what I can see. If you feel that it should be, or that the Indy 500 should not be, please start the appropriate discussion. 331dot (talk) 12:03, 24 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Normally a race article is full of pictures of cars, but there's a rather good reason this year's version is not, that being that there was no audience due to COVID. So all race images would be non-free and thus we can't use. Absolutely understandable. --Masem (t) 12:54, 24 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
I've complained about another US motorsport article before – 2012 Budweiser Shootout. That didn't have any pictures of cars and still doesn't. It was actually shown as a Featured Article so I was amazed that such a bad article could pass for quality. Nothing much has changed. Andrew🐉(talk) 13:04, 24 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Cars would be nice to have, but stationary pictures (The easiest we can get free) isn't great, and unless we have WPians or people that are will to make free-licensed photos at the event taking photos, those won't happen. I mean, take any other sport ITNR like the Super Bowl or the Olympics and while we'll have pictures of athletes, most of those will not be from that event for the same reason. But we can get drivers - the actual people that win a racing sport - at various times during their career, and that's more interesting to the encyclopedia. --Masem (t) 13:12, 24 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Unnamelessness ITNR nominations do not require support on the merits or "per ITNR". 331dot (talk) 12:57, 24 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

(Closed) 2020 Women's British Open

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Article: 2020 Women's British Open (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ In golf, world number 304 Sophia Popov claims a surprise victory in the AIG Women's Open for her first major title. (Post)
Alternative blurb: ​ In golf, world number 304 Sophia Popov wins the AIG Women's Open for her first major title.
News source(s): BBC Sport, CNN
Credits:

Article updated
Nominator's comments: Surprise low ranked winner of women's major championship. wjematherplease leave a message... 10:35, 24 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose More unexplained bogeys and birdies. This is just another routine sporting event contrary to WP:NOTNEWS. The blurb is marginally better than the Indy500 one but the article doesn't say anything about the unexpected victory -- nothing about the winner's technique or strategy. Presumably she was just better on the day in putting yet another ball into yet another hole. How exactly is this supposed to be significant? Andrew🐉(talk) 12:17, 24 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for sharing your ignorance and dislike golf again, not to mention WP policy. Most helpful.[sarcasm] As always, it is not necessary or desirable to explain technicalities in individual tournament articles. wjematherplease leave a message... 13:33, 24 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Unnamelessness - Events are not required to be ITN/R to be posted to ITN.--WaltCip-(BLM!Resist The Orange One) 13:27, 24 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
WaltCip, this is not a normal event. It is a recurring sports event. Unnamelessness (talk) 13:51, 24 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
It doesn't matter. ITN/R is not a requirement. Individual sporting events can be notable on their own merits.--WaltCip-(BLM!Resist The Orange One) 14:38, 24 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
As far as sport goes, especially golf, ITN/R focuses almost entirely on men's competitions, which is unfortunate. Also, the content (or at least the vast majority of it) is sourced. wjematherplease leave a message... 13:38, 24 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Wjemather, then I suggest starting a proposal first. Unnamelessness (talk) 13:52, 24 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Unnamelessness Not being listed at ITN/R explicitly does not (or at least, should not) preclude inclusion, and is not a sound basis for opposition. wjematherplease leave a message... 13:57, 24 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
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(Posted) RD: Justin Townes Earle

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Article: Justin Townes Earle (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): Pitchfork
Credits:

Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with a Wikipedia article are always presumed to be important enough to post (see this RFC and further discussion). Comments should focus on whether the quality of the article meets WP:ITNRD.

Nominator's comments: American folk singer-songwriter. Cause of death is unknown, but otherwise the article should be ready for posting. — Chevvin 02:25, 24 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Changed to "not immediately announced" (past tense). – Sca (talk) 14:06, 24 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

(Posted) 2020 UEFA Champions League Final

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Article: 2020 UEFA Champions League Final (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ In association football, Bayern Munich win the UEFA Champions League, defeating Paris Saint-Germain in the final. (Post)
Alternative blurb: Bayern Munich win the UEFA Champions League, defeating Paris Saint-Germain in the final.
News source(s): BBC Sport
Credits:

The nominated event is listed on WP:ITN/R, so each occurrence is presumed to be important enough to post. Comments should focus on whether the quality of the article and update meet WP:ITNCRIT, not the significance.

 SirEdimon Dimmi!!! 21:05, 23 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Support if article is updated with match summary. Bzweebl (talkcontribs) 21:09, 23 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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(Closed) 2020 Juba An-26 crash

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Article: 2020 Juba An-26 crash (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ An Antonov An-26 crashes outside Juba, South Sudan, killing at least 7 people and injuring 1. (Post)
News source(s): Al Jazeera, Straits Times, RT
Credits:
 LaserLegs (talk) 14:47, 23 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • I don't deny that the crash is a human tragedy, but I strongly agree with Bzweebl that its world-historical significance is minimal. The trouble with WP:ITN is that the article quality requirement favours the posting of simple, self-contained events over more complex, substantial ones. The case in point is the recent 2020 Belarusian protests nomination which LaserLegs charmingly suggested should not be posted because the article was "unbelievably bad" and, in fact, "dog shit". Whether or not this is true, the fact remains that it will still have far more readers in five years' time...—Brigade Piron (talk) 11:36, 24 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Commercial transport disasters are very different things from lengthy civil wars. The accidents undergo evaluation and reported worldwide so that other airlines, airports and aircraft manufacturers may be able to avoid similar disasters and thus tend to have that larger interest. --Masem (t) 12:59, 24 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
That makes sense in other contexts, but I fear it's a bit late for the makers of the antique aircraft involved and not of much interest to the dodgy airlines which service Juba International Airport which appear to be no strangers to regular crashes... —Brigade Piron (talk) 15:05, 24 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
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(Posted) Los Olivos stampede

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Article: Los Olivos stampede (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ Thirteen people are killed in a nightclub stampede during a police raid enforcing social distancing measures in Lima, Peru. (Post)
News source(s): Al Jazeera, BBC, CNN, The Daily Beast, The New York Times, NHK, NPR, Reuters, SBS
Credits:

 WMrapids (talk) 14:31, 23 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Are you sure? Lugnuts Fire Walk with Me 10:48, 24 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

(Posted) RD: Fredie Blom

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Article: Fredie Blom (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): BBC
Credits:

Article updated
Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with a Wikipedia article are always presumed to be important enough to post (see this RFC and further discussion). Comments should focus on whether the quality of the article meets WP:ITNRD.

Nominator's comments: Claimed to be known as the world's oldest man Abishe (talk) 08:47, 23 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

  • Oppose I was going to nominate this until I noticed there was no article for him, and, moreover, that there are no list articles for unverified world's oldest people - and that from the list of the world's verified oldest people, only a few have their own article, because rarely are they all that notable. I don't think Blom meets notability requirements. As another reason, the article seems to have some copyvio? Or, at least, I read the AFP coverage a few hours ago and the article seems to be using similar enough phrasings that I could identify parts. Kingsif (talk) 09:32, 23 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Oddly the check hasn't brought up the AFP report. I'd have to find it again and run a comparison check, probably. It may be unintentional if it isn't used as a source, but this should still be cleared up. Kingsif (talk) 11:33, 23 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • An article does exist now. Unless it is deleted for some reason, I think this nomination is eligible for RD. The fact that this wasn't one of the Guiness verified oldest people is not relevant to RD eligibility, we are not considering a blurb ITN nomination here. Nsk92 (talk) 22:08, 23 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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(Posted) RD: Herbert Tabor

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Article: Herbert Tabor (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): ASBMB
Credits:

Article updated
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Nominator's comments: American biochemist, physician-scientist, centenarian. Death published August 21. TJMSmith (talk) 17:54, 25 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

(Closed) RD: Ken Robinson

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Article: Ken Robinson (educationalist) (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): Express
Credits:

Article updated
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Nominator's comments: British author, speaker and international advisor on education HiLo48 (talk) 08:22, 23 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

(Posted) RD: Jack Sherman

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Article: Jack Sherman (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): BBC CNN
Credits:

Article updated
Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with a Wikipedia article are always presumed to be important enough to post (see this RFC and further discussion). Comments should focus on whether the quality of the article meets WP:ITNRD.

Nominator's comments: Guitarist with popular rock band The Red Hot Chilli PeppersKtin (talk) 17:33, 22 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

(Closed) RD: Frankie Banali

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Article: Frankie Banali (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): [22], [23], [24]
Credits:

Article updated
Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with a Wikipedia article are always presumed to be important enough to post (see this RFC and further discussion). Comments should focus on whether the quality of the article meets WP:ITNRD.

Nominator's comments: Quiet Riot drummer Frankie Banali dies at age 68 from cancer. Article needs more citations. ~ Destroyeraa🌀 23:51, 21 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

(Closed) RD: Hasil Bizenjo

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Article: Hasil Bizenjo (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): [25][26][27][28][29]
Credits:

Article updated
Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with a Wikipedia article are always presumed to be important enough to post (see this RFC and further discussion). Comments should focus on whether the quality of the article meets WP:ITNRD.

Nominator's comments: Former preseidnt of National Party (Pakistan), Minister for Maritime Affairs and Member of the Senate of PakistanAinty Painty (talk) 15:19, 21 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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(Closed) RD: Frank Cullotta

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Article: Frank Cullotta (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): [30]
Credits:

Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with a Wikipedia article are always presumed to be important enough to post (see this RFC and further discussion). Comments should focus on whether the quality of the article meets WP:ITNRD.

 GreatCaesarsGhost 19:47, 21 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

(Posted) RD: Chi Chi DeVayne

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Article: Chi Chi DeVayne (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
Credits:
Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with a Wikipedia article are always presumed to be important enough to post (see this RFC and further discussion). Comments should focus on whether the quality of the article meets WP:ITNRD.

Nominator's comments: There is currently a disagreement about pronouns and a request for protection at WP:RPP. But that should all calm down soon. --- C&C (Coffeeandcrumbs) 21:04, 20 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

(Closed) Manchester Arena bombing sentence

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Article: Manchester Arena bombing (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ At the Old Bailey, Hashem Abedi is sentenced to a minimum 55 years in prison for his involvement in the Manchester Arena bombing, the longest fixed sentence ever given in the UK. (Post)
News source(s): BBC
Credits:
Article updated
Nominator's comments: UK's "biggest murder investigation" comes to an end with record prison sentence. Kingsif (talk) 19:56, 20 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose I assume we posted the attack and the sentencing seems like a mere formality. I don't remember us posting the conviction of any perpetrators of single terrorist attacks like Tsarnaev or others, but feel free to correct me if that is wrong. Bzweebl (talkcontribs) 20:36, 20 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose foetid criminal responsible for the death of many people, including children, gets sent down. Good news story but not ITN. The Rambling Man (Hands! Face! Space!!!!) 20:40, 20 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose Technically, stale. We post the convictions, not sentencing, and he was convicted in March. "Abedi was found guilty by a jury in March of 22 counts of murder, attempted murder - encompassing the remaining injured - and conspiring to cause explosions." --Masem (t) 20:56, 20 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    I think the point is that this particular sentence is notable for its length. Plus we did post Larry Nasser's sentencing in the USA Gymnastics sex abuse scandal.-- P-K3 (talk) 21:03, 20 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    Those typse of "factoids" tend to not to make good ITN reasons. I looked back at the Nassar story and he had pled guilty so it was a matter of determining the sentencing (in the court), so it was decided at ITN that the sentencing was the key part there. Here, the guy pled not guilty, so the trial found him guilty in March, that's when we should have posted. --Masem (t) 21:15, 20 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose – An inevitable outcome and almost a footnote to the Manchester Arena story. (Odd that we have no separate article article on Hashem Abedi.) – Sca (talk) 21:00, 20 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    • Per BLPCRIME, we try not to create articles on the perpetrators of crimes unless they were already notable, or after sentencing they become notable (they become the subject of study by crime psychologists or the like). --Masem (t) 21:19, 20 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support Based on it being the conclusion of the "largest murder case in English legal history", which led to the longest ever determinate prison term being handed down. --DSQ (talk) 21:12, 20 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose He was already convicted. Given that capital punishment was not an option, there was never a doubt that he was going down for the maximum prison sentence allowed. -Ad Orientem (talk) 21:17, 20 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support per being the longest fixed sentence ever given in the UK. Dan the Animator 01:06, 21 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Weak Oppose The conviction itself would have been a more ITN than this. Is the length of this sentence something that can still be appealed? Apologies as my understanding is very severe sentences in certain countries get automatically appealed. Albertaont (talk) 01:35, 21 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment I am leaning support based on superlatives, but would like some clarifications. Longest fixed sentence: does fixed here merely mean the time specified at sentencing, or do sentences come in several categories in the UK? Are there un-fixed sentences current or past which might be longer? Might we just do away with fixed if yes, no and no. Largest murder investigation: does largest here mean number of victims? Might we just do away with investigation if yes?130.233.2.170 (talk) 06:51, 21 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Life sentences are indeterminate - not fixed, because a judge cannot predict when someone will die. So this sentence is the greatest number of fixed years in prison someone has ever been given in the UK, and is minimum and without parole. The "largest murder investigation" won't be number of victims, because 7/7, so it may be time and resources. Kingsif (talk) 08:13, 21 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose if we post this on the grounds that it is the longest fixed sentence ever given in the UK, then we would have to post longest fixed sentences for the remaining ~200 countries in the world. Banedon (talk) 07:16, 21 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Only if they are nominated, and have a suitable and updated article, and there is editor interest in writing & evaluating it. In other words, what's the problem?130.233.2.170 (talk) 07:29, 21 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
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(Closed) Dounreay site available for reuse in the year 2333

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Article: Dounreay (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: Dounreay site used for fast reactors will be available for reuse in the year 2333 (Post)
News source(s): BBC
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Article updated
 Count Iblis (talk) 19:49, 20 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
I don't think comments are required if can you see enough information in the blurb, article, and source. Kingsif (talk) 20:37, 20 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Kingsif, Clearly, I didn't. Hence asked. But, I am glad others are able to see the rationale. Cheers. Ktin (talk) 20:55, 20 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
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(Posted) Alexei Navalny

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Article: Alexei Navalny (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is hospitalized following a suspected poisoning. (Post)
Alternative blurb: ​ Opposition leader Alexei Navalny is hospitalized in Omsk, Russia, after falling into a coma.
Alternative blurb II: ​ In Russia, opposition leader Alexei Navalny is hospitalized in Omsk after falling into a coma.
Alternative blurb III: ​ Russian doctors agree to allow the airlift of comatose opposition leader Alexei Navalny from Omsk to Germany for treatment.
Alternative blurb IV: ​ After falling into a coma, Opposition leader Alexei Navalny's doctors agree to airlift him from Omsk to Germany for treatment.
News source(s): NPR NYT BBC, AP, Guardian, Reuters
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Article updated

Nominator's comments: The positioning of an outspoken Putin critic seems important. Sadly this isn't the first Russian dissident suspected of being poisoned. -- Calidum 16:11, 20 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note that this is Russia, which is not known for justice or transparency in government and where leaders of opposition to the government have a habit of dying. We aren't going to get a fair impartial judgement or proof, leaving us with what RS say. 331dot (talk) 20:19, 20 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Ad Orientem Ok, you're right, he's not dead and there's only suspicions. However, consider that Navalny is the biggest opposition to Putin (just as Biden is to Trump). Now if Biden fell into a coma, that would be posted into ITN. So what is the difference between Navalny and Biden? Dan the Animator 20:34, 20 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Biden is the only credible opponent in a presidential election year. Navalny is not the only opposition leader and it is not an election year in Russia. But that aside, I would also oppose any similar post dealing with Biden. This is an encyclopedia, not a news site, tabloid or otherwise. We deal in facts not speculation. Right now we don't have enough to post anything that would not smack of sensationalism or trying to right great wrongs. I stand by my Oppose. -Ad Orientem (talk) 20:42, 20 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
@331dot: You're probably right. If this is a poison attack the Russians are unlikely to admit it. But that's neither here nor there. It's not our job to take over the role of public authority and declare this a de-facto assassination attempt or give credence to such claims sans hard evidence in reliable secondary sources. The guidelines I sighted above still apply. -Ad Orientem (talk) 20:50, 20 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
That was a very different affair. People died, there was never any doubt that it was murder, and multiple governments publicly accused the Russian secret intelligence services of the crime. -Ad Orientem (talk) 20:55, 20 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Yeah you're right, this is very different. Bzweebl (talkcontribs) 21:16, 20 August 2020 (UTC) After reading more I’ve changed my mind again. This is a huge story, and while still developing, there will not be any better time to post this. We can address the uncertain circumstances with a carefully worded blurb just referring to “suspected poisoning” as reliable sources are doing the same. Bzweebl (talkcontribs) 00:12, 21 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
No, it's not. -Ad Orientem (talk) 20:52, 20 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support. Whatever doubts about the nature of the poisoning there are can be mitigated by the careful and conditional wording of the blurb. The story itself is easily the most significant political story from Russia now, particularly in conjunction with the events in Belarus, bigger than the Khabarovsk protests and the arrest of Sergei Furgal (which I think we did not post either, not sure if that was even nominated). Somehow, when it comes to Russia, the time is never "right" and we are always supposed to "wait". I remember it was the same with the Russia doping scandal in the run-up to the 2016 Olympics, the McLaren Report and Russia's ban from Rio. It was "wait", "wait", "wait" and eventually nothing ever got posted. Funny how this kind of thing seems to happen when it comes to critical stories about Russia and Putin. Nsk92 (talk) 21:45, 20 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Strong Support per Nsk92 This post was made by orbitalbuzzsaw gang (talk) 03:38, 21 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose If the poisoning is confirmed and he dies as a result, then we might post it in a similar way as Boris Nemtsov's assassination; if he dies but the poisoning is not the cause of death, this will probably qualify for RD given article's quality. Otherwise, there is nothing that merits posting and news relying on suspicions doesn't have its place in the ITN section. I also see POV-pushing overstatements above in support of this nomination that he is the leader of the opposition in Russia, which is clearly incorrect as he has never run in a presidential election to see how popular he really is nor has his political party ever won any seats in any of the houses.--Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 07:05, 21 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • He tried running for president but clearly was seen as too much of a threat to be allowed to do so. Who else would you describe as the leader of the opposition? And saying that "he has never run in a presidential election to see how popular he really is nor has his political party ever won any seats in any of the houses" is applying some pretty irrelevant metrics for an opposition leader in an authoritarian country. Bzweebl (talkcontribs) 07:41, 21 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • This is another POV-pushing interpretation. Opposition leader in most countries is the leader of the largest opposition political party and that's why that metric is relevant in order to give legitimacy to that claim. And even if it's an authoritarian country, the international media are not the authority that identifies an opposition leader but the international community. There is no evidence that most of the leaders and governments of other countries consider him as such.--Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 08:28, 21 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support. I didn't say this outright before, but I support this. No one is trying to right a wrong here, only tell what RS are saying. Since we are dealing with Russia we aren't going to get a fair, honest judgement of what happened to him from the very government that tried to eliminate this man, and has eliminated others opposed to it(including doctors treating COVID who have a habit of accidentally falling out of windows). I do not accept that the only way we can post something like this is to wait for Putin to say "yes, I tried to have him poisoned" and since that isn't going to happen that ITN is permanently foreclosed to stories from Russia. 331dot (talk) 07:53, 21 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • I respectfully disagree. If a suspected poisoning is the story that RS are reporting, then that's what we would post. No more, and no less, because that is the story here. We would be posting this if it were Joe Biden or Keir Starmer, leaving aside that there would at least be a chance of a fair judgment or opinion in such (hypothetical) cases. We are never going to get anything more than that in this case which mean we can never post anything related to the Russian government except Putin's rigged elections. 331dot (talk) 08:54, 21 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • We would be posting this if it were Joe Biden or Keir Starmer probably because these two personalities are legitimate leaders of the opposition in their countries (even though I would still oppose posting suspicions), while Alexei Navalny is not, at least, according to the international community (see my response to Bzweebl above). And why ITN is permanently foreclosed for stories from Russia is because of the lack of reliable reporting of facts but that doesn't mean that we should regress to posting suspicions just to say that we cover them.--Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 09:02, 21 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • You're applying democratic metrics to an authoritarian country. The opposition in Russia is not allowed by Putin to run for president and has lower elections rigged against them, so there is nothing for other countries to technically "recognize" if that's the standard(which is also debatable). At least in Venezuela Guaido held an office. We'll just have to disagree on this, I guess. 331dot (talk) 09:09, 21 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Fair enough, but many poisons (or radioactive substances) could have degraded by the time of the test. Apparently there is a cause known, but undisclosed. 331dot (talk) 09:48, 21 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment – On Friday the top story on main RS sites [31] [32] [33] [34] [35]. Russian doctors say he's too ill to be moved while supporters, and the EU, plead with Russia to let him go to Germany for treatment. Under the circumstances it may still be best to wait, but we could consider Ongoing. – Sca (talk) 12:59, 21 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
What a lot of work just to get the snooker championship outta the box. – Sca (talk) 22:22, 21 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Alt3 offered above. – Sca (talk) 22:06, 21 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Added alt-blurb 4 Dan the Animator 22:10, 21 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Blurb amended. Thanks Sca and Dan, I've gone with a bit of a hybrid of the existing hook and those suggestions: "In Russia, doctors allow opposition leader Alexei Navalny to be airlifted from Omsk to Germany for treatment, after he falls into a coma. If anything is wrong with that, let me know.  — Amakuru (talk) 22:30, 21 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment- Pretty much every reliable source mentions a "suspected poisoning," as does Navalny's article. I think it's important to keep that in the blurb to demonstrate the notability of the event. Bzweebl (talkcontribs) 22:34, 21 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    Perhaps, but we have to tread very carefully with sensitive issues like this on a BLP, and there was serious concern above about mentioning anything about poisoning. Ultimately, we are not a news ticker, and there is an expectation that readers will already have heard about this story. The purpose of the entry is to get the article linked, and they can read the story in more detail, with all its nuances, as presented in the article.  — Amakuru (talk) 22:41, 21 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    I don't see any BLP-issues with including it, as it does not imply that specific people are behind it. Can you elaborate what BLP-issues you see? ― Hebsen (talk) 18:12, 22 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment finding a lot of broken refs on this. Should I bother tagging them or are we ok with a potential BLP vio hanging out on the main page? --LaserLegs (talk) 22:51, 21 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Agree with Amakuru re "suspected poisoning." In all the RS coverage there's no mention of solid evidence that Navalny actually was poisoned – only suspicion and speculation. Consequently, as an online encyclopedia, we should avoid echoing this aspect on the Main Page. One supposes that German medical tests might yield evidence of poisoning, in which case we could update as appropriate. – Sca (talk) 16:17, 22 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Include "Suspected poisoning" in blurb. All major reliable sources say this, and "suspected" does imply that it is not certain. This is in the news not because Navalny fell ill, but because of the suspected poisoning. The current blurb is a half story, akin to us writing "In Mali, President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta resigns and dissolves the government". I propose the following new blurb: Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny (pictured) is airlifted from Omsk to Germany while in coma, after falling ill in a suspected poisoning.Hebsen (talk) 18:12, 22 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Quite a few sources have been applying the adj. comatose to Navalny. This has the advantage of not stating how or why he came to be in a coma, which AFAIK hasn't been conclusively reported. – Sca (talk) 13:25, 23 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Include "Suspected poisoning" in blurb, per Hebsen. This claim is hardly WP:FRINGE. —Brigade Piron (talk) 07:53, 24 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Include suspected poisoning. The German hospital where he is now says he was poisoned. [40] 331dot (talk) 16:15, 24 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Include "suspected poisoning" in the blurb, per Hebsen. And stop repeating the Kremlin propaganda here. Navalny did not slip on a banana peel. The German hospital now confirmed that he was poisoned by some kind of a nerve agent, and all the major news sources have reported on that, e.g. CNN, WaPo, BBC, France24, EuroNews, Deuche Welle, etc. Ignoring this point in the blurb looks ridiculous. Nsk92 (talk) 16:38, 24 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Include "suspected poisoning" in the blurb, per Hebsen, and perhaps even simply "poisoning"; it is no longer "suspected", as major outlets (NPR, CNN, &c.) are confirming that the doctors reported poison in the bloodstream. NovumChase (talk) 17:34, 24 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Update blurb I understand that we want to be careful to avoid bias, but the hospital has now announced that Navalny has been poisoned, and Navalny being attacked as opposed to merely being sick is the primary reason why this is international news. I would suggest a neutrally-worded blurb such as "After being airlifted to Germany for treatment, doctors announce that Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was poisoned." This shifts the burden of the claim from Wikipedia onto the doctors at the hospital, and should be safe for us to use. NorthernFalcon (talk) 18:53, 24 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

(Closed) Sōta Fujii

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Article: Sōta Fujii (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ Sōta Fujii at age 18 years 1 month is the youngest person to ever simutaneously hold two of professional shogi's major titles. (Post)
Alternative blurb: ​ Sōta Fujii is the youngest person to be awarded the rank of 8-dan by the Japan Shogi Association.
News source(s): Japanese teen shogi star Fujii wins Oi tournament to become youngest to hold 2 major titles, Sota Fujii becomes youngest shogi player with two major titles, Shogi star Fujii continues hot streak, powers to 2nd major title
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Article updated
Nominator's comments: Fujii has been setting new records ever since he became the youngest person ever to be awarded full professional status in October 2016 at the age of 14. He started out by winning his first 29 games which set a new record for consecutive victories. He then became the youngest person to win a major professional shogi tournament, the youngest and fastest ever to reach 50 wins and then 100 wins, the youngest player to win 60 games in a single season, the youngest person and the first junior high school student to be promoted to the rank of 5-dan, the youngest person to be promoted to the rank of 6-dan, 7-dan and now 8-dan, the youngest person to ever become the challenger for a major shogi title, the youngest person to ever win a major shogi title, and now the youngest person to ever simultaneously hold two major shogi titles. He also the first person to have a winning percetage of .800 or higher for three consecutive seasons. In 2017, the Japan Shogi Association estimated that the economic benefit it received from Fujii's winning streak was about 18.5 billion yen which is roughly USD 175 million in today's dollars; that's the financial impact for winning 29 games played over a roughly six-month period, and his popularity continues to grow as he gets older and has more success. -- Marchjuly (talk) 04:51, 21 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment. Firstly, Marchjuly, thanks for this submission. Is there a nomination rationale that you can add? Just reading the blurb, the rationale doesn't seem to jump out. Also, I might be wrong, but, we have never carried a news item about Shogi as a game. While that should not be a reason to not carry one now -- explaining the rationale will only help us understand why you think this is a news item for the homepage. Cheers.Ktin (talk) 05:17, 21 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    • I'm not sure what you mean by a nomination rationale, but I guess it would be that Fujii has been setting new records ever since he became the youngest person ever to be awarded full professional status in October 2016 at the age of 14. He started out by winning his first 29 games which set a new record for consecutive victories. He then became the youngest person to win a major professional shogi tournament, the youngest and fastest ever to reach 50 wins and then 100 wins, the youngest player to win 60 games in a single season, the youngest person and the first junior high school student to be promoted to the rank of 5-dan, the youngest person to be promoted to the rank of 6-dan, 7-dan and now 8-dan, the youngest person to ever become the challenger for a major shogi title, the youngest person to ever win a major shogi title, and now the youngest person to ever simultaneously hold two major shogi titles. He also the first person to have a winning percetage of .800 or higher for three consecutive seasons. In 2017, the Japan Shogi Association estimated that the economic benefit it received from Fujii's winning streak was about 18.5 billion yen which is roughly USD 175 million in today's dollars; that's the financial impact for winning 29 games played over a roughly six-month period. Anyway, I just thought I'd nominate this for ITN, if it's not normally the type of thing that get accepted or if its scoop is too limited, then no big deal. -- Marchjuly (talk) 06:04, 21 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
      Marchjuly, Thanks. This is a lot of impressive information. Personally, I have been a big fan of increasing some of the news items / topics that we showcase on the homepage. However, my sense is that this topic might be too niche for the ITN homepage news. But, I would be curious to hear others' opinions. In parallel, irrespective of this nomination, I would suggest you consider posting this on Portal:Current_events. Cheers.
      PS: Also, you can just use the 'nom_cmt' attribute of the template to add your nomination comment / rationale. Perfect, I see that you have now updated the nom_cmt. Cheers. Ktin (talk) 06:19, 21 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment As Ktin said, thank you for contributing this unconventional nomination and for your explanatory nomination comment. I have a few questions that will help me decide whether or not to support. First, is there a Shogi World Championship or equivalent most prestigious tournament that would be more worthy of posting instead? For example, it seems from my very quick research that the Meijin (shogi) is the most prestigious title, but the story here is that Fujii won the less prestigious, albeit major, Ōi (shogi) title. Is there some sort of special significance to holding two titles simultaneously that makes this a bigger deal than just winning the Meijin? Second, to my untrained eye, these youngest ever records seem somewhat arbitrary. For example, the altblurb says that he is the youngest player to reach 8-dan, but it seems that the highest rank is actually 9-dan. Is there any evidence that the two records you have chosen to emphasize in your blurb suggestions are records that received significant coverage prior to Fujii's achievements, or are they arbitrary records that the Japanese/Shogi media is only now focusing on to highlight his prowess? Bzweebl (talkcontribs) 06:27, 21 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    • @Bzweebl: There are currently eight major shogi titles and they are short of like Grand Slam (tennis) in tournaments in the sense that they are also considered equal (by the fact they are major titles), but they all have their individual characteristics (different sponsors, different formats, different prize funds, different histories, etc.) so that they aren't all identical in that sense. Winning even one is quite an achievement, but some titles have a longer history, so there might be a bit more of subjective prestige attached to winning one of them. Like tennis, some players perform better with respect to certain formats; some title match games are played over a two-day period whereas others are played in a single day. Some might all up to eight hours per player per game whereas one even has games which are played at one hour per player. Some are best-of-seven while others are best-of-five. The Meijin is the oldest of the major title matches and offers the second highest prize to the winner. The Meijin is slightly different from the others in the sense that it's not a true open tournament, but rather a league tournament. There are five leagues and you need to start at the bottom league. If you keep winning your league, you're promoted to the next higher league. If you win the top league, you challenge for the Meijin title. League play lasts a year, so it takes a minimum of five years before you can challenge for the Meijin title. Fujii has participated in Meijin league play for four years and his record so far is 32-1. Only the top two players (three players for the lowest league) players are promoted to the next higher league, with the tie breaker being lead seeding. Fujii's only loss came in 2018-2019 league play. It caused him to finish in a tie with three other players; he wasn't promoted because of his lower seed. Fujii is currently two leagues from the top league, which means it will take him at least 2 years before he can challenge for the Meijin title. Fujii is still 18 years old and the record for youngest Meijin is 21 years 2 months; so, many believe he will break that records as well. -- Marchjuly (talk) 22:54, 21 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose Seems like a DYK nom to me, and we don't usually post shogi updates to ITN (at least that I am ware of) or unusual chess records for that matter. This also seems precipitated on the age would have supported if it was a record regardless and don't see significant coverage about this outside Japan. Gotitbro (talk) 07:54, 21 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    • @Gotitbro: I did nominate this for DYK about a month ago after he won his first major title and became the youngest player ever to do so, but withdrew the nomination because it seemed impossible to 5-times expand the article at that time to meet the DYK criteria. I only nominated it for ITN after seeing a ITN notification template for something else on another user's talk page. After reading the ITN page, I thought this might apply. If it's "out-of-scope" for ITN at this time, then that's OK. The comments received here so far have been quite helpful in pointing out some things which needed work. -- Marchjuly (talk) 23:08, 21 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment we've posted other arbitrary sports milestones [41] [42] I see no reason to rule this one out. The 29 game streak table is missing refs for many of the games. I think maybe the streak was the time to post this, but I don't know enough about shogi to weigh the significance of the current achievement. Except for the match list, the target article is fine. --LaserLegs (talk) 13:02, 21 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose. Sorry, I have to oppose. Though I am a chess player and I participate in WP:WikiProject Chess, I am not aware of shogi championships being posted on ITN, nor that FIDE World Chess Championships get posted either. First, unlike the snooker championship and the 5000 meters championships, this seems restricted to Japan, no the world. In the article, it says that he won both titles during the JUly-August period. Is there a specific date that he won the second title? I don't see much rational in this good-faith post, as Ktin said, please elaborate on your rational for this post. ~ Destroyeraa🌀 14:50, 21 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • @Bzweebl: As a chess player, I'm glad to hear that. The FIDE world championship gets posted b/c its a world championship and on ITN/R, like the snooker championship. This is neither ITN/R nor is it news over the news. My vote is still Oppose. ~ Destroyeraa🌀 15:22, 21 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • My point is that it isn't exactly newsworthy, and the article and blurb isn't clear as to when he won the second award. It only says July-August. ~ Destroyeraa🌀 16:37, 21 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • If it's outside the scope of ITN, then that's fine. Most of the current coverage is Japanese (or based in Japan); however, news stories like this often take a few days to perculate and be picked upon by other media sources. When Fujii won his first major title on July 16; most of the immediate coverage was by Japanese based media. L'Express did cover it here though about a week later. I don't understand French; so, I didn't add it to the article. No non-Japanese person has ever been awarded regular professional status as a shogi player. (Women's professional shogi is considered to be a separate system. Although one non-Japanese has become a Women's professional shogi player; no woman (Japanese or otherwise) has ever qualified for regular professional status.) So, shogi is not nearly as international as Go (game), Chess or other board games, and it's all based in Japan (except for some exhibitions or the occasional major title games); in that sense, it's like Sumo. There is a sort of "World Championship", but that is for amateur shogi and most of the participants are non-Japanese amateurs from countries other than Japan or Japanese amateurs living outside of Japan for work or family reasons, etc. So, there are no professional shogi players who are non-Japanese or who are based outside of Japan, and all of the major tournaments are based in Japan. Anyway, as I posted above, I've got no problem if this nomination is declined because it's not within the scope of ITN, and I appreciate all of the comments received so far. -- Marchjuly (talk) 23:43, 21 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support I'm fairly sure that the only reason we haven't posted a shogi story is that it's never been nominated before. Article is a little WP:PROSELINE but is well sourced, and this is getting a lot of coverage in the Japanese press.-- P-K3 (talk) 15:59, 21 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose the specific item nominated, with no comment on shogi in general. Among current title holders, there is one who holds 3 titles and another who is younger than Fujii. I can think of no other sport/game where the convergence of these two factors would itself be seen as especially noteworthy. GreatCaesarsGhost 17:26, 21 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    • @GreatCaesarsGhost: Fujii isn't the first professional shogi player to ever simultaneously hold two titles; he is the youngest to achieve the feat. Yoshiharu Habu actually held seven major titles simultaneously back in 1995-96 (there were only seven major titles back then), and others have held more than one title at the same time. The coverage of Fujii has primarily to do with his doing so at such a young age and his breaking Habu's record of being the youngest by more than 3 years (Fujii did it at 18 years 1 month; Habu did it at 21 years 11 months). The other part of your post seems to be a mistake, there is no major title holder currently younger than Fujii and has never been a major title holder younger than Fujii. He is the youngest to have ever won even one major title. -- Marchjuly (talk) 21:54, 21 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
      • Indeed, I misread Toyoshima age of professional status as his current age. Separately then, wouldn't achieving that first title be more significant than the second? GreatCaesarsGhost 14:43, 22 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
        • Fujii winning his first major title is certainly quite significant and did receive quite a bit of coverage as well. Both are quite significant as individual accomplishments, but winning two in the same season seems a little more significant. As for why, I didn’t nominate the article at that time; I simply wasn’t aware of ITN at that time and instead tried for DYN. Anyway, as I posted above, I thought this might be more in line with ITN than DYK; if it’s too out-of-scope even for ITN, however, then that’s fine. — Marchjuly (talk) 17:35, 22 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose for now Opponents section is missing sources, Other championships sub-section is completely unsourced, 45th Annual Shogi Awards in Annual Shogi Awards is missing source, and Other awards is missing source. Dan the Animator 17:30, 21 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    • @Dantheanimator: The "Other championships" section is sourced. There are various sources for individual results cited in the "Shogi professional" section and a more general citation cited in the "Titles and other championships" section (Sōta Fujii#cite_note-77). The "45th Shogi Awards" is also sourced above in the "Awards and honors" (Sōta Fujii#cite_note-79). The "Opponents" section is also sourced; it's located in the "29-game winning streak" section (Sōta Fujii#cite_note-48). The "Other awards" section is sourced; it's located in the "Awards and honors" section immediately above (Sōta Fujii#cite_note-86, etc.) -- Marchjuly (talk) 22:11, 21 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
      • @Marchjuly: no they're not. For the "Other championships" section, the source you linked is in the above prose, NOT in the table. The source being cited needs to be on the table. The same goes with the "45th Shogi Awards" which should have an in-text ref too. There needs to be in-text/table refs for each tournament or award. Dan the Animator 22:18, 21 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
        • The tables/lists were added just to present the content mentioned immediately above in the level-2 sections in a different way and since they were located so closely together it didn't seem necessary. However, thank you for pointing this problem out. It was fixed by using WP:REFNAME. -- Marchjuly (talk) 22:50, 21 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose per GCG. – John M Wolfson (talkcontribs) 19:01, 21 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose Shogi looks too me like a variation of chess which is only played in Japan, similar to how there are also variations only played in China and Korea. I didn't find wide coverage even in english-japanese news sites. Albertaont (talk) 21:02, 22 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    • Shogi is played internationally; it's just not played internationally at the professional level. There are amateur organizations (national organizations) worldwide and there are international tournaments for amateurs. As for it being a variant of chess, I believe chess itself is a variant of another game: so, maybe it's better to say that shogi and chess come from the same family of games. There aren't many English-Japanese news sites that probably would be considered WP:RS, but I believe most of them have covered Fujii. -- Marchjuly (talk) 00:47, 23 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose it sounds like an item only for Shogi fans, the same way records such as "Bayern became the first team ever to finish a Champions League campaign with a flawless record, meaning they won every single game they played in the competition" [43] are only for football fans. Banedon (talk) 23:42, 23 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
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(Posted) RD: Allan Fotheringham

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Article: Allan Fotheringham (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): Toronto Star; The Globe and Mail; Vancouver Sun
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Article updated
Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with a Wikipedia article are always presumed to be important enough to post (see this RFC and further discussion). Comments should focus on whether the quality of the article meets WP:ITNRD.

 Bloom6132 (talk) 17:02, 20 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

(Posted) 2020 Trinidad and Tobago general election

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Article: 2020 Trinidad and Tobago general election (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ The People's National Movement led by Keith Rowley (pictured) is sworn in for a second term after winning the 2020 Trinidad and Tobago general election. (Post)
Alternative blurb: ​ After a week-long vote recount, the People's National Movement led by Keith Rowley is sworn in for a second term as the government of Trinidad and Tobago.
Alternative blurb II: Keith Rowley (pictured) is sworn in for a second term after the People's National Movement wins the Trinidad and Tobago general election.
News source(s): Sworn in: Trinidad and Tobago Newsday, Trinidad and Tobago Guardian; Declared Winner: NY Times, Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
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Article updated
The nominated event is listed on WP:ITN/R, so each occurrence is presumed to be important enough to post. Comments should focus on whether the quality of the article and update meet WP:ITNCRIT, not the significance.

Nominator's comments: This is the first time that parliamentary election results were not finalized the day after the election (due to recounts in several seats). Joofjoof (talk) 03:14, 20 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

*Oppose On article quality, will support once the issues raised above are fixed; and please bold the main article in the blurb. Gotitbro (talk) 10:49, 20 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Post-posting support The issues were addressed, should've struck the oppose before the posting. Gotitbro (talk) 12:36, 21 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

(Posted) RD: Todd Nance

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Article: Todd Nance (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): The Birmingham News; Rolling Stone
Credits:

Article updated
Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with a Wikipedia article are always presumed to be important enough to post (see this RFC and further discussion). Comments should focus on whether the quality of the article meets WP:ITNRD.

 Bloom6132 (talk) 02:41, 20 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

(Closed) Ongoing: California Wildfires

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Article: 2020 California wildfires (talk · history · tag)
Ongoing item nomination (Post)
News source(s): New York Times, The Guardian, New York Times
Credits:
Nominator's comments: The S.C.U. Lightning Complex is affecting the entirety of the Bay Area right now, with fires starting elsewhere in the state. The governor declared a state of emergency today. 2600:1702:4360:1E10:C27:D151:73AD:6A6B (talk) 00:33, 20 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Destroyeraa, I agree with you and WaltCip, I'm also an American, but that doesn't mean this is ITN worthy (at least for now). Dan the Animator 14:57, 20 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Dantheanimator, I agree that this isn't ITN-worthy, as wildfires happen in California all the time. However, I don't like LaserLeg's attitude towards American topics. ~ Destroyeraa🌀 15:05, 20 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Destroyeraa oh in that case sorry for bothering you. A week ago I was trying to combat British/UK centrism so I definitely understand your complaint. Dan the Animator 15:09, 20 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
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August 18

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(Posted) RD: Ben Cross

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Article: Ben Cross (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): Deadline Hollywood
Credits:

Article updated
Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with a Wikipedia article are always presumed to be important enough to post (see this RFC and further discussion). Comments should focus on whether the quality of the article meets WP:ITNRD.

Nominator's comments: English actor, best know as lead in Chariots of Fire. Article is a long way from being postable with lack of sourcing throughout. Masem (t) 23:34, 18 August 2020 (UTC) [reply]

Content Improvement Actions - Completed
  • Comment. Folks, I understand that the article requires a lot of work, but, is someone up for it? Seems like we should make an attempt. I can get started. Ktin (talk) 06:20, 20 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    I put a good-sized dent in the filmography. Overall, not really that much further to go. GreatCaesarsGhost 13:46, 20 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • @Ktin: I added missing in-text ref templates. I'm not that familiar with editing bio pages but if you tell me what needs to be done I'll try my best to do it. Dan the Animator 15:15, 20 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    Dantheanimator, Thanks Dan. Last night, I cleaned up the front end and the tail end of the article. The big things I see are --
    1. Check the image and confirm copyright. Seems odd to say fair-use, but, I may be wrong.
    2. Citations are required across the board in the career section, and I see some of them have been marked with missing-refs. Thanks for that.
    3. There is a section in between (in the middle of the career section), where it borrows very heavily from one AP interview, and goes on into his views. While this can stay, this should be proportional. Overall, I think this section can do with some amount of precis writing.
    4. Anything about what he was doing between 2012 and 2020. I have learnt that this is good to round the narrative.
PS: I seek pardon. This message probably belongs in the talk page rather than WP:ITNC. But, I ended up writing it here. Thanks again. Ktin (talk) 15:30, 20 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Update: Completed a few additional cleanup actions. This one is ready to go to RD! Go well, Mr Cross. Just the video (and music) of the title track of your Chariots of Fire, continues to evoke goosebumps everytime I watch it! I did, last evening, again! RIP. Ktin (talk) 00:17, 21 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

(Posted) Malian coup d'etat

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Article: 2020 Malian coup d'état attempt (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ In Mali, President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta resigns after months of protest and his arrest in a military coup. (Post)
Alternative blurb: ​ In Mali, President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta resigns after his arrest in a military coup following months of protest.
News source(s): CTV News, The Times, AP, BBC, Reuters, dpa (Eng.), RFI, The Guardian
Credits:

Article needs updating

Nominator's comments: Attempted/ongoing coup seems like big news. Getting coverage in the Times and other major news sources. Article will need expanding, however, as it is currently quite short. This post was made by orbitalbuzzsaw gang (talk) 20:58, 18 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I don't know if we can say for certain what will happen yet but probably wouldn't hurt to update those articles anyway This post was made by orbitalbuzzsaw gang (talk) 02:29, 19 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

(Closed) RD: Dale Hawerchuk

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Article: Dale Hawerchuk (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): CTV News
Credits:

Article updated
Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with a Wikipedia article are always presumed to be important enough to post (see this RFC and further discussion). Comments should focus on whether the quality of the article meets WP:ITNRD.
Nominator's comments: Well-known hockey player and coach passes away from cancer. Article seems mostly ready but will require more sourcing. FlipandFlopped 19:24, 18 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
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(Posted) RD: Cesare Romiti

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Article: Cesare Romiti (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): Associated Press
Credits:

Article updated
Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with a Wikipedia article are always presumed to be important enough to post (see this RFC and further discussion). Comments should focus on whether the quality of the article meets WP:ITNRD.

 Bloom6132 (talk) 19:01, 18 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

(Posted) RD: Madhav Prasad Ghimire

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Article: Madhav Prasad Ghimire (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): Republica
Credits:

Article updated
Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with a Wikipedia article are always presumed to be important enough to post (see this RFC and further discussion). Comments should focus on whether the quality of the article meets WP:ITNRD.

Nominator's comments: A lot of IP activity right now, not all of it helpful. Will try to get it ready asap. Usedtobecool ☎️ 13:46, 18 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

He was 100 years old. GreatCaesarsGhost 15:20, 18 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Once he wrote about him dreaming about his death; which was later turned into a tragedy song by Narayan Gopal. ~~ CAPTAIN MEDUSAtalk 12:09, 20 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose Not much info about what the subject did in his career as a poet. Seems also to be a huge gap in coverage between 1953 and 2019. Also, is it usual to use Vikram Samvat dating in articles? I'm a little rusty on what the MOS indicates, but the article seems to have a mix of styles being used. SpencerT•C 22:31, 18 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support. I have built out the intermediate segments, moved to an unified calendar, added details about his life, including some missing years, as well as honors and awards. I will continue to make incremental updates, but, I think this is ready to go to RD. @Spencer: Please have a look.Ktin (talk) 00:04, 19 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Update. Done with the incremental edits as well. I think this is ready to go to RD! Go well, Mr Ghimire! That your last epic Rithambara (Sanskrit: Upholder of truth) remains unfinished is a bit of a sad note. But, I think yours is a life well lived! RIP. Ktin (talk) 05:01, 19 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

(Closed) Syria and Hezbollah acquitted of assassination of Rafik al-Hariri

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Article: Special Tribunal for Lebanon (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: Special Tribunal for Lebanon acquits Syria and Hezbollah of involvement in the assassination of Rafik al-Hariri (Post)
News source(s): Reuters
Credits:

Article needs updating
 Count Iblis (talk) 13:18, 18 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Note: it appears one otherwise non-notable person (Salim Ayyash) was convicted in absentia, but hasn't been seen for years. BBC Modest Genius talk 17:24, 18 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
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(Closed) RD: Zara Alvarez

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Article: Zara Alvarez (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): Al Jazeera
Credits:

Article updated
Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with a Wikipedia article are always presumed to be important enough to post (see this RFC and further discussion). Comments should focus on whether the quality of the article meets WP:ITNRD.
Nominator's comments: Prominent Filipino human rights activist Abishe (talk) 15:46, 19 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
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(Posted) RD: Angela Buxton

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Article: Angela Buxton (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): Associated Press via The Globe and Mail
Credits:

Article updated
Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with a Wikipedia article are always presumed to be important enough to post (see this RFC and further discussion). Comments should focus on whether the quality of the article meets WP:ITNRD.

Nominator's comments: British tennis player. She died on 14 August, but as far as I can tell it wasn't announced until Monday 17th.  — Amakuru (talk) 16:02, 19 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

*Oppose for now missing in-text refs (I added the templates). Dan the Animator 15:03, 20 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

(Posted) RD: Claire Shulman

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Article: Claire Shulman (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): The New York Times
Credits:

Article updated
Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with a Wikipedia article are always presumed to be important enough to post (see this RFC and further discussion). Comments should focus on whether the quality of the article meets WP:ITNRD.
 Bloom6132 (talk) 00:22, 18 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • @Amakuru: Fixed. —Bloom6132 (talk) 09:15, 18 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    Thanks, that's an improvement and makes the criticism of the lobbying incident look a little less out of whack. There's still a bit of a lack of detail in the "Career" section though. She spent sixteen years as Borough President, which as far as I can tell was the most significant role she had in her life, yet the article actually doesn't say anything whatsoever about what she did during that time except for her re-elections. The NY Times obit above mentions a few - a 1987 rezoning dispute in which she was influential, advocacy on the subject of airports, economic and environmental issues and healthcare. The article doesn't have to be tip-top perfect, but it should at least have a little detail on the most important part.  — Amakuru (talk) 09:29, 18 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • @Spencer and Stephen: I think this may be ready to go. —Bloom6132 (talk) 09:15, 18 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Wait per Aakuru. This is the newest nomination, no need to rush it. GreatCaesarsGhost 11:29, 18 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • @Spencer, Stephen, and Muboshgu: ready 20 hours later, with consensus in favour of posting. —Bloom6132 (talk) 20:30, 18 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Posted – Muboshgu (talk) 20:41, 18 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    @Muboshgu: wait, what? My concerns above have not been addressed satisfactorily. There is still no detail on her career as borough president which means the "controversy" is disproportionate. Please pull until they are dealt with. Cheers  — Amakuru (talk) 20:58, 18 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    Amakuru, I see no "unlawful lobbying" section and it appeared balanced to me. – Muboshgu (talk) 21:04, 18 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    @Muboshgu: I explicitly said that the updates were not sufficient to make the article balanced, and that there was no detail on her career at all. If the concerns raised are unaddressed, and there's no consensus that my objections were invalid (indeed GreatCaesarsGhost agreed with them) then it should not have gone up. Anyway, the matter is now moot as the OP has added some new material after it was posted, such that I can now withdraw my oppose and all is good with the world. But really this shouldn't have gone up while quality concerns were outstanding. Cheers  — Amakuru (talk) 21:10, 18 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    Lack of info about one aspect ≠ disproportionate coverage about another. Also, consensus cannot be vetoed. GreatCaesarsGhost merely stated "wait" (reasonable given that it was the newest nom at the time), not "oppose". —Bloom6132 (talk) 21:13, 18 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    @Bloom6132: actually that's not correct. "Disproportionate" means exactly that. If we had 6 paragraphs on her career, and 1 on the controversy, then that's fine. But with just 1 paragraph of career and 1 of controversy, now that's a lack of proportion, because it's 50/50. On the process issue, the "consensus" you mention was formed exclusively from support !votes prior to me raising an objection. And while your updates helped to bring some balance by reducing the lobbying section, that paragraph at the time still remained of equal length to the entire "Career" section, which means the article was clealry unbalanced. Instead of ignoring my concerns and pinging other admins to try to get this posted while concerns were outstanding, you could have just made the updates as I had suggested. I can't speak for what GCG was thinking when they said "Wait", but given that they said "per Amakuru" I assumed the implication was that it should wait until such time as the article concerns were addressed. Anyway, notwithstanding all that I do thank you for making your most recent updates, and all's well that end's well!  — Amakuru (talk) 21:23, 18 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    You're right, I could have just made the updates. But I'm frankly fed up with how my noms are constantly being held to a higher standard than others that get posted (e.g. Manuel Moroun). Just as that nom could not be passed despite the support of one veteran ITN admin (Spencer), so this nom cannot be failed by one either. Both noms demonstrate perfectly how consensus is consensus and cannot be vetoed – timing of votes is irrelevant. —Bloom6132 (talk) 22:16, 18 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    Amakuru read my intent correctly. If someone has lead such a life that they qualify for a BLP here, we should note why. Again, this does not need to be overly thorough, but if we're pointing to the article we should have a story to tell. I oppose the posting, but I don't find any great travesty in it. GreatCaesarsGhost 00:45, 19 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    "Consensus cannot be vetoed"? WP:CONSENSUS is not a vote count. Amakuru opposed with a concern; Muboshgu read that comment, reviewed the article and found the content satisfactory. 100 supports or opposes which ignore the guidelines or glaring issues with the content would be rightly ignored. --LaserLegs (talk) 10:11, 19 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    If you actually read what I have written, nowhere did I say it was a vote count. I am, however, concerned about giving a single editor override power to stop a nom from being posted. You're oversimplifying when you say he merely "opposed with a concern". He went on to question the decision to post, and requested that it be pulled. Sounds like a veto to me … —Bloom6132 (talk) 10:37, 19 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
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(Posted) Ongoing: Belarus Protests

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Article: 2020 Belarusian protests (talk · history · tag)
Ongoing item nomination (Post)
News source(s): AP, AP-2 (Lithuania sanctions), Guardian, Reuters
Credits:

Nominator's comments: I don't actually hold strong views to support ongoing for this article, but we have already bumped it once and in an unrelated nomination someone mentioned they did not wish for protests to be booted (which will happen) if another "lesser" story is added. Ongoing nom allows community to address issue head-on. To Masem's point, no need to add yet to ongoing until current blurb needs to kicked down. Clearly the biggest story in Europe at the moment. Albertaont (talk) 23:13, 17 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Support These are clearly still ongoing , quiet large, still in the news, and article still being updated. No need to add yet to ongoing until the current blurb needs to kicked down. --Masem (t) 23:27, 17 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support Protests are still very large and in the news. I don't care if there's a new sentence added every day or not, that's not how Wikipedia articles are meant to be written. Bzweebl (talkcontribs) 23:49, 17 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support and we're already late. Alsoriano97 (talk) 23:51, 17 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Strong Support This protest is still very active at this moment in time.--AlphaBeta135 (talk) 23:52, 17 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support Front page of the Wall St Journal and New York Times today, very much in the news. P-K3 (talk) 23:55, 17 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose the last update about a protest I see is on August 6th when 5000 people took to the streets. The rest of it is the usual moaning and whining from the losing party. If you want it to go into ongoing in it's current state, the target needs to be Complaining about Alexander Lukashenko. --LaserLegs (talk) 00:21, 18 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    • Never mind, I found the update. Neutral until I'm done analyzing the article for updates. --LaserLegs (talk) 00:22, 18 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    • Oppose there is a LOT of filler in this article, a lot. In terms of actual protests, there is a one liner about protests on the 16th numbering between 100000-200000. One line, with a broken ref. Then a bit of proseline from the 14th claiming 16000 but you read the source and the BBC was citing a banner carried by the protesters that there were 16000 supporters. Before that some more filler including a 5 year old being injured (sad but so what). There are certainly protests going on, but the article is a gigantic WP:PROSELINE WP:COATRACK and a week from now when I try to crowbar it out of the box it won't be any better and I'll be drowned out in cries of "it's in the news" or "look at all the edits". --LaserLegs (talk) 01:58, 18 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
      • The article is unbelievably bad at this point, that whole "crimes against humanity" section is an unsubstantiated mess, there are outrageous POV section headings calling out "censorship", "repression" and "crimes against humanity", the filler now includes a hit-and-run with "no medically significant injury" and the whole thing is propped up by random eye witness accounts. The article, in short, is utter dog shit, and yet we're going to park this mess on the main page indefinitely. #sad. --LaserLegs (talk) 00:39, 19 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose on quality; though I don't worry as much about the 'filler' as LL, there are at least 7 cn tags, and much more text that should have such tags. If we're putting a current politics article on the main page until further notice, verifiability should be a concern. Kingsif (talk) 04:00, 18 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • CN tags are now resolved. Feel free to identify further uncited material and I'd be happy to address it, but I think the article appears to have more uncited material than it actually does because the "torture and violence" section includes one paragraph for each source. Having just read that section (and I encourage others to do the same), I think Wikipedia is morally obliged not to censor those graphic details. Bzweebl (talkcontribs) 05:11, 18 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • WP:NOTCENSORED is the relevant statute, but you should review WP:RGW before opining on WP's "moral obligation". That section of the article is a farce, "torture" is a loaded POV term and every paragraph is an account from a "victim" in some cases anonymous and is about as far from WP:RS as possible. Wow, the article has gotten worse over night. --LaserLegs (talk) 09:49, 18 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
By the way I think those that oppose this on quality should do more than oppose ongoing, they should angle to get the blurb removed from the box. Banedon (talk) 00:50, 19 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

"*Comment - Oh yeah, thanks Albertaont for indirectly mentioning me in the nominator's comments. ~ Destroyeraa🌀 15:34, 19 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not well-versed enough in Belarussian matters for that, but I could see what was dominating the news, and provided links to relevant RS articles. – Sca (talk) 21:17, 19 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

(Posted) RD:Jasraj

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Article: Jasraj (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): The Economic Times
Credits:
Article updated
Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with a Wikipedia article are always presumed to be important enough to post (see this RFC and further discussion). Comments should focus on whether the quality of the article meets WP:ITNRD.

Nominator's comments: Winner of India's second highest civilian honour Padma Vibhushan Pharaoh of the Wizards (talk) 13:59, 17 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Ktin: These have just been deleted, but I am not sure why as they are plausible titles for new articles, per WP:REDDEAL. They weren't challenged at the recent GA review. Curb Safe Charmer (talk) 15:04, 17 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Curb Safe Charmer, Got it. I was the one who reverted the red links. But, if you think they can be there in the article page when featured on RD, please do revert my edit. Thanks for letting me know. Ktin (talk) 15:26, 17 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

(Closed) Highest temperature ever reliably recorded on Earth in Death Valley

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Articles: Death Valley (talk · history · tag) and Highest temperature recorded on Earth (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ Death Valley reaches 54.4 C, the highest temperature ever reliably recorded on Earth (Post)
News source(s): BBC
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Both articles need updating
 Count Iblis (talk) 10:24, 17 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose incremental change from 2016, also oppose due to the dubious nature of this "record", also oppose as not even updated. The Rambling Man (Hands! Face! Space!!!!) 10:29, 17 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Weak oppose A search for "highest" in the article yields several "highest" temperatures, some of which are higher and others lower than the one in the blurb. Even if the article were updated, I feel that "highest reliably measured surface temperature" is getting a little pigeon holed.130.233.2.40 (talk) 10:56, 17 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose Several record-breaking temps across the globe over the last several years, this no different. --Masem (t) 14:01, 17 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose – Meteorological trivia. – Sca (talk) 14:03, 17 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Weak oppose - For now, but paying attention. (For one thing, that heat wave is not over.) So far, this still falls technically under a regional "hottest here on this day" type of record, as noted in previous comments: in part because the all-time, everywhere, under-standard-measuring-conditions record (which btw is also in Death Valley) is disputed. If the disputed number is dropped, the current making-the-news temperature would indeed be the highest-ever ATEUSMC temperature -- but I don't think it is appropriate to do that at WP ITN so long as the WMO still acknowledges it.
However, IF the cited temperature at the automated weather station at Furnace Creek were to exceed 56.7°C/134.1°F (not all that much hotter than right now), my vote would immediately change to "support", on the basis of this no longer being trivia but an absolute change in the range of standard-condition recorded temperatures during recorded history, exceeding even the disputed 1913 number. - Tenebris 66.11.165.101 (talk) 15:01, 17 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose not notable enough at this time. Will change to support per Tenebris. Dan the Animator 17:40, 17 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose As a pending new monthly record anywhere in the U.S., it has to be confirmed by the NCEI. Even if confirmed, it would only be a global August record. CaradhrasAiguo (leave language) 17:50, 17 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose per most of the above. Side note: The US still uses Fahrenheit for temperature, so the blurb should reflect that, while perhaps putting the celsius in next to it. -Ad Orientem (talk) 18:14, 17 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support I think scientific reliability matters. Consider the case of the oldest living person: the oldest person who has ever lived is Jeanne Calment, if we limit it to reliable or verifiable numbers; and she is widely recognized as the oldest person. But there's a long list of unverified claims at Longevity claims, many of which are rather dubious, and we would never post a new entry on that list as "the oldest person ever." Yet if we demanded that a verified age pass all of the dubious claims on top of the verified entries before we could post about them in ITN as the oldest person ever, then we'd never post about it. Now look at the temperature article: the dubious claims should really be split off into their own article. There are a number of claims in the 70s and one in the 80s; you will never see a scientifically reliable number that high in your lifetime. We should not demand that a new temperature record has to pass all of these dubious claims before it is newsworthy, and a new temperature record is absolutely newsworthy--it's also headline news all around the world. NorthernFalcon (talk) 18:53, 17 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose Until verified, should not be prepared to accept this as any "more accurate" than other hottest day records which also seem to be under dispute. Albertaont (talk) 19:04, 17 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose Among the less important temperature records that have been broken in the last several years. Bzweebl (talkcontribs) 19:32, 17 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support It is an update to "hottest ever temperature on Earth", in practical terms - the need to add 'reliable' is to not get complaints about some wild claims and should not be held against the record. Kingsif (talk) 21:03, 17 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment – If similarly high temps were recorded in Death Valley for several days, that might be worth posting. I checked the location, Furnace Creek, Calif., at 21:30 and it was 124F (51C), but it was only 2:30 p.m. there at that time, so it might get up to 130F (54C) by late afternoon, I guess. – Sca (talk) 21:46, 17 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
PS: A more significant aspect of the heat in California may be its effects on people there. – Sca (talk) 22:08, 17 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
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  • MV Wakashio oil spill
    • Mauritius says it will seek "compensation from the owner and the insurer" of MV Wakashio, which broke apart the previous day after leaking hundreds of tonnes of fuel oil. The Japanese company in charge of the ship pledged to compensate for the damage. (BBC News)

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(Stale) RD: Aisultan Nazarbayev

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Article: Aisultan Nazarbayev (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): Daily Mail, The Telegraph
Credits:

Article updated
Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with a Wikipedia article are always presumed to be important enough to post (see this RFC and further discussion). Comments should focus on whether the quality of the article meets WP:ITNRD.

Nominator's comments: Grandson of first Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev. Died at 29. PCN02WPS (talk | contribs) 06:12, 18 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

  • Comment Illegal activities should probably be merged with Personal life. The sources for his various FC memberships should probably be checked. A better reference for Chelsea is probably needed, because the current one really does say "two to three" months.130.233.2.40 (talk) 08:11, 18 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment: Article as a whole looks a little disjointed and it's a little hard to follow the connections between sections; lede states that he was a businessman but not seeing much info about that in the body. SpencerT•C 14:58, 19 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose article is still not in a condition to be posted - and are there no better sources for death? In any case, this is stale now. Kingsif (talk) 06:29, 22 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

(Posted) 2020 World Snooker Championship

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Article: 2020 World Snooker Championship (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: Ronnie O'Sullivan wins the World Snooker Championship, defeating Kyren Wilson in the final. (Post)
Alternative blurb: Ronnie O'Sullivan defeats Kyren Wilson to win the World Snooker Championship.
Alternative blurb II: Ronnie O'Sullivan defeats Kyren Wilson to win the World Snooker Championship and a record 37th ranking title.
News source(s): Guardian
Credits:

The nominated event is listed on WP:ITN/R, so each occurrence is presumed to be important enough to post. Comments should focus on whether the quality of the article and update meet WP:ITNCRIT, not the significance.

Nominator's comments: Just updating the event now. Image now in. There's loads on commons. Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski (talkcontribs) 15:10, 16 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Stick it inside someplace. – Sca (talk) 14:06, 17 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

(Posted) RD: Robert Trump

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Article: Robert Trump (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): ABC & CNN as of writing (story just broke); likely will be others following suit
Credits:
Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with a Wikipedia article are always presumed to be important enough to post (see this RFC and further discussion). Comments should focus on whether the quality of the article meets WP:ITNRD.
 2601:187:4581:7F50:658E:ECFC:60C2:7B99 (talk) 02:38, 16 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
I momentarily forgot. Hope the Afd works. Running something like this is almost insulting to the deceased. ("Now that I'm dead you're going to publicize me?")
Sca (talk) 14:58, 16 August 2020 (UTC)
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I empathize with the opposes for sure, but we post a lot of mediocre articles about a lot of people with dubious notability it's not often one gets this kind of reaction. Still the process was followed and it worked so that's #winning --LaserLegs (talk) 17:05, 17 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
I never really got involved in that debate, and it was over before it started, but the issue isn't really WP:GNG (which is obviously met), as much as WP:NOPAGE. There are numerous people who have vast reams of coverage about them - Malia Obama, Romeo Beckham to name a couple - such that they obviously meet GNG and we'd never delete the redirect or the remove brief coverage of them at the redirected page. But equally we don't cover them because they don't have a claim to fame that's really separate from that of their more famous family member. As far as I can tell Robert Trump is the same, and I think the "keep" votes at the AFD were actually very weak. But is it worth fighting? Probably not now.  — Amakuru (talk) 17:51, 17 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you; this is what I was getting at. Accusations that politics had anything to do with the opposition is unfounded. GreatCaesarsGhost 18:50, 17 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
We post probably a dozen stories a year that belong on "List of terrorist attacks in country" and fail WP:NOPAGE but they go up in the box with little fanfare or controversy (I've even given up opposing them). Is Robert Trump of border line notability? Sure, so is a lot of what ITN posts. --LaserLegs (talk) 22:24, 17 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
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August 15

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(Posted) RD: Linda Manz

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  • Comment Superficially good, but sourcing problems in the 'ography. Neither of the section sources support the Faery Tale Theatre role, however the book reference in the previous section might. Her role is named in Longshot but not supported in the references. There's no reference that I could find for the German film. Her role in Wanderers is uncredited in the article, but credited in the sources as "PeeWee". The film sources credit her for a role in the not-exactly-recent Buddy Boy, but it's unmentioned in the article or 'ography.130.233.2.40 (talk) 11:37, 17 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • All done – reused the book ref for Faery Tale Theatre. Added ref for Longshot. Added BFI source for German film. Wanderers is already credited in the article (line 3 in "Cinema" subsection). Mentioned role in Buddy Boy. —Bloom6132 (talk) 11:51, 17 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

(Posted) RD: Chilla Porter

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Please show me the rule that demands an article be of a certain length to qualify. HiLo48 (talk) 23:43, 17 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Per WP:ITN under article quality criterion: "Stub articles are never appropriate for the main page."--WaltCip-(BLM!Resist The Orange One) 00:22, 18 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
FWIW, looking at Talk:Chilla_Porter, this article seems to be tagged as "start-class", and not as a stub. Ktin (talk) 00:25, 18 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
That may need to change.--WaltCip-(BLM!Resist The Orange One) 00:31, 18 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Pawnkingthree - When I nominated the article, it wasn't marked as a stub. I have seen smaller articles quickly posted over the years when it obviously suited those doing the posting to do so, usually accompanied by comments like "Posting this will bring more attention and get more material added". HiLo48 (talk) 21:28, 18 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • When I came to the article after hearing of his death on the radio, it had already been expanded somewhat, and re-assessed as Start class, so I removed the Stub tags from the article. Since then, the article has been expanded further, and Porter now easily clears the DYK bar of 1,500 bytes of prose. Hawkeye7 (discuss) 20:46, 18 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Posted to RD. More info added about athletic career and post-athletics life. SpencerT•C 20:07, 18 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment. Thanks Mr Porter. I didn't know of you until this thread. But, just editing and writing up sections of your article last night, made me feel good. I for sure will be looking for videos of that 1956 olympics final that everyone is talking about, and relive that portion of your life. RIP. Ktin (talk) 20:13, 18 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

(Closed) MV Wakashio Breaks Apart

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Comment Template:U, I tell you that the impact of the spill takes months and years to assess, not only how much effect in environment, but also in society, economy, and many more, that is relevant given Mauritius was badly impacted by COVID-19 as the economy heavily relies on tourism. 180.245.101.217 (talk) 23:17, 15 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
In contrast to when this ran aground, when there was an affirmed estimate of how many gallons of oil that spilled into the waters, here, the oil has been removed, all that's left is fuel, and they aren't sure if thats' leaking, and compared to the oil, there's a far less finite supply of that. Yes, if it all spilled, it would be a problem. They will be able to estimate how much of that fuel spilled within a day or so, which would be sufficient if it was significant quantities. But right now, the story is the fear that this fuel could spill, and thus could cause problems. That's speculation, which we don't post. --Masem (t) 04:38, 16 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Blurbs are added and removed based entirely on the date of the event. We don't give preference to certain blurbs over others in terms of how long they stay up. Sometimes blurbs can linger for weeks when ITN is slow. And sometimes they come and go in days. -Ad Orientem (talk) 04:06, 16 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Go ahead and remove the most important thing happening in Europe right now. This post was made by orbitalbuzzsaw gang (talk) 04:42, 16 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
The most important thing happening in Europe right now is happening in Minsk. [51] [52] [53] [54]Sca (talk) 13:20, 16 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • As the person who used that word, I don’t see anything in the linked guideline that relates to my argument. My point was simply now that we have another opportunity to post this significant story let’s do so instead of letting it slip by again. No attempt to right great wrongs involved. Bzweebl (talkcontribs) 18:06, 16 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Template:Ping I would have said support, because this spill seems to have really affected Mauritius. However, the discussion is stale and late, as the spill happened in late July. The boat breaking apart isn't that notable - old and damaged boats do often tend to break apart. Full damage surveys come out in a few weeks. ~ Destroyeraa🌀 01:49, 19 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
On a scale of 1-10, just how strong is your support? – Sca (talk) 14:17, 17 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
It's very important to know just how strong it is. This story seems to have piqued the interest of first-edit IP posters - this is the third one in the candidacy, and the second to express strong support on the grounds that it's "unprecedented in the country"...  — Amakuru (talk) 16:00, 17 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
I suggest that new IPs first get used to editing on Wikipedia (such as editing actual articles) before taking part in discussions. If you don't have much experience in ITN discussions and Wikipedia discussions as a whole, saying Strong Support isn't saying much. ~ Destroyeraa🌀 16:15, 17 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
My point was, "strong support" doesn't count more or carry any more weight than just "support," no matter who's voting. – Sca (talk) 21:50, 17 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Weak support while Mauritius is a small country, as far as I can tell this is the second-largest oil tanker spill of the past ten years, second only to the Sanchi sinking. And while the Sanchi incident was significantly more notable than this as there was also a high death toll, Sanchi was also the sixth-largest oil tanker spill of all time and the worst in over 25 years, so I don't think an oil tanker spill has to live up to Sanchi in order to be notable. NorthernFalcon (talk) 22:04, 16 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Note to patrolling admin All three of the Supports from IPs are not only from the same country, but also from the same ISP. You may wish to consider this when divining consensus. Black Kite (talk) 18:39, 17 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose Agree with timing concerns noted, with a caveat. I would allow investiture of the significance of the larger event to a lesser step along the way, but this particular step is too minor to note. GreatCaesarsGhost 19:34, 17 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Didn't know you were interested in investiture. – Sca (talk) 21:57, 17 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
That's not the right word at all, is it? I have no idea what I was even going for there. GreatCaesarsGhost 01:27, 18 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
FWIW, I read it aloud when you posted, and thought it made sense! A bit convoluted, but made sense. :) Ktin (talk) 03:03, 18 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose The staleness of this makes the proposed blurbs very awkward. Wording like "portends", "last month", "Grounded (past tense)" make the blurb sound like an incremental update to something larger. I'm not sure the original grounding would have been suitable, either. The article appears to be in good shape, however. As a way forward, I suggest we wait for a declaration from some RS group giving some superlative, "largest spill since X", or similar.130.233.2.170 (talk) 07:33, 19 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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(Posted) RD: Murtaja Baseer

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  • Support. Article looks clean for RD as well. RIP. Ktin (talk) 18:40, 15 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose Insufficient depth of coverage about his career as a painter. Article at present has more info about things that he wrote rather than painted. SpencerT•C 04:07, 16 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support: Article is adequate for an under-covered subject. —Brigade Piron (talk) 21:22, 17 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment. Can a few others chime in here and help decide the next steps? I think Spencer's point is important. But, the article is what it is - unless someone is on standby to edit the article and make those changes. An alternate view is perhaps there is a paucity of available content re: his paintings, while the information is more about the awards that he received as a painter. I have not seen the sources, so, I don't know. Either ways, will be good to get some additional views, before recommending next steps here. Cheers. Ktin (talk) 23:33, 17 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Ready (if I may say so). Thanks to Spencer. I read some secondary sources, and wow - there is a lot of good content about his paintings. I have created a new section on paintings and the article now seems to be rightly representative of his work! With this, I think we should be good to publish! Tagging Template:Ping to see if this rewrite works well. Happy to make any additional updates. Ktin (talk) 05:15, 18 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Posted Stephen 05:24, 18 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Post-posting comment. Go well, Mr Murtaja. I didn't know of you before this thread. But, just editing your article and writing up a section on your paintings, last night, made me feel good. I learnt about 'abstract realism' as a theme thanks to your article. Thanks to Template:U for forcing us to do that. RIP. Ktin (talk) 20:17, 18 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

(Closed) MS Dhoni

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(Posted) New 5000 metres world record

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Template:Done Makes sense as the athlete's article seems to be the only place where a sensible prose update can be made.--Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 23:14, 14 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
PS: Apologies for this after-fact request.Ktin (talk) 18:55, 15 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

(Posted) RD: Julian Bream

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(Posted) RD: Luchita Hurtado

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Template:Ping Comment It appears that further details and sources have been included. --NoonIcarus (talk) 12:26, 15 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

(Closed) Borisov pledges to resign

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(Closed) Lithuania rejects Lukashenko

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August 13

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(Posted) Israel–United Arab Emirates peace agreement

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Template:U I changed the target article. It is a decently long article. Dan the Animator (Commons Room) 17:50, 13 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Changed to Support per others. ~ Destroyeraa🌀 20:15, 13 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment - Note as per BBC: The agreement marks only the third Israel-Arab peace deal since Israel's declaration of independence in 1948. Egypt signed a deal in 1979, and Jordan in 1994.Sherenk1 (talk) 15:51, 13 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Template:U and also the 3rd Arab country to establish diplomatic relations/official recognition or Israel. Dan the Animator (Commons Room) 16:52, 13 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
They haven't signed a treaty yet, even if they intend to. 331dot (talk) 16:13, 13 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Template:U no, Israel is agreeing to delay/pause/freeze any territorial acquisitions/annexation of the West bank (namely the Jordan Valley). The accord does not mean Israel won't annex Jordan Valley, it just means it will be delayed until further notice. Dan the Animator (Commons Room) 17:59, 13 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Template:U I think it may be possible to put all of them up at the same time; no removing necessary. Dan the Animator (Commons Room) 23:24, 13 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Template:U} If that's possible it would be good; you could also get rid of the golf line. I've only ever seen 4 articles at a time on ITN though so IDK. This post was made by orbitalbuzzsaw gang (talk) 01:15, 14 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Template:U I would imagine that the reason the admins don't post more than 4 usually is for lack of space but considering that 1 of the events, the PGA win, is only 1 line long, I think that may make just enough extra space for 1 extra 1-line event. You're probably right though, they're probably going to remove 1 of the events (preferably the PGA win, in my opinion). Dan the Animator (Commons Room) 01:49, 14 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Shouldn't it be "The United Arab Emirates" not "United Arab Emirates"? This post was made by orbitalbuzzsaw gang (talk) 02:04, 14 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, good catch Template:U. Fixed it just now. Dan the Animator 02:09, 14 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Now that I think about it, altblurb2 was indeed sensationalist as noted below. Significant nonetheless. Gotitbro (talk) 06:26, 14 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Template:A note A corresponding error report has also been posted at WP:ERRORS. TribunalMan (talk) 05:59, 14 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Template:Done. As I noted at ERRORS, "agree a peace deal" seems like valid grammar to me - perhaps it's an ENGVAR thing. Anyway, "agree to" works just as well, so I've amended it to that. Cheers  — Amakuru (talk) 06:43, 14 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
That's an ENGVAR issue all right. "Agree" without the "to" is British English. – Sca (talk) 13:38, 14 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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(Posted) RD: Mac Jack

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Ah, lay back with the flack attack and cut Mac Jack some slack, brother! If you say they're a lot of facts, isn't that proof enough? I believe you, anyway. Any you're doubtful about to some problematic degree? I'll try to sniff out the truth, no promises though. InedibleHulk (talk) 07:13, 13 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Many of the dates of office and preceding/followed by are not mentioned in the prose at all and are hence unverifiable. The Rambling Man (Hands! Face! Space!!!!) 07:24, 13 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
I hadn't realized things had gotten that bad, I'm out! InedibleHulk (talk) 07:42, 13 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

(Closed) Stonehaven derailment

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  • Support dead people, trains, Europe: it ticks all the notability boxes. Infobox, background, aftermath/reactions section: ticks all the quality boxes. Don't delay, post today! --LaserLegs (talk) 16:12, 12 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Weak support: A fatal rail accident in the UK is incredibly rare since Ladbroke Grove (1999), you can count the fatal incidents on your fingers, and the ones involving infrastructure failure on one hand. International coverage seems to bear that out; it's on the top few lines of cnn.com, for example. OTOH, three deaths is a bit too low. We put Croydon in ITN, but that had double the death toll. Sceptre (talk) 17:38, 12 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Template:U give me a good explanation of how this is notable. So far, it seems the main reason people support this is because: British people died in a train accident (first since 1999 for the UK). Dan the Animator (Commons Room) 18:04, 12 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
I was suggesting it might be more notable as half the passengers were killed. I'm not sure the article tells us their nationalities. But I'm sorry, your suggestion might give offence to some editors Martinevans123 (talk) 18:07, 12 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
But just for complete clarity: "The train was carrying six three crew and six passengers. Three people died including the driver and a conductor."
Sorry if I sounded like that. I am not trying to offend anyone at all and was trying to prove my point. Maybe it might be notable for that reason but the accident itself relies more on more casualties or larger reach of impact of which, it fulfills neither. Dan the Animator (Commons Room) 18:12, 12 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
I'm not sure how a rail crash is going to have "larger reach of impact". In the context of UK rail safety, this one seems to be quite notable. But I guess headlines across the work rely more on death-count. Martinevans123 (talk) 18:16, 12 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
You have to go below the surface for that one. – Sca (talk) 22:21, 12 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support - This is now more deadly than Grayrigg (linked above) and is the deadliest rail accident in the UK since the Ladbrook Grove Rail Crash in 1999. It is major-UK news, and should be recognized by Wikipedia. Unfortunately, it seems some users are opposing it as a matter of sour-grapes because their nominations have previously been declined. AimeeSunflower (talk) 18:04, 12 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Template:U this has nothing to do with my previous nom (I just brought that up as a comparison). Looking at this alone, this is a domestic accident that will be forgotten by nearly everyone by the next day and has no significance/notability outside the UK. Please take a look at some non-UK news sources, please. Dan the Animator (Commons Room) 18:14, 12 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Template:U It's on the CNN Frontpage[1], ABC News Frontpage[2], VoiceOfAmerica Front Page[3], Bloomberg[4], AlJazeera[5], ABC News Australia[6], France24[7]. It is Major Global News, it is newsworthy. AimeeSunflower (talk) 18:23, 12 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Template:U for the CNN one, it is in small text and has no image. For ABC news, also small text, no image. For VOA, it is NOT on the front page (at least of their website). For Bloomberg, also not on front page. For Al Jazeera, you have to scroll down a bit and it's relatively smaller than the others. For ABC News (Australia), you are correct, it is the 2nd featured article. For France24, it is also relatively featured. However, for all these news websites, Harris' nomination got the most featured spot, and that won't even be posted probably. Dan the Animator (Commons Room) 18:32, 12 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Template:U it's on the VoA Front Page at https://www.voanews.com/ as part of the Headline section, with the listing as "Passenger Train Derails in Scotland; 'Serious Injuries' Reported". You've also above mentioned that you probably wouldn't see it in Indian or Chinese news, so have a Times of India[8] and South China Morning Press[9] article, to top it off. AimeeSunflower (talk) 18:38, 12 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Template:U, I don't know where you're seeing that. I went to the homepage and in the "Headlines" section, it says Australia COVID-19 record, UN support to Beirut, Mali protests, Ethiopia tensions, and 3 dead in India. Maybe your geo-location is being used to create recommended headlines? I honestly don't know. For the India and Chinese (Hong Kong actually) sources, it is not featured/shown on Times of India and is very minor on the South China Morning Press. They obviously have articles, but their not receiving much attention. Dan the Animator (Commons Room) 18:52, 12 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Template:U on VOA's website, it's certainly there for me, you may be right as to geolocation. But with respect, you told me to look at non-UK News Sources, so I did, and provided multiple links. CNN actually covered it on TV with a Live link from a reporter of theirs in Glasgow, it is showing (for me) on the front page of multiple global news sites, it is a fatal rail crash, of significance to the Rail Industry, the UK public, and clearly global news media. The Grayrigg derailment made ITN on the day of the incident. There is precedence for this, it has made Global news, it involves fatalities, again, I emphasize, it is newsworthy and In The News. AimeeSunflower (talk) 19:02, 12 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Template:U Yeah you did, and I appreciate it. Definitely other media sources are covering this (maybe with not as much focus though I would argue). I agree with you, it is important for the Rail Industry and the UK public. For the global news media, I still don't think it's getting the attention it should if it was that important. About Grayrigg, "X made it so Y should too" cannot be used to support this, regardless of the similarities. I have other things to do so I'll just leave it at that and we'll see how the nom plays out. Cheers, Dan the Animator (Commons Room) 19:26, 12 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Weak oppose doesn't seem to be quite newsworthy enough outside of the UK. PCN02WPS (talk | contribs) 18:29, 12 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Weak support it's been and still is headline news all day today in the UK, and as above, features prominently around the world. As noted above, fatal rail accidents in the UK are rare as rocking horse poop. And while the death toll is low here, thankfully, it's worth bearing in mind that it killed a quarter of the people on the train. Just about the only thing we can be thankful for Covid, that the train was mostly empty. This is a serious newsworthy incident which could have been dozens of times worse. Will be interesting to see what comes of the investigation as there seemed to be an awareness of flooded tracks and the potential for land slippages earlier in the morning.... The Rambling Man (Hands! Face! Space!!!!) 18:31, 12 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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Template:U Harris' vice presidential nomination is getting significantly more coverage than this, and will likely not be posted because of alleged US bias. Dan the Animator (Commons Room) 18:34, 12 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Template:U - long-standing consensus is that VP noms and Presidential noms do not get posted. As is explained at the current nomination in plain English. Mjroots (talk) 18:38, 12 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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  • Support Likely to yet again prove that rail safety in Britain, as opposed to other well developed nations, is achieved more by luck than judgement. A very noteworthy event in the land that invented the railways, a country which is in the process of building a very expensive high speed line that uses a whole bunch of safety critical things that are entirely new to the British rail industry. Jenga Fet (talk) 18:46, 12 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
And if we ever see HS2 North of the border, I'll eat my hat. Martinevans123 (talk) 18:59, 12 August 2020 (UTC) [reply]
Template:U everything you said supports this because it's important in Britain. How is it important/notable OUTSIDE of Britain/UK? Dan the Animator (Commons Room) 18:56, 12 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
It doesn't need to be. Read the boilerplate text about nominations. The Rambling Man (Hands! Face! Space!!!!) 18:58, 12 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
"Please do not... [...] 2.oppose an item because the event is only relating to a single country, or failing to relate to one. This applies to a high percentage of the content we post and is unproductive." AimeeSunflower (talk) 19:03, 12 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Do you honestly believe that our difference of opinion is because I didn't read his/her comment carefully enough? Please try to avoid snark, especially because it usually causes the recipient to double down rather than reconsider. Bzweebl (talkcontribs) 23:27, 12 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Template:Replyto Whether you read the comment carefully or otherwise, you do appear to have misunderstood it. It means that the number of passengers on the train, and thus the number of deaths, is artificially low because of Covid-19. If significance was judged solely on the number of deaths then the comment could be construed as meaning it would have been more newsworthy had it happened 9 months ago. Of course significance is not judged by bodycount alone so the logic fails. The comment is saying that because Covid-19 and the associated movement restrictions and societal changes, etc. are a thing three deaths is more significant now than three deaths would have been this time last year. Thryduulf (talk) 23:44, 12 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    I actually did understand that. My point was that train accidents are less significant when not many people are riding trains. I guess I should have been more explicit. Bzweebl (talkcontribs) 00:02, 13 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Actually TRM you're right. This is relatively common over here (the link only shows for NYC, so excluding most of LIRR and other rail services in the state). Dan the Animator (Commons Room) 21:15, 12 August 2020 (UTC) [reply]
  • Weak support Article looks good. I've read through a lot of the comments above and it seems to me that it is being covered internationally, that the notability stems from fatal train crashes being uncommon not just in the UK but in parts of the world with normally good infrastructure, and that on top of this a very high percentage of those onboard died (due to low ridership, COVID), so it's likely a more fatal incident by death rate (25%!) than most (even in countries-with-many-crashes). Weak support because I'd like to hear more opinions, though preferably not petty ones, to see if there are arguments/angles I haven't considered this from. Usually with this many comments a lot of the metrics for 'train crash' have been weighted, but so far the comments seem to be mostly different debates on UK-centrism; I'm not a train expert, if there's context/mechanics I'm missing, I'd like to hear it. Kingsif (talk) 20:35, 12 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support - We posted a bus plunging into a river in China only months ago. HSR derailments are exceedingly rare everywhere, and means something went VERY WRONG. At a minimum, service on the line is cut, and this will likely end up resulting in engineering changes to some portion of the line or train in the future.Albertaont (talk) 20:40, 12 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Not to argue but I remember when a LIRR train derailed last year over here. Nearly no-one in my school mentioned it the next day, it was barely in the (major not local) news, and we all just forgot about it. Dan the Animator (Commons Room) 21:10, 12 August 2020 (UTC) [reply]
"No one injured", you think that have something to do with lack of interest? And LIRR and HST aren't really comparable either. And fatal train derailments in the UK are extremely rare in the last 20+ years. The Rambling Man (Hands! Face! Space!!!!) 21:15, 12 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Oops, just realized I linked the wrong one. Sorry about that. This should be the correct one. 3 people died in it. If this is the right one, the day this happened trains got delayed for hours. Dan the Animator (Commons Room) 21:22, 12 August 2020 (UTC) [reply]
Uh, that's nothing like this. This is a derailment of a high speed train. That was a slow motion road traffic accident which killed the people in the vehicle which was stupid enough to try to run the lights at a crossing. You're not comparing apples with apples. The Rambling Man (Hands! Face! Space!!!!) 21:27, 12 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Also, just awaiting a link to another source that says "Nearly no-one in your school mentioned it the next day". Cheers. :) Martinevans123 (talk) 21:28, 12 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Oh yes, global indeed – in fact, interplanetary; it's already been in the news on Ceres, I hear. – Sca (talk) 22:30, 12 August 2020 (UTC))[reply]
Template:Applause The Rambling Man (Hands! Face! Space!!!!) 22:47, 12 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support:--UkrainianCossack (talk) 22:07, 12 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support for reasons given above. SK2242 (talk) 22:15, 12 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment I've marked this for admin attention because it's clear the discussion is simply devolving into circular repetition. The basic facts are that a high-speed train derailed in the UK with fatalities for the first time in a long time, that it killed a significant proportion of those onboard a Covid-impacted train, and that it has ramifications to UK rail safety. Cheers. The Rambling Man (Hands! Face! Space!!!!) 22:24, 12 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    Oh, Template:U removed the mark, suggesting that there was active discussion. There's discussion, but it's not productive. Never mind, what's yet another timesink in the big scheme of things? The Rambling Man (Hands! Face! Space!!!!) 23:00, 12 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose – We don't post everything that makes major news. When considering disasters, we should consider lasting effect and large impact. IMO, this does not appear to have that. --- C&C (Coffeeandcrumbs) 22:32, 12 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support. Major news in the UK - the most significant rail accident in the UK in over 10 years, the most deadly in over 20. As a proportion of people on the train killed/injured this is likely to be the most significant in far, far longer. As for lasting effect, this will be at least as significant as Grayrigg 13 years ago where the lessons learned are still being applied. It's too early to say precisely what those lessons will be, but it doesn't take a crystal ball to say that there most definitely will be some. In terms of major impact, how much more major do you want? [I consider myself to involved with this article to post it myself]. Thryduulf (talk) 22:35, 12 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose. A train with only 9 people on board, 3 killed, too small of an accident despite various tortured explanatious to the contrary above. Nsk92 (talk) 00:05, 13 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose — pushing this reeks of UK-bias. ~ Cyclonebiskit (chat) 00:07, 13 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose Agreed; we are getting into bizarre levels of UK bias here. Never before have I seen it suggested that the PROPORTION of passengers killed makes an event noteworthy. We post things because they are significant, not because they might be significant under different circumstances. GreatCaesarsGhost 01:03, 13 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment I counted 13 Supports and 10 Opposes. I think if 1 or 2 more people vote on this, we could either post/close. Dan the Animator (Commons Room) 01:09, 13 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose. Does not seem a homepage news article. Also, agree with some of the folks here that Proportion seems the wrong metric. In the recent aircraft incident, this metric was at less than 10pc. One would wish it was 0pc though. Anyways, not the right metric.Ktin (talk) 01:14, 13 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Update - While it need not be the definitive reason, I just went to bbc.com, and this news doesn't even figure in the homepage. Ktin (talk) 02:05, 13 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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*Oppose for now per above but will Support if Carmont derailment is posted per same reason. Dan the Animator (Commons Room) 18:22, 12 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

  • Oppose per above.
  • Oppose. Thanks for the nomination, but the choosing of a candidate for office will almost never merit posting to ITN. If they win, that will be posted. I would gently remind the nominator that this is a global project and not everyone may be familiar with the subject matter. 331dot (talk) 18:34, 12 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose and snow close per precedence mentioned above and general guideline of only posting the results of U.S. elections at the federal level. CaradhrasAiguo (leave language) 18:42, 12 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support decent article, in the news, certainly worth posting. --LaserLegs (talk) 18:39, 12 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Weak support applying some decent common sense here, and noting that ITN is supposed to be highlighting articles that people are looking for, this is an IAR moment for me. Even in the UK we're quite keen on the Biden/Harris ticket and it's been subject of some discussion here, even though it's US politics. Of course, the new POTUS will be posted, but that isn't the actual point of this nomination really, is it? The Rambling Man (Hands! Face! Space!!!!) 18:46, 12 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose per same reasoning as Template:U. Furthermore, this is not the election, nor is it even the presidential candidate we have chosen.Albertaont (talk) 19:02, 12 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose- I could see an argument for posting a primary victory, but selecting a running-mate is obviously much less important and is getting what I'd say is an unusually large amount of coverage in the States largely because electoral politics is a nice diversion from coronavirus. Bzweebl (talkcontribs) 19:05, 12 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    But did we post Joe Biden's victory in the primaries? --212.74.201.229 (talk) 19:16, 12 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    Negative. The only U.S. presidential primary-related nomination was a blurb discussion about the Iowa caucuses in February that was not posted. Nothing more, which makes even less of a reason for this to be posted. PCN02WPS (talk | contribs) 19:27, 12 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    But you agree it's in the news right? Being widely covered in the US and around the world (not required, see above, but a bonus). I mean, should we reach out to major global media outlets and advise them to stop covering the announcement because you don't think it should be in the news? --LaserLegs (talk) 19:48, 12 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    Template:Re I made no mention of whether I personally thought the pick should be reported by newsmedia, but rather just referenced the fact that (a) ITN did not post anything about Biden (or anyone else, for that matter) winning any individual primary or caucus, nor about him securing enough delegates to become the Democratic nominee, and (b) that a vice-presidential pick for one of the parties in a U.S. presidential election seems lesser than that, and in my mind wouldn't merit an ITN blurb either. I doubt we'll add a blurb about Biden officially accepting the nomination next week, so I don't think a vice presidential pick would merit a blurb. Let's keep doing what we've done in the past and stick to the result of the November election, as several other users have said. PCN02WPS (talk | contribs) 20:41, 12 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose Not significant, we limit to actual election results. Gotitbro (talk) 19:43, 12 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Weak support Wouldn't normally support a VP nom (Tim Kaine? Yawn) but the historic nature of Harris as the first woman of colour to be on the ticket just tips the balance.-- P-K3 (talk) 20:27, 12 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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  • Oppose Template:U at "least 3 people are killed". How is this at all notable enough for ITN? Also, currently we have an India ITN event (and previously had 2 plus 1 Sri Lankan) and there's also 1 other Asian one so if we're going to talk about Geobias, this being nom'd would be the exact opposite of fair coverage (more people died in terrorist attacks everyday in Africa and those are almost always rejected). Dan the Animator (Commons Room) 17:16, 12 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose Per Dan above, for both death terms and recent geobias (ironically enough Somalia just had a terrorist attack with a higher death toll). Gotitbro (talk) 19:48, 12 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Wait Apparently if you go back to one of my earlier opposes, the consensus was GEOBIAS is not a valid criteria for consideration even with other ITN in the same area (I don't agree, but it was community consensus). Having said that, this article is written well and if riots go on for another 1-2 days, maybe better rationale to post. For now, pre-mature.Albertaont (talk) 20:09, 12 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose – 1-2-3 fatalities? Below the radar unless they were terribly important people. – Sca (talk) 21:57, 12 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose on quality – The death toll is not the important aspect. Civil unrest often have long-lasting effects on national politics. For that, I would support. However, the language and word choice employed in this articles stinks of POV. It needs work. --- C&C (Coffeeandcrumbs) 22:38, 12 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
This feels like an extension of the anti-CAA protests which festered in ongoing for 7 or 8 months, and the Ram Temple which we've posted twice. There is obviously religious conflict being fomented in India. Not sure this little outburst fits the bill. --LaserLegs (talk) 23:01, 12 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
I tend to agree. Perhaps, we should wait and see. I do not think, however, this nom should have a quick close. --- C&C (Coffeeandcrumbs) 23:22, 12 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Template:U No this is not any such extension of Anti-CAA and no one is opposing Ram Temple (as it is order from Supreme Court & Archaeologists have proved that there was Ram temple before Babur destroyed it to build mosque ) hence it is no such protest but a riot planned by sub-groups of banned Popular Front of India alongwith Social Democratic Party of India maybe for political reasons in Karnataka. Branstarx3 (talk) 00:45, 13 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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Support looks to be in decent shape. -BRAINULATOR9 (TALK) 17:18, 12 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Nice work, still some chunks of the article that could use some referencing. Not sure how much of some of the specific company details belong in Redstone's article versus an article about the company. SpencerT•C 16:21, 13 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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  • Oppose A large tree fell down and crushed half a Subaru across the street from me (in Chicago) due to this. However, this does seem parochial overall. – John M Wolfson (talkcontribs) 22:06, 11 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    Template:U, I'm confused how a massive multi-state weather event which left millions with utility outages, spawned five tornadoes, and destroyed roughly 1/3 of the crops on Iowa's agricultural land is "parochial" Gwen Hope (talk) (contrib) 23:35, 11 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    It's parochial in that it does not appear to have much significance outside of the United States; while that's not fatal to the nomination per the "please do not..." section, there appear to be thankfully zero deaths so far and little long-term impact, so I don't think this suitable for the Main Page. (We also didn't post Hurricane Isaias, another storm doing storm things that was otherwise transitory.) – John M Wolfson (talkcontribs) 23:41, 11 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    Template:U, indeed, the deaths are minimal (only two confirmed so far, mass injuries, however). Regardless I think it could be useful additionally considering these storm types are relatively rare, especially ones that last this long and get this big. However it doesn't really fit a WP:DYK type. Gwen Hope (talk) (contrib) 23:44, 11 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    The Midwest is 3 times the size of France or Ukraine. Sagittarian Milky Way (talk) 19:30, 13 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support in the news, decent article. Highly developed countries with strictly enforced building codes have lower death tolls but that doesn't lessen the notability of the event. --LaserLegs (talk) 23:47, 11 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    How do we measure the impact of the event if not by its death and destruction? GreatCaesarsGhost 12:40, 12 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    Geographic area, intensity (and frequency of occurrence at that intensity), economic impact, people impacted but not killed, coverage in the news of course and article quality are the most important and that's just what I came up with on short notice. [removed smug racist fuckwittery--Floquenbeam (talk) 20:05, 12 August 2020 (UTC)] Developing countries always have higher death tolls because of weakly enforced or lax building codes along with under developed emergency services so that even a routine weather event results in causalities and we lose our minds and post these stubby, inevitably orphaned articles to the main page.--LaserLegs (talk) 12:58, 12 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support The equivalent of a Category 3 hurricane. Highly unusual event. -- King of ♥ 23:56, 11 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
That said, this one is weirder and crappier than mine, on account of the dead or missing cornfields. InedibleHulk (talk) 04:25, 12 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for supporting my argument, it was this close to utterly collapsing! Don't jump on my bandwagon, though, it hasn't rolled right since "the storm". House still stands! InedibleHulk (talk) 04:43, 13 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose Would have been ITN worthy were there any significant deaths or destruction. Gotitbro (talk) 19:52, 12 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support Now, I might be biased because I lived through the event and just got electric service back nearly 60 hours later, but it had a fairly large swathe of destruction (Sioux Falls to Chicago via Des Moines). This was not a typical American weather event. The fact that it affected mostly corn and not people shouldn't diminish the storm's notability. –Fredddie 03:38, 13 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
EDITOR'S NOTE: Iowa is basically a 58,000-square-mile (145,000 square kilometers) cornfield, roughly the size of Bangladesh. – Sca (talk) 13:21, 13 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
That is absolutely a reason to diminish its notability. Similarly large storms occur frequently in Antarctica or the Southern Ocean, but are considered non-notable because only penguins and seabirds are affected. Modest Genius talk 14:34, 13 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
PS: I thought a derecho was a lizard. – Sca (talk) 15:00, 13 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose and close Only killed two people, spawned 5 tornadoes, and affected some corn farmers. If you didn't post Hurricane Isaias, which killed 18 people, spawned 37 tornadoes, and caused $4.2 billion in damage, then it will be a joke posting this! ~ Destroyeraa🌀 15:49, 13 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose The usual power cuts and property damage but thankfully only two deaths, this doesn't meet the significance bar for me.-- P-K3 (talk) 19:46, 13 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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  • Conditional support If as big as it seems. News still seems fuzzy here. Kingsif (talk) 10:33, 11 August 2020 (UTC) Oppose per MG Kingsif (talk) 14:53, 11 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Conditional support - I have to agree with Kingsif here.BabbaQ (talk) 11:50, 11 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Conditional support per all. A cursory glance of the article (via Ctrl-Fing "ocean") doesn't mention it AFAICT, much less explain its significance. – John M Wolfson (talkcontribs) 11:59, 11 August 2020 (UTC) Oppose per MG. I knew it didn't look like an ocean world. – John M Wolfson (talkcontribs) 12:28, 11 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose. I'm close to having a CoI here, but will comment anyway. Ceres has long been known to have active geology and subsurface brines, which are responsible for the surface salt deposits and cryovolcanism, both known since 2016. These latest results fill in some of the details, but Ceres having ocean-level amounts of water is not a new discovery. It's also not really an ocean, but a layer of rock which is saturated with brine, so the blurb is misleading (it wasn't a Flyby either). None of the papers were important enough to publish in Nature itself, just three subsidiary journals owned by the same publisher. The source linked to above is from Nature Astronomy, not Nature, and is over-selling the importance because it's advertising work published in the same journal. Finally, the results are so confirmatory that the article itself has received no update whatsoever. Modest Genius talk 12:06, 11 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
It's really a good thing we have actual scientists here who can let us know when we're falling prey to pop science journalism.--WaltCip-(BLM!Resist The Orange One) 12:18, 11 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
ITN nominations about Ceres/Dawn
Year Status Blurb
2007 Posted The NASA spacecraft Dawn is launched on a mission to explore mainbelt asteroid Vesta and dwarf planet Ceres.
2012 Posted Dawn leaves Vesta
2014 Posted The dwarf planet Ceres is observed to be releasing water vapor.
2015 Posted NASA's Dawn spacecraft enters the orbit of the dwarf planet Ceres.
2017 No consensus Scientists report the detection of aliphatic organic compounds on dwarf planet Ceres.
So, no results since Dawn arrived at Ceres. Andrew🐉(talk) 15:03, 11 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Let's wait until Elon arrives on Ceres. – Sca (talk) 15:34, 11 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
I'm waiting for The Boat Race on Ceres. Howard the Duck (talk) 15:38, 11 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Zero gravity rowing klaxon!!!!!!! --LaserLegs (talk) 15:40, 11 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Based on how difficult it is to complete 18 to 20 minutes of rowing on the Thames, perhaps "zero gravity" (which of course it wouldn't be zero) is the way ahead. O';;l suggest it. The Rambling Man (Hands! Face! Space!!!!) 22:43, 11 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Coincidentally, I had a dream about hydrohalite last night. It was terrifying. – Sca (talk) 21:34, 11 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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...yes, because clearly any country outside the US or UK is incapable of creating vaccines.Albertaont (talk) 14:05, 11 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Template:Re The country which chose the President for the US people is much more capable of creating vaccines.--Александр Мотин (talk) 16:13, 11 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Holy shit, he actually believes this article! Look at him! Look at him and laugh! --212.74.201.229 (talk) 18:25, 11 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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  • Weak oppose for now. The Hassan Diab article contains only a single sentence that says he resigned, and says nothing about his cabinet. I'm fine bumping the blurb and adding more information, but as yet the various Wikipedia articles you are highlighting are very light on relevant information and will need some expanding before we tell people they should read them. --Jayron32 18:08, 10 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Bump This is a continuation of the existing blurb about the explosion. So, just update that blurb and bump it. Andrew🐉(talk) 20:29, 10 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Question Didn't the hyperinflation also impact the decision? – John M Wolfson (talkcontribs) 20:47, 10 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • another question. Is the government really the government? I read somewhere that the political leaders just report to some more powerful people behind the scenes, which was the same people before and after the "revolution" last year. Is that true? If so, we should probably nuance the hook accordingly. Apologies, by knowledge of the full situation is incomplete. Cheers  — Amakuru (talk) 20:51, 10 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Every short-term government overlaps with longer-lasting lobbyists, priests, tribal leaders, bankers, generals, corporate officers and organized crime bosses. But "really" rarely matters here. The titleholders "rule". InedibleHulk (talk) 23:13, 10 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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  • Oppose for now on quality. I don't particularly agree with the general objection Andrew makes about the tone of the article - a golfing article would be expected to use golfing terminology. Birdie and Eagle are not jargon because many people such as myself, who don't play golf, nonetheless know what they mean. And the relevant articles are linked, for those who don't know the terminology. Our guidelines suggest targeting articles to those familiar with, but not necessarily expert in, a given subject. But a couple of Andrew's objections are valid. (1) The "Field" section is far too long and detailed, interrupting the flow of the article. It probably belongs in a subpage, with just a brief summary of how the field was chosen, and a few principal players, given here. And (2) the point about spectators clearly is an error, because Curry was a spectator. He wasn't there in any capacity other than to watch the golf. It sounds like that point needs to be nuanced. ITN articles don't have to be GA standard certainly, but they must still conform to basic structural norms. With a bit of tidying up this would be ready to go though.  — Amakuru (talk) 04:46, 11 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    • That is how all golf tournament articles are written. The place to challenge that practice is probably at WP:GOLF, not here. It shouldn't be valid to oppose this because of an objection to the way golf tournament articles, which have been posted at ITN many times before without objection, are written on Wikipedia. Regarding your second point, reliable sources reported that there were no spectators. Curry was apparently there as a "guest reporter".[56] Bzweebl (talkcontribs) 06:07, 11 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    Template:Ec I have no intention of challenging anything at WP:GOLF. WikiProjects don't define the basic rules for article structure, that's the job of the MOS, and it applies everywhere. As an aside, I've checked the stats for golf articles and it lists only two articles as FAs (one of which is Wii Sports, only loosely connected to golf) and nine GAs. There are no tournament pages included in those so we have no point of reference. The figures seem astonishly low for such a prominent subject, and suggest the project may not be very active...  — Amakuru (talk) 06:39, 11 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • I wasn't sure what "birdie" and "eagle" mean and so just had to look them up. And I bet if you asked the general public what "bogey" means in golf, you'd get a variety of amusing answers with "don't know" being a strong contender. A "hole-in-one" might be ok because it is self-explanatory but note that the phrase isn't used in the article even though there was at least one. Andrew🐉(talk) 09:09, 11 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    • The lead should be accessible, but those terms are in the body. A sports event article should not be expected to teach a newbie about the sport. Linking to common technical terms is generally sufficient.—Bagumba (talk) 11:31, 11 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Switching to support - Following a productive discussion, and new edits by Template:U, the Field section has now been rewritten to contain just prose, with the other info in a linked child info. My concerns are therefore now addressed, and I am switching to support on this candidate. Thanks  — Amakuru (talk) 12:37, 12 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

*Oppose On article quality and prose. Gotitbro (talk) 05:56, 11 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Support Appears fine or ITN now. Gotitbro (talk) 22:03, 11 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Template:Ping Yep, the updated version at the time you wrote this would have been fine, but unfortunately that improvement was reverted so it's now back at the unwieldy poor quality version.  — Amakuru (talk) 05:48, 12 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose The "Field" section is unwieldy, and the bolding with linking is an eyesore. This isn't GA, but it's a large-scale failing of MOS:PSEUDOHEAD: Template:Tq It's screaming to be a table with minutiae moved to footnotes.—Bagumba (talk) 06:30, 11 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose per Bagumba. And the summaries for the first three rounds don't really pass muster. The Rambling Man (Hands! Face! Space!!!!) 07:59, 11 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support. Seems like some here are trying to push the bar too high. The tone and style may be wanting, and the layout may not be ideal, however this meets the basic quality criteria for ITN – Template:Tq wjematherplease leave a message... 11:59, 11 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    Entirely agree. Not sure why this article has attracted so many pile-on opposes when it's no worse than many other ITN/R sports items we've routinely posted. I thought the standard was sufficiently referenced with prose summaries.-- P-K3 (talk) 13:44, 11 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    Nope. Basic compliance with the MOS is also up there. We're showcasing this on the main page of our project, let's at the very least showcase the way articles are actually structured, rather than some bizarre format developed within one project and seemingly copied every year because nobody can think of anything better to do. As ever on this page, if people just made some basic changes, like those proposed by Bagumba above, this could just go straight up.  — Amakuru (talk) 19:45, 11 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    We posted both the Masters and the US Open last year which used an identical format. To suddenly declare that what was acceptable before is now unacceptable smacks of moving the goalposts for me. (Sorry, can't think of an equivalent golfing metaphor.) P-K3 (talk) 21:30, 11 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    Seems raising the bar without prior discussion or consensus to do so. I'm struggling to find the passage in the ITN criteria which mentions MOS compliance and to what degree it is necessary. For information, it actually quite closely replicates the format used by the major championships themselves for many years, and is to a degree still used by the USGA & R&A, so attacks on the project in this regard are somewhat unwarranted. wjematherplease leave a message... 22:29, 11 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment I have edited the field section in accordance with the criticisms and suggestions of Template:U, Template:U, Template:U, and Template:U above. Let me know if you have any further objections and I would be happy to work on fixing them. Bzweebl (talkcontribs) 22:01, 11 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    Reverted due to making the information much less accessible and also losing several details. Changes in this regard would be better discussed centrally (suggest WT:GOLF), as there are many tournament articles with the same mos/formatting issues (as noted above). wjematherplease leave a message... 22:16, 11 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    I've gotten myself involved in enough inane discussions here lately, I'm not interested in starting a new one over formatting at WT:GOLF. I guess this is the end of golf at ITN unless someone else wants to start working on changing this. Bzweebl (talkcontribs) 22:24, 11 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    We shouldn't sacrifice content on the alter of MOS. It does no service to the encyclopedia. There are many ways of removing the bolding without losing content and accessibility/readability – your solution (moving most content – some would say the most important details – into footnotes) was not one of them. wjematherplease leave a message... 22:56, 11 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    I reasoned that was what everyone objecting here wanted since Bagumba suggested it and most other opposes were on similar grounds. Bzweebl (talkcontribs) 23:09, 11 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    I think calling a section on the field "most content" and even "most important" is really a far stretch, I would say most people which would access this article from the front page would be interested in how the tournament actually played out, which is behind 3 full pages of rather trivial information for a non golf enthusiast. This big section actually hurts the readability. Chaosquo (talk) 07:12, 12 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    It shouldn't need spelling out, but I was obviously referring only to the content of that section. Misuse of footnotes is worse than perceived MOS transgressions. People are welcome to discuss ways of presenting the information better, in collaboration with the editors who do the bulk of the work in this area, but sadly it seems none here are willing (discussion started here). wjematherplease leave a message... 09:17, 12 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    The topic under consideration is the 2020 PGA Tournament, and it should be clear by now from the number of objecters here, that the format of that article simply doesn't conform to Wikipedia guidelines on how to structure an article. I am happy to have a conversation about the details of this page, with a view to getting it listed at ITN, since that's the goal here. We can have that by WP:BOLDly trying different layouts on the page (which both Template:U and myself have now done), discussing it at the talk page, and coming up with a sensible compromise. But the starting point has to be that the previous format was not of sufficient quality, since multiple experienced editors have now made that same point here on this page. If we come up with a sensible way to present the info, then no doubt WikiProject Golf can incorporate that into their guidelines going forward, but non-members of that project are not bound by any edicts coming from "those who do the bulk of the work in this area", nor are those editors exempt from following the basic MOS guidelines. Cheers  — Amakuru (talk) 09:44, 12 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    The suggestion was only to engage with the golf project; that way when a format is agreed upon, past and future articles will likely follow the same standards (as it is those active project editors who will likely do the bulk of any remedial work). Otherwise we end up with this article and maybe a handful others being "fixed" and the rest not. wjematherplease leave a message... 10:07, 12 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    Yes, sure, engaging with the golf regulars, including yourself, is vital and no doubt they will also have good ideas about how to go forward. The more voices the better. I just think that in the immediate term, we should concentrate on the 2020 PGA as a concrete example that we can work on, hopefully with a view to getting it posted on ITN. If we try to fix everything at once, we won't have time for this one to be featured.  — Amakuru (talk) 10:17, 12 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support. There have been numerous heavy changes to the article, but the current version seems fine to me. The information is there, the rounds have brief-but-adequate prose summaries, and referencing appears sufficient. Modest Genius talk 11:08, 12 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose I don't feel comfortable thrusting to the main page an article wherein an edit war is taking place.--WaltCip-(BLM!Resist The Orange One) 11:48, 12 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Switch to support Tbe problem I had with the "Field" section is resolved with the spinout of 2020 PGA Championship field. With 100+ field, this is deserved and not a mere fork just to game ITN. Thanks to Template:U, Template:U and Template:U for carrying out the changes.—Bagumba (talk) 14:55, 12 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Posted Looks like issues have been addressed on the article talk page and consensus is in favor of posting. SpencerT•C 15:24, 12 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

(Closed) Indian coal mine auction

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  • Notability? The other Indian stories which we are featuring are a hotel fire, a religious photo op and a plane skidding into a ditch. Which story is really significant? Andrew🐉(talk) 10:16, 10 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Who needs hotel fires when you've got all that cheap Indian coal? Martinevans123 (talk) 11:39, 10 August 2020 (UTC) [reply]
Oppose ...and if my grandmother had wheels, she’d be a bicycle. GreatCaesarsGhost 14:44, 10 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • The auctions for 41 blocks of land are currently running and the bid deadline was August 18. That's why it's in the news now. But by all means wait until the land is strip-mined and the coal is burnt. In the meantime, let's play more golf, shall we? Andrew🐉(talk) 20:11, 10 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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How about Alt4, offered above? Short & to the pt. – Sca (talk) 15:13, 10 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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  • Comment. Generally all fine, but the discography section contains a cite to discogs which, looking at the RS noticeboard archives, is not considered suitable for citations, only external links. Please could you make sure every entry in the list is verifiable by one or more of the non discogs sources?  — Amakuru (talk) 21:06, 10 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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  • Comment - Is there a policy / convention on using stage names vs real names in the RD section? Seems like this post should be referenced as James Harris. But, is there a precedent in this group to use stage names? Regards. Ktin (talk) 02:12, 10 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Where he worked and with whom those four years is in his Cagematch profile (External links), if anyone's feeling citey. Click the Career or Matches buttons. I can't paste links, or I might. InedibleHulk (talk) 05:37, 10 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
This is not about being "citey" (whatever that means). It's about following one of our most important policies.These cite tags need to be resolved before posting this. I have amended my comment to make it more clear. – Ammarpad (talk) 06:15, 10 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Feeling citey just means "wanting to cite". Cagematch is considered reliable for results. Resolution's pretty easy. InedibleHulk (talk) 06:34, 10 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
You literally just made that up. Spman (talk) 12:57, 10 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Only the first part. InedibleHulk (talk) 20:16, 10 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
I see you added those tags about a minute after I called "ready", so I stand by it; it was ready at the time. InedibleHulk (talk) 06:07, 10 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
The artist known as "Prince" got a blurb in 2016, no formal address, around the time Chyna got RDed. InedibleHulk (talk) 06:39, 10 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
You've got the wrong guy, I tell ya! InedibleHulk (talk) 10:31, 10 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
I see one, about why his WrestleMania match was scrapped. Nobody should care. ITN is rigged against wrestlers. InedibleHulk (talk) 20:16, 10 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Sheesh... and they don't even carry guns. Martinevans123 (talk) 20:19, 10 August 2020 (UTC) [reply]
I'll put in some cite tags. Does placing a reference at the end of the paragraph mean it's verifying every sentence within the paragraph? It's not clear.-- P-K3 (talk) 20:18, 10 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
I usually never use that trick when trying to get an article rapidly posted at WP:ITN/RD. Martinevans123 (talk) 20:27, 10 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
It's not a trick, they cover everything, have for years. Staleness is coming. Hulk is dead! InedibleHulk (talk) 20:30, 10 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
They may well cover everything, but in my experience putting multiple links at the end of a paragraph with nothing on the individual lines, makes it very difficult to actually verify the facts. It's somewhat better than just listing all sources at the end of the article, like the old days of Wikipedia, but it's a step in that direction, and I definitely think it's best to be more specific on individual lines. If all the cites cover all the facts, then scatter them around a bit. If some cover some facts and others others, then that's easy. Just put them against the correct ones.  — Amakuru (talk) 21:16, 10 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
(I'm very surprised there is not clear MoS policy on this. Martinevans123 (talk) 21:23, 10 August 2020 (UTC))[reply]
Easy if you can highlight, click, drag and all that luxury. Typing for me is like entering a Nintendo password. Nobody who read his article in life complained about clumps. InedibleHulk (talk) 22:19, 10 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Because nobody read his article until he died. The Rambling Man (Hands! Face! Space!!!!) 23:25, 10 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Two Kamalas in one day – merkwürdig. – Sca (talk) 22:08, 12 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

(Posted) RD: Kurt Luedtke

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(Posted) 2020 Belarusian protests

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Template:ITN candidate Large scale significant protests in Belarus, ongoing for some time, gaining significant momentum and coverage in recent days.Abcmaxx (talk) 13:18, 8 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Good to know your opinion. – Sca (talk) 13:58, 9 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose Just drew 60,000, without incident. Big by Belarus standards, maybe. The election will be bigger. InedibleHulk (talk) 19:42, 8 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    • @InedibleHulk Not without incident; given hundreds have been arrested, more threatened, and most of the opposition leaders and activists have been detained in some form or another, that is hardly an accurate statement. Belarus is a secretive police state, so 60000 open protesters is huge by any comparable standard. Abcmaxx (talk) 20:39, 8 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Arrests are normal in police states. Lacks newsworthy incidents. Violence, property crime, clashes like elsewhere; this is a sidebar to an election story. But yeah, good to see a whole 3% of Minsk in the streets. Maybe after tomorrow, a full twentieth will get angry. InedibleHulk (talk) 20:47, 8 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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(Posted) 2020 Sri Lankan parliamentary election

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  • Comment This is ITN/R, so I have edited the nom to reflect that. The results section needs a prose update and the results should also be included in the infobox and lede, which incidentally is overly long and some of its material should be moved to the body. Bzweebl (talkcontribs) 02:26, 7 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Just to clarify, the above was intended as an oppose on quality with the hope that the editors currently working on the article will fix the deficiencies I described, but I didn't think it would be necessary to make that explicit because I assumed succeeding !voters would agree that the article needs improvement. Bzweebl (talkcontribs) 03:44, 7 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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(Posted) RD: Wayne Fontana

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(Posted) Ram Mandir, Ayodhya

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  • Support in principle. From the links provided above, this is receiving international attention as a prominent and controversial religious matter that has spanned at least the last 30 years just about this temple, let alone the site it's on. Modi's attendance adds to the story. I haven't judged the article, yet, so this !vote could change if it's in poor condition. Kingsif (talk) 05:59, 6 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • leaning Oppose - we did already post this story, when the supreme Court made the decision to allow the temple last November. [65] [66] So in effect this is just another development in the same story, much like the spacecraft returning to earth after earlier launching. Unless I'm missing something?  — Amakuru (talk) 07:09, 6 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • leaning Support with a better blurb. Has shown up on ITN within the last year, but the Ayodhya dispute is an 80+ year saga that's had enormous ramifications on Indian society and politics. Its generally credited with kick-starting the now-dominant Bharatiya Janata Party for one thing. Given the length of time between events it doesn't seem unreasonable to mention again. --RaiderAspect (talk) 08:36, 6 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support Major event in one of the greatest controversies in Indian history and society. I recommend linking to Ayodhya dispute in the blurb to provide context for unfamiliar readers. This is at least equally significant to the court decision we posted last year. Bzweebl (talkcontribs) 09:25, 6 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support, per Bzweebl. A better blurb is needed, however.—Brigade Piron (talk) 10:02, 6 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support and added another blurb. – John M Wolfson (talkcontribs) 10:47, 6 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support Alt III. The Rambling Man (Hands! Face! Space!!!!) 10:47, 6 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose This seems similar to the Hagia Sophia story which wasn't posted. If this has already been posted once then giving it more exposure again so soon seems premature. The ceremony in this case seems mainly to have been a photo-op for Modi and doesn't seem to be getting much attention outside India. Better to wait until the temple is completed and officially opened when there will be an actual building to report. Andrew🐉(talk) 11:47, 6 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Template:U "Because x didn't get it, y shouldn't too" has been established to be an INVALID arguement. If you are going to oppose this, you're going to have to look at it on its own. Dantheanimator (talk) 15:22, 6 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose per Amakuru this was posted last fall. The "ground breaking" is ceremonial. Nominate again when it's complete. --LaserLegs (talk) 12:12, 6 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support - As per above supports. Sherenk1 (talk) 12:20, 6 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose. The article states that construction has been underway for four months, so this ceremony does seem like a photo op rather than a substantial step. That doesn't seem major enough to post the same story twice. Furthermore, if the dispute over this temple has had widespread impacts, it really isn't obvious from the article. Modest Genius talk 12:25, 6 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support Article looks ok. I'm not a Hindu but this seems to have some importance in the faith so in that way it is significant. (Hinduism is 1 of the 5 major religions of the world). Dantheanimator (talk) 15:19, 6 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose on quality. Neither the article nor any of the blurbs succeed in explaining the event's significance. Alt0 and Alt2 don't even pretend to. —Cryptic 15:23, 6 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support - with Altblurb 4 that explains the events broader context. It is getting global coverage outside of India. The date chosen seem to have been the anniversary of the revocation of autonomy of Jammu and Kashmir, but that could be a coincidence.Albertaont (talk) 15:37, 6 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment This is ready to be posted. Dantheanimator (talk) 18:15, 6 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Posted Went with Alt 3, which IMHO explain significance best. --Jayron32 18:42, 6 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Post-posting comment For those questioning the significance of this, my understanding from past reading on the dispute is that this is THE most important symbolic flashpoint of Hindu-Muslim tensions in India. The section in the bolded article on the ground-breaking ceremony should give a sense on how big a deal it was in the context of the overall controversy. The ceremony was broadcast and celebrated by Hindus all over the world. Bzweebl (talkcontribs) 19:09, 6 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Post-posting feedback on blurb: Is it right to say "disputed", once the Supreme court gave its final verdict on this matter in November of 2019? My thinking is that prior to this time, it would be alright to say "disputed", but, post the supreme court verdict, we should not be using the phrase "disputed". Also, in perhaps a minor point, we might want to reconsider starting with "In India". This brings up the systemic geographic bias that was being discussed yesterday, and gives the impression that the center of our universe is somewhere in the western world. E.g. we didn't start the post about the Spanish king by saying, "In Spain, ...". I know getting consensus on a blurb is a challenging one, but, AltBlurb2 remains the most neutral. Cheers. Ktin (talk) 19:23, 6 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    • As the person who (mainly) wrote the blurb on the page, a) the Supreme Court case did not change that this is still the flashpoint of strained Hindu-Muslim relations, and b) we said that Juan Carlos was the "King of Spain" in the blurb, thereby providing geographical context, and given that most people in the Western world (this is the English Wikipedia, after all) are not privy to this dispute, adding "In India" is a brief yet effective way to provide needed geographic context. – John M Wolfson (talkcontribs) 19:28, 6 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
      • Regarding a), I have added my notes below to Template:U's comment. Regarding b), sure, please do what is best. I agree with you that whatever conveys the message in a succinct manner and with brevity, should be done. But, on a minor point, we should just be aware of our biases when we say "in the Western World (this is the English Wikipedia, after all)" -- ~87% of the Wikipedia traffic from India is to the English Wikipedia (source). So, the western world can not be the only preserve of the English Wikipedia, or vice versa. But, to give you the benefit of doubt, only ~10% of all Wikipedia traffic comes from India. So, maybe that is driving your thinking. Cool either ways. Cheers. Ktin (talk) 20:04, 6 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    • Per John M Wolfson, the dispute exists whether or not any legal conclusion was reached. The end of the dispute happens when there is no longer a significant dispute from opposition groups. The groups who were opposed to the temple construction still do, and the dispute is itself what makes this a major news event. Places of worship are under construction all over the world all the time, what makes this one newsworthy is that this one has been the source of tension in one of the world's largest nations. --Jayron32 19:31, 6 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
      • Will let you guys decide the appropriate wording. You might know this better than me. But, "disputed" seems wrong, particularly when the it took the courts 28 years to end the dispute by providing a resolution. Now, will some parties to the dispute be aggrieved at the end of a verdict, perhaps yes, but, the whole reason a verdict was announced was to close a dispute, so to speak. Re: the second point, sure, please do what is best. Cheers.Ktin (talk) 19:37, 6 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
        • I'm not particularly tied to one word in particular, if you have a word that better encapsulates the controversy without using "dispute", I'm open to changing it. I'm just not smart enough to think of one myself. --Jayron32 19:51, 6 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
        • Also, I read this once more - the blurb clearly says building "on disputed land", I don't think the law would allow you to build on disputed land. If somoene were to do that, they would be breaking the law, and we don't want to be implying that the folks who are building are breaking the law. Cheers.Ktin (talk) 19:52, 6 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
          • Template:U, I must admit, I am in the same boat as well. Hence my thinking was that using Altblurb2 was the most neutral way to go about this one. Maybe pop in 'Indian' in between to give the geographical context. Thanks. Ktin (talk) 20:25, 6 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
          • Template:U, in the context of the sentence, it can be reasonably inferred that by "dispute" it means "controversial". Also, consider the fact that "disputed land" is linked to the article, so any reader such as you can just click/hover over the link to learn more about the "dispute". You're interpreting "dispute" to politically, this is more of a socio-cultural thing from what I know (similar to the situation of East Jerusalem). If you want more clarification, just send me a ping and I'll be glad to make this clear for you. Dantheanimator (talk) 20:21, 6 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
          • Template:Ec Ktin, you just openly accused people of being racists here. You probably don't want to do that if you really are trying to convince people to help you out. Furthermore, I asked you for some help in crafting better wording. Your response was 1) to delete my request for help and 2) to go back to an earlier post of yours and edit it to accuse anyone who doesn't do exactly what you want to be a racist. Good luck with that. I'm done trying to be helpful to you. You can find someone else to do your bidding. --Jayron32 20:24, 6 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
            • Template:Re Please let me admit that I am not accusing anyone of anything. There was a genuine edit conflict. Let me be the first one to apologize, if I gave anyone the impression that I was casting aspersions on them. Specifically, Template:U, please accept my apologies, if that was what came out. I will stand down. Thanks everyone. Have a nice day. Ktin (talk) 20:30, 6 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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Template:Ping Damage repairs and estimates are still ongoing. For second question: ni, only if it is notable and causes significant damage/kills people.~ Destroyeraa (talk|Contribs) 20:17, 5 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
The hurricane itself is done. InedibleHulk (talk) 20:23, 5 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Got it. Thanks folks Template:Re and Template:Re. Hope everyone in the NE is safe. Ktin (talk) 20:39, 5 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Which one is the deadliest storm of this season? We should definitely post that one :) Ktin (talk) 20:31, 5 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Cristobal. Not even sure it got nominated. The Rambling Man (Stay indoors, stay safe!!!!) 20:32, 5 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Got it. Seems like we missed it. We should not miss this one. Ktin (talk) 20:39, 5 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
It was missed because it was non-notable, just like this. The Rambling Man (Stay indoors, stay safe!!!!) 20:45, 5 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Very Interesting. Is there a numerical threshold to being 'notable'? Ktin (talk) 20:51, 5 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Well history tells us that around 30 to 40 deaths is the usual threshold for such storms to be considered worthwhile posting (I've only gone back as far as 2015 mind you). Setting the bar this low on a hurricane season would literally open the door to monthly postings of regular weather patterns in the US which fade away almost immediately. Perhaps we could add a new line to ITN during hurricane season in the US alone to publish all the various storms there for our audience. In the meantime, floods in India and China with far more impact on much less-developed countries are routinely dismissed as "standard weather for this time of year". Double standards anyone? The Rambling Man (Stay indoors, stay safe!!!!) 20:56, 5 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
2020 Pacific typhoon season has caused 6 fatalities all year. China hasn't been hard hit by typhoons recently, there only having 1 fatality from that country in 2020.
2020 China floods were posted to ongoing last month for 11 days with no opposition.
2020 Assam floods weren't posted because the article wasn't updated enough. (It still is!) Only IndelibleInk opposed based on importance grounds. Howard the Duck (talk) 21:07, 5 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Indeed, and that's just this year. How many over the last five years ridiculed and objected to through systemic bias? Yet people support this trivial storm, the like of which happens several times per year in one isolated part of the world? Amazing. The Rambling Man (Stay indoors, stay safe!!!!) 21:09, 5 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks Howard. This is good to know. So, seems like with all of this, we should go ahead with posting this one. Let's move forward. Also, at the risk of stating the obvious, I do not think we should trivialize the less developed countries and their suffering as "standard time of the year". I am onboard that we should be posting those in a timely manner. Ktin (talk) 21:37, 5 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Yep. Typhoon Jebi (2018) killed 17 surely non-Caucasians and was posted. Good work, Wikipedia! Howard the Duck (talk) 21:16, 5 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
That is outstanding research. Meantime in 2019 there were something like eight notable floods in India alone with death tolls in excess of 50, none of which were posted, most of which weren't nominated. Let's just run a US weather ticker under the Covid banner, that's much easier than all this silly debate. The Rambling Man (Stay indoors, stay safe!!!!) 21:19, 5 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Template:Unindent Without wishing to get into the debate above about deaths, as not every significant tropical cyclone causes a significant amount of deaths. We are currently trying to examine the way forward with meteorology articles at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Meteorology and User talk:Jason Rees/Flood articles. Comments are welcome while suggestions are vital.Jason Rees (talk) 21:33, 5 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Agree with Ktin. Cristobal didnt get posted bc we didnt know it caused 15 deaths till laye July! Always thought it caused only 5. ~ Destroyeraa (talk|Contribs) 20:54, 5 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Technically, the United States are 51 sovereign states, hence the name. And only seven people have died in mass shootings this month, from just six counties (encapsulating Mulholland Drive). There was one in a federal district, most recently, everyone lived. InedibleHulk (talk) 21:29, 5 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Exactly! 7 is 6 less than 13. Template:U, you can keep Rambling about how it's not notable and that 13 deaths are nothing. This is notable. ~ Destroyeraa (talk|Contribs) 22:25, 5 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
I don't follow you at all, but please stop trying to canvass votes. The Rambling Man (Hands! Face! Space!!!!) 22:26, 5 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
And sure, mass shootings in August in the US amount to seven dead, but it's only 4 August. More than 60 in July. The Rambling Man (Hands! Face! Space!!!!) 22:29, 5 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
(I clarified here, but it was destroyed, now TRM's pissed, so forget it. InedibleHulk (talk) 23:39, 5 August 2020 (UTC))[reply]
Um, if you mean "upset" then no, I'm just saying people killed in mass shootings in August (it's the 4th) nearly equates to the death toll here. And if you meant "drunk" then also no. I don't think your comment is very helpful at all and I'd urge you to strike it/explain it/apologise for a borderline NPA. Cheers. The Rambling Man (Hands! Face! Space!!!!) 23:44, 5 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
If it weren't going on after a whole lot of buildings (and people) were blown right away in Beirut, it'd be impressive; timing matters in the news. InedibleHulk (talk) 21:24, 5 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose. While 13 deaths and loss of property etc is certainly tragic, it seems like that is not at the level which it would make sense to post, bearing in mind the frequency of expected events at that level. As an aside, re Template:Xt, I'm curious where this door is, which will be literally opened if we're not careful? Might be worth putting anotbet padlock on it.  — Amakuru (talk) 22:05, 5 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
If you don't mind my asking. What is that 'level' where it would make sense to post? Re: your latter question, I am tagging Template:U to give you the location of that door. Ktin (talk) 22:15, 5 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Standard door, it's got "systemic bias" just above the knocker. Cheers Ktin! The Rambling Man (Hands! Face! Space!!!!) 22:18, 5 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
oh, that door. I know it well, and I've seen many people going through it in the past. It has a big red warning sign on it but is still left wide open for all to pass through.  — Amakuru (talk) 22:33, 5 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
I think on this one, I am on the same page as you Template:U. However, the way to fix it is not to oppose everything else, but, instead when we see systemic bias denying an action for a under-represented region, we should speak up. Cheers. Ktin (talk) 22:43, 5 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Just close this discussion bc the consensus is clearly against me. ~ Destroyeraa (talk|Contribs) 22:52, 5 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I was running against the wind. InedibleHulk (talk) 23:01, 5 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment Seems like we are trending toward yet another "Unable to reach consensus" closure. This is not bad in and of itself. Speaks to the vibrancy of our debates. But, sometimes we should remind ourselves that this is "In the news" and not "In the olds" and show some bias to action. After all this section is not a "This day in history!". Cheers folks. Ktin (talk) 22:55, 5 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    Nice thought, but given this has been nominated twice, it's been tortuous and unnecessary. Probably worth knowing when a dead duck is a dead duck. The Rambling Man (Hands! Face! Space!!!!) 22:57, 5 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose I don't see this in any news outside of the US. Doesn't seem like a very deadly or notable storm. Albertaont (talk) 23:14, 5 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose Not even close to the biggest story in the US. 160,000 dead from COVID now, is it? Black Kite (talk) 23:23, 5 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose This actually ended up being less of a story than I was expecting, which I suppose is probably for the better. Pie3141527182 (talk) 00:37, 6 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose The impact of the storm in the Caribbean was mild enough to not post then, and in the US and Canada... a few COVID-19 testing centers closed (something which couldn't happen at any other time). Basically, it rained heavily for half a day in a few states. Suggest close based on the strong opposes above and the fact it's not a story, it's a minor weather pattern. Storms just exist, only their effects really give notability over other wind, and this had none. Kingsif (talk) 00:52, 6 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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  • Comment I don't know enough about this tragedy really to pass comment on this nomination other than to question if this individual really surpasses WP:BLP1E. I note her article used to redirect to the documentary about her and that was changed an hour ago. An AFD for her article in 2017 suggested her article redirect to Audrie & Daisy and I'm not sure I'm seeing any compelling evidence about Coleman in the intervening time to suggest she warrants a standalone article. The Rambling Man (Stay indoors, stay safe!!!!) 21:33, 5 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Fair point. Coleman is the subject of her assault, and the aforementioned documentary, plus her untimely death is generating additional significant coverage. I think she meets WP:BASIC. TJMSmith (talk) 23:08, 5 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

(Posted) 2020 Beirut port explosions

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Premature. ITN isn't a breaking news site. – Sca (talk) 18:25, 4 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Template:U, I count 13 "supports" and a "strong support". The three "waits" came when the article was a stub, but it has been expanded since then. We have a quality (enough) article with references and the subject is quite literally "in the news" all over the world. What more do you need? – Muboshgu (talk) 18:35, 4 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Extent of casualties, and if available fairly soon something on the cause or perp. (Again, ITN is a fixture of an online encyclopedia, not a news site per se. NYT at 18:30 said "the extent of casualties was unknown.") – Sca (talk) 18:39, 4 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Aye, where and when are not enough (even that's approximated). InedibleHulk (talk) 18:41, 4 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Did someone suggest that we shouldn't add that information when it is known? I don't see anyone arguing we shouldn't? --Jayron32 18:45, 4 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Here we go again. That's not the point, and Jay knows it. – Sca (talk) 18:50, 4 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
No, the point is that other people who are not you thought differently than you, and they had the consensus. That happens sometimes. Wikipedia does not do things solely on your say. --Jayron32 19:51, 4 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
My point on Tuesday was that at the time of posting, insufficient information was available to answer the most salient of the "five W" questions. Thus, posting then was premature. My point had nothing to do with those who expressed support for posting at that time. Honest people may differ. – Sca (talk) 13:05, 5 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Post-posting support - In service to our readers, how could we not point to today's most important story? "ITN isn't a breaking news site" as a rationale for holding back is not rooted in policy. -- Fuzheado | Talk 21:22, 4 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment no issues with posting this, but the blurb must mention the deaths. That's the headline, not "extensive damage". Mentioning property and buildings but not casualties is a terrible optic IMHO.  — Amakuru (talk) 18:52, 4 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Post-posting support. It is the headline around the world, with countries pledging international aid and EU assembling its emergency workers. The magnitude of this explosion is not your "run of the mill" explosion. OhanaUnitedTalk page 16:10, 5 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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(Closed) Punjab alcohol poisoning

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(Posted) Juan Carlos I of Spain

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  • Support Big news, making international headlines. Update to the article is sufficient DUE coverage. Kingsif (talk) 21:46, 3 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Wait This seems like the ongoing saga of the British Royals such as Prince Andrew, Prince Harry, Prince Philip, &c. who have all had to step down in some way recently. There is lots of press coverage of anything connected with royalty so ITN has to be fairly choosy to avoid seeming like Hello magazine. Rather than the Daily Mail, we need to see what serious papers like The Economist are saying about this. Here's their account of the matter. According to them, Juan Carlos fell from grace in 2012 and so the issue now seems to be an ongoing one of the status of the monarchy in Spain. It's what happens to the current King Felipe which seems to matter most so we should perhaps wait for some development at that level. Andrew🐉(talk) 21:46, 3 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment Interesting reading in the Guardian report and I would say it would by worthy of ITN, but I would suggest it would be best to wait until King Juan Carlos actually does leave Spain. JW 1961 Talk 21:53, 3 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
I agree that this seems rather trivial at first glance, but the universal support makes me thinking I'm missing some nuance. A sitting head of government fleeing prosecution is one thing, but a former royal figurehead moving to avoid mere criticism is another. GreatCaesarsGhost 17:38, 5 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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(Closed) Iran COVID-19 cover-up

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  • Support Discography completely referenced and rest of article is well-referenced. CaradhrasAiguo (leave language) 13:14, 3 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    Thank you. I didn't reference the recordings, so added Grimes2 to updaters, and noticed more helpers. That's great, because when I saw the article today, quotes were unreferenced, and the lead not even saying a word about his teaching. This was an iconic pianist, with the most unusual career, 50 years practically playing only one hand! Why do pop stars get featured articles at age twentysome, and such a great person such a poor thing when he dies?? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:22, 3 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
They don't like to be called "pop stars" anymore, they insist we address them as our "influencers". And yeah, who can argue with the Wikipedian results? They're selling something right, even if it takes them six to eight hands to produce a single melody. InedibleHulk (talk) 15:16, 4 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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(Posted) 2020 Guyanese general election

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(Closed) British Grand Prix

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  • I'm working on something else for that but DYK is over-subscribed currently and so has to rotate every 12 hours to keep up with the volume. That's over a hundred articles every week, whereas ITN has had the same three blurbs for all of the last week. And the oldest of the three has been there for two weeks now. ITN is now quite dead. Andrew🐉(talk) 10:06, 3 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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Update 1: Parachutes have been deployed, and we are very close to splashdown. Kaisertalk (talk) 18:48, 2 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Update 2: Splashdown successful! The astronauts, Bob and Doug, are safe on planet Earth!!! They have landed on the Gulf of Mexico. Kaisertalk (talk) 18:49, 2 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Update 3: Recovery vessels are now approaching the capsule, and deploy the rigging equipment to help hoist the astronauts outside of the capsule. This marks the first water splashdown for US Astronauts since 1975. As others have noted below, this is the first US vessel to bring down astronauts from the ISS since the early 2000s. Weather has been extremely cooperative throughout the landing. Approx twenty to thirty minutes for the astronauts to be hoisted out. Kaisertalk (talk) 19:02, 2 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Update 4: Approximately T+52 minutes post splashdown. The recovery team is currently evaluating levels of NTO before hoisting the astronauts out of the capsule. Kaisertalk (talk) 19:43, 2 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Update 5 (last): Successful recovery completed. Astronauts make the first successful water landing since 1975! Kaisertalk (talk) 21:07, 2 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Update 6: Elon Musk has sent a self congratulatory tweet --LaserLegs (talk) 23:27, 2 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Template:Re Agree with the approach. Is there merit in writing the news as "...leaves the ISS on their journey back to the earth" today, and then tomorrow, post the splashdown, we change that to "land in earth post over two months at the ISS". Thoughts? Kaisertalk (talk) 22:55, 1 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • I think we are getting into semantics here now, but, I would state that this covered by the first clause. How, you ask? Crewed mission - Yes. Orbital - Yes, in fact reverse orbital. Spaceflight - Yes. Launch - Yes. You launch off the ISS using microboosters to get away from the ISS and launch towards the earth. Kaisertalk (talk) 23:55, 1 August 2020 (UTC)
  • Oppose. Not ITNR, and not especially significant. We posted the launch, as indeed we should, but we don't post every detail that happens after that including the landing.  — Amakuru (talk) 23:29, 1 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Template:U Appreciate your inputs, thanks. However, I just want to place on record a call against your note stating this is "not especially significant" and that "we don't post every detail". Launch and Return are the two most significant moments of a manned space mission. Cheers and Good Day. Kaisertalk (talk) 23:44, 1 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
No, come on, is this ITNR or not? No-one has suggested how it is. And we don't post every ISS rotation. Next. The Rambling Man (Stay indoors, stay safe!!!!) 23:48, 1 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Hello Template:U. Yes, Wikipedia:In_the_news/Recurring_items#Space_exploration. Also, in a dispassionate manner, I will maintain that this is not another ISS rotation. Kaisertalk (talk) 23:51, 1 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Which clause? I've asked above. I don't see where the return of astronauts is covered by ITNR. Please be explicit. The Rambling Man (Stay indoors, stay safe!!!!) 23:52, 1 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
I think we are getting into semantics here now, but, I would state that this covered by the first clause. How, you ask? Crewed mission - Yes. Orbital - Yes, in fact reverse orbital. Spaceflight - Yes. Launch - Yes. You launch off the ISS using microboosters to get away from the ISS and launch towards the earth. Kaisertalk (talk) 23:55, 1 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Ok, it's not ITNR as was agreed. I'm out of here, this is corrupted. The Rambling Man (Stay indoors, stay safe!!!!) 00:03, 2 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Template:Xt. Blimey, that's a stretch... Not what most people would regard as a launch. Do we usually post Soyuz returns to earth? If not, then I don't see a reason to mention this one. Sure, it's the first commercial one, but we already mentioned that in the launch blurb. There's no valid reason to post this, and the fact that items currently in the template are quite old doesn't change that.  — Amakuru (talk) 06:25, 2 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Not ITNR, as they are not launching from the ISS. ITNR flag removed. Stephen 00:29, 2 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Wait There's still quite a lot of flex in this trip as the de-orbit burn hasn't happened yet and the landing site can change. The article still needs work in several places to update from what was planned to happen to what actually happened and so it's best to wait for splashdown when the events will all be over and done. Andrew🐉(talk) 00:47, 2 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Wait per all. – John M Wolfson (talkcontribs) 01:34, 2 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Wait per above. Will Support when splashdown occurs per Kaisertalk. This is notable in itself and as notable as the launch (which got posted apparently). I oppose the blurb tho and added blurb 2, which is shorter. Dantheanimator (talk) 01:57, 2 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    The landing may well be "as notable as the launch", but the convention at ITN is only to post stories related to a single event once. For example we don't post an election result and then also post the inauguration of the new president, if the latter is significantly later. There's just nothing remarkable about this - once a launch happens with astronauts, it's guaranteed they'll come back to earth at some point (unless there's a tragic mishap, which of course would be a much much stronger story worthy of posting)  — Amakuru (talk) 06:33, 2 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Splashdown We should emphasize the splashdown because news coverage points out that this will be the first one in 45 years. I have suggested another suitable blurb. We should also get a good picture too, as NASA will make these public domain. Andrew🐉(talk) 11:43, 2 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment – Re (debatable) significance, BBC notes that a successful splashdown would mean the U.S. "once again has a fully serviceable ... means of getting its own people into orbit and back" – a capability "lost when the country retired its shuttles in 2011." – Sca (talk) 13:15, 2 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    True, and that's very nice, but we emphasised that point when we blurbed the launch. If this were the first time we were mentioning this mission I'd agree wholeheartedly, but we already posted it and there's nothing surprising about this further development.  — Amakuru (talk) 14:06, 2 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Well, a launch is one thing, but as we've discussed regarding the Mars probes completion is another. A successful splashdown would mean an accomplished fact. Just tossing this out as food for thought.... – Sca (talk) 15:50, 2 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Support Reentry is notable per above.  Nixinova T  C   19:36, 2 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Sorry for labouring this point, but it really isn't notable. We never post Soyuz landings, so why would we post this one? Seems like all missions should be treated the same way.  — Amakuru (talk) 21:08, 2 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose – Wait for Crew-1 launch for next posting. --- C&C (Coffeeandcrumbs) 20:21, 2 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • SupportDown and safe. – Sca (talk) 21:11, 2 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose again as there appears to have been some re-factoring of the blurbs to splashdown rather than a bizarre attempt to claim the "launch" from ISS to be INTR. Would have supported if it hadn't made it back, but as noted, space travel is now humdrum and this test flight is just that, run-of-the-mill. What goes up must come down, and we posted what went up, no need for the other. The Rambling Man (Stay indoors, stay safe!!!!) 21:36, 2 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    I'm genuinely baffled by this one. Often I disagree with something but I can also see why others support it, that's fine. But nobody has offered any explanation as to why we would break our convention and post this same story twice, when we don't for any other space mission. Just lots of WP:ILIKEIT votes and other miscellaneous peculiarities such as the "microlaunch" from the ISS.  — Amakuru (talk) 21:54, 2 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    For a moment let's keep the ITNR flag aside. Let's look at why this article might be notable in and of itself. Here are some of my reasons:
    1. First return back for human / astronauts from the ISS back on the Dragon Capsule, a capsule that is being built out and evaluated (explains why there is a demo in its name)
    2. First private sector vehicle being used for the human mission to the International Space Station
    3. First US vehicle to bring back astronauts from the ISS since the early 2000s when the space shuttle program ended
    4. First water splashdown return from a space program since 1975.
    Kaisertalk (talk) 22:34, 2 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    We posted the launch. The return was absolutely inevitable unless it went wrong. This isn't "buy one get one free" time. The Rambling Man (Stay indoors, stay safe!!!!) 22:36, 2 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment – What do those who said wait have to say now that it's done? – Sca (talk) 21:40, 2 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose - Not a real first. WaltCip-(BLM!Resist The Orange One) 22:03, 2 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Strong Oppose The fact that this has been posted previously on launch and then subject to 5 updates in the nomination alone makes this seem more like a NASA ticker. Same goes with the twice repeated attempt to post ITN for Perseverance. Albertaont (talk) 22:25, 2 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    • Greetings Template:Re. I am the one who kept posting those updates (1 through 5). I seek pardon if that is frowned upon. The reason I posted was to bring attention to the timeliness of the event, i.e. splashdown was in the process of being completed and then eventually completed. Also re: the ITNR, I was the one who marked the flag as yes, based on my (subjective) read of the ITNR guidelines, and specifically the section that spoke about space launches. Template:U unmarked the flag based on a call that this is not ITNR, which is perfectly fine. I totally respect your views to oppose, or strongly oppose. My only request of you is to consider the notability of the event independent of any procedural actions from my side. As mentioned, this is my first nomination, and I am sure, I will learn the procedures soon enough. Good Day. Kaisertalk (talk) 22:44, 2 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
      • Greetings Template:Re Not a problem, don't take it personally from my end. Its just when 5 updates are posted in a row, it makes it more like an unusual attempt to promote an article which naturally invites greater skepticism. I understand your enthusiasm for the event. Albertaont (talk) 01:05, 3 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose as we already covered the launch so we'd effectively be running the same story again. P-K3 (talk) 01:49, 3 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose per above. We've already posted this story. -Ad Orientem (talk) 04:25, 3 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose We have already posted this. No need for chronicling – Ammarpad (talk) 09:51, 3 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose posting the same story twice, just two months apart. Definitely not a launch; trying to argue this is covered by ITNR is completely bizarre. Modest Genius talk 16:32, 3 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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  • The bottom blurb in ITN currently is about another scam – what's the difference? And notice that that older story is over two weeks old now. ITN is so slow and stale now because such negativity and nitpicking is stifling the process. Andrew🐉(talk) 10:46, 1 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Don't you get it? They're in control now! Whatever sprouts from Trump's sunlit spout next is just nature's way of saying "you're welcome, America." InedibleHulk (talk) 11:38, 1 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
What makes you think that?Sca (talk) 14:46, 1 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose suggest close Probably one of the least notable news stories of a month that just started today, congratulations. People think businesses might be shipping seed packets at random to make it look like they have more business? I'm not sure trading standards will even care that much. Kingsif (talk) 17:30, 1 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
But a-ha! This happened in July. Lasting impact, these pods. InedibleHulk (talk) 18:07, 1 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Good idea, they may have been fired by one of the Mars probes. – Sca (talk) 18:04, 1 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Template:U according to the article, the DEFRA and USDA, both government agencies, tested the seeds. Maybe the aliens are scamming us but the government doesn't want us to know? Dantheanimator (talk) 18:52, 1 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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  • Oppose Storm causes wind, rain, little damage, two deaths. Not a major hurricane by the looks of it, mostly at sea. The article is also a mess of tagged sections, uncited sensationalist language, with a long lead and gaps in coverage in the body. Kingsif (talk) 01:48, 1 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment Though consensus will be against this at first, impact reports will likely be flooding in later on August 1 or August 2 as the storm makes landfall in Florida. That way, the article will have much more information, not just some poorly formatted info with maintenance tags. ~ Destroyeraa (talk|Contribs) 02:05, 1 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
If it happened somewhere in the far-flung British Empire, it'd be nooz. – Sca (talk) 22:21, 3 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
It hasn't actually made landfall in the US yet. WaltCip-(BLM!Resist The Orange One) 20:19, 3 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
No, noted. This whole nomination is a bit ... pre-emptive perhaps? The Rambling Man (Stay indoors, stay safe!!!!) 22:26, 3 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Looks like Isaias turned out weaker than expected. Still expected to make landfall in SC as a Cat 1. If it doesn't cause much damage, then close this discussion. ~ Destroyeraa (talk|Contribs) 01:00, 4 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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