Wikipedia:In the news/Candidates

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Demis Hassabis The Nobel Prize in Chemistry is awarded jointly to Demis Hassabis (pictured) and John M. Jumper for their work on protein structure prediction and David Baker for his work on computational protein design. Hurricane Milton makes landfall in the U.S. state of Florida. John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton receive the Nobel Prize in Physics for their research in machine learning with artificial neural networks. Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun receive the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their discovery of microRNA. Ongoing: Israel–Hamas war Israel–Hezbollah conflict Russian invasion of Ukraine timeline Sudanese civil war timeline Recent deaths: Arie L. Kopelman Johan Neeskens Christopher Ciccone Humberto Ortega Gavin Creel Rohan de Saram view — page history — related changes — edit

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December 4

Portal:Current events/2023 December 4

December 4, 2023 (2023-12-04) (Monday) Armed conflicts and attacks Israel–Hamas war 2023 Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip At least 316 Palestinians have been killed and 664 injured during the last 24 hours in the Gaza Strip. (Al Jazeera) Five Israeli soldiers are killed in clashes with Hamas, bringing the IDF's death toll to 80 since the ground invasion began. (Haaretz) The Palestinian telecoms company Paltel reports that telecommunication services have been cut off in the Gaza Strip as Israel intensifies its military operations. (Al Jazeera) United Nations shelters across Gaza record a spike in infectious diseases such as diarrhoea and skin infections, while only one hospital can take on complex surgery or critical trauma cases. One UN shelter in Gaza has also reported a hepatitis A outbreak on Friday. (Al Jazeera) Qatari prime minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani calls for an "immediate, comprehensive and impartial international investigation" into Israel’s military activities in Gaza. (Al Jazeera) Russian invasion of Ukraine Eastern Ukraine campaign Battle of Marinka The British Defense Ministry reports that Russia likely controls most of Marinka in Donetsk Oblast. (Kyiv Independent via Yahoo News) Foreign involvement in the Russian invasion of Ukraine The White House says that United States Congress funds designated for providing aid to Ukraine would run out by the end of the year, due to opposition from members of the Republican Party, in a letter made available to the public. (Al Jazeera) The Financial Times reports that the European Union is facing difficulties in agreeing on a new aid package, due to opposition from Hungary. (Al Jazeera) President of Bulgaria Rumen Radev vetoes a proposed agreement to provide Ukraine with armored vehicles, returning the agreement to parliament. (Kyiv Independent) Russian generals killed during the Russian invasion of Ukraine Voronezh Oblast governor Aleksandr Gusev announces the death of major general Vladimir Zavadsky, deputy commander of the 14th Army Corps, at his combat post in Ukraine. (Reuters) Nigerian bandit conflict Tudun Biri drone strike An army drone strike in Kaduna State mistakenly kills at least 85 civilians and injures 60 others during a Muslim festival. (AFP via France 24) Business and economy Gold prices reach a new peak of US$2,135.39 per ounce, surpassing the previous record from 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic. (AFP via The Economic Times) Disasters and accidents 2023 eruption of Mount Marapi Thirteen hikers are found dead and eleven others are missing after Mount Marapi's eruption in West Sumatra, Indonesia, on Sunday. (AFP via NDTV) International relations Foreign relations of the European Union, Foreign relations of Niger Niger's goverment announces the termination of its military missions with the European Union, including EUCAP Sahel Niger, amidst closer ties with neighboring countries Mali and Burkina Faso. (AFP via Euractiv) Politics and elections 2023 Guayana Esequiba crisis 2023 Venezuelan referendum Voters in Venezuela approve the claim of sovereignty over Guayana Esequiba in a referendum. The National Electoral Council announces that more than 10.5 million votes were cast with 95% being in favour of Venezuelan sovereignty over the region. (The Guardian) 2024 United States presidential election 2024 Republican Party presidential primaries Doug Burgum 2024 presidential campaign North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum withdraws his candidacy for president. (The New York Times) Guinea-Bissauan President Umaro Sissoco Embaló dissolves the National People's Assembly, citing an attempted coup d'état. (AFP via RFI)

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2023 attack on the USS Carney

Article: 2023 attack on the USS Carney (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ A U.S Navy warship and a British military warship reported a explosion in Yemen. (Post)
Alternative blurb: ​ In the Red Sea, the USS Carney and several commercial vessels are attacked by the Houthi movement.
News source(s): https://apnews.com/article/red-sea-houthi-yemen-ships-attack-israel-hamas-war-gaza-strip-716770f0a780160e9abed98d3c48fbde
Credits:

• Nominated by NewPedia24 (talk · give credit)

A U.S Navy warship and a few commercial ships was struck by ballistic missiles fired from Yemen, and a few U.S Navy warships also shot down a few drones in self-defense. NewPedia24 (talk) 00:07, 4 December 2023 (UTC)

• Oppose Poorly informative blurb, and ideally we should have an article talking about the incident before putting it on ITN. ChaotıċEnby(t · c) 00:51, 4 December 2023 (UTC)
• Oppose per Chaotic Enby + fairly mundane incident in the grand scheme of things. The Kip 01:10, 4 December 2023 (UTC)

  The "actual" article should be 2023 attack on the USS Carney which might be a bit more relevant than "an explosion", but still. Also borderline under Ongoing. ChaotıċEnby(t · c) 01:33, 4 December 2023 (UTC)

• SNOW provincial, no article This post was made by orbitalbuzzsaw gang (talk) 01:16, 4 December 2023 (UTC)
• Oppose Even with the article, my understanding is that all of the US ships and bases in the Persian Gulf have generally seen these types of attacks or attempts at attacks by the various terrorist groups for years, and there's nothing new here outside this taking place at the same time as the active conflict in Gaza. None of these attacks have succeeded in any major issues (no lost of ships, etc) so while nothing to sneeze at, its business as usual. --Masem (t) 01:42, 4 December 2023 (UTC)
• Oppose good faith nom. Trivial incident that probably doesn't pass WP:EVENT. If the article doesn't end up being merged/redirected I may send it to AfD. -Ad Orientem (talk) 01:56, 4 December 2023 (UTC)

• Changed heading and target article, and added altblurb JM (talk) 02:13, 4 December 2023 (UTC)

RD: Nomination header

Article: Peta Murphy (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): https://www.9news.com.au/national/peta-murphy-federal-labor-mp-dies-from-cancer/c771ddc2-991e-44b5-8f5d-82003cf9d733
Credits:

• Nominated by MaxnaCarta (talk · give credit)

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.

December 3

Portal:Current events/2023 December 3

December 3, 2023 (2023-12-03) (Sunday) Armed conflicts and attacks Israel–Hamas war 2023 Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip At least 700 Palestinians have been killed during the last 24 hours by Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip. Rights groups object to Israel's increased attacks in southern Gaza, which Israel had declared as a "safe zone". (Al Jazeera) Red Sea crisis The USS Carney and multiple civilian-owned commercial ships are attacked by the Houthis in the Red Sea. At least three cargo ships are hit by missiles, according to the United States Central Command. (The Washington Post) (The Drive) Iraqi conflict Attacks on U.S. bases in Iraq, Jordan, and Syria (2023–present) A CJTF-OIR drone strike kills five militants near Kirkuk, Iraq, in response to rocket and drone attacks on U.S. and coalition forces. (Al Arabiya) 2024 Iran–Israel conflict, Israel–Hezbollah conflict 11 Israelis injured by a Hezbollah missile targeting an IDF base in Beit Hillel and Global Affairs Canada announced that a Canadian citizen was killed in Lebanon of unspecified causes.(CBC) Kivu conflict The East African Community's task force begins withdrawing from North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo, after the country refused to renew the force's mandate. (AFP via France 24) Moro conflict, Terrorism in the Philippines Mindanao State University bombing Four people are killed and around 50 others are injured in a bombing during a Catholic Mass at Mindanao State University in Marawi, Bangsamoro, Philippines. The Islamic State claims responsibility for the bombing. (Reuters) Business and economy Alaska Airlines announces their intent to acquire Hawaiian Airlines in a deal worth $1.9 billion. The new company will maintain separate operations for both brands. (Honolulu Star-Advertiser) Disasters and incidents 2023 Africa floods At least 47 people are killed and 85 others are injured by landslides caused by flooding in Katesh, Manyara, Tanzania. (AFP via Arab News) Health and environment 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference COP28 President Sultan Al Jaber dismisses proposals for a fossil fuel phase-out, with some attendees accusing Al Jaber of climate change denial. (The Guardian) International relations Cambodia–China relations China's People's Liberation Army Navy warships become the first foreign naval vessels to dock at the Ream Naval Base in Cambodia. (AP) Islamist insurgency in the Sahel Burkina Faso and Niger announce their withdrawal from the G5 Sahel security alliance, citing its failure to make the Sahel region safer. (BBC News) Law and crime Crime in New York City A man kills four of his family members and injures another in a mass stabbing in Queens, New York City, United States. He also injures two responding police officers before they shoot him dead. (CNN) Politics and elections 2023 Guayana Esequiba crisis 2023 Venezuelan referendum Venezuelans vote in a referendum on the territorial claim to Guayana Esequiba, which is disputed with Guyana. (BBC News) 2023 Democratic Republic of the Congo general election Former Prime Minister Matata Ponyo Mapon withdraws his candidacy for president and endorses Katanga Governor Moïse Katumbi. (AFP via The Citizen) Human rights in Ukraine In an interview with Der Spiegel, Mayor of Kyiv Vitali Klitschko says that Ukraine is heading toward authoritarianism and that the President's Office views mayors as an impediment to power consolidation. (Kyiv Independent)

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Ronnie O'Sullivan wins UK Championship

Ronnie O'Sullivan

Article: 2023 UK Championship (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ In snooker, Ronnie O'Sullivan wins a record-extending eighth UK Championship title. (Post)
News source(s): https://www.bbc.com/sport/snooker/67607991
Credits:

• Nominated by AmethystZhou (talk · give credit)

Ronnie O'Sullivan defeats China's Ding Junhui 10–7 to win a record-extending eighth UK Championship title. The UK Championship is one of the three prestigious Triple Crown events in snooker, which O'Sullivan has won a record 22 times. AmethystZhou (talk) 00:07, 4 December 2023 (UTC)

• Is this ITN/R? If so, please indicate in the nom; if not, oppose due to insignificance. JM (talk) 00:50, 4 December 2023 (UTC)

  Nope, only the World Snooker Championship is WP:ITN/R. Oppose too. ChaotıċEnby(t · c) 00:52, 4 December 2023 (UTC)

• Oppose per above. Snooker’s a debatable inclusion on ITNR in the first place, and a non-ITNR tournament doesn’t meet the bar imo. The Kip 01:08, 4 December 2023 (UTC)

  I think any tournament of anything that is not by now in ITN/R is probably not significant JM (talk) 01:30, 4 December 2023 (UTC)

who? 2601:58A:8E7E:C300:7C1C:180F:EFE1:6849 (talk) 01:52, 4 December 2023 (UTC)

WP:ITNCDONT 1 JM (talk) 02:22, 4 December 2023 (UTC)

RD: Myles Goodwyn

Article: Myles Goodwyn (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): [1]
Credits:

• Nominated by Flibirigit (talk · give credit)
• Updated by EclecticEnnui (talk · give credit)

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.

Canadian musician. Article needs a bit of work. Citations are slowly coming along. Flibirigit (talk) 23:47, 3 December 2023 (UTC)

RD: Glenys Kinnock

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

• Nominated by SchroCat (talk · give credit)

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.

Needs a few citations before it's passable. - SchroCat (talk) 14:41, 3 December 2023 (UTC)

*Comment - will need a looot of work before it's good to go. See that the bulk of her article is badly written and sourceless. I've tagged the article for everything needing a ref. At the moment, the problems are quite extensive. Sad news though. Tim O'Doherty (talk) 15:22, 3 December 2023 (UTC)

 Working - Tim O'Doherty (talk) 15:42, 3 December 2023 (UTC)

• Support - fixed all referencing issues. Tim O'Doherty (talk) 19:54, 3 December 2023 (UTC)
• Support Well sourced article. Looks good to go! Good work, Tim O'Doherty. Jmanlucas (talk) 23:23, 3 December 2023 (UTC)
• Support article looks good. So strange, I was just reading about her daughter-in-law earlier today.--estar8806 (talk) ★ 23:36, 3 December 2023 (UTC)
• Support. No problems found, well sourced. 🛧Midori No Sora♪🛪 ( ☁＝☁＝✈) 00:19, 4 December 2023 (UTC)

December 2

Portal:Current events/2023 December 2

December 2, 2023 (2023-12-02) (Saturday) Armed conflicts and attacks Israel–Hamas war 2023 Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip More than 190 Palestinians are killed and hundreds more are wounded by Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip, including Khan Younis in the south. (Al Jazeera) The United Nations say the fighting will worsen the extreme humanitarian emergency in Gaza. UN aid chief Martin Griffiths said that the people of Gaza had nowhere safe to go and very little to survive on. (Al Jazeera) The United States provides BLU-109 bunker buster bombs and other munitions to Israel. Similar bombs made by the US were used by Israel in the Jabalia refugee camp airstrikes, including a strike that levelled an apartment block, killing more than 100 people. (Al Jazeera) Islamic terrorism in Europe, Terrorism in France 2023 Paris attack One person is killed and two others are injured in a knife and hammer attack near the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France. The suspect is arrested by police. (Reuters) Moro conflict Bomb maker Mundi Sawadjaan, a leader of Abu Sayyaf and suspect in the 2020 suicide bombings in Sulu, is killed by security forces during a military operation in Basilan, Philippines. (The Star) Spillover of the Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chilas bus shooting Eight people are killed and 26 others injured in a mass shooting against a bus on the Karakoram Highway near the town of Chilas, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. (Al Jazeera) Business and economy The cooling tower of the decommissioned Voerde power station in NRW, Germany is blown up. (NRZ) (RWE) (WDR) Disasters and accidents December 2023 Mindanao earthquake A person is killed when a 7.5 magnitude earthquake strikes off the coast of Mindanao, Philippines. Tsunami warnings are issued for the Philippines and Japan, but are later lifted. (Reuters) Politics and elections Al-Qadir Trust case The Pakistan Movement for Justice party appoints Gohar Ali Khan as its new chairman, replacing party founder and former Prime Minister Imran Khan, who remains detained on various charges. (AFP via The Daily Star) Human rights in Ukraine Ukraine's security service stops former president Petro Poroshenko from leaving the country. Poroshenko's political party, European Solidarity, said he had scheduled meetings in Poland and the United States. (Reuters via France 24)

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RD: Faustin Twagiramungu

Article: Faustin Twagiramungu (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): BBC News, RFI
Credits:

• Nominated by Jmanlucas (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Connormah (talk · give credit), Kelisi (talk · give credit) and Mohamad Darilin (talk · give credit)

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 Prime Minister of Rwanda who took power in the wake of the Rwanda Genocide Jmanlucas (talk) 18:41, 2 December 2023 (UTC)

• Support on notability, and article quality is generally good. --MtPenguinMonster (talk) 22:47, 2 December 2023 (UTC)

Notability is not a critera for RD, all that matters is that the subject has an article, which all valid RD nominations have by definition JM (talk) 05:03, 3 December 2023 (UTC)

• Support: has one "citation needed" tag, but is otherwise fine. --RFBailey (talk) 23:16, 3 December 2023 (UTC)

RD: Maria Martin

Article: Maria Martin (journalist) (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): NPR
Credits:

• Created and nominated by ForsythiaJo (talk · give credit)

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: American journalist, known for her contributions to Latino and Latin American affairs. ForsythiaJo (talk) 00:09, 3 December 2023 (UTC)

• Weak support Article feels a little barebones, but it's well-cited and longer than a stub. The Kip 07:53, 3 December 2023 (UTC)

December 1

Portal:Current events/2023 December 1

December 1, 2023 (2023-12-01) (Friday) Armed conflicts and attacks Israel–Hamas war 2023 Israel–Hamas ceasefire The ceasefire between Israel and Hamas ends when a deadline expires on the seventh day. Mediator Qatar says that efforts are ongoing to renew the ceasefire and expressed regret over the resumption of Israeli bombardments. (AP) More than 180 Palestinians are killed and hundreds more are injured by Israeli airstrikes on different parts of the Gaza Strip, including the community of Abasan al-Kabira and a home northwest of Gaza City. (Al Jazeera) (AP) Aid is stranded near Egypt’s border with Gaza, with truck drivers saying they expected further delays to a complex delivery process that had briefly speeded up during the weeklong truce. (Al Jazeera) 2024 Iran–Israel conflict, Israel–Hezbollah conflict (2023–present) Israeli shelling kills a woman and her son in Hula, Lebanon in southern Lebanon with a Hezbollah militant killed in an ensuing firefight with IDF. (Al Jazeera) Hundreds of Malawians travel to Israel to work as farm labourers. Kondwani Nankhumwa, leader of the Democratic Progressive Party, has questioned the secrecy of the deal amidst the governments awareness of the ongoing war. (Al Jazeera) Iraqi conflict Kurdish–Turkish conflict The Turkish Air Force launches airstrikes on Kurdistan Workers' Party positions in northern Iraq, reportedly destroying 16 of their targets and killing a number of separatist militants. (Reuters) At least eleven civilians are killed in an attack by an armed group in Miqdadiyah, Diyala Governorate, Iraq. No group has claimed responsibility. (AP) Moro conflict Eleven Dawla Islamiyah and Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters militants are killed during a raid by the Philippine Army in Datu Hoffer Ampatuan, Maguindanao del Sur. (AP) Myanmar civil war Allied Karenni rebel groups and local PDF forces launch attacks on junta bases in Kawkareik, Karen State. (The Irrawaddy) Somali Civil War The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) lifts an arms embargo on the Somali Armed Forces and the Somali government, while continuing sanctions against the al-Shabaab jihadist group. (AFP via The Defense Post) War in Sudan The UNSC adopts a resolution to end the mandate of its United Nations Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan (UNITAMS) by December 3. (Radio Dabanga) Arts and culture For his role in the film Passages, Franz Rogowski is honored by the New York Film Critics Circle as best leading actor of the year. (Der Spiegel) (Variety) Business and economy Sri Lankan economic crisis Sri Lanka's efforts to restructure its debt run into difficulty when an ad hoc group of private creditors object that the official creditors and Sri Lanka itself are being insufficiently transparent about their talks. (Reuters) International relations 2023 Guyana–Venezuela crisis 2023 Venezuelan referendum The International Court of Justice (ICJ) orders Venezuela to refrain from any action that would alter the status quo in Guayana Esequiba ahead of a referendum on its rights to the disputed territory, but does not forbid Venezuela from going ahead with the referendum as Guyana requested. (Reuters) Child abductions in the Russo-Ukrainian War The International Committee of the Red Cross suspends the Belarus Red Cross after its Secretary General Dzmitry Shautsou refuses to resign following statements that the organization was involved in bringing Ukrainian children to Belarus for health improvement purposes. (AP) (Nasha Niva) Territorial disputes in the South China Sea The Philippine Coast Guard establishes a surveillance station on the disputed Thitu Island in the South China Sea. (AP) Law and crime Crime in Los Angeles A serial killer is suspected of having fatally shot three homeless men during the past week in Los Angeles, California, United States. (ABC News) Politics and elections 118th United States Congress George Santos is expelled from the United States House of Representatives over criminal corruption charges and accusations of misspending campaign money. (Reuters) 2023 Malagasy presidential election Madagascar's supreme court confirms Andry Rajoelina's election as president after dismissing several challenges against the provisional results. (Reuters) Science and technology South Korea launches its first military reconnaissance satellite from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, United States, carried by a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. (AFP via SCMP)

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(Posted) RD: Bob Albright

Article: Bob Albright (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): AL.com
Credits:

• Created and nominated by Kafoxe (talk · give credit)

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 Alabama state legislator. Died November 27, reported in media on December 1. Kafoxe (talk) 06:25, 2 December 2023 (UTC)

• Support Article appears to be well-cited and holistic, good work. Curbon7 (talk) 18:49, 2 December 2023 (UTC)

  As an aside, more sources can likely be found on Newspapers.com, which is available through WP:The Wikipedia Library. Curbon7 (talk) 18:51, 2 December 2023 (UTC)

Thank you, I was not aware of this resource, as I'd been relying on ones that were publicly available online, outside of the database. I've also corrected his time of tenure, as AL.com appears to have been mistaken. Kafoxe (talk) 19:58, 2 December 2023 (UTC)

• Support sufficiently sourced for posting. Polyamorph (talk) 18:54, 2 December 2023 (UTC)
• Posted. Black Kite (talk) 23:15, 3 December 2023 (UTC)

(Posted) RD: Brigit Forsyth

Article: Brigit Forsyth (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): BBC Guardian
Credits:

• Updated and nominated by Black Kite (talk · give credit)

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.

• British actress, known for Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? and multiple other TV/film/stage work. Fairly short, but cited. Black Kite (talk) 09:53, 2 December 2023 (UTC)
• Comment: The infobox currently gives her birth name as "Brigit Dorothea Connell", but I can find no source for that. Martinevans123 (talk) 11:44, 2 December 2023 (UTC)

• Whilst I've no reason to doubt it, nor can I, so I've removed it. Black Kite (talk) 17:58, 2 December 2023 (UTC)

  Ok. But I found a couple of things - see Talk page. A bit baffling. Martinevans123 (talk) 20:49, 2 December 2023 (UTC)

• Yeah ... and then there's this interview... Black Kite (talk) 23:51, 2 December 2023 (UTC)

  Place of birth now resolved. Likely birth name has been removed. Martinevans123 (talk) 09:14, 3 December 2023 (UTC)

• Support. Looks reasonable. Martinevans123 (talk) 17:25, 3 December 2023 (UTC)
• Posted Stephen 00:26, 4 December 2023 (UTC)

(Posted) RD: John Byrne

Article: John Byrne (playwright) (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): Guardian
Credits:

• Nominated by Yorkshiresky (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Johnbod (talk · give credit) and Sahaib (talk · give credit)

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.

Noted Scottish artist and playwright, could do with a few citations. yorkshiresky (talk) 19:54, 1 December 2023 (UTC)

• Oppose per nom, article is orange-tagged. The Kip 22:17, 1 December 2023 (UTC)
  • Support, article quality issues have been fixed. The Kip 07:55, 3 December 2023 (UTC)
• Comment Been updated, think issues have been addressed. yorkshiresky (talk) 14:43, 2 December 2023 (UTC)

  There's a single CN tag in the "Writer" table, but rest of the article's fine. Switching my vote. The Kip 07:55, 3 December 2023 (UTC)

• Posted. Black Kite (talk) 23:15, 3 December 2023 (UTC)

RD: Badar uz Zaman

Article: Badar uz Zaman (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): Radio Pk
Credits:

• Nominated by Fahads1982 (talk · give credit)

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.

 Fahads1982 (talk) 17:36, 1 December 2023 (UTC)

• Oppose Fairly significant amount of unsourced content. The Kip 22:16, 1 December 2023 (UTC)

(Closed) George Santos expelled from US Congress

The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

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Article: George Santos (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ George Santos is expelled from the United States House of Representatives. (Post)
News source(s): BBC
Credits:

• Nominated by 331dot (talk · give credit)

Only the sixth time in history someone has been kicked out of the House(and three of those were due to the Civil War) and the first since 2002. 331dot (talk) 16:36, 1 December 2023 (UTC) We also have a great article to post. 331dot (talk) 17:09, 1 December 2023 (UTC)

Support Very rare evert QuarioQuario54321 (talk) 16:42, 1 December 2023 (UTC)

• Oppose "Sixth time..." already indicates this is not exceptional, and given the weak consensus for the outing of McCarthy from House Speaker, I don't think getting this far into US politics is a good idea. --Masem (t) 16:43, 1 December 2023 (UTC)

  It's not six times this week, it's six times since 1787, and three of those were on one occasion(the Civil War) so really it's only four times. 331dot (talk) 16:44, 1 December 2023 (UTC)

  Happy to support expulsions from other national legislative bodies, too. 331dot (talk) 16:46, 1 December 2023 (UTC)

  As mentioned, it's the sixth time in history, across a span of years that exceeds the duration of pretty much every legislature on the planet besides the UK's Parliament. It's only the third time in the past 160 years. If we wanted to go with a Eurocentric view comparison here, this would be equivalent to something that'd just not been done since WW2 happening again. - Nottheking (talk) 20:50, 1 December 2023 (UTC)

• In a different version of ITN, this would be a great nom. We should be posting articles that have substantial or interesting updates due to recent events, and this one has that in spades. This guy has been in office for less than a year and has a longer article than Nancy Pelosi (probably). GreatCaesarsGhost 16:52, 1 December 2023 (UTC)
• Oppose so what? Nor does it seem to affect legislative normalcy or party domains. I suppose it is highly advisable that we look at the parliamentary activity (and its history) of other countries. Open the vision. _-_Alsor (talk) 16:54, 1 December 2023 (UTC)

  "So what?" could be applied to most news stories we blurb. PrecariousWorlds (talk) 18:41, 1 December 2023 (UTC)

• Support - it's not the US's fault that all the breaking news is happening here this week. Rare event, great article, etc. Have we ever posted the expulsion of a member of any legislature? --Rockstone^{Send me a message!} 16:54, 1 December 2023 (UTC)

  Expulsion of members of legislatures is not as rare as you might think. If it has not been posted, it is because the editors have made the previous exercise of thinking that it is not significant. _-_Alsor (talk) 17:00, 1 December 2023 (UTC)

  Can you list some other expulsions? It's rare in the US. 331dot (talk) 17:02, 1 December 2023 (UTC)

  The senate has expelled 15 members. However, 14 were during the Civil War and 1 was in 1797 for treason/conspiracy. Noah, AA^Talk 17:04, 1 December 2023 (UTC)

  Thank you, but I was wondering about expulsions in other legislative bodies(to respond to the assertion that this isn't a rare thing) 331dot (talk) 17:08, 1 December 2023 (UTC)

  In fairness, we kind of have to exclude those expelled during the Civil War. That was both some 160 years ago, and during a very different environment. This would be analogous to saying something happening in a European country is unusual just because it happened a number of times during World War 2. We're talking about an entirely different period of history. - Nottheking (talk) 21:15, 1 December 2023 (UTC)

  In Spain: Laura Borràs, Alberto Rodríguez Rodríguez, Oriol Junqueras and others Catalan independence leaders.

  In Argentina: Angel Luque, Varela Cid and Ancari de Godoy.

  In Ukraine: Serhiy Vlasenko.

  In Russia: Gennady Gudkov.

  In the UK: Horatio Bottomley, Peter Baker, Garry Allighan.

  To give a few examples. _-_Alsor (talk) 17:17, 1 December 2023 (UTC)

  I would argue that Have we ever posted the expulsion of a member of any legislature? actually works against inclusion on ITN. I don't think we have before, and I don't think we should (rationale below in my Oppose vote). Bremps... 17:26, 1 December 2023 (UTC)

  Agree. _-_Alsor (talk) 17:48, 1 December 2023 (UTC)

• Oppose Certainly an exceptional event, but one that I feel doesn't have too much of an impact. Kevin McCarthy being ousted as Speaker just barely made ITN, and that was an even more unprecedented event. PolarManne (talk) 16:55, 1 December 2023 (UTC)
• Oppose Domestic political scandals below the level of a head of state/government are not ITN material. I can't remember the last time (if ever) we posted anything like this. Crooked pols exist all over the world. -Ad Orientem (talk) 16:58, 1 December 2023 (UTC)

• Oppose Criminal expelled from congress... little impact on its functioning and not really that important of an event. This wouldn't be considered for any other country.

Noah, AA^Talk 16:59, 1 December 2023 (UTC)

I would. And this does have an impact on functioning, reducing the already narrow GOP majority by one. 331dot (talk) 17:01, 1 December 2023 (UTC)

This is the first time that someone has been expelled who has not been yet convicted of a crime. He can't even be legally called a criminal yet.

FictiousLibrarian (talk). 20:37, 1 December 2023 (UTC)

@FictiousLibrarian: He accepted a plea deal in Brazil for check fraud.

Noah, AA^Talk 21:12, 1 December 2023 (UTC)

• Oppose - this is not really that noteworthy in my opinion, basically just political trivia. - Indefensible (talk) 17:06, 1 December 2023 (UTC)
• Support, agreeing with 331dot. -- Tavix ^(talk) 17:09, 1 December 2023 (UTC)
• Oppose - We are confusing the issue by suggesting that this has earth-shattering political significance on the basis that the last such expulsion came during the Civil War. Rather, this was someone who was federally indicted for fraud and refused to resign as most other politicians would normally do in this scenario. Nixon's impeachment would have been significant whether or not he resigned or stayed until the bitter end, just because of how massive the fundamentals of the case were. Contrariwise, we would not be talking about this if Santos had simply resigned. Indefensible is right in that this is trivia. _{Duly signed,} ⛵ WaltClipper -(talk) 17:11, 1 December 2023 (UTC)
• Support per 331dot. This is historic and making global headlines, and as others have mentioned, we have a great article on this topic and this is the best moment to feature it. Davey2116 (talk) 17:20, 1 December 2023 (UTC)
• Support This is the second Congressional expulsion of the 21st century. Not to mention one of 3 representatives who have been expelled on anything else than insurrection during the civil war. On top of the fact that the media is clearly covering this story extensively, this expulsion will set a new precedent in the operation of the United States House of Representatives. How this event will impact the house in the long term remains to be seen, regardless we are witnessing history unfold before our eyes. I strongly support this article's nomination FictiousLibrarian (talk). 20:35, 1 December 2023 (UTC)

  FictiousLibrarian, Traficant was expelled in 2002. Curbon7 (talk) 21:28, 1 December 2023 (UTC)

Oppose What would be the wider significance of this event? He is not a national leader. Removal of Kevin McCarthy as Speaker of the House was debatable, as he held a major position and because it was the first time it ever happened. Santos, on the other hand, is one representative out of more than 400 and is not the first congressperson to be expelled. Bremps... 17:24, 1 December 2023 (UTC)

Weak Support - Notability is a bit iffy but I could get behind putting it up due to how rare this event is and how much coverage it has generated. PrecariousWorlds (talk) 18:32, 1 December 2023 (UTC)

• Oppose I knew this was going to get nominated. A member of a legislative body getting expelled does not mean its life changing. It did not have a huge impact in the House, and isn't considerate for other countries outside of the U.S.

TomMasterReal^TALK 19:06, 1 December 2023 (UTC)

Weak Support This is a highly unprecedented move. This marks a very unusual threshold (as I've seen others mention) as this is the first time ever (out of thousands upon thousands of people to serve in Congress) person to be expelled for any reason other than "they directly participated in a rebellion against the Union" or "they were convicted of a felony but refused to resign." This will certainly have serious implications for the USA as a whole (which is sufficient reason for ITN: almost all news posted in ITN only directly impacts a single country, and isn't inherently an international event) but as of yet this total effect is unclear. It's understandable to note that this doesn't hold up to the standard for level of impact of, say, the prior posting of Henry Kissinger, as Kissinger was a truly international figure that had a greater impact on multiple countries than any of their respective heads of government they've had since.

At the minimum, this clearly will appear in the past as an "OTD" item, but I can see there being legitimate arguments that it doesn't meet the threshold for ITN. (mostly centered around how the greater impact outside of the GOP is unclear, and that such claims to notability might be construed as speculation) Unfortunately, whenever a news primarily focused on US national politics shows up, the !votes are cluttered with a number that directly ignore the rules for voting, but do seem to routinely get counted all the same. - Nottheking (talk) 21:07, 1 December 2023 (UTC)

He is has not been convicted of a crime in the United States. FictiousLibrarian (talk). 22:43, 1 December 2023 (UTC)

Oppose per above and no offence, but "global news" is not a synonym for "news in the Western world." —M3ATH (Moazfargal · Talk) 17:48, 1 December 2023 (UTC)

Moazfargal We can only consider what is nominated. Very happy to consider non-Western nominations. That's not a reason to exclude nominations. 331dot (talk) 18:12, 1 December 2023 (UTC)

@331dot: I think I was misunderstood. I was referring to some comments that described this as global news, so I said that being in the news in the West doesn't make something global news. —M3ATH (Moazfargal · Talk) 18:44, 1 December 2023 (UTC)

It has made global news though. The ascension of Somalia to the EAC or the India tunnel collapse were region-specific too, but they got in PrecariousWorlds (talk) 20:21, 1 December 2023 (UTC)

• Oppose The only reason I can think to post the expulsion of a member of a legislature was if it tipped the voting balance from one party to another, and even then I'd be dubious. Black Kite (talk) 18:15, 1 December 2023 (UTC)

• Support It is far harder to expel someone from either house of the U.S. Congress due to the required two-thirds supermajority than it is from the UK or Canadian House of Commons (in the latter, from what I've read, only a majority is necessary). Santos is the first member since the Civil War to be expelled in the absence of a criminal conviction, breaking a long custom that only members who refused to resign after being convicted should be expelled. This event marks a crossing of the Godzilla Threshold; it is more of a black swan than people here are giving it credit for.

  And as for it being U.S.-centric, the story has gotten a lot of traction in Brazil (for obvious reasons), and I've seen in my news feed plenty of British coverage as well. Daniel Case (talk) 18:20, 1 December 2023 (UTC)

  We have a chronic allergy to anything to do with Domestic US Affairs. But next week we'll happily post the Ecuadorian Netball Tournament or whatever PrecariousWorlds (talk) 18:37, 1 December 2023 (UTC)

  This is not us.wiki, this is en.wiki. We look to a global aspects, not just what may be important users from one country. Masem (t) 18:54, 1 December 2023 (UTC)

  They're as "domestic" as any other country's affairs. Since you're taking Ecuador as an example, would you post the removal of a congressperson from Ecuador? (which happened two years ago) ChaotıċEnby(t · c) 19:01, 1 December 2023 (UTC)

  If it had wide impacts, yes. -- Rockstone^{Send me a message!} 19:27, 1 December 2023 (UTC)

  In this case it doesn't really have wide impact, as the Republicans still have a majority. It's just very talked about, but ITN standards and journalistic standards don't fully overlap. ChaotıċEnby(t · c) 19:29, 1 December 2023 (UTC)

Oppose, we are not posting stuff about individual congresspeople. The removal of McCarthy from speaker could've been ITN-worthy, the removal of a single congressperson certainly isn't. ChaotıċEnby(t · c) 18:57, 1 December 2023 (UTC)

• Oppose; this is not particularly consequential even in the US outside of his district, as it does not materially change the balance of power, and rarity in and of itself is not newsworthy. For the record, I would oppose posting the expulsion of a member of any national legislature unless there were other circumstances making it exceptionally newsworthy. Vanamonde (Talk) 19:13, 1 December 2023 (UTC)
• Oppose I don't think we posted Johnson's election as Speaker, which is more significant as a news story. This doesn't change a whole lot even within the U.S. as others have said. - Presidentman talk · contribs (Talkback) 19:51, 1 December 2023 (UTC)

  Under the long-running precedent, selection of a Speaker (or even that of a Prime Minister in Westminster Systems) isn't considered a landmark, notable event, mostly because their formal selection is usually tied to a prior event (e.g, the general election) and thus their eventually ascension to premiership is seen as inevitable; that, for instance, the UK has a new PM or the USA has a new Speaker upon reconvening after an election isn't major news; it was expected.

  In the case of Johnson, this was somewhat unique because it'd taken multiple ballots (and candidates) for one to emerge, but the outcome itself was ultimately predictable: "Republican majority elects Republican speaker on party-line basis." Had something particularly unusual happened (e.g, the House elected a Speaker that wasn't a sitting GOP member) that would've warranted its own event. But as it was, it was the closure of a story already posted to ITN: the ouster of McCarthy & "interregnum" that followed. - Nottheking (talk) 21:13, 1 December 2023 (UTC)

• Oppose; per presidentman. The election of a Speaker is more significant than the expulsion of a regular representative. Maj. Warden (talk) 20:30, 1 December 2023 (UTC)
• Oppose - definitely a rare event, but not unprecedented. The impact is pretty narrow, even though his seat will probably flip and narrow the already narrow republican majority.--estar8806 (talk) ★ 20:31, 1 December 2023 (UTC)
• Weak Oppose - Rare event? Yes. Internal U.S. politics, yes. CoatCheck (talk) 20:33, 1 December 2023 (UTC)
• Suggest Close We are deep into WP:SNOW territory here. No need for the pile-on to continue. -Ad Orientem (talk) 20:39, 1 December 2023 (UTC)
• Oppose - rare but not all that important. One of 435 districts in the US does not have a representative in one of two legislative chambers. nableezy - 20:42, 1 December 2023 (UTC)

  That's not what the story's about. After all, no one has been proposing blurbs for the deaths or resignation of unknown incumbent... Those are very common. However, to expel one is an extremely strong move that is strictly political; it's the equivalent to impeachment & removal from office. That is the actual topic being discussed; to direct the argument against something else would be something other than a move in good faith. - Nottheking (talk) 20:56, 1 December 2023 (UTC)

  Yes, and that is rare, but it remains not that important, with the sum total of effect being one of 435 districts in the US does not have a representative in one of two legislative chambers. nableezy - 22:37, 1 December 2023 (UTC)

• Support but suggest closure as it's clear that consensus will not develop This post was made by orbitalbuzzsaw gang (talk) 20:57, 1 December 2023 (UTC)

Concur with suggest close I already voted further above, but my count put it at something like 9 support vs. 12 oppose, (once excluding zero/invalid rationale votes, such as "only affects the USA") which is far short of a "consensus." - Nottheking (talk) 21:21, 1 December 2023 (UTC)

WP:NOTAVOTE. Curbon7 (talk) 21:29, 1 December 2023 (UTC)

• Oppose Certainly interesting, but at the end of the day the removal of a backbencher who was already persona non grata is minor and insignificant. Curbon7 (talk) 21:32, 1 December 2023 (UTC)
• Oppose Per above, agree with Curbon7, his impact is confined to at-most a national scale, he's essentially a backbencher and insignificant in the broader scope. Ornithoptera (talk) 21:56, 1 December 2023 (UTC)
• Oppose per Curbon. Disgraced domestic politician with limited influence as a representative anyways, doesn't quite have the reach for ITN notability. The Kip 22:13, 1 December 2023 (UTC)

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(Posted RD): Sandra Day O'Connor

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Article: Sandra Day O'Connor (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination
Blurb:  Former U.S. Supreme Court justice Sandra Day O'Connor (pictured) dies at the age of 93. (Post)
Alternative blurb: ​ First female U.S. Supreme Court justice Sandra Day O'Connor (pictured) dies at the age of 93.
News source(s): CNBC
Credits:

• Nominated by Ad Orientem (talk · give credit)
• Updated by DBlack2025 (talk · give credit) and Sunshineisles2 (talk · give credit)

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.

Ad Orientem (talk) 15:06, 1 December 2023 (UTC)

Strong Support. Incredible woman, RIP. GuardianH (talk) 18:31, 1 December 2023 (UTC)

First woman appointed to the US Supreme Court. This news is just breaking so updating is needed. -Ad Orientem (talk) 15:06, 1 December 2023 (UTC)

Clarifying My nomination is for RD. I oppose a blurb. She was an important person, but not that important. -Ad Orientem (talk) 15:54, 1 December 2023 (UTC)

• Support blurb Beat me to it. Perhaps some things need updating but is still a lengthy and well-sourced article. Jmanlucas (talk) 15:13, 1 December 2023 (UTC)

  I don't think so. We shouldn't be blurbing every SCOTUS member death, and while we did blurb RBG, she had far more influence (as well as was still sitting). While O'Connor is notable for being the first women on the court and having her hand in a few key decisions, her influence wasn't as strong as RBG. Masem (t) 15:15, 1 December 2023 (UTC)

  I don't think that's true, as she was at the ideological center of the Court and would be the one seeking compromise, whereas RBG being firmly on the left was frequently in the minority. Pawnkingthree (talk) 15:36, 1 December 2023 (UTC)

  I'm looking beyond just their role as a Justice (as one can argue for any Justice that they would be important in their role on the Court, either way, but again, we should not be trying to blurb all Justices). RGB was far more influential outside of the Court. Masem (t) 16:33, 1 December 2023 (UTC)

  I think O'Connor was important both as a Justice and as a major figure in U.S. women's rights. Her decision striking down single-sex admissions in Mississippi University for Women v Hogan was a critical step in Equal Protection law. (And it was the basis for RBG's more famous, but not actually legally groundbreaking, opinion striking down single-sex admissions at VMI, United States v Virginia.) O'Connor was on TIME Magazine's list of the 25 most powerful women of the 20th Century. She was not just a Supreme Court justice, she was also an icon. RBG (to her personal surprise) became a celebrity in her last few years because some law students called her the Notorious RBG, but pre-internet female law students turned out in droves to hear O'Connor. ALKinNYC (talk) 21:31, 1 December 2023 (UTC)

  While the circumstances of RBG's death were more notable, I’d say that O'Connor was more notable as a justice since she was the 1st woman on the Supreme Court & the swing vote in important cases. Blaylockjam10 (talk) 23:54, 1 December 2023 (UTC)

  There is no signficant article update to prompt such a feature. No section on her funeral or anything like that, nothing for us to show off. ~Maplestrip/Mable (chat) 15:24, 1 December 2023 (UTC)

  I don't think it's typical to enter an RD as a blurb prior to the funeral. That being said, there are heavy edits being made and it could possibly make sense to wait a few hours for this one. I also believe she was immensely influential, paving the way for justices such as Ginsburg, Kagan, Sotomayor, Barrett, and Jackson. Jmanlucas (talk) 15:44, 1 December 2023 (UTC)

• Oppose on quality Not a lot but a handful of CNs and uncited statements at ends of paras. Also would be nice to see the proseline-type writing style fixed in the latter part of the article but that shouldn't stop posting RD. --Masem (t) 15:13, 1 December 2023 (UTC)
• Comment Article has been updated with news on her death.--Sunshineisles2 (talk) 15:16, 1 December 2023 (UTC)
• RD only. I agree with Masem that she was not quite as influential as RBG. 331dot (talk) 15:35, 1 December 2023 (UTC)
• Quilty issues, but Support RD only. Once fixed, she is a perfect candidate for an RD. I'd needed convinced for blurb, other than be just the first woman on Supreme Court. TheCorriynial (talk) 15:45, 1 December 2023 (UTC)
• Oppose blurb Let's not propose blurbs to American personalities for the simple fact of being American. There are almost 200 supreme courts in the world with their respective first female members. _-_Alsor (talk) 16:18, 1 December 2023 (UTC)

  Like -Ad Orientem (talk) 16:34, 1 December 2023 (UTC)

  no one brought up this person's nationality as justification for a blurb. please try to contribute to the consensus with NPOV Belugsump (talk) 08:18, 2 December 2023 (UTC)

• Support RD The remaining uncited statements are minimal (given the article length) and non-controversial. I oppose the blurb; while I typically endorse some US bias in blurbs due to the influence of American culture and politics worldwide, there is little evidence of that here. GreatCaesarsGhost 16:45, 1 December 2023 (UTC)
• Support RD As much as my inner Arizonan wants a blurb, I have to concede that being the first woman on SCOTUS doesn't warrant one. We don't need two blurbs in a row being American politicians dying of old age. PolarManne (talk) 17:00, 1 December 2023 (UTC)
• Oppose blurb - if you look at her impact compared to Kissinger's, they are probably in the same ballpark, or she might even be ahead. Simply raising the bar higher prevents contradictory outcomes. - Indefensible (talk) 17:04, 1 December 2023 (UTC)

  I don't think they are comparable. She was a run of the mill Supreme Court justice whose principle claim to fame was being the first woman on the court. Kissinger fundamentally changed the course of world history (for good and ill). He was the most consequential Sec. of State in US history and one of the most important foreign ministers in world history. -Ad Orientem (talk) 17:19, 1 December 2023 (UTC)

  I think you underrate O'Connor and overrate Kissinger. O'Connor was the pivotal vote on a number of issues and was in office for over 2 decades while Kissinger was only SoS for 4 years. - Indefensible (talk) 19:55, 1 December 2023 (UTC)

  Those four years had a lot of impact that we are still feeling to this day, especially in the Middle East and in particular Israel. _{Duly signed,} ⛵ WaltClipper -(talk) 20:58, 1 December 2023 (UTC)

  You can't really just compare the offices held. Kissinger wasn't your average Secretary of State, just like RBG wasn't your average Justice. For O'Connor, while being the first woman on the court was an achievement, I don't think she rises to the same level. ChaotıċEnby(t · c) 19:07, 1 December 2023 (UTC)

• Support RD, she was important but not enough for a blurb. QuicoleJR (talk) 19:04, 1 December 2023 (UTC)
• Support RD, weak oppose blurb The article has 2 CN tags, which should be rectified first, but it's in pretty good shape otherwise. We didn't blurb Dianne Feinstein, and I think O'Connor's impact is similar to hers. ❤HistoryTheorist❤ 19:09, 1 December 2023 (UTC)
• Support RD Article looks good enough. Weak support blurb Since she was the first female Supreme Court justice in the country's history. I'd support a blurb for a first female justice on any supreme court/high court of any nation. Her tenure also oversaw some landmark decisions as well. --TDKR Chicago 101 (talk) 19:46, 1 December 2023 (UTC)
• Strong support RD and blurb O'Connor opened the highest court in the United States to women, a truly enormous event in one of the most influential nations in the world, at a time when women's roles were extremely limited, both in the U.S. and globally. It was a huge deal. If you question whether this is worthy of international coverage, note that her death is currently on the front pages of El Pais, The Guardian, Le Monde, etc. That her death comes near another high-profile civil servant should be irrelevant. Girona7 (talk) 20:16, 1 December 2023 (UTC)
• Support RD, Oppose blurb I don't think this rises to the level of a blurb. Johndavies837 (talk) 20:22, 1 December 2023 (UTC)
• Support blurb - First of all, article looks good to go. The fact that O'Connor was the first woman on the Supreme Court and had several notable opinions during her tenure (namely Planned Parenthood v. Casey, among others) would lead me to believe she had enough long-term significance to warrant a blurb.--estar8806 (talk) ★ 20:28, 1 December 2023 (UTC)
• Strong support and blurb – First woman on the highest court in the USA. I second what User:Girona7 wrote above. Missvain (talk) 20:33, 1 December 2023 (UTC)
• Support blurb - Article is good to go, and I think that her being the first women on the Supreme Court makes it very noteworthy, like what User:Girona7 wrote. Maj. Warden (talk) 20:53, 1 December 2023 (UTC)
• Oppose blurb - This does not rise to the level of importance we should expect to see for a blurb. _{Duly signed,} ⛵ WaltClipper -(talk) 20:56, 1 December 2023 (UTC)
• oppose blurb, support rd - not so widely covered as a death to merit a blurb imo. think the article fine at this point too. nableezy - 21:03, 1 December 2023 (UTC)
• Support RD, Oppose Blurb - Reviewed article, and it looks to be in great shape. While she was a significant figure, she wasn't very transformative in her field (a threshold that "first woman" falls short of) which is generally the requirement for a an ITN blurb for a death after leaving said office. (dying in office is unusual, and much more likely can merit a blurb, as the death itself has serious ramifications, as was the case for Justice Ginsberg in 2020) As it stands, definitely doesn't merit a blurb, but does seem ready to speedily post to RD: a good job to everyone who worked to ensure the high quality of the article! - Nottheking (talk) 21:26, 1 December 2023 (UTC)
• Support RD, Oppose Blurb, per above. Ornithoptera (talk) 21:58, 1 December 2023 (UTC)
• Removing ready tag There's still at least one CN, one unsourced paragraph, and the list of the notable decisions she was involved needs sourcing as well. --Masem (t) 22:05, 1 December 2023 (UTC)
• Support RD, oppose blurb per all above. The Kip 22:12, 1 December 2023 (UTC)
• Oppose blurb, support RD per above consensus and my general policy of opposing all RDB This post was made by orbitalbuzzsaw gang (talk) 22:44, 1 December 2023 (UTC)
• Support RD, Oppose Blurb, article meets standards, old woman dies. JM (talk) 00:15, 2 December 2023 (UTC)
• Support RD, neutral on blurb but I've added an altblurb that highlights her significance in case this somehow makes the blurb, although this would definitely make a weak DYK when/if it becomes a GA. @Admins willing to post ITN: snowball's chance in hell of failing RD, could we post that rn? Aaron Liu (talk) 00:24, 2 December 2023 (UTC)

  I for one don't like posting bios where the date of birth is uncited. Schwede66 00:37, 2 December 2023 (UTC)

  @Schwede66 I have cited the DoB. Sunshineisles2 (talk) 00:44, 2 December 2023 (UTC)

  Thanks. I was beaten to posting this. Schwede66 00:52, 2 December 2023 (UTC)

• She's fabulous, her story was very inspirational personally for me and other young women, but "first woman on SCOTUS" probably doesn't raise her to the level of global significance needed for a blurb. Of course support RD once any quality issues are addressed, that should go without saying. Valereee (talk) 00:31, 2 December 2023 (UTC)
• Posted RD It looks good enough for RD, though it could use improvement with a few more citations and rewriting "Activities and memberships" to be less PROSELINE. – Muboshgu (talk) 00:47, 2 December 2023 (UTC)

  If it needs "a few more citations" it wasn't ready to be posted. As I pointed out, the section about the major decisions she was involved in is mostly unsourced, and that really should be sourced. Masem (t) 01:42, 2 December 2023 (UTC)

• Support RD, neutral on blurb—The thing that makes the passing of Sandra Day O'Connor different from that of Ruth Bader Ginsburg is the fact that RBG died while she was still a sitting justice, at a time when her absence from SCOTUS would effectively ensure a conservative supermajority. SDOC died of old age 18 years after she retired from the bench; it is far less consequential. On the other hand, there is something to be said for being the first woman to ever serve on the most powerful court in the most powerful country. For this reason, I can't outright oppose a blurb. Kurtis ^(talk) 01:26, 2 December 2023 (UTC)
• Oppose blurb I can't imagine we would ever blurb the death of a judge from any other country in the world (except in situations where 'death is the story'). I don't see the need to blurb this person just because they are an American judge. Chrisclear (talk) 01:49, 2 December 2023 (UTC)
• Support blurb Ruth Bader Ginsburg got a blurb. I don't see why O'Connor shouldn't have one either. 159.118.77.237 (talk) 03:32, 2 December 2023 (UTC)

• Whether O'Connor was trailblazing aside, Ginsburg's death was unexpected and severely impacted the balance of power in the court. --Rockstone^{Send me a message!} 04:06, 2 December 2023 (UTC)

• Oppose blurb The first woman on the US Supreme Court, yes, involved in some important decisions as such, yes. But beyond this (and the major siginificance being attributed to the "first" aspect) I am not seeing anything convincing enough to blurb especially when this position was held more than a decade and a half ago. Gotitbro (talk) 04:44, 2 December 2023 (UTC)

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November 30

Portal:Current events/2023 November 30

November 30, 2023 (2023-11-30) (Thursday) Armed conflicts and attacks Israel–Hamas war 2023 Givat Shaul shooting Three Israeli civilians are killed and sixteen injured in a mass shooting in the Givat Shaul neighborhood of Jerusalem. Two Palestinian gunmen are shot and killed by security forces. An armed civilian who shot the Palestinian attackers, Yuval Doron Castleman, is mistaken for an attacker and is also shot dead. Hamas claims responsibility for the attack. (The Times of Israel) (Haaretz) 2023 Israel–Hamas ceasefire A deal is reached to extend the ceasefire for at least one more day after it had been due to expire. (The Times of Israel) Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has expressed doubts that Israel is abiding by international law in the war, due to the high number of civilian casualties and video footage of growing numbers of children dying. (Al Jazeera) United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken steps up calls for Israel to comply with international law and protect civilians during its military operations in southern Gaza, while reaffirming US support. (Al Jazeera) Russian invasion of Ukraine Attacks in Russia during the Russian invasion of Ukraine Ukraine says its special forces bombed a freight train as it was passing through the Severomuysky Tunnel in Buryatia, Russia. Russia's Investigative Committee acknowledges an explosion and fire inside the tunnel, and says that a preliminary probe is underway to determine the cause. (Reuters) Gunfire breaks out between the National Guard of Guinea-Bissau and the Presidential Guard after the National Guard frees two ministers from the opposition PAIGC from police custody. (BBC) (Al Jazeera) Business and economy Russian grain exports Somalia receives 25,000 tons of grain as humanitarian aid from Russia. It is part of an agreement announced at the 2023 Russia–Africa Summit to provide food to African nations. (Anadolu) The insolvency of the Austrian Signa Holding leads to the insolvency of the German sporting goods retailer SportScheck. (rbb24) Disasters and incidents At least 13 people are killed in a fire at a hostel in Almaty, Kazakhstan, with preliminary reports indicating carbon monoxide poisoning as the cause of death. (AFP via France 24) Health and environment 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference The United Nations Climate Change conference opens in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, with an agreement to provide funding to least developed countries that are most at risk from the effects of climate change. (The Guardian) International relations Foreign relations of Argentina Incoming Foreign Minister Diana Mondino announces that Argentina will not join the BRICS group of nations, as it already has members of the BRICS bloc as the country's primary trading partners. (MyInd Markets) Law and crime LGBT rights in Russia The Supreme Court of Russia bans the LGBT movement, labelling participants as extremists. (Reuters) Politics and elections 2023–24 Bhutanese National Assembly election Citizens of Bhutan vote in the preliminary round of elections to elect members of the National Assembly. (Reuters) Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele is granted a leave of absence prior to the 2024 general election and is succeeded by his private secretary Claudia Rodríguez de Guevara as acting president. (La Prensa Gráfica)

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(Closed) Botticelli's recovered painting

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Article: Madonna delle Grazie (Botticelli) (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ The missing painting Madonna delle Grazie by Sandro Botticelli is recovered in Italy. (Post)
News source(s): CNN, Guardian, etc
Credits:

• Updated and nominated by Brandmeister (talk · give credit)
• Created by TulsaPoliticsFan (talk · give credit)

Article updated

While lost paintings do occasionally pop up, this, being Botticelli's, looks particularly noteworthy. Brandmeister^talk 15:14, 1 December 2023 (UTC)

• Our article doesn't even say it was missing. Would be an embarrassing feature... Also how did we get an image of the painting in 2022 if it had been missing for fifty thirty years? ~Maplestrip/Mable (chat) 15:27, 1 December 2023 (UTC)
  • Actually quite simple. Scan/photo of a image in an old book/magazine. Or at least cropping from a news photo. Or taking a picture during the recovery, depends on luck. Brandmeister^talk 15:56, 1 December 2023 (UTC)
• Comment The article is kinda stubby and there is not much detail about what happened. -Ad Orientem (talk) 15:28, 1 December 2023 (UTC)
• Oppose It would be different if this was like a major theft and has since been resolved, but this reads more like it simply got lost in a shuffle in protecting art from the earthquake in 1984. Its not the world's greatest mystery being solved here. --Masem (t) 15:32, 1 December 2023 (UTC)
• Oppose on Significance, the recovery of art is usually not ITN-worthy, and it's not like this was some important or notable missing painting. Editor 5426387 (talk) 15:45, 1 December 2023 (UTC)

oppose - per above PrecariousWorlds (talk) 16:27, 1 December 2023 (UTC)

• Oppose not that significant, but it’s an interesting nom. This painting is not one of Botticelli's most recognized works, nor is its "disappearance" historical, since it was due to a sale. _-_Alsor (talk) 16:56, 1 December 2023 (UTC)
• Oppose I do not find this significant enough to post. QuicoleJR (talk) 20:08, 1 December 2023 (UTC)

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LGBT rights in Russia

Article: LGBT rights in Russia (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ In a setback for LGBT rights in Russia, the country's Supreme Court bans the "LGBT movement" as "extremist". (Post)
Alternative blurb: ​ In a setback for LGBT rights in Russia, the country's Supreme Court bans the "LGBT movement".
Alternative blurb II: ​ Russia's Supreme Court is condemned by LGBT rights supporters for banning the "LGBT movement".
Alternative blurb III: ​ In Russia, the country's Supreme Court bans the "LGBT movement".
Alternative blurb IV: ​ The Russian Supreme Court outlaws the "international LGBT movement" as "extremist".
News source(s): Reuters
Credits:

• Nominated by Chaotic Enby (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Sentries (talk · give credit) and Revangarde568 (talk · give credit)

Blurb is a bit convoluted in order to fit the primary article, open to rephrasing. ChaotıċEnby(t · c) 01:32, 1 December 2023 (UTC)

• Support a blurb of some kind, but "setback" might not be the appropriate word to use, since it is somewhat non-neutral. Maybe something closer to "Russia's supreme court is condemned by LGBT rights supporters for banning the LGBT movement." -- Rockstone^{Send me a message!} 01:53, 1 December 2023 (UTC)
• Support Pretty big setback for the LGBT community, considering this is coming from one of the most influential countries on the planet - although a different blurb would be better per Rockstone. qw3rty 01:57, 1 December 2023 (UTC)
• Oppose solely on article quality. Once the article is up to scratch (it has not been updated and referencing is seriously subpar) I would support alt3 as factual and to the point w/o any editorializing. -Ad Orientem (talk) 02:03, 1 December 2023 (UTC)
• Support Considering that this genuinely might lead to the banning of any LGBT persons, this is a massive deal as countries around it may follow. Lukt64 (talk) 02:24, 1 December 2023 (UTC)

Objectively, I think this news story meets the customary criteria for a blurb. However, Wikipedia, and ITN more specifically are not here to right great wrongs. And article quality is frankly nowhere near acceptable for posting. -Ad Orientem (talk) 02:46, 1 December 2023 (UTC)

• Oppose solely on quality as target article is orange-tagged. Definitely notable enough, though - it’s not just the banning of a single organization, but the entire movement. Rather disturbing news, honestly. The Kip 03:11, 1 December 2023 (UTC)

• Neutral Emperor Putin has already effectively banned the LGBT movement for years. He classified the flag and references as pornographic material and has had people arrested. He also banned same sex marriage via the constitutional amendment he pushed through. Hard to see how this is any different.

Noah, AA^Talk 03:28, 1 December 2023 (UTC)

• Oppose on quality - besides the CN, the summary table should have sources (which ought to reuse what's already present) --Masem (t) 03:42, 1 December 2023 (UTC)
• Support on notability, not ready on quality per Ad Orientem. Best case scenario is they've outlawed all public expression supportive of LGBT rights, worst case scenario is they've effectively outlawed being LGBT in public, and either of those are notable. All we know as a matter of fact is that the Supreme Court outlawed "the international LGBT movement". why does that terminology sound so familiar?  Vanilla  Wizard 💙 04:06, 1 December 2023 (UTC)

  Adding that my preference is for Altblurb IV - my !vote was originally going to have paragraphs of ramblings about how I don't like using the term "the LGBT movement" in Wikivoice and how that does not adequately tell the reader what actually got banned for a number of fairly obvious reasons, "the LGBT movement" is not an entity or organization that can be dissolved by a legal ruling, it is a category of person and those who are supportive of said people, hence why even the target article LGBT movement is actually named LGBT movements plural. But I got into edit conflict after edit conflict and lost the original ramblings, and at the time no other users had expressed issue with the language so I was worried I'd just look like a crazy nitpicker anyways. Thankfully, multiple other editors have said what I wanted to say (in much fewer words than I was going to use) and someone even offered up a satisfactory altblurb.  Vanilla  Wizard 💙 13:03, 1 December 2023 (UTC)

  No you're right that the language wasn't adequate, wasn't sure how to phrase it but having the claim in quotes is much better indeed. ChaotıċEnby(t · c) 19:12, 1 December 2023 (UTC)

Support on the basis of notability, but I think the blurbs currently proposed are unclear. I propose the following alternate blurb: Russian Supreme Court outlaws the "international LGBT movement" as "extremist". --MtPenguinMonster (talk) 06:55, 1 December 2023 (UTC)

I added this proposal as Alt 4. JM (talk) 07:53, 1 December 2023 (UTC)

• Support alt 3 since the other three blurbs are not neutral. MtPenguinMonster's proposed blurb is also OK. Banedon (talk) 07:10, 1 December 2023 (UTC)

• Oppose on quality, way too many CN tags, and as far as I can tell there's only one line of update for this event, let alone having its own section. However if this ends up getting posted, if there ends up being a consensus to post, i would support Alt 4 because the first 2 blurbs are not NPOV, the 2nd altblurb is not the main story, and Alt3 definitely has the wrong bolded words (should be "bans" that is bolded, not "LGBT movement"). JM (talk) 07:46, 1 December 2023 (UTC)
• Oppose any blurb which uncritically refers to "the LGBT movement". To the extent the phrase means anything (our wikilink redirects to the crucially more accurate LGBT movements), it is an unquestioning repeating of the conspiracist rhetoric used by the justice department, which Reuters translates as "the international LGBT social movement". Far better to reflect the term "activist" which Reuters uses when not referring to government statements, eg. "In Russia, the country's Supreme Court bans the LGBT activism." (Edit conflicted here, ALT4 is an alternative that presents the statement as a quote, which is another option resolving this issue.) CMD (talk) 08:00, 1 December 2023 (UTC)

  Yep, wasn't feeling too well about it but didn't know how to word it better. Thanks for the better wordings that make it clear that "LGBT movement" is not a real, specific thing, but at the same time that it will have an impact on actual LGBT people. ChaotıċEnby(t · c) 17:25, 1 December 2023 (UTC)

• Oppose So, what? The LGBT movement is banned in much of Africa, Central Asia and Western Asia. There are even countries in which LGBT people get death penalties (e.g. Iran) or get tortured before death (e.g. Saudi Arabia). In addition, the LGBT community in Russia didn't have many rights prior to this decision so that this can be considered a major setback (note that death is regularly enforced in Chechnya). I think decrimanlisation in Iran or Saudi Arabia would be a much greater news than this decision that changes very little in practice.--Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 08:18, 1 December 2023 (UTC)

  Chechnya is an autonomous republic, and not representative of the laws in Russia at large. This is a much bigger and much more worrying change. ChaotıċEnby(t · c) 17:27, 1 December 2023 (UTC)

  The blurbs are absolutely woeful, but the difference is that rather than saying "you can't be gay" and hurting those who still are, Russia has now apparently labelled any form of belief that LGBT+ people can exist as extremist ideology and basically treachery (comments from Milonov on 'extremist aims to destabilise Russia'). So not just LGBT+ people will face prison, but anyone who acknowledges homosexuality/bisexuality/etc is real. And it seems by calling it extremism (instead of just criminalising), Russia extends their powers in how harshly suspects can be treated, too. Kingsif (talk) 22:27, 3 December 2023 (UTC)

  So not just LGBT+ people will face prison, but anyone who acknowledges homosexuality/bisexuality/etc is real this is hyperbole, the authorities themselves must acknowledge that homosexuality is real in order to persecute these people. It's fully possible to describe the significance of such a ruling and its consequences without exaggeration. JM (talk) 22:40, 3 December 2023 (UTC)

  Milonov said they would try to clamp down on any information about LGBT+, period: it's not hyperbole. And how would the authorities have to acknowledge homosexuality is real to clamp down? They follow the party line that it's something made up to destroy families. (ed: Which seems to be the whole point of this new ruling, actually. Formalising for prosecution purposes that Russia says LGBT+ isn't real but a dangerous ideology the West has created to harm the state.) I know that a 'lesser' version of this ruling would be severe and significant, but they've really started with full censorship/invisibility tactics here. Kingsif (talk) 23:33, 3 December 2023 (UTC)

  I believe the issue here is that we are using two different meanings of "real". Your "real" is "something that exists and is natural", my "real" is "something that exists whether invented or natural". It doesn't really matter, the result in Russia is the same, and so the significance for blurbing is the same. JM (talk) 23:48, 3 December 2023 (UTC)

  I think the issue might be a little more in your interpretation of the legislation, because that's not how I meant "real". But yes, it's moot. Kingsif (talk) 00:07, 4 December 2023 (UTC)

Oppose - Per @Kiril Simeonovski PrecariousWorlds (talk) 09:13, 1 December 2023 (UTC)

• Oppose. This ruling is not transformative. The LGBT movement was already restricted before this ruling. Thriley (talk) 09:35, 1 December 2023 (UTC)
• Oppose – No significant update to the article in question. ~Maplestrip/Mable (chat) 09:48, 1 December 2023 (UTC)
• Oppose On quality, as noted above by others, some statements have four cites, why other areas have nothing. There is a lot of sourcing in the article, but it is somewhat unbalanced. Also opposing per Kiril Simeonovski above, who I feel makes a valid point, there wasn't much difference on top of what was already banned. Govvy (talk) 10:44, 1 December 2023 (UTC)

Oppose solely on quality The news are definitely notable, but as others above have stated, there are far too many CN tags within the article. --Bucket of sulfuric acid (talk) 11:17, 1 December 2023 (UTC)

• Oppose Russia is known for a history of anti-LGBTQ movements, and the article is notable in itself as per above, however the quality of the article is not really in the best shape, once the CN tags are removed, may lean toward Support. Editor 5426387 (talk) 14:27, 1 December 2023 (UTC)
• Oppose The Russian government is already known for its anti-LGBT stance, this doesn't come as a surprise nor does it meaningfully impact Russian politics. PolarManne (talk) 17:02, 1 December 2023 (UTC)
• Oppose: This doesn't change a thing; it just formalises what has already been in practice for quite a long time. —M3ATH (Moazfargal · Talk) 18:42, 1 December 2023 (UTC)
• Edited blurbs to reflect the point made by several people about contextualizing "LGBT movement" in quotes. ChaotıċEnby(t · c) 19:10, 1 December 2023 (UTC)
• Comment Looks like the practical reality of this is worse than the worst-case-scenario I suggested might happen in my !vote above. Looks like the real-life consequence of this is the banning of not just pro-LGBT speech or being LGBT in public, but a police crackdown of being LGBT behind closed doors in privately-owned spaces. Moscow police raid gay clubs after high court labels LGBTQ+ movement ‘extremist’ - Politico  Vanilla  Wizard 💙 22:15, 2 December 2023 (UTC)
• Comment Make a standalone article on the ruling itself (plenty of legislation articles in Category:Statutory_law_by_country to use as examples) and change the bold article to be that. Massively significant per my reply above – beyond no PDA and no books with positive gay depictions, Russia has given itself license to treat "the international LGBT+ movement" like any other state would treat any other extremist group. Per Amnesty International: Recognizing it as “extremist” carries severe legal consequences for everyone involved in LGBTI-related activities or even having a known, or assumed, association with the LGBTI community. Kingsif (talk) 22:30, 3 December 2023 (UTC)

RD: Elliott Erwitt

Article: Elliott Erwitt (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): The Guardian, The New York Times
Credits:

• Nominated by Mr. Lechkar (talk · give credit)

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.

French-born American photographer, notable for documenting personalities such as Richard Nixon and Marilyn Monroe, as well as events such as the 2009 inauguration of Barack Obama and John F. Kennedy's state funeral. Mr. Lechkar (talk) 23:15, 30 November 2023 (UTC)

• Comment The unsourced tag on the article needs to be sorted out. 🛧Midori No Sora♪🛪 ( ☁＝☁＝✈) 01:14, 1 December 2023 (UTC)
• Oppose Needs more sources in the early life and filmmaking career sections. If I see this improved, I'll change my stance. Jmanlucas (talk) 01:55, 1 December 2023 (UTC)
• Oppose on quality Has an orange tag. QuicoleJR (talk) 19:20, 1 December 2023 (UTC)

RD: Alistair Darling

Article: Alistair Darling (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): Sky News, BBC News
Credits:

• Nominated by BlakeIsHereStudios (talk · give credit)

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.

Former Labour Party Chancellor of the Exchequer and Member of Parliament (MP). BlakeIsHereStudios (talk) 13:03, 30 November 2023 (UTC)

• Oppose: needs work on the citations. - SchroCat (talk) 13:40, 30 November 2023 (UTC)
• Oppose per above - far too much unreferenced material. Ritchie333 ^{(talk) (cont)} 15:14, 30 November 2023 (UTC)
• Comment There are still some area's not sourced, but I don't know how strict to be for a yes or not on RD. Govvy (talk) 15:27, 30 November 2023 (UTC)

  1 or 2 CN tags is considered fine, any more than that is usually not. JM (talk) 07:54, 1 December 2023 (UTC)

  Since when? It most certainly wasn't considered fine 12 months ago. Polyamorph (talk) 14:52, 2 December 2023 (UTC)

  WP:ITNQUALITY one or two "citation needed" tags may not hold up an article JM (talk) 15:10, 2 December 2023 (UTC)

  I don't think that means one or two cns should not hold up the posting but rather that it's possible one or two wouldn't be seen by some/many people as a problem, especially if the content that is tagged isn't controversial. I don't think it's making a definite statement that one or two is fine, even if they're on contentious material and/or editors are objecting. Valereee (talk) 15:32, 2 December 2023 (UTC)

  That also states Biographies of living persons are held to higher standards of referencing because of their sensitive nature, and these rules also apply to those recently deceased. As such I don't think the 'one or two' cn tags flexibility applies for RD. Personally I don't think it's acceptable on any article, but it certainly hasn't been acceptable to have cn tags on previous RD discussions. Polyamorph (talk) 15:40, 2 December 2023 (UTC)

  There was just an argument about this in Kissinger's RD/blurb discussion, where Vanilla Wizard said the following: WP:BLP does not apply to the recently deceased when their death is confirmed by reliable sources. Any extension to BLP on such an article only apply to contentious or questionable material about the subject that has implications for their living relatives and friends, such as in the case of a possible suicide or particularly gruesome crime. JM (talk) 15:52, 2 December 2023 (UTC)

  That argument does not represent the consensus here, as stated in WP:ITNQUALITY that you referenced. If you want this change in how things are done at ITN for RD then a more extensive discussion is needed, at this project's talk page and update the criteria notes accordingly. Polyamorph (talk) 16:28, 2 December 2023 (UTC)

  Take it up with Vanilla Wizard, I'm just quoting them from below, where it seemed to be 4v1 in favour of BLP not applying to confirmed deaths (Vanilla Wizard, Ed, BilledMammal, and F4U vs Masem), so they seem to disagree that it goes against policy. Additionally, Queen of Hearts had no problem agreeing that ITNQUALITY was not an issue for a few CNs. Oh and also as far as I can tell BLP doesn't say we can't have any CN tags, just that contentious material must be sourced to RS. JM (talk) 17:51, 2 December 2023 (UTC)

  Take it up with Vanilla Wizard they're not the one discussing here. This is not the place to decide consensus. Your 5v1 count is not consensus. Historically, here at ITN, RDs have required cn tags be addressed before posting. If you want to change that, a discussion is needed at the talk page, not here. Polyamorph (talk) 18:10, 2 December 2023 (UTC) note: the comment this is response to has been edited Polyamorph (talk) 18:14, 2 December 2023 (UTC)

  As I said, the only consensus I see is that of the Kissinger discussion, where the consensus of people involved in the ITNQUALITY/BLP arguement was that a few CNs was fine. That's the only consensus on that area that I can recall (I haven't been here long) and it contradicts what you're saying. So where is this consensus you are talking about? If I could see it then I could judge for myself. JM (talk) 18:15, 2 December 2023 (UTC) note: my comment was corrected within 2 minutes of your comment, before I saw you had commented, in order to clarify that Queen of Hearts agreed with the ITNQUALITY part, not specifically the BLP part. JM (talk) 18:19, 2 December 2023 (UTC)

  I've opened a thread on the talk page, as this is not the correct place for this discussion. Polyamorph (talk) 18:33, 2 December 2023 (UTC)

(Posted) RD: Shane MacGowan

Article: Shane MacGowan (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): Guardian
Credits:

• Nominated by The C of E (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Bastun (talk · give credit) and Serial Number 54129 (talk · give credit)

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.

Lead singer of the Pogues (Fairytale of New York) The C of E God Save the King! (talk) 12:20, 30 November 2023 (UTC)

• Oppose on quality issues. Still a lot of unsupported material there. - SchroCat (talk) 12:23, 30 November 2023 (UTC)
  • I've just been working on citing the uncited bits @SchroCat:. The C of E God Save the King! (talk) 12:31, 30 November 2023 (UTC)
    • The filmography is still unsupported, as is much of the discography. - SchroCat (talk) 13:42, 30 November 2023 (UTC)
    • Now fully sourced. ——Serial 16:15, 30 November 2023 (UTC)
• Support sourcing issues dealt with. Go Shane. ——Serial 12:25, 30 November 2023 (UTC)
• Support seems to have been cleaned up. "Fucking borders are just such a pain in the fucking arse." Ritchie333 ^{(talk) (cont)} 15:12, 30 November 2023 (UTC)
• Support Good article on a great artist. Maxxies (talk) 16:00, 30 November 2023 (UTC)
• Support "A man of many words and few teeth" (- Andrew Anthony, The Observer, 2000). Martinevans123 (talk) 17:36, 30 November 2023 (UTC)
• Posted Stephen 22:26, 30 November 2023 (UTC)

November 29

Portal:Current events/2023 November 29

November 29, 2023 (2023-11-29) (Wednesday) Armed conflicts and attacks 2023 Guayana Esequiba crisis, Brazil–Venezuela relations The Brazilian Army mobilizes towards the border of Venezuela and Guyana, anticipating a possible Venezuelan military invasion of Guayana Esequiba. (Escenario Mundial) Israel–Hamas war Israel–Hamas war hostage crisis 2023 Israel–Hamas ceasefire Hamas releases four Thai migrant workers and 12 Israeli hostages while Israel releases 30 Palestinian prisoners. In a separate gesture to Russian President Vladimir Putin, two dual citizens of Israel and Russia are also freed by Hamas. (The Times of Israel) October-November 2023 Jenin incursion Israel Defense Forces, Shin Bet, and Israel Border Police announce in a joint statement that they killed Muhammad Zubeidi, the commander of the Jenin branch of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad. (The Jerusalem Post) Two children, aged 14 and 8, are shot dead by IDF troops in Jenin during the raid. The shootings are caught by security cameras. (BBC) Myanmar civil war Operation 1027 The Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army captures the town of Konkyan in Shan State, Myanmar, after the military's Light Infantry Battalion 125 surrendered to it. (The Irrawaddy) Arts and culture The 15th-century painting Madonna delle Grazie by Sandro Botticelli, with an estimated value of €100 million, which was believed to be missing, is recovered from a residence near Naples, Italy. (The Guardian) Business and economy Austria's largest privately owned real estate company Signa Holding files for insolvency. (Reuters) Disasters and accidents 2023 Yakushima V-22 Osprey crash A United States Air Force V-22 Osprey crashes off the coast of Japan's Kagoshima Prefecture with six crew members onboard. A search and rescue operation has been launched, according to the Japan Coast Guard. (CNN) International relations Finland–Poland relations, Finland–Russia relations National Security Bureau chief Jacek Siewiera announces that Poland will send "a team of military advisors" to the Finland–Russia border in response to an official request for allied support. Finland says it was unaware of the Polish offer. Russia warns against the move, viewing the concentration of troops on the border as a threat. (Reuters) Law and crime Recognition of same-sex unions in Nepal A village authority in Gandaki Province, Nepal, registers the nation's first same-sex marriage. (Reuters) German authorities launch major raids and arrests against the right-wing Wehrsportgruppe Knockout 51 and the Reichsbürger group "Königreich Deutschland". (Taz) (Zeit) French Minister of Justice Éric Dupond-Moretti is acquitted of a charge of conflict of interest by the Cour de Justice de la République. (France 24) Science and technology Right Livelihood Award Eunice Brookman-Amissah, Mother Nature Cambodia, Phyllis Omido and SOS Méditerranée are honored with the Right Livelihood Award in Stockholm, Sweden. (Tagesschau) Solar Cycle 25 NASA says that a coronal mass ejection directed at Earth will result in a geomagnetic storm causing disruption to radio and GPS communications on November 30, particularly in the Southern Hemisphere. (The Times of India) Sports Winter Olympic Games The International Olympic Committee announces that a French Alps/Nice bid is the preferred candidate to host the 2030 Winter Olympics and that Salt Lake City, Utah, United States, is the preferred candidate to host the 2034 Winter Olympics. (CBC News)

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(Ready) RD: Michèle Rivasi

Article: Michèle Rivasi (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): France Bleu
Credits:

• Nominated by Jmanlucas (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Spectritus (talk · give credit), 217.129.165.138 (talk · give credit) and CAWylie (talk · give credit)

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.

French MEP since 2009, arrested for breaking into the Kleine Brogel Air Base out of protest with three other MEPs. Jmanlucas (talk) 18:37, 30 November 2023 (UTC)

• Support Article seems to be acceptable length and is well-cited. The Kip 20:02, 30 November 2023 (UTC)
• Support. Looks good enough. 🛧Midori No Sora♪🛪 ( ☁＝☁＝✈) 01:15, 1 December 2023 (UTC)
• Support Article has a sufficient amount of citations + overall content. More could be added into the Education/Early career section, but it’s not that big of a complaint. Good enough. Cheers, atque supra! Fakescientist8000 13:16, 1 December 2023 (UTC)
• Comments: A single-sentence lead is too short. And the date and place of birth need sources, and preferably added to the prose, please. --PFHLai (talk) 21:03, 3 December 2023 (UTC)

(Reposted) RD/blurb: Henry Kissinger

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Article: Henry Kissinger (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination
Blurb:  American statesman Henry Kissinger dies at age 100. (Post)
Alternative blurb: ​ Former U.S. secretary of state Henry Kissinger dies at the age of 100.
News source(s): WaPo
Credits:

• Nominated by Davey2116 (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Joeybrund (talk · give credit), Bedivere (talk · give credit) and Nableezy (talk · give credit)

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.

Been waiting for this day. Davey2116 (talk) 01:53, 30 November 2023 (UTC)

now now, this is still Wikipedia let’s not turn ITN/C in to a place where we celebrate somebody’s death. We can do that in the privacy of our own homes. nableezy - 01:56, 30 November 2023 (UTC)

• Blurb - obviously I would think. nableezy - 01:51, 30 November 2023 (UTC)
• Support blurb obviously as nominator. Davey2116 (talk) 01:55, 30 November 2023 (UTC)
• Support blurb - he was an extremely controversial and influential figure, so his death is big news Youraveragearmy (talk) 01:57, 30 November 2023 (UTC)

No it's not. He was 100! His death is no surprise at all!! HiLo48 (talk) 02:58, 30 November 2023 (UTC)

• OMD He was 100. The update is currently four words and two numbers long, so mentioning this would bring it to five and three. Should be "29", too, not "29th". InedibleHulk (talk) 01:58, 30 November 2023 (UTC)

  Longer than the blurb now, but still, a big name like this in RD speaks for itself. InedibleHulk (talk) 02:15, 30 November 2023 (UTC)

• Blurb - An exceptionally influential and well-known figure. But oppose the currently proposed blurb. "Statesman" is not a neutral term. It implies a level of renown and respect. Kissinger is, to say the least, a controversial and infamous figure in contemporary American politics.  Vanilla  Wizard 💙 01:59, 30 November 2023 (UTC)
• Oppose blurb Not a head of state, not a head of government, so not sufficiently notable. This is exactly the type of death for whom a Recent Death entry is sufficient. Chrisclear (talk) 02:00, 30 November 2023 (UTC)

• We post individuals who were considered at the top of their field, not just at the top of their country. Kissinger was, for better or for worse, one of the most powerful and effective figures in geopolitics.  Vanilla  Wizard 💙 02:04, 30 November 2023 (UTC)

What evidence do you have that he was "one of the most powerful and effective figures in geopolitics"? Chrisclear (talk) 02:07, 30 November 2023 (UTC)

I defer to the biographical article proposed for a blurb. The lede contains multiple sentences noting that Kissinger held a very prominent role in the foreign policy of the United States during his tenure and as such became regarded as a highly effective and influential secretary of state, with some even regarding him as the most effective in the last half-century. I can think of few other geopoliticians whose decisions had so much sway over a nation's foreign policy, and whose ideas continued to influence future leaders even after his time in government came to an end. I'll even go as far as to say this isn't necessarily an Ameri-centric blurb — how many nations' histories have been touched by his decisions?  Vanilla  Wizard 💙 02:20, 30 November 2023 (UTC)

Alt blurb. Maybe American-centric, but hugely notable and controversial. Queen of Hearts ❤️ (no relation) 02:05, 30 November 2023 (UTC)

• Hold on Let's not let ourselves be carried away by emotions. There are unsourced paragraphs and lines. I will support the blurb once this has been resolved; this is the time before a politician who is not HoS or HoG. His work in diplomacy did change the Latin American heads of state, without a doubt… _-_Alsor (talk) 02:06, 30 November 2023 (UTC)
• (edit conflict) Support blurb Support alt blurb Internationally known US diplomat whose name is likely more well-known than that of many US presidents abroad. ~ F4U (talk • they/it) 02:07, 30 November 2023 (UTC)

  Support on quality as well. There are only a few uncited sentences and none of them are contentious. ~ F4U (talk • they/it) 04:18, 30 November 2023 (UTC)

• Support blurb obviously not for most secretaries of state, but a remarkably important figure. Eddie891 ^Talk _Work 02:07, 30 November 2023 (UTC)

Support blurb - obviously one of the most influential and well-known figures of the late 20th century; definitely a leader in his field until today. — Knightoftheswords 02:08, 30 November 2023 (UTC)

• Oppose blurb, he is certainly notable but not at that level. Otherwise Charlie Munger should probably get a blurb too. - Indefensible (talk) 02:09, 30 November 2023 (UTC)

  Charlie Munger is an obviously different case. I mean for god's sake he's being called America's most famous diplomat, as someone who fundamentally transformed Cold War history, America's most notorious war criminal, etc. ~ F4U (talk • they/it) 02:22, 30 November 2023 (UTC)

  Kissinger was a colossal figure in American diplomatic history and a giant on the world stage during the cold war. -Ad Orientem (talk) 02:39, 30 November 2023 (UTC)

  You're comparing Kissinger to Charlie Munger? I'm...kind of speechless. Maybe it's because I lived through the 70s? Valereee (talk) 02:50, 30 November 2023 (UTC)

• Support alt blurb Kissinger was one of the most important and influential figures of the twentieth century. CJ-Moki (talk) 02:19, 30 November 2023 (UTC)
• Support either blurb. Kissinger is one of the most (in)famous people of the twentieth century. As Tom Lehrer said, "Political satire became obsolete when Henry Kissinger was awarded the Nobel peace prize." --Rockstone^{Send me a message!} 02:26, 30 November 2023 (UTC)
• Support alt blurb. Huge global story, currently atop of the homepages of Le Monde, Der Spiegel, El Pais. Innisfree987 (talk) 02:28, 30 November 2023 (UTC)
• Strong Support Highly influential and infamous. The world should know about this wonderful news in whatever form is most appropriate, a RD and/or blurb.Zombie Philosopher (talk) 02:30, 30 November 2023 (UTC)
• Support alt blurb Large and very notable. -- LemonSlushie 🍋 (talk) (edits) 02:35, 30 November 2023 (UTC)
• Weak Oppose solely on article quality. A few too many gaps in referencing. Strongly Support Blurb on merits. Kissinger was one of the giants of the Cold War. His death probably marks the passing of the last great figure of that era. -Ad Orientem (talk) 02:37, 30 November 2023 (UTC)

Support alt blurb as per what others have said above. Alt blurb is a bit more descriptive and neutral than OG blurb. For five more minutes...^{it's just a single vice} 02:38, 30 November 2023 (UTC)

Support- His legacy was important in US geopolitics during the Cold War. In addition, his death was recent so it would make sense to be in the news. Rager7 (talk) 02:39, 30 November 2023 (UTC)

Support, obviously. BilledMammal (talk) 02:41, 30 November 2023 (UTC)

Support blurb or alt blurb. Hate him or love him, he was immensely important on a world scale. Valereee (talk) 02:44, 30 November 2023 (UTC)

• Support alt blurb, per those above. BD2412 T 02:50, 30 November 2023 (UTC)
• Oppose on quality Support !votes without addressing quality need to be ignored before even considering a blurb. --Masem (t) 02:52, 30 November 2023 (UTC)
  • Looking at the article I don't see any quality issues so significant that they would prevent the posting of this blurb; while quality is important, it doesn't need to be perfect, and the more significant the topic the further it can be from perfect to still be appropriate to post. BilledMammal (talk) 02:56, 30 November 2023 (UTC)

    There are "citation needed" and at least one unsourced paragraphs. Those are dead stops if we are considering a blurb. We do not sacrifice quality to rush something like this to post. Masem (t) 02:59, 30 November 2023 (UTC)

    Given the length of the article, the number of "citation needed" tags appears to be appropriate per WP:ITNQUALITY, and I'm not seeing any entire sections that lack sources or red/orange tags. BilledMammal (talk) 03:24, 30 November 2023 (UTC)

    WRONG. Its a BLP, its held to a higher standard. Zero CNs and zero unsourced paragraphs are the target. Masem (t) 04:07, 30 November 2023 (UTC)

    He's not alive. Have you not read the blurb? ~ F4U (talk • they/it) 04:09, 30 November 2023 (UTC)

    BLP applies to the recently deceased (for at least a period of 6 months). Masem (t) 04:11, 30 November 2023 (UTC)

    Not sure where you're pulling this out of, but it does not (not without editorial consensus which is clearly unlikely to exist). WP:BDP is the link to the relevant section. ~ F4U (talk • they/it) 04:13, 30 November 2023 (UTC)

    I too was going to reply to this to bring up WP:BDP. WP:BLP does not apply to the recently deceased when their death is confirmed by reliable sources. Any extension to BLP on such an article only apply to contentious or questionable material about the subject that has implications for their living relatives and friends, such as in the case of a possible suicide or particularly gruesome crime. Unless any contentious material in the article could plausibly have implications for living relatives of Kissinger, BLP does not apply to this article.  Vanilla  Wizard 💙 04:17, 30 November 2023 (UTC)

    There was some change in that policy in 2021 [2] which did not seem to have any RFC, and was a result of one editor taking an initiative based on an ANI thread, which did not seem to have consensus. The prior version of BDP was clear that it wasn't just contentious material that was important to consider for recently deceased. I am going to open a discussion on WT:BLP related to this.

    That said, quality is still a core requirement for any posting, and if we've been looking for CN-free articles for other RDs, we absolutely can expect the same here, and it wasn't like it was days away from being fixed - it was a handful that within hours has gotten fixed. Too many editors here blinding !voting support without workign on improving the article or considering the quality is epidemic of well-known figures. Masem (t) 05:07, 30 November 2023 (UTC)

    ITNQUALITY does not align with the opinion expressed in your first sentence. Ed ^{[talk] [OMT]} 06:01, 30 November 2023 (UTC)

• Support alt blurb one of the most influential persons of the 20th century. --TheDutchViewer (talk) 02:54, 30 November 2023 (UTC)
• No blurb A major person. That's why he has a lovely big article. But his significant actions were all many decades ago. Nothing new to be said. And we must obviously ignore every comment that effectively says he obviously deserves a blurb. That's NOT an argument! HiLo48 (talk) 02:57, 30 November 2023 (UTC)

By that logic, Nelson Mandela and Margaret Thatcher would not have been blurbed. starship.paint (RUN) 03:01, 30 November 2023 (UTC)

Kissinger was never a leader of a country. HiLo48 (talk) 03:06, 30 November 2023 (UTC)

Pelé was never a leader of a country either, we blurbed him. starship .paint (RUN) 03:10, 30 November 2023 (UTC)

And shouldn't have. Your point? HiLo48 (talk) 04:47, 30 November 2023 (UTC)

My logic is that they shouldn't have been. JM (talk) 04:54, 30 November 2023 (UTC)

Support alt blurb. One of the most influential political figures of the last hundred years. I agree with the concern that statesman sounds too favourable. I'd *personally* go with "war criminal" but in the interest of compromise would accept the alternative blurb. Would also accept no blurb, but I think it would be odd to not have his death noted on the main page at all.

Patitsel (talk) 04:55, 30 November 2023 (UTC)

Which war crimes was Kissinger convicted of? ITN is not a place for polemic. We can't say "war criminal" if he wasn't convicted. JM (talk) 05:02, 30 November 2023 (UTC)

People really shouldn't live this long after their career ends. Valereee (talk) 03:04, 30 November 2023 (UTC)

You'll need to bring that up to God. -- Rockstone^{Send me a message!} 03:25, 30 November 2023 (UTC)

God's got a lot of explaining to do, in my book. Valereee (talk) 03:35, 30 November 2023 (UTC)

WP:NOTFORUM if you have opinions on things other than significance or article quality you should go to Twitter or something. JM (talk) 04:53, 30 November 2023 (UTC)

• Support blurb obviously, current cover of NYTimes 𝕸𝖗 𝕽𝖊𝖆𝖉𝖎𝖓𝖌 𝕿𝖚𝖗𝖙𝖑𝖊 🇮🇱🇮🇱🇮🇱 ☎️ 📄 02:58, 30 November 2023 (UTC)
• Support alt blurb One of the most influential foreign policy leaders, controversial figure who remained active until the end and arguably the top of his field in terms of foreign policy. TDKR Chicago 101 (talk) 03:00, 30 November 2023 (UTC)
• Support alt blurb once quality is fixed. One of the top diplomats ever, influential internationally. starship.paint (RUN) 03:00, 30 November 2023 (UTC)
• Support alt blurb - widely notable and consequential figure, and not just for the US. ULPS ^{(talk • contribs)} 03:05, 30 November 2023 (UTC)
• Posted alt blurb per strong consensus above. WP:ITNQUALITY appears to be minimally met. Ed ^{[talk] [OMT]} 03:07, 30 November 2023 (UTC)
• Pull article is NOT ready. There was no rush. We have to look at the quality issues, not just the notoriety! _-_Alsor (talk) 03:10, 30 November 2023 (UTC)
• Pulled >10 CN tags, including contentious material in a BLP. Spencer^T•C 03:15, 30 November 2023 (UTC)

  @Spencer: It's not a BLP; WP:BDP only applies if there is an editorial consensus for it to apply. Further, I'm not seeing any consensus here to pull; can you explain why you see such a consensus? BilledMammal (talk) 03:18, 30 November 2023 (UTC)

  BLP applies to the recently deceased. Masem (t) 04:08, 30 November 2023 (UTC)

  @Masem: WP:BDP says Generally, this policy does not apply to material concerning people who are confirmed dead by reliable sources. The only exception would be for people who have recently died, in which case the policy can extend based on editorial consensus for an indeterminate period beyond the date of death—six months, one year, two years at the outside. Such extensions would only apply to contentious or questionable material about the subject that has implications for their living relatives and friends, such as in the case of a possible suicide or particularly gruesome crime.

  There isn't an editorial consensus, and even if there was none of the "Citation Needed" material appears to have implications for their living relatives and friends. BilledMammal (talk) 04:20, 30 November 2023 (UTC)

  @Spencer: I strongly object to your reversal, which was done in contravention of a clear consensus above. My read of that consensus is that editors were unconcerned with the approximately 5% of the article's words being uncited, and ITNQUALITY states that a few citation needed tags do not disqualify an article from being blurbed. Ed ^{[talk] [OMT]} 03:23, 30 November 2023 (UTC)

  It's not ideal that Spencer took what they had to know would be a controversial administrator action and then went offline, unable to respond to these questions. Ed ^{[talk] [OMT]} 04:37, 30 November 2023 (UTC)

  I was able to re-evaluate the article and discussion within 2 hours. Best, Spencer^T•C 05:21, 30 November 2023 (UTC)

  +1 Queen of Hearts ❤️ (no relation) 03:24, 30 November 2023 (UTC)

  Was it really so expensive to wait a few hours to finish fixing the quality of Kissinger’s article? We are not going to make exceptions. _-_Alsor (talk) 03:46, 30 November 2023 (UTC)

  We don't need to make exceptions; WP:ITNQUALITY allows for a few Citation Needed tags. BilledMammal (talk) 03:48, 30 November 2023 (UTC)

  A few, not more than 10 _-_Alsor (talk) 03:54, 30 November 2023 (UTC)

  We are down to less than a few. nableezy - 04:51, 30 November 2023 (UTC)

  No need to keep this from the front page over a few cn tags. None of the uncited material is contentious. Thriley (talk) 03:45, 30 November 2023 (UTC)

  • Uh... Kissinger would play a key role in bombing Cambodia to disrupt raids into South Vietnam from Cambodia, as well as the 1970 Cambodian campaign and subsequent widespread bombing of Khmer Rouge targets in Cambodia.[citation needed] The pull was just. – Muboshgu (talk) 03:46, 30 November 2023 (UTC)

    I wouldn't call that contentious, given Kissenger's position and broader positions. BilledMammal (talk) 03:48, 30 November 2023 (UTC)

    I definitely call it a sentence that should have a source. This is a BLP (or BDP) of a highly controversial person. – Muboshgu (talk) 05:03, 30 November 2023 (UTC)

    That is trivially easy to source and approaches blue sky territory for anybody familiar with the topic. I added a citation to a source that was already in the further reading section. nableezy - 03:52, 30 November 2023 (UTC)

    Citation policy no longer functions in this way. DarkSide830 (talk) 03:50, 30 November 2023 (UTC)

• @Spencer: Please reconsider this pull, it seems improper. Thanks. -- Rockstone^{Send me a message!} 03:47, 30 November 2023 (UTC)

  Spencer is 100% right to pull. Of the !votes before the posted, only a handful addressed the quality and they all pointed out the problems with it. We do not play favorites or weaken our quality requirements to rush an RD or blurb to ITN. Masem (t) 04:10, 30 November 2023 (UTC)

• Support alt blurb once tags are handled. Highly prominent in world affairs and atrongly polarizing. DrewieStewie (talk) 03:17, 30 November 2023 (UTC)
• Support alt blurb once CN tags are fixed per all above. Kanyewestlover999 (talk) 03:20, 30 November 2023 (UTC)
• Oppose on Quality. Yes, the portion of Kissinger's article that is uncited isn't massive, but it's enough, IMO, that deserves note. No rush here. It's not like we need to post his death imminently. DarkSide830 (talk) 03:48, 30 November 2023 (UTC)
• Support alt blurb once quality is resolved. — Red-tailed hawk _(nest) 03:48, 30 November 2023 (UTC)
• Support alt blurb One of the most influential fiugures of the 20th century, for better or for worse. –DMartin 04:07, 30 November 2023 (UTC)
• Ive fixed a handful of the cn tags, we're down to 3 and I think thats good enough for the main page. Should be restored unless we are concerned about it being too early for the UK/EU editors to weigh in on blurbability. nableezy - 04:20, 30 November 2023 (UTC)
  • I think I've fixed 3 cn tags and we are down to 2 cn tags. We should be able to clear these up in an hour? starship.paint (RUN) 04:27, 30 November 2023 (UTC)

    It's not like 1 or 2 CN tags matter anyway for either RD or a blurb. JM (talk) 05:03, 30 November 2023 (UTC)

• Oppose blurb — U.S.-centric news. I recognize his significance, but Kissinger was not a head of state. elijahpepe@wikipedia (he/him) 04:29, 30 November 2023 (UTC)

  We dont have a head of state rule, we do have a rule on not opposing material because it relates to one country. And the people of Vietnam, Cambodia, Egypt, Israel, Cuba, Chile, Argentina, and ... would all like a word with you on how US-centric this man was. nableezy - 04:38, 30 November 2023 (UTC)

• Support altblurb per above on notibilty. Being a more high-profile member of the U.S. Government and arguably one of the most powerful members to never be president, his death merits a blurb. Although I understand the reasons behind those who !oppose, I stand by my vote. On quality: Yes, there are some CN tags still in article, but the number has been reduced to 2. Ideally, those should be rectified as well, but for an article of this length, it can sort of get away with 2 tags. ❤HistoryTheorist❤ 04:47, 30 November 2023 (UTC)

• Support RD, Oppose Blurb old man dies. Kissinger was 100 and in charge of nothing, that's not a death notable enough for an ITN blurb. Good enough for RD, only 2 citation tags. Also, I'll call out the nominator for a nominator's comment composed entirely of WP:FORUM without even mentioning notability or quality, and also adding a support vote for their own nomination. No doubt this is a contentious person, but enough. This is ITN, not Twitter. JM (talk) 04:51, 30 November 2023 (UTC)
• Reposted Citation issues have been substantially improved. Spencer^T•C 04:55, 30 November 2023 (UTC)
• Post-posting support altblurb My personal feelings on the man aside, he was a titan of the Cold War and arguably more influential in 20th-century geopolitics than some prominent world leaders. I feel that he lives up to the stature of a blurb-worthy figure, for better or (most certainly) worse. The Kip 05:22, 30 November 2023 (UTC)
• Post-posting support altblurb Per above, very notable individual in 20th century geopolitics. Centuries123 (talk) 05:30, 30 November 2023 (UTC)
• Support altblurb—Kissinger was a major, major figure in world affairs during the 1970s. I'd say he's plenty blurb-worthy. Kurtis ^(talk) 05:38, 30 November 2023 (UTC)
• Support. Like him or hate him, a lot of world history surrounded him. KyuuA4 (Talk:キュウ) 05:52, 30 November 2023 (UTC)

Post-posting Support - Considering just how influential in global affairs he continued to be even up to the age of 100. Whatever you think of him, damn, what a life PrecariousWorlds (talk) 07:15, 30 November 2023 (UTC)

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

(Posted) RD: Sticky Vicky

Article: Sticky Vicky (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): LadBible Joe
Credits:

• Updated and nominated by NAEGABYONHAE (talk · give credit)

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.

NAEGABYEONHAE (talk) 12:49, 29 November 2023 (UTC)

• Support The article looks fine. The nomination could use some credits for the editors who worked on it but that’s not a show-stopper. Andrew🐉(talk) 14:08, 29 November 2023 (UTC)
• Support No big problems and no longer three minutely glaring ones; the show must go on. InedibleHulk (talk) 02:36, 30 November 2023 (UTC)
• Support Looks ready to post. Jmanlucas (talk) 03:49, 1 December 2023 (UTC)
• Comment One citation in the article is to the Metro, which is unreliable per WP:METRO. Also for the record, BBC wrote on Thursday that "The performer's daughter announced she had died early on Friday morning in a post on her official Facebook page",[3] but that date of "Friday" is inconsistent with the daughter's actual FB post from Wednesday 29 Nov: "I regret writing these words, my mother Sticky Vicky passed away today at 6..."[4]—Bagumba (talk) 16:52, 1 December 2023 (UTC)

  Both fixed, though a sentence is now a CN. Aaron Liu (talk) 00:46, 2 December 2023 (UTC)

• Posted Stephen 00:40, 4 December 2023 (UTC)

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(Posted) RD: Agyemang Diawusie

Article: Agyemang Diawusie (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): Bundesliga Jahn Regensberg Kicker
Credits:

• Nominated by MonarchOfTerror (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Robby.is.on (talk · give credit) and Bocanegra (talk · give credit)

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.

German association football player. Scientia potentia est, MonarchOfTerror 17:36, 30 November 2023 (UTC)

• Support Well-sourced. No info about the cause yet, but he was surprisingly young. Source 16(worldfootball.net) isn't an RS but its one use is corroborated by another source, so that's fine. Sincerely, Novo Tape (She/Her)^{My Talk Page} 17:42, 30 November 2023 (UTC)

• Support Article seems well-sourced, marking as Ready as it's been a few days with no other input. The Kip 07:58, 3 December 2023 (UTC)
• Posted. --PFHLai (talk) 15:14, 3 December 2023 (UTC)

(Posted) RD: James Douglas-Hamilton, Baron Selkirk of Douglas

Article: James Douglas-Hamilton, Baron Selkirk of Douglas (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): Herald
Credits:

• Updated and nominated by Sunshineisles2 (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Jkaharper (talk · give credit), Upton Liptrot (talk · give credit) and Mike Rohsopht (talk · give credit)

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.

Scottish politician. Sunshineisles2 (talk) 19:06, 29 November 2023 (UTC)

• Support Well-sourced. Sincerely, Novo Tape (She/Her)^{My Talk Page} 19:38, 29 November 2023 (UTC)

Support a few unsourced claims, not enough to be a significant issue JM (talk) 10:54, 30 November 2023 (UTC)

• Support Well cited and meets the criteria. The C of E God Save the King! (talk) 12:39, 30 November 2023 (UTC)

• Weak oppose Political career section is a resume in prose format, without much depth/detail about what he accomplished in his various positions. Spencer^T•C 16:27, 30 November 2023 (UTC)
• Support per above, marking as Ready. The Kip 07:57, 3 December 2023 (UTC)
• Posted. --PFHLai (talk) 14:40, 3 December 2023 (UTC)

(Posted) RD: Mali (elephant)

Article: Mali (elephant) (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): Rappler
Credits:

• Nominated by BSrap (talk · give credit)

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.

KTerPalmers (talk) 01:57, 29 November 2023 (UTC)

• Support i see no quality issues. JM (talk) 03:24, 29 November 2023 (UTC)
• Oppose A lot of the content is completely unsourced. 🔥Jalapeño🔥 Stupid stuff I did 09:14, 29 November 2023 (UTC)
• Support I checked out the "only elephant in the Philippines" claim and it seems sound. There was another popular elephant, Goyo, owned by Rafael Roces which was donated to the Mehan Garden but it died during the Second World War. Andrew🐉(talk) 10:56, 29 November 2023 (UTC)
• Posted Stephen 22:20, 30 November 2023 (UTC)
• Comment Can we put "Mali (elephant)"? Right now it looks like RD is saying the nation of Mali has died. It was odd enough that I had to click on it to see what it was referring to.--Varavour (talk) 21:33, 1 December 2023 (UTC)

  See thr WP:ERRORS discussion. Sincerely, Novo Tape (She/Her)^{My Talk Page} 22:26, 1 December 2023 (UTC)

(Posted) RD: Charlie Munger

Article: Charlie Munger (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): CNBC
Credits:

• Nominated by Thriley (talk · give credit)

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.

Thriley (talk) 21:12, 28 November 2023 (UTC)

• Support Article looks good. Davey2116 (talk) 22:03, 28 November 2023 (UTC)
• Support - article is missing a couple of references currently but seems to meet requirements overall. - Indefensible (talk) 22:28, 28 November 2023 (UTC)
• Support "Of all the deadly sins, the dumbest is envy. It's the only one you can't have any fun with." Charlie Munger -Ad Orientem (talk) 22:45, 28 November 2023 (UTC)

• Support article looks good and Munger was a very prominent figure. —Panamitsu (talk) 22:53, 28 November 2023 (UTC)
• Support . Count Iblis (talk) 23:55, 28 November 2023 (UTC)
• Hold on there’s (only) two cn tags. _-_Alsor (talk) 01:08, 29 November 2023 (UTC)

  i thought 1 or 2 CN tags was fine for RD JM (talk) 01:21, 29 November 2023 (UTC)

  Agreed. The overall quality of the article is solid. The two CN tags are not attached to especially controversial claims. If someone can fix them that would be good. But the article is in better shape than most we see nominated here. -Ad Orientem (talk) 01:46, 29 November 2023 (UTC)

  Yes, you’re right. But I prefer to see articles posted without any cn tags especially when the few that remain seem to be easily fixable (personal preference, of course). _-_Alsor (talk) 14:56, 29 November 2023 (UTC)

  Support I fixed one tag but can't associate Munger's saying with the specific quote without viplolating WP:SYNTH. I don't think there's an easy-to-find source. Sincerely, Novo Tape (She/Her)^{My Talk Page} 17:36, 29 November 2023 (UTC)

Support per above JM (talk) 01:22, 29 November 2023 (UTC)

• Support Article looks good. One cn tag shouldn't get in the way of posting. --TDKR Chicago 101 (talk) 20:15, 29 November 2023 (UTC)
• Posted Stephen 22:52, 29 November 2023 (UTC)

(Posted) India tunnel collapse rescue

Article: 2023 Uttarakhand tunnel rescue (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ All 41 workers who were trapped in the under construction Silkyara-Barkot tunnel are rescued after 17 days. (Post)
Alternative blurb: ​ After 17 days trapped in a collapsed tunnel in Uttarkashi, all 41 workers are rescued.
News source(s): https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/nov/28/indian-rescuers-reach-41-men-trapped-in-tunnel
Credits:

• Nominated by Leoneix (talk · give credit)
• Created by DSP2092 (talk · give credit)

Article updated

• Support some good news Fdfexoex (talk) 15:52, 28 November 2023 (UTC)
• Support Article looks good and this is making some headlines. --TDKR Chicago 101 (talk) 16:09, 28 November 2023 (UTC)
• Support. But as per e.g. Tham Luang cave rescue, should the title be changed to 2023 Uttarakhand tunnel rescue? Martinevans123 (talk) 16:16, 28 November 2023 (UTC)
• Support. Not crazy about the phrasing of either blurb, but I would take Martin's suggestion either way. DarkSide830 (talk) 16:24, 28 November 2023 (UTC)
• Support preferably altblurb, article looks good. Maybe include the rescue operation name? ✈ mike_gigs ^talk_contribs 17:34, 28 November 2023 (UTC)
• Support Some very minor copyediting needed, but article overall seems good enough for ITN. Would prefer a different blurb, though - the wording feels off with the current two. The Kip 19:57, 28 November 2023 (UTC)

Support - Wow! Absolutely incredible story, definitely deserves to go up! Change of pace from the usual depressing news stream PrecariousWorlds (talk) 20:02, 28 November 2023 (UTC)

• Support excellent news, always in favour of good news at the ITN microbiologyMarcus ^{(petri dish•growths)} 20:20, 28 November 2023 (UTC)
• Support as it’s nice ITN material. The story reminds me of 2010 Copiapó mining accident. Also, the article looks great and ready for posting.--Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 20:53, 28 November 2023 (UTC)
• Posted Stephen 22:01, 28 November 2023 (UTC)

November 27

Portal:Current events/2023 November 27

November 27, 2023 (2023-11-27) (Monday) Armed conflicts and attacks Israel–Hamas war Israel–Hamas war hostage crisis 2023 Israel–Hamas ceasefire Hamas releases 11 Israeli hostages, while Israel releases 33 Palestinian prisoners. (The Times of Israel) Qatar announces an agreement between Israel and Hamas to extend the ceasefire by two days. (The Times of Israel) Business and economy The world's largest cruise ship, Icon of the Seas, is delivered to Royal Caribbean International. (BI) Disasters and accidents 2023 Africa floods The death toll from floods in Kenya rises to 76 as 40,000 people are displaced from their homes. (AP) Impala Platinum mine shaft accident Eleven workers are killed and 75 others are injured at an Impala platinum mine in Rustenburg, North West, South Africa, when a lift transporting them to the surface drops approximately 200 metres (660 ft). (Al Jazeera) A snowstorm kills at least five people in Ukraine and three people in neighbouring Moldova with hundreds of towns and villages losing power. A least ten state highways are also closed with thousands of vehicles stranded in Ukraine amid the severe weather. (Reuters) Law and crime A Chinese court commences compensation hearings for the Chinese relatives of passengers on Malaysia Airlines Flight 370. (Reuters) International Criminal Court Deputy Prosecutor Nazhat Shameem terminates all further investigations into crimes related to the 2007–2008 Kenyan crisis, following the collapse of cases against six suspects, including former and current Presidents Uhuru Kenyatta and William Ruto, due to insufficient evidence and witness tampering. (AFP via VOA) Politics and elections 2023 Malagasy presidential election Two Madagascar army colonels are detained and charged with inciting mutiny and threatening national security during the election, with allegations of offering bribes to army leaders to destabilize the election results that declared Andry Rajoelina the winner. (AFP via The EastAfrican) Christopher Luxon is sworn in as the 42nd prime minister of New Zealand by Governor-General Cindy Kiro. (AFP via The Daily Star) The Australian government dismisses Mike Pezzullo as Secretary of the Department of Home Affairs for breaching the public service code of conduct, following an investigation into Pezzullo's alleged encrypted communications with other politicians. (AFP via New Vision) Science and technology The British Antarctic Survey confirms that the world's largest iceberg, A23a, is now leaving the Weddell Sea and drifting into the Southern Ocean after being in the Weddell Sea for more than 30 years. The iceberg is expected to follow the Antarctic Circumpolar Current and continue to drift away from Antarctica. (The Guardian)

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NZ New PM

Articles: Christopher Luxon (talk · history · tag) and Sixth National Government of New Zealand (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ Christopher Luxon becomes Prime Minister of New Zealand after forming a coalition government. (Post)
Alternative blurb: ​ In New Zealand, Christopher Luxon is elected prime minister after his New Zealand National Party wins a majority of seats in New Zealand Parliament. Factually inaccurate.
Alternative blurb II: ​ In New Zealand, Christopher Luxon becomes the country's prime minister after the New Zealand National Party forms a coalition with 2 other parties in the New Zealand Parliament.
News source(s): AP News Radio New Zeland New Zealand Hearld
Credits:

• Nominated by Kiwiz1338 (talk · give credit)
• Created by Panamitsu (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Andykatib (talk · give credit)

One or both nominated events are 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.

Kiwiz1338 (talk) 00:51, 28 November 2023 (UTC)

• Support - granted, this is skimming through due to limited time, but I don't see any unsourced sections. Oppose - already posted election, there's a longstanding consensus against posting inaugural type of events. — Knightoftheswords 15:29, 27 November 2023 (UTC)
• I think that the election was posted, we don't normally post the mere assumption of office. 331dot (talk) 15:35, 27 November 2023 (UTC)
• ITNR election was posted, we do not blurb formalities of their aftermath. Gotitbro (talk) 16:21, 27 November 2023 (UTC)

• Forming the coalition was not a formality. Andrew🐉(talk) 19:27, 27 November 2023 (UTC)

  It kinda was, as it was known after the election who National was going to have to partner with. That they now crossed the T's and dotted the I's is a formality. 331dot (talk) 20:34, 27 November 2023 (UTC)

  With Spain and the Netherlands there is/was much less certainty about what the coalition will be. 331dot (talk) 20:36, 27 November 2023 (UTC)

We posted both the Italian election and Meloni's government formation earlier this year, so it is not a "we do not" situation, but rather a "is this an appropriate case to double-post" situation. Curbon7 (talk) 22:17, 27 November 2023 (UTC)

• Needs work Work done This is WP:ITN/R because he had to form a coalition to become PM – see recent discussions about Spain and Netherlands. But the target article needs work to explain the coalition. For example, the big news which the BBC is highlighting is reversal of the policy of banning tobacco as "...National's partners in the governing coalition- the populist New Zealand First and libertarian Act - had been "insistent" on reversing the laws. Despite election victory, the centre-right National party has struggled for weeks in policy negotiations to form a government with the two minor parties." Andrew🐉(talk) 16:47, 27 November 2023 (UTC)
• Oppose per Gotitbro. The Kip 18:16, 27 November 2023 (UTC)
• Support Good work has been done by Andykatib and others, creating a substantial and detailed article about the new coalition government. I have added this to the nomination which looks good to go now. Andrew🐉(talk) 19:27, 27 November 2023 (UTC)
• Comment We don't "elect" a prime minister in New Zealand and therefore, the altblurb is wrong. What happens is that the leader of the largest party that is part of the governing coalition becomes prime minister by convention, and that is not necessarily the leader of the party with the most votes (as was the case after the 2017 New Zealand general election). Schwede66 21:00, 27 November 2023 (UTC)

  i just copied the Jacinda Ardern one that got onto the news. Kiwiz1338 (talk) 00:46, 28 November 2023 (UTC)

  And to be fair, I did not write the altblurb. Kiwiz1338 (talk) 00:53, 28 November 2023 (UTC)

• Oppose this is not even ITN/R since the election was covered. And also like Schwede66 says the altblurb is factually incorrect, the PM is appointed by the governor-general, not elected by anyone. JM (talk) 22:01, 27 November 2023 (UTC)

  The choosing of the PM can be posted outside of the election, but there was no doubt here that Luxon would be the PM. In the case of some other countries elections, it was not at all clear who the PM would be at first(Spain and now the Netherlands) 331dot (talk) 22:22, 27 November 2023 (UTC)

  I wonder in gov't systems where the Prime Minister is selected by a coalition or majority of the elected Parliament at some point after the general election to elect those Parliament members, that the ITNR should be the selection of the PM, and not the results of the general election. I am sure that a near majority of the time, the likely PM can be predicated off the results of the general election, but if there is this official process of the second election/vote getting to actually being named PM, that seems the more significant result. Masem (t) 01:15, 28 November 2023 (UTC)

• Oppose -the election was already posted, so it's incorrect to post that this is ITN/R. --Rockstone^{Send me a message!} 00:39, 28 November 2023 (UTC)

• Comment FYI I didn't write the alt blurb, and it isn't factually correct either so whoever added it, wasn't me. Kiwiz1338 (talk) 01:25, 28 November 2023 (UTC)
• Oppose per above, election was already posted. Ornithoptera (talk) 02:17, 28 November 2023 (UTC)
• Support. I don't think there is anything objectionable about posting a government formation, even if we had the election. Assuming the formation of a coalition government feels very CRYSTAL to me. Granted, I see SNOW falling already on this nom. DarkSide830 (talk) 02:51, 28 November 2023 (UTC)
• Support. The coalition article is worth showcasing. Moscow Mule (talk) 02:52, 28 November 2023 (UTC)
• Support We just posted the same story recently in regards to Spain, so I see no reason not to post this one either. The article appears to be good as well. - Presidentman talk · contribs (Talkback) 03:12, 28 November 2023 (UTC)

  Basically because the person who won the elections and the person who became PM are not the same. The political context in Spain is far from being comparable to that of NZ. _-_Alsor (talk) 04:27, 28 November 2023 (UTC)

  Also due to the surrounding internal strife in Spain as well. 86.188.230.178 (talk) 11:38, 28 November 2023 (UTC)

  In Spain the second place party made a deal with Catalan parties to stay in power even though they did not win the election. It was not at all clear that would occur beforehand. 331dot (talk) 11:54, 28 November 2023 (UTC)

  Considering it took a month for this coalition to form, one could also say "it was not at all clear" what would happen in New Zealand either. Presidentman talk · contribs (Talkback) 16:26, 28 November 2023 (UTC)

  It took a month to agree on the particulars(such as agreeing to end the cigarette ban even though National did not campaign on that), but there was little doubt those were going to be the partners or that Luxon was going to be the PM, as the alternative would probably have been a new election. 331dot (talk) 17:16, 28 November 2023 (UTC)

• Weak support - Only because we already posted the election, but I think this is notable enough in of itself to slap on the front page. PrecariousWorlds (talk) 09:48, 28 November 2023 (UTC)
• Weak support for the topic on the basis of notability and good article quality. Oppose altblurb since it's incorrect: the National party didn't win a majority of seats; they formed a coalition with two other parties. --MtPenguinMonster (talk) 04:47, 28 November 2023 (UTC)
• Comment Added altblurb 2 which is just altblurb but correct. 🔥Jalapeño🔥 Stupid stuff I did 16:11, 28 November 2023 (UTC)

  No, it’s incorrect! We do not elect a prime minister. That position is appointed by the governor general. Schwede66 16:39, 28 November 2023 (UTC)

  Maybe make it …becomes prime minister? Aaron Liu (talk) 18:29, 28 November 2023 (UTC)

  You would either say "appointed" or "sworn in". The former is what the GG does, and the latter is what happens during the formal process. Schwede66 18:47, 28 November 2023 (UTC)

  @Jalapeño Would you like to change it? Aaron Liu (talk) 18:49, 28 November 2023 (UTC)

  Yes. 🔥Jalapeño🔥 Stupid stuff I did 19:14, 28 November 2023 (UTC)

  Done. 🔥Jalapeño🔥 Stupid stuff I did 19:15, 28 November 2023 (UTC)

• Oppose per JM. The elections have already been covered and there are no changes. _-_Alsor (talk) 00:37, 29 November 2023 (UTC)

Oppose- As consensus states, the election already occurred hence it's no longer a current event. Rager7 (talk) 00:48, 29 November 2023 (UTC)

The election isn't a current event, but the forming of the government is. --MtPenguinMonster (talk) 05:16, 29 November 2023 (UTC)

The ITN/R event is that Luxon has become PM, which is a separate entry there. We did not report him becoming PM in the election blurb which just said "The National Party, led by Christopher Luxon, wins the most seats in the New Zealand general election." Now the other shoe has dropped and we have more news to report. Now that the shape of his government is settled, it's generating headlines and we have a detailed article which explains it. That article did not exist at the time of the election. "That was then but this is now." Andrew🐉(talk) 12:20, 29 November 2023 (UTC)

• Support. ITNR and article quality is sufficient. Luxon did not win an outright majority of seats in the election, so this is not just a formality. Also, the election was last month. ---- Patar knight - ^chat/_{contributions} 15:42, 29 November 2023 (UTC)
• Support on notability; the coalition was far from guaranteed, and this meets WP:ITNELECTIONS, which lists Changes in the holder of the office which administer the executive of their respective state/government as among the qualifying events. — Red-tailed hawk _(nest) 03:52, 30 November 2023 (UTC)
• Comment I just want to note that while the 2017 New Zealand general election was blurbed, the succeeding Sixth Labour Government of New Zealand that was formed as a result of coalition negotiations between Labour, NZF, and the Greens was not. The election was posted, but not the resulting government, despite National winning the most seats. Ornithoptera (talk) 06:35, 1 December 2023 (UTC)

  As far as predictability of outcomes goes, 2023 was very much as predicted, whereas 2017 was not. I remember listening to Winston Peters giving the speech in 2017 in which he announced which party he had chosen to go into coalition with. Ten minutes into the speech, I still didn't know. The announcement came with the last sentence; it was like a bomb going off. We most certainly should have blurbed the formation of the Sixth Labour Government of New Zealand. I'm neutral on the Sixth National Government of New Zealand. Schwede66 00:44, 2 December 2023 (UTC)

RD: Jean Knight

Article: Jean Knight (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): Rolling Stone, People, The Guardian
Credits:

• Nominated by 240D:1A:4B5:2800:E570:B93A:59BD:2AEB (talk · give credit)

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.

R&B and soul singer from New Orleans, Louisiana, best known for her 1971 hit single, "Mr. Big Stuff" on Stax Records. Martinevans123 (talk) 13:32, 27 November 2023 (UTC)

Oppose: Orange needs more references tag, which I agree with Aaron Liu (talk) 14:57, 27 November 2023 (UTC)

Oppose Valid orange maintenance template. Article needs more references. 🔥Jalapeño🔥 Stupid stuff I did 07:52, 28 November 2023 (UTC)

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