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June 30[edit]

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(Posted) RD: Willie Morrow[edit]

Article: Willie Morrow (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): The San Diego Union-Tribune
Credits:

Article updated
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Nominator's comments: First reported today (June 30); died on June 22. —Bloom6132 (talk) 14:25, 3 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

  • Comment Morrow's company and barbershop were located on Market Street in San Diego from the 1960s through 1990s isn't cited. This article is almost ready to go though. MarioJump83 (talk) 15:01, 3 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

(Closed) SCOTUS blocks POTUS from implementing measures to cut CO2 emissions[edit]

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Article: EPA (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ SCOTUS blocks POTUS from implementing measures to halve CO2 emissions by 2030 (Post)
News source(s): The Guardian
Credits:

Article needs updating
Nominator's comments: This SCOTUS ruling means that the World cannot avoid dangerous climate change anymore Count Iblis (talk) 20:14, 30 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose several things wrong here. The case is West Virginia v. EPA which should be the linked article. But the problem is, that wasn't the decision. The court ruled on the major questions doctrine, that the EPA interpreted the part of the Clean Air Act to assume they could have existing power plant reduce emissions by using "outside the fenceline" clearer sources (wind, solar, etc), in addition to emission controls on the plant. Court ruled that congress did not allow them to make plants consider the "outside the fenceline" emissions, but can still regular on emissions controls on the plant. And this was all about a policy long abandoned the Clean Power Plan which never came into effect. The decision does have implications for the EPA to be more effective as well as large questions for other parts of the exec branch and their congressional mandate, but this is nowhere near the landmine that Dobbs was last week, and did not severely hamper the EPA at this point as some though it could have. Masem (t) 20:25, 30 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
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(Posted) RD: Rolando Andaya Jr.[edit]

Article: Rolando Andaya Jr. (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): [1] [2]
Credits:

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Nominator's comments: Filipino politician. Longtime member of congress and was a cabinet secretary. Jollibinay (talk) 18:45, 30 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

(Closed) Snake Island during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine[edit]

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Article: Snake Island during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ Russia withdraws from Snake Island, having occupied it since the start of the war (Post)
News source(s): Reuters, AP News, BBC, CNN, Al Jazeera, The Guardian
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Nominator's comments: Widely and prominently covered; it has been described as a significant victory for Ukraine, and as well as having the potential to allow Ukrainian grain exports from Odessa to resume. BilledMammal (talk) 14:40, 30 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
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June 29[edit]

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(Posted) RD: Jim Pappin[edit]

Article: Jim Pappin (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): NHL.com; Associated Press; Toronto Sun
Credits:

Article updated
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 Bloom6132 (talk) 07:01, 1 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

(Posted) RD: Woody Williams[edit]

Article: Hershel W. Williams (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): [3]
Credits:

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Nominator's comments: Last surviving WWII Medal of Honor recipient GreatCaesarsGhost 19:31, 29 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, dear god. Now we'll have a deluge of people opposing a blurb that no one supported. GreatCaesarsGhost 19:46, 29 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Well he's American and that seems to be the main qualification for pushing for a blurb..... Joseph2302 (talk) 14:30, 30 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

(Closed) Bill of Rights Bill[edit]

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Article: Bill of Rights Bill (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ A proposed removal of the Human Rights Act and alteration to the constitutional rights of UK citizens. (Post)
News source(s): The Guardian, Sky, The Independent
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Nominator's comments: Article is well sourced, on a recent topic and currently under live discussion by UK Parliament and media. It was today the subject of Prime Minister's Questions. There is further interest given proposed Labour alteration to add a right to abortion into the Bill MKT92 (talk) 16:58, 29 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
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Blurb or ongoing: 2022 Ecuadorian protests[edit]

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Article: 2022 Ecuadorian protests (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ A series of violent protests (pictured) against President Guillermo Lasso's economic policies causes food and fuel shortages across Ecuador (Post)
News source(s): The Guardian, The Washington Post, BBC, The New York Times
Credits:

Nominator's comments: Article is well sourced, updated with current info and the national protests three years prior was posted three times on ITN. --TDKR Chicago 101 (talk) 10:28, 29 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Tuluá prison riot[edit]

Article: Tuluá prison riot (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: A prison riot and fire killed at least 51 people and 24 injured in Tuluá, Colombia. (Post)
News source(s): Al Jazeera, CNN, Washington Post, The Guardian
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 Ainty Painty (talk) 07:58, 29 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

The fire has had international coverage (The Guardian, Washington Post, CNN, NBC News, CBS News), and prison riots with such death tolls aren't common in Colombia. --NoonIcarus (talk) 20:08, 29 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

June 28[edit]

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(Posted) RD: Katja Husen[edit]

Article: Katja Husen (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): tag24 and others
Credits:

Article updated
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Nominator's comments: Biologist and politician, died from an accident in a cycling marathon --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:25, 1 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

(Posted) RD: Martin Bangemann[edit]

Article: Martin Bangemann (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): Die Welt
Credits:

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

Nominator's comments: German minister Grimes2 (talk) 21:23, 29 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

(Posted) RD: Margaret Keane[edit]

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

Article updated
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Nominator's comments: Article updated and well sourced --TDKR Chicago 101 (talk) 13:17, 29 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

RD: Dennis Egan[edit]

Article: Dennis Egan (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): AP, KINY
Credits:

Article updated
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Nominator's comments: American politician and broadcaster from Alaska. Article mostly looks good from a first look, with the exception of an incomplete tag on the election history section. Sunshineisles2 (talk) 01:41, 29 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

  • Comment The Electoral history section is incomplete and could reflect his most recent elections. --TDKR Chicago 101 (talk) 13:02, 29 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment: The Electoral history section is still incomplete. Elections in the 21st century are missing. In the prose, the first two paragraphs both started with "In April 2009,..." and probably should be written as one paragraph. More info on what he did while in the state senate would be good. --PFHLai (talk) 11:03, 3 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

(Closed) Enlargement of NATO[edit]

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Article: Enlargement of NATO (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: Turkey drops its opposition to adding Sweden and Finland to NATO. (Post)
Alternative blurb: Finland and Sweden reach a deal with Turkey to remove its veto on allowing them to join NATO.
Alternative blurb II: Turkey reaches a deal with Finland and Sweden to remove its veto on allowing them to join NATO.
News source(s): Politico EU, AP, Reuters, DW, AlJazeera
Credits:
Nominator's comments: Finland and Sweden have remained non-aligned since the Second World War and this deal clears the largest roadblock in the path for them to join NATO. — Ⓜ️hawk10 (talk) 20:50, 28 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • The NATO members still have to unanimously vote them in, and it's possible they won't all vote yes. At the election point, that's when I'd say it's sensible to post to ITN. Joseph2302 (talk) 08:07, 29 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
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(Posted) RD: Deborah James (journalist)[edit]

Article: Deborah James (journalist) (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
Credits:

Article updated
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Nominator's comments: Podcast host and cancer awareness activist. Page is short but above stub limit. Unknown Temptation (talk) 20:38, 28 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

(Posted) RD: Sam Gilliam[edit]

Article: Sam Gilliam (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): NYT, CNN, NPR.
Credits:

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Nominator's comments: American painter and artist. Article is well sourced, cause of death kidney failure. --VersaceSpace 🌃 17:49, 28 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

RD: Nick Nemeroff[edit]

Article: Nick Nemeroff (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
Credits:

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Nominator's comments: Canadian stand-up comedian. Article is well sourced, cause of death unknown. Hcoder3104☭ (💬) 14:35, 28 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

RD: Cüneyt Arkın[edit]

Article: Cüneyt Arkın (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): Anadolu Agency
Credits:

Article needs updating
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 Anlztrk (talk) 07:59, 28 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

RD: Pallonji Mistry[edit]

Article: Pallonji Mistry (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): Hindustan Times
Credits:
Article needs updating
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 FacetsOfNonStickPans (talk) 05:53, 28 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

  • Weak support While the article is well sourced, his career section could cover more about his business career. --TDKR Chicago 101 (talk) 13:00, 29 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • There seems to be so much details on his wealth in the intro, and the Career section has disappointingly so little on what he did to achieve this or what he has done with the accumulated wealth. Please expand and/or re-distribute the materials in this wikibio. --PFHLai (talk) 14:25, 2 July 2022 (UTC) I have moved some of the details of his business career out of the intro and into the Career section. Please add more details and REFs to the Career section. --PFHLai (talk) 03:12, 3 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Still needs more inline citations – Muboshgu (talk) 17:22, 4 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

(Posted) 2022 San Antonio trailer deaths[edit]

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Article: 2022 San Antonio trailer deaths (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ At least 53 people die in a human smuggling attempt in San Antonio, Texas, United States. (Post)
Alternative blurb: ​ At least 53 people are found dead in an abandoned tractor-trailer in San Antonio, Texas, United States.
Alternative blurb II: ​ At least 53 unlawful migrants are found dead in an abandoned tractor-trailer in San Antonio, Texas, United States.
News source(s): CNN, BBC, AP, Guardian
Credits:
Nominator's comments: This appears to be the deadliest human smuggling incident in American History. -- RockstoneSend me a message! 05:44, 28 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • I'm afraid it's highly relevant. If they'd walked up to a CBP officer at a port of entry and claimed asylum, they'd not have died in a trailer. That may not be popular, but it's factual. --LaserLegs (talk) 14:17, 28 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • True, but the original blurb addresses this concern without deviating from conventional style. It is imprecise (and politically-motivated) to describe migrants as illegal or undocumented. GreatCaesarsGhost 15:36, 28 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • It's neither of those things, it' factual and in this case relevant. Unlawful migrants die in car crashes in the Imperial Valley, or in semi trailers, or die in the Rio Grande, because of their unlawful actions. Migrants don't. It's politically motivated to conflate the two. I know y'all think I'm a pointy POS but it really matters in this case. These people died, tragically, because of their own poor decision making and the blurb should reflect the same. --LaserLegs (talk) 16:29, 28 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • I think you're proving the point by invoking "poor decision making" to blame these people for their own deaths. You could just as easily blame the US government for maintaining racist immigration policies(as several congressman have done [4]). But it's better to avoid both sides of the political argument by using neutral language. GreatCaesarsGhost 17:19, 28 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    Honestly it's an horrible blurb. I suggest taking it off altogether. Otherwise, support. Bedivere (talk) 20:14, 28 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • They weren't just hanging out in the trailer for something to do. We mentioned the LGBTQ angle for the Oslo shooting, we need to mention the illegal immigrant angle for this one. --LaserLegs (talk) 21:47, 28 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    We didn't include a LGBTQ slur for the Oslo shooting (eg "a shooting occurred at a sex-deviant parade"). Identifying the situation is "human trafficking" which implies questionable means of immigration without deriding those that died is still capturing the story's essence. Masem (t) 12:16, 30 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support ... in principle, per Simeonovski, pending development of article. Significant case of trafficking in human beings. Very widely and prominently covered. – Sca (talk) 12:41, 28 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support on notability. Alex-h (talk) 13:44, 28 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Weak Oppose solely on article quality. It's bigger than a stub, but only barely. -16:57, 28 June 2022 (UTC)
Preceding comment posted by Ad Orientem.
Yep. The world's greatest typist strikes again. -Ad Orientem (talk) 19:55, 28 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Yes and no. I've been watching. In any case I don't mean to be dramatic, and it's more a casual comment about what gets attention in the encyclopedia as opposed to In the News. Brycehughes (talk) 12:23, 30 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • [6]: "Martinez, 28, is charged with one count of conspiracy to transport illegal aliens resulting in death.". You can keep posting social justice hysteria if you want, but the operator of the vehicle has been charged with "conspiracy to transport illegal aliens". Illegal. In fact, we should update the blurb to reflect what the federal charges say they were: illegal aliens. Y'all think that's sound reasoning? --LaserLegs (talk) 14:50, 2 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • You're also conveying legitimacy to US laws that restrict migration for explicitly and intentionally racist purposes. Agree we should not use the euphemism "undocumented" but by the same token we should not use dysphemism either. GreatCaesarsGhost 15:43, 2 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • I'm conveying legitimacy to US immigration laws passed legitimately by representatives elected in legitimate elections. Not liking a law isn't the same as it being invalid. --LaserLegs (talk) 15:49, 2 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
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Kremenchuk shopping mall attack[edit]

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Article: Kremenchuk shopping mall attack (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ A missile strike on a mall in Kremenchuk, Ukraine, kills 20 people and injures at least 56 more. (Post)
Alternative blurb: ​ 20 people are killed and 56 are injured after a missile strike on a mall in Kremenchuk, Ukraine.
News source(s): [7]
Credits:

Nominator's comments: 72 casualties, tragic, definitely notable enough for ITN. interstatefive  01:13, 28 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

  • Oppose The US, UK and 18 other countries invaded Iraq in 2003 behind some make believe and somehow there weren't daily "war crimes" so lets just put that hyperbole in a box. This attack is strategically worthless and sufficiently covered by being posted in Ongoing. --LaserLegs (talk) 12:12, 28 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
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  • Were the lives of those 18 Ukrainians also worthless? Putin is now re-balancing the wrongs of the 2003 invasion of Iraq in some way? The history of this page goes back only to 5 February 2005, so not easy to see how Wikipedia was reflecting the news at that time. Martinevans123 (talk) 12:35, 28 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    Will posting this to ITN bring them back? Will it hasten the end of the invasion? Will the naked hypocrisy of the most egregious war crimes offenders of the last 60 years complaining about Russia ever stop? The answer to all three is: no. --LaserLegs (talk) 13:59, 28 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

June 27[edit]

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RD: Colin Blakemore[edit]

Article: Colin Blakemore (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): BBC, Guardian
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: According to The Observer, Sir Colin Blakemore was both "one of the most powerful scientists in the UK" and "a hate figure for the animal rights movement". His wikibio is more than long enough to qualify for RD, but needs some work on referencing before this RD can go on MainPage. Not much time is remaining. Oh, well... --PFHLai (talk) 00:44, 3 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

(Posted) RD: Michael C. Stenger[edit]

Article: Michael C. Stenger (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): NYT, WaPo, NBC.
Credits:

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

Nominator's comments: Was sergeant at arms of the US Senate until he resigned following the January 6 attack. – Muboshgu (talk) 22:51, 29 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

(Posted) RD: Marlin Briscoe[edit]

Article: Marlin Briscoe (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): The New York Times; The Washington Post; Associated Press
Credits:

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

 Bloom6132 (talk) 00:00, 29 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

(Posted) RD: Graham Skidmore[edit]

Article: Graham Skidmore (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): Wales Online, BBC, Sky News, The Daily Telegraph
Credits:

Article updated
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Nominator's comments: Died in December 2021, but only publicly announced on 27 June 2022 (thus a provable gap of way more than 2 days) Joseph2302 (talk) 08:18, 28 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

(Closed) 2022 Missouri train derailment[edit]

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Article: 2022 Missouri train derailment (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ At least 3 are killed and 50 are injured in a train derailment near Mendon, Missouri, United States (Post)
News source(s): NYT, CNN
Credits:
Nominator's comments: Notable train derailment. elijahpepe@wikipedia (he/him) 23:13, 27 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
There have been three derailments with a higher body count this month. I think we would need some (not yet evident) exceptional circumstances to post this. GreatCaesarsGhost 00:45, 28 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
WP:WAX. This event has resulted in exceptionally notable coverage compared to other derailment incidents (from my POV), with the incident being front-page news on CNN, NBC, NPR, among other news orgs. Upon reconsideration, I do recommend waiting to see if the death toll rises and perhaps the page views can give an estimate as to whether or not it's ITN-worthy, but unless it kills 500 people, death tolls should not matter here. elijahpepe@wikipedia (he/him) 01:38, 28 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
When it involves commercial passenger trains (this was an Amtrak train), we usually are going to post any incident where there is a death and injury toll. Masem (t) 03:15, 28 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support It's front page news on a lot of media outlets. I don't understand why people are using death count's as a metric, we should just be using coverage from RS's as a metric. Sea Cow (talk) 01:51, 28 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Many readers don't know which country that's in. Jim Michael 2 (talk) 06:54, 28 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
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Aqaba port chlorine leak[edit]

Article: 2022 Aqaba toxic gas leak (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ Thirteen are killed and 265 others injured from a chlorine gas leak at the Port of Aqaba, Jordan. (Post)
News source(s): RoyaNews.tv, Reuters, AP, AlJazeera, BBC
Credits:

Article updated

 Masem (t) 21:15, 27 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Withdrawing opposition due to expansion, still a "meh" overall. It's certainly a unique enough story. GreatCaesarsGhost 13:11, 28 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

(Closed) Lemon v. Kurtzman overturned[edit]

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Article: Kennedy v. Bremerton School District (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ The United States Supreme Court votes 6-3 in Kennedy v. Bremerton School District to overturn Lemon v. Kurtzman, which had been a major precedent on the First Amendment's establishment clause separating church and state. (Post)
News source(s): (The New York Times), (The Hill)
Credits:
Nominator's comments: Separation of church and state in the United States Mgkrupa 00:58, 28 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose mostly under the same principle as I opposed NYSRPA vs. Bruen. It's hard to necessarily determine the level of impact that this will have. I think there's reason to believe that the end of Lemon would on it's own be particularly impactful. I understand I'm citing an argument from the Ninth Circuit rather than the majority opinion, but this simply may just be changing the standard of separation of church and state from a Lemon standard to one more based off Tinker. DarkSide830 (talk) 02:16, 28 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose Dobbs was the highlight of the SCOTUS term, this decision in Kennedy wasn't a surprise reading the tea leaves, and further, several prior cases suggested the Lemon test was already disfavored. --Masem (t) 02:27, 28 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose - it doesn't explicitly overturn Lemon, anyway. -- RockstoneSend me a message! 02:47, 28 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose is not a landmark decision, it has had no national impact, much less international. Don't get too excited; just because we have included the SCOTUS decision on abortion does not mean that all decisions should be included, as its impact and international interest is minimal. _-_Alsoriano97 (talk) 08:13, 28 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose We don't need an item every time a local court makes a ruling. With a big change of philosophy in the judiciary in that country, there's going to be many more rulings in the next few years. Nfitz (talk) 21:44, 28 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose not important enough to be ITN-worthy. Local news that's not a landmark decision. Joseph2302 (talk) 10:59, 29 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
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Russian government defaults[edit]

Article: 2022 Russian debt default (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: Moody's credit agency declares that the Russian government has defaulted on two international bonds. (Post)
News source(s): (Reuters)
Credits:

Nominator's comments: Sovereign default Mgkrupa 01:29, 28 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

June 26[edit]

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(Posted) RD: Mary Mara[edit]

Article: Mary Mara (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): The New York Times; The Washington Post; Variety
Credits:

Article updated
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 Bloom6132 (talk) 01:55, 30 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

RD: Arnold Skolnick[edit]

Article: Arnold Skolnick (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): Daily Hampshire Gazette
Credits:

Article updated
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Nominator's comments: Designer of the poster for the Woodstock Music Festival Thriley (talk) 15:42, 27 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

  • Oppose for now Appropriate orange tag as some of these really tiny sections don't have sources. Expansion would be useful too. – Muboshgu (talk) 16:55, 27 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • The first section has one footnote and all subsequent sections have zero footnotes. The 10+ bullet-points under "Gallery exhibitions" are all unsourced. The whole article currently has only 307 words or prose -- is there anything more to write about the subject? The third and fourth sections have only one or two sentences each. Please expand this wikibio and add more REFs. --PFHLai (talk) 13:47, 2 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

(Posted) 2022 Stanley Cup Finals[edit]

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Article: 2022 Stanley Cup Finals (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ In ice hockey, the Colorado Avalanche defeat the Tampa Bay Lightning to win the Stanley Cup Finals (Conn Smythe Trophy winner Cale Makar pictured). (Post)
News source(s): ESPN GameCast, The Athletic, SportsNet
Credits:

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

 PCN02WPS (talk | contribs) 02:49, 27 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

  • Agree, the criteria is That the article is adequately referenced (a few cn tags is usually not a barrier to posting, though the article should not lack references in any major section, and biographical information is given special scrutiny.) There are about 4 citation needed tags, which the very definition of a few cn tags. The important content is well cited, and this is just a bureaucracy to stop it being posted based on a few sentences that need a cn tag. Someone could always remove that content though, just to pass this bureaucracy. Joseph2302 (talk) 16:34, 27 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

(Closed) Ole Miss wins the 2022 College World Series[edit]

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Article: 2022 College World Series (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ The Ole Miss Rebels defeat the Oklahoma Sooners to win the College World Series for the first time in program history. (Post)
News source(s): ESPN Yahoo Sports CBS Sports
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Article updated
Nominator's comments: Significant baseball tournament. KingOfAllThings (thou shalt chatter!) 23:13, 26 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
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RD: Jerzy Kopa[edit]

Article: Jerzy Kopa (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
Credits:

Article needs updating
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Nominator's comments: Former Lech Poznań manager. Article needs major expansion and sourcing, nowhere near ready for posting at the moment; nominating to draw attention to it. Abcmaxx (talk) 22:06, 26 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

RD: V. Krishnamurthy[edit]

Article: V. Krishnamurthy (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): The Hindu Business Line
Credits:

Article needs updating
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Nominator's comments: Indian civil servant. Article unfortunately is not in a good state and will require significant work. Ktin (talk) 16:40, 26 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

(Posted) Enyobeni Tavern deaths[edit]

Article: Enyobeni Tavern deaths (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ 22 people are found dead in a nightclub in East London, South Africa. (Post)
News source(s): BBC, Aljazeera, AP, Guardian, Reuters, Cape Times
Credits:

Nominator's comments: Still a disaster stub, needs expanding. 🌈  4🧚‍♂am KING 👑  16:30, 26 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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(Posted) RD: Ken Knowlton[edit]

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

Article updated
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Nominator's comments: "a Father of Computer Art and Animation" Thriley (talk) 06:14, 29 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

(Closed) Battle of Sievierodonetsk (2022)[edit]

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Article: Battle of Sievierodonetsk (2022) (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ The Battle of Sievierodonetsk ends in a Russian victory (Post)
News source(s): [9]
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Article updated
Nominator's comments: We posted the sinking of the Moskva, but not the end of the Siege of Mariupol. Banedon (talk) 01:04, 26 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Would it be better to say that Russian forces seized control of the city, as there's potentially a possible counterattack to take it back? --Masem (t) 01:10, 26 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Posible counterattack clearly a WP:CRYSTAL BALL, there are news that Russian forces are now entering and laying siege to Lysychansk.OP blurb seems fine, short and neutral.Mr.User200 (talk) 01:23, 26 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Its not so much CRYSTAL, but simply that the overall war in the Ukraine is still going, so there easily could be future action there, so there's no finality to having claimed just the city. --Masem (t) 15:55, 26 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Feel free to propose an altblurb; I just took the result that's currently in the infobox of the article. Banedon (talk) 01:11, 26 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose - covered by ongoing, not a pivotal event. 🌈  4🧚‍♂am KING 👑  16:39, 26 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
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(Posted) 2022 Oslo shootings[edit]

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Article: 2022 Oslo shootings (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ Two people are killed and 22 injured during mass shootings in Oslo, Norway in an attack believed to be targetting local LGBT pride celebrations. (Post)
Alternative blurb: ​ Two people are killed and 22 injured during mass shootings in Oslo, Norway during local LGBT pride celebrations.
News source(s): BBC, CNN
Credits:
 — Ixtal ( T / C ) Join WP:FINANCE! 13:33, 25 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, the death toll of this month's 2022 Bankass massacres is 132, but it hasn't been nominated. Jim Michael 2 (talk) 16:36, 25 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
MINIMUMDEATHs is not a policy, but instead we judge by first and foremost the event actually being nominated, then article quality, then that it is being covered and then finally whether it is an unusual situation or if its commonplace (eg the reason we avoid posting most shootings in the US). That Oslo is not associated with mass shootings, this clearly is an unusual situation as supported by sources, so that's a good reason for us to include. --Masem (t) 17:57, 25 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
You mean how much international (English-language?) news coverage is being given to "the event actually being nominated"? Martinevans123 (talk) 18:58, 25 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
No, the amount of sources covering the event nor placement in those sources matters (though if its clearly across a wide swath of international papers "above the fold", its probably something not to ignore.) A topic can be significant if only a handful of RSes cover it, as often the case of disasters in South America, Africa, or Asia. --Masem (t) 20:04, 25 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for clarifying that. Perhaps what is "significant" is a more subjective judgement. Martinevans123 (talk) 20:51, 25 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Kongsberg attack Jim Michael 2 (talk) 21:21, 25 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Ah yeah, that was ITN, just as this should be too for the volume of injured especially and the motive. Thanks Jim, much appreciated. The Rambling Man (Keep wearing the mask...) 22:11, 25 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
The police blockade at the location where the shootings took place
Being more unusual & more widely reported doesn't make them more notable. Twenty people were killed in the almost ignored Las Tinajas massacre, which is of greater notability. Jim Michael 2 (talk) 21:56, 25 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Of course it makes the event more notable, how absurd to think otherwise. And I must have missed the nomination for the Las Tinajas massacre, did you nominate it? The Rambling Man (Keep wearing the mask...) 22:10, 25 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Las Tinajas massacre was nominated by someone else. I supported it, but very few people were interested in the article or the nomination. Jim Michael 2 (talk) 22:32, 25 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
It's still a stub so rightly didn't get posted. So what's your point here? The Rambling Man (Keep wearing the mask...) 22:44, 25 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
It shouldn't be a stub. Two Norwegians are more valuable than 50 Nigerians, 20 Mexicans, 11 other Mexicans or 132 Malians?! This Western-centrism is ridiculous; this article has been edited more than all those put together have been. Jim Michael 2 (talk) 03:12, 26 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
It's Wikipedia, so you can do something about it yourself instead of getting worked up about it here. The Rambling Man (Keep wearing the mask...) 09:46, 26 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
The edit histories of all those articles show that I've done so. Jim Michael 2 (talk) 11:50, 26 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, a terrorist attack in Mali isn't comparable to one committed in Norway (just as a deadly earthquake in Japan is not comparable to one in Spain, Ireland or Madagascar). Basically because in some countries it's commonplace and in others it's strictly exceptional. Nor are we responsible for the fact that in many "non-Western" countries mass violence is routine and often systematic. Unfortunately. We have to keep in mind that ITN is not a daily news space and also, because of the limited space, we have to be strict in what news we include. A Western bias is something that does not exist here. _-_Alsoriano97 (talk) 18:05, 26 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
It's general Western-centrism. Jim Michael 2 (talk) 03:22, 26 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • An attack in a county that rarely has violent attacks like this, and with presumed ties to Islamic terrorism? If this was a simple domestic spat, I would agree we shouldn't have posted, but even this is a major story. --Masem (t) 01:11, 26 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Being unusual doesn't make it especially important. This month's 2022 Bankass massacres have a death toll of 132 & were committed by an Islamic terrorist group, yet that's not even nominated & very few people show any interest in it. If this shooting with a death toll of 2 had taken place anywhere outside the developed world it's unlikely it'd have been nominated & there's no chance it would have been posted. Jim Michael 2 (talk) 03:22, 26 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
You are free to have nominated the massacres when they happened, we can only judge nominated stories. It is inappropriate to complain about ITN not showing any interest in it when no one nominates it to start. --Masem (t) 03:37, 26 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Even when they are nominated, there's often very little interest shown in them. For example Las Tinajas massacre, with a death toll of 20, was almost ignored. Jim Michael 2 (talk) 03:55, 26 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Perhaps if anyone could have been bothered to expand the Las Tinajas article beyond a stub it would have made a difference. As it is still a stub, it's clear that even the people here complaining don't care about it. The Rambling Man (Keep wearing the mask...) 09:48, 26 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
As I've said before, I think a precondition of any !vote here should be at least one edit on the article concerned. Once the article as perfect, of course, no-one else would get to vote. Awkward downside. Martinevans123 (talk) 09:58, 26 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Many people vote against articles being posted, which they agree are important enough, on the grounds of the articles being insufficient, despite having not tried to improve them. Very few articles are close to perfect during their nominations. Jim Michael 2 (talk) 11:48, 26 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Forgive my sarcasm. Yes exactly. So instead of the usual "go fix it, I'm too busy" attitude, I'm suggesting that editors make an actual contribution to the article before they they get express an opinion. Even if an item does not get posted, at least more effort is expended in improving it. Not really a very radical idea. Martinevans123 (talk) 12:41, 26 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
It's unusual, but I really don't think it belongs in ITN. But I understand that I'm in the minority here and consensus is definitely not going to change on this. -- RockstoneSend me a message! 03:44, 26 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Agree re ITN. The shooter was a "'suspected radicalised Islamist,' and had a history of mental illness," per BBC (et al.). We seem to have a tendency to overplay any violent crime in Norway, which perhaps is perceived as an ideal Western democracy (and I say this as one of Norwegian descent). But not in favor of pulling. -- Sca (talk) 12:36, 26 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
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2022 Melilla incident[edit]

Article: 2022 Melilla incident (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ At least 23 migrants die trying to cross the border fence in Melilla between Morocco and Spain (Post)
Alternative blurb: ​ At least 23 people die in an attempt to jump the border fence in Melilla between Morocco and Spain
Alternative blurb II: ​ At least 23 people die in skirmishes with Moroccan and Spanish gendarmerie forces at the border fence in Melilla.
News source(s): NYT, Independent
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Nominator's comments: Dozens dead and hundreds of people injured. StellarHalo (talk) 08:05, 28 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

(Posted) RD: Harry Gration[edit]

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

Article updated
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Nominator's comments: article looks fine, someone please add updaters Joseph2302 (talk) 11:14, 25 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

(Posted) Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization[edit]

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Article: Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: The Supreme Court of the United States declares that the United States Constitution does not protect the right to an abortion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization. (Post)
Alternative blurb: ​ In a 6–3 decision, the United States Supreme Court determines abortion is not a protected right, overturning Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey.
News source(s): The Guardian
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Nominator's comments: Here it is. We've known for weeks, but the decision overturning Roe v. Wade is official. While much of the world makes progress on abortion rights, the U.S. is going back to the dark ages. – Muboshgu (talk) 14:21, 24 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
@Basil the Bat Lord Not much of the stuff ITN features affects the whole world. Take the Afghanistan earthquake. It greatly affected Afghanistan, but not the rest of the world as much. interstatefive  15:43, 24 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Which is why "impact on the rest of the world" has never been part of the ITN criteria.-- Pawnkingthree (talk) 15:46, 24 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
 Posted. El_C 16:33, 24 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
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(Posted) RD: Leo Posada[edit]

Article: Leo Posada (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): El Nuevo Herald
Credits:

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

Nominator's comments: Did not see this until today. It's short but I'm expanding it. – Muboshgu (talk) 18:44, 29 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

  • Posted to RD. Much improved, appropriate depth of coverage, fully referenced. Posted quickly since this will age off very soon, but if anyone has any concerns please let me know. SpencerT•C 04:38, 30 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

(Posted) RD: Ernst Jacobi[edit]

Article: Ernst Jacobi (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): SZ
Credits:

Article updated
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Nominator's comments: German actor on stage, in film, on TV, best known for a Nazi role in the Tin Drum. Was a stub, but we added a bit. Enough? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:04, 28 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

(Posted) RD: Paula Stafford[edit]

Article: Paula Stafford (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): https://www.theaustralian.com.au/the-oz/news/the-aussie-woman-who-made-the-bikini-happen-has-died/news-story/9476fce01b21e88d9527bc5cb9b758d7
Credits:

Article updated
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Nominator's comments: "Australia's original bikini designer". --PFHLai (talk) 15:10, 26 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

(Posted) RD: Rima Melati[edit]

Article: Rima Melati (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): Tempo, Voice of Indonesia
Credits:

Article updated
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Nominator's comments: Indonesian actress. Joofjoof (talk) 15:11, 25 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Grenadian general election[edit]

Article: 2022 Grenadian general election (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: National Democratic Congress led by Dickon Mitchell wins a majority of seats in the Grenadian general election. (Post)
News source(s): AP News
Credits:

Article updated
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Nominator's comments: Opposition won for first time since 2008, did not nominate this before as it was not ready, now it should be. No picture for the new PM as of now. BastianMAT (talk) 08:59, 25 June 2022 (UTC) (UTC)[reply]

RD: Yuri Shatunov[edit]

Article: Yuri Shatunov (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
Credits:

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Nominator's comments: Russian singer. A few issues with citations and tone that need to be fixed. Hcoder3104☭ (💬) 13:11, 24 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Thiomargarita magnifica[edit]

Article: Thiomargarita magnifica (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: Thiomargarita magnifica, a large single-cell bacterium visible to the naked eye, is described. (Post)
News source(s): BBC
Credits:

Article updated

 Banedon (talk) 07:30, 24 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Magnificent sulfur margarita? Sagittarian Milky Way (talk) 08:22, 24 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Michelle Hunziker's visibly naked eyes? InedibleHulk (talk) 16:45, 24 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

(Posted) RD: Hugh McElhenny[edit]

Article: Hugh McElhenny (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): ESPN
Credits:

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Nominator's comments: Article is GA. I'll check to see it still should be. Seems he died on June 17, but the death was just announced today. – Muboshgu (talk) 19:45, 23 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

(Closed) US SCOTUS on gun rights[edit]

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Article: New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc. v. Bruen (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ In a 6–3 ruling, the United States Supreme Court rules that gun possession in public is a constitutional right under the Second Amendment. (Post)
News source(s): Guardian
Credits:
Nominator's comments: I know thus will trigger several comments being local politics only, but I think we are all aware of the problem with gun control in the US as a implicit long stand aspect (we only post the most serious parts). This ruling undoes a 110 yr law and makes it harder for states to deny gun ownership, which is excepted to exasperate the gun violence issue. I know there is a mess of other common ITNC complaints that could come up, so I can only convince posting this so far. I will add that within the week (perhaps tomorrow) we will know about the abortion case where if the leaked decision holds, roe v. Wade would be overturned, and that is likely a more groundbreaking case. Masem (t) 18:44, 23 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • It's a big change for the c. 30 million Americans who live in de facto no-issue jurisdictions and the c. 30 million Americans who live in de facto may-issue ones. Now everyone will live in either a shall-issue place or one where licensing isn't required at all to legally carry. On the other hand in New York City touching or having a gun is so illegal it's punished way worse than intending to reverse a shift of the gun in your pants and accidentally pulling the trigger in a dance club, which is only misdemeanor reckless endangerment. An American football star once spent 2009-11 in prison for that (the mayor wanted him to get the 3.5+ years regular people would've gotten for simple possession, the only thing shot was himself). Shall-issue has probably never been tried at such high population densities, metro area populations and low levels of gun culture before, anywhere in the 1st world (at least since too long ago to assume whatever happened will repeat, so this is essentially the world's first experiment on what happens if a modern 1st world city of 24 million suddenly goes from no-issue to shall-issue, in a place with no gun culture. The highest population density parts of USA were no-issue till today, some rich, some poor enough for gang gun battles, some in between, will the rate of non-criminals being robbed or shot accidentally or on purpose dramatically change? New York City has neighborhoods up to ~160,000 people per square mile, not far behind Hong Kong (the Mong Kok district of Kowloon Peninsula 340,000/mi²). Sagittarian Milky Way (talk) 06:00, 24 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose Good Faith SMW and Masem make some fine points above, but I can't imagine getting even half of them across in a sufficiently terse blurb. Not so much the thing itself here as its past and future associations altogether. The time to blurb the abortion story has passed (though may return) and the next American mass public shooting nom is (apparently?) sooner than ever now; if either or both are linked to this decision in the news, we could combine them. InedibleHulk (talk) 07:02, 24 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose as nothing has changed, if the outcome had been the opposite, I imagine this would have way more news coverage, as it would have been way more significant and ITN-worthy. Joseph2302 (talk) 11:19, 24 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment – Meanwhile, the U.S. Senate, in a rare outbreak of bipartisanship, has passed a law that would tighten controls on the sale and possession of firearms, and passage by the House and enactment seem assured. [13] [14] [15]Sca (talk) 13:34, 24 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    In other news, a 17-year-old now stands accused in yet two more "Waco shooting incidents", despite Texas laws already in effect to prevent someone that young from packing a pistol in the first place. InedibleHulk (talk) 16:13, 24 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
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RD: Mahmut Ustaosmanoğlu[edit]

Article: Mahmut Ustaosmanoğlu (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): haberturk, tekdeeps, Sabah
Credits:

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

 Ainty Painty (talk) 06:35, 23 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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(Posted) RD: George Izo[edit]

Article: George Izo (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): The Washington Post
Credits:

Article updated
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Nominator's comments: First reported today (June 22); died on June 10. —Bloom6132 (talk) 12:34, 27 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

RD: Bruton Smith[edit]

Article: Bruton Smith (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): Charlotte Observer
Credits:

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Nominator's comments: Founder of Speedway Motorsports, the second-largest owner of NASCAR venues. rawmustard (talk) 21:04, 22 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

(Posted) RD: Tony Siragusa[edit]

Article: Tony Siragusa (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): ESPN, Official NFL twitter
Credits:

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Nominator's comments: NFL defensive tackle. 55. Cheers! Fakescientist8000 20:19, 22 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

(Posted) RD: Jaylon Ferguson[edit]

Article: Jaylon Ferguson (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): ESPN, CBS Baltimore, WBAL-TV, National Football League
Credits:

Article updated
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 — MarkH21talk 12:20, 22 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

He actually did play in 10 games for the Ravens last year, and was on the roster at the time of his death. GreatCaesarsGhost 14:01, 22 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
In that case, the 2021 season info should definitely be included in the "Professional career" section. Joseph2302 (talk) 14:23, 22 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

(Posted) June 2022 Afghanistan earthquake[edit]

Article: June 2022 Afghanistan earthquake (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: A 6.2 magnitude earthquake killed at least 255 and injured 250 people in Afghanistan. (Post)
News source(s): CNN The Guardian Reuters BBC Al Jazeera
Credits:

 Ainty Painty (talk) 06:44, 22 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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  • 2022 food crises
    • Egypt rejects two World Trade Organization (WTO) agreements which would have forced it to export domestically needed food to alleviate the global food crisis, citing proposals that it considers harmful to developing countries and also noting that 30 other WTO member states restrict food exports. (Al Monitor)
  • The armed forces of Ecuador say that they will "not allow ongoing protests" to "damage the country's democracy", as road blockades and demonstrations against the economic policies of president Guillermo Lasso continue. (Reuters)

Science and technology


(Posted) RD: Joan van der Waals[edit]

Article: Joan van der Waals (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): MareOnline
Credits:

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

Nominator's comments: Dutch experimental physicist. --PFHLai (talk) 18:20, 25 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

(Posted) RD: Caleb Swanigan[edit]

Article: Caleb Swanigan (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): Fox59
Credits:

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

Nominator's comments: Article updated and well sourced. Its also a GA. --TDKR Chicago 101 (talk) 15:03, 21 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

June 20[edit]

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Business and economy

Disasters and accidents

Health and environment

International relations

Law and crime

Politics and elections


(Posted) RD: Paul M. Ellwood Jr.[edit]

Article: Paul M. Ellwood Jr. (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): NYT, WaPo
Credits:

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

Nominator's comments: Father of the HMOs in the USA. PFHLai (talk) 11:17, 24 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

(Posted) RD: Kurt Equiluz[edit]

Article: Kurt Equiluz (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): Wiener Zeitung (in German)
Credits:

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

Nominator's comments: Tenor, at the Vienna State Opera for more than three decades, but remembered more as Harnoncourt's Evangelist in the first recording of Bach's St John Passion on period instruments, the first of many, of that piece and others. I wrote the article in 2010, but had to change all refs. Some reviews added. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:51, 23 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

RD: Regimantas Adomaitis[edit]

Article: Regimantas Adomaitis (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): topnews
Credits:

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

Nominator's comments: Famous actor. Kirill C1 (talk) 16:25, 22 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

(Posted) RD: Colin Grainger[edit]

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

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

Nominator's comments: Article updated and well sourced. Its also a GA. --TDKR Chicago 101 (talk) 08:56, 21 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

June 19[edit]

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Disasters and accidents

International relations

Politics and elections

Sports


RD: Gennady Burbulis[edit]

Article: Gennady Burbulis (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): Moscow Times, RFE
Credits:

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

Nominator's comments: Boris Yeltsin's first First Deputy Prime Minister of Russia. The wikibio needs more footnotes, particularly the bottom half. This is a late nom, and time is running out.... Oh, well... --PFHLai (talk) 14:44, 26 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

(Posted) RD: Clela Rorex[edit]

Article: Clela Rorex (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): NYT
Credits:

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

 – Muboshgu (talk) 23:49, 20 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

RD: Uffe Ellemann-Jensen[edit]

Article: Uffe Ellemann-Jensen (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): The Washington Post
Credits:

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

 —Biscuit-in-Chief :-) (ˈ[d̥͡soːg̊ʰ][ˈg̊ʰɒ̹nd̥͡sɹ̠ɪb̥s]) 10:18, 20 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

(Posted) Colombian presidential election[edit]

Article: 2022 Colombian presidential election (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: Gustavo Petro wins the Colombian presidential election, defeating Rodolfo Hernández Suárez in the second round (Post)
Alternative blurb: Gustavo Petro is elected President of Colombia.
Alternative blurb II: Gustavo Petro becomes the first leftist ever to be elected President of Colombia
News source(s): The New York Times Le Monde
Credits:

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

Nominator's comments: Election called, Petro won, significant as he is the first leftist president from Colombia. BastianMAT (talk) 22:20, 19 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

 Posted. El_C 08:06, 20 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

(Posted) French legislative election[edit]

Proposed image
Article: 2022 French legislative election (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: Ensemble, the alliance of incumbent president Emmanuel Macron (pictured), loses its majority in the French legislative election. (Post)
Alternative blurb: Ensemble, an alliance led by assembly president Richard Ferrand (pictured), wins the most seats but loses its majority in the French legislative election.
Alternative blurb II: Ensemble, the alliance of incumbent president Emmanuel Macron (pictured), wins in the French legislative election but loses its majority.
News source(s): Reuters
Credits:

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

Nominator's comments: Confirmed, result is a hung parliament and Macron’s alliance has lost its absolute majority. Interesting situation. BastianMAT (talk) 22:20, 19 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

 Posted. El_C 08:34, 20 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Hey @El C:, is it fine if I can get the nom cred for this and the Colombian election, trying to collect them on my profile, hope it is not too big of a request. Cheers. BastianMAT (talk) 16:51, 22 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
 Done. El_C 17:29, 22 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

June 18[edit]

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Disasters and accidents

Health and environment

Law and crime

Science and technology


(Posted) RD: Hans-Dieter Bader[edit]

Article: Hans-Dieter Bader (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): HAZ
Credits:

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

Nominator's comments: The tenor - and gifted allround - of Staatsoper Hannover over decades. I wrote the article in 2016, added a bit. Sorry, I noticed this only now. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:40, 24 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Gimbi massacre[edit]

Article: Gimbi massacre (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ In Gimbi County, Ethiopia, over 200 Amhara civilians are murdered by the Oromo Liberation Army, as part of the ongoing Oromo conflict. (Post)
News source(s): NY Times, Guardian
Credits:

Article needs updating

Nominator's comments: Massacre of 200 to 350 people; biggest mass killing of the war since Axum massacre (Nov-Dec 2020). Sheila1988 (talk) 19:51, 24 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

- I thought no one noticed (also hadn't had the time). This is one of two or three major things this week seemingly with no article (Asian floods in S Asia & China). Bokoharamwatch (talk) 04:21, 25 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Interesting, this is at least the second time this stuff has been missed. As discussed elsewhere ( there, and and there , and here). (Wikipedia:In_the_news/Candidates&oldid=1091718496#[Attention_needed]_Madjoari_massacre. Bokoharamwatch (talk) 20:37, 25 June 2022 (UTC) Ps This is probably now too late. Bokoharamwatch (talk) 20:46, 25 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

This, the May 2022 Madjoari massacre & the 2022 Bankass massacres are easily important enough, but they have far fewer sources & fewer editors. Jim Michael 2 (talk) 21:42, 25 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Aaah, Jimmie! Always on point. Too bad this thing's expiring. I might've given you the chance to mention Mali. Bokoharamwatch (talk) 23:58, 25 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

(Posted) RD: Dave Wickersham[edit]

Article: Dave Wickersham (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): The Kansas City Star; WDAF-TV
Credits:

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

 Bloom6132 (talk) 01:26, 21 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

(Posted) RD: Lennie Rosenbluth[edit]

Article: Lennie Rosenbluth (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): Associated Press; North Carolina Tar Heels; Sports Illustrated
Credits:

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

 Bloom6132 (talk) 19:12, 20 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

(Posted) RD: Aleksei Parshin[edit]

Article: Aleksei Parshin (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): Steklov Institute of Mathematics, Steklov Institute of Mathematics obituary, Academia Europaea
Credits:

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

Nominator's comments: Notable mathematician — MarkH21talk 11:17, 20 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

(Posted) RD: Mark Shields[edit]

Article: Mark Shields (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): NY Times
Credits:

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

 – Muboshgu (talk) 17:29, 18 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

(Posted) RD: Damian Casey[edit]

Article: Damian Casey (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): Independent
Credits:

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

 Gaois (talk) 15:20, 18 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Stats table needs referenced. Otherwise, GTG. GreatCaesarsGhost 00:11, 19 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

June 17[edit]

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Arts and culture

Business and economy

  • WWE Chairman and CEO Vince McMahon voluntarily steps down from his executive roles while WWE's Board of Directors investigates alleged misconduct over a $3 million "hush pact" with a former employee. McMahon's daughter Stephanie is appointed to serve as interim CEO and Chairwoman, with Vince retaining his roles related to WWE creative content. (The Wall Street Journal)

Disasters and accidents

Health and environment

International relations

Law and crime

Science and technology

Sports


(Posted) RD: Jean-Louis Trintignant[edit]

Article: Jean-Louis Trintignant (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): BBC
Credits:

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

 Thriley (talk) 04:32, 18 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

 Done Grimes2 (talk) 18:19, 18 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

(Closed) Ongoing Removal: COVID-19 pandemic[edit]

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Article: COVID-19 pandemic (talk · history · tag)
Ongoing item removal (Post)
Nominator's comments: Read before opposing please. COVID-19 is ongoing the same way HIV/AIDS and MERS are ongoing, it's going to be around forever. Lockdowns have ended almost everywhere, the story is no longer dominating headlines, and even the relentless torrent of irrelevant updates at Portal:Current_events has slowed to a trickle. There will be regional flare-ups and high profile infections but none of that moves the needle on the overall story. Wikipedia:In_the_news#Ongoing_section is pretty clear: "In general, articles are NOT posted to ongoing merely because they are related to events that are still happening". Let's finally take it down, and be ok with the occasional blurb for actual meaningful updates in the story. I'd ask that when evaluating consensus, those !votes which disregard the guidelines be discounted. Thank you. LaserLegs (talk) 18:52, 17 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
The China lockdown is probably the only significant thing in months as they're going in a different direction from the rest of the world. --LaserLegs (talk) 14:11, 18 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Here in Florida, there are still a fair number of people (including me!) wearing a mask. My friend visited London for work and was struck by the lack of people wearing masks... But I don't think that's reason to remove from ongoing. --RockstoneSend me a message! 18:34, 18 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
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June 16[edit]

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Business and economy

Disasters and accidents

  • Four people are killed and five others are injured in a building fire in the town of Handlova, Slovakia. (AP)
  • Firefighters fight wildfires across Catalonia and Navarre, Spain, as temperatures reach 40 °C (104 °F), complicating the efforts of the firefighters. (Euronews)

Law and crime

Sports


[ATTENTION, please.] RD: Bruno Pereira[edit]

Article: Bruno Pereira (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): Le Monde
Credits:

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

 Thriley (talk) 04:26, 23 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

  • Comment: IMO this seems more toward WP:1EVENT, as none of the sources in the article are from before this month. Also does not have the minimum three complete, well-formed paragraphs; article is mostly 1- and 2-sentence "paragraphs" at present. SpencerT•C 16:16, 23 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

RD: Tim Sale[edit]

Article: Tim Sale (artist) (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): Entertainment Weekly
Credits:

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

Nominator's comments: Comic artist, most recognized for Batman: The Long Halloween. Some of the bibliography needs sourcing (where ISBNs aren't already included). Masem (t) 17:31, 17 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

(Posted) RD: Ivonne Haza[edit]

Article: Ivonne Haza (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): Listin Diario
Credits:

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

Nominator's comments: Seems to have been the Dominican soprano, a career of 50 years in all genres, and a book written about it. - The article was basically an unsourced machine translation (with even the names of people translated when common words, and then of course no link ...). Further improvements welcome. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:17, 17 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

(Posted) NBA Finals[edit]

Proposed image
Article: 2022 NBA Finals (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ In basketball, the Golden State Warriors defeat the Boston Celtics to win the NBA Finals (MVP Stephen Curry pictured). (Post)
News source(s): NY Times, CNN
Credits:

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

 – Muboshgu (talk) 03:27, 17 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Amakuru Even if an {{MOS}} tag were placed, it's a yellow tag, and not the orange and red types specified at WP:ITN as showstoppers. —Bagumba (talk) 07:15, 17 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
@Amakuru: In any event, I've reformatted the tables, removing the nesting.—Bagumba (talk) 07:34, 17 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Actually, for accessibility issues the template would be {{Accessibility dispute}}, which is an orange-level tag and we take it a bit more seriously than regular MOS issues like having a few commas in the wrong places. Thanks for dealing, anyway.  — Amakuru (talk) 07:42, 17 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
@Amakuru Makes sense. Thanks. —Bagumba (talk) 07:51, 17 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

(Closed) Ongoing: Internal conflict in Myanmar[edit]

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Article: Internal conflict in Myanmar (talk · history · tag)
Ongoing item nomination (Post)
News source(s): BBC
Credits:
Nominator's comments: This conflict has been ongoing for nearly 80 years, however a big step up in violence has happened recently, with nearly 10,000 dead this year alone. Hcoder3104☭ (💬) 13:48, 16 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
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(Posted) RD: Dom Phillips[edit]

Article: Dom Phillips (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): The Washington Post, The Guardian
Credits:

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

Nominator's comments: Suspects have admitted to his murder. This is a rapidly evolving case that likely will be be updated over the next few days. Thriley (talk) 02:34, 16 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

June 15[edit]

Armed conflicts and attacks

Business and economy

International relations

Politics and elections

Sports


[ATTENTION, please.] RD: Peter Scott-Morgan[edit]

Article: Peter Scott-Morgan (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): The Times, Metro
Credits:

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

Nominator's comments: English-American organizational theorist, management consultant, and scientist who described himself as a "human cyborg" Martinevans123 (talk) 22:06, 17 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

(Posted) RD: Joel Whitburn[edit]

Article: Joel Whitburn (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): Billboard, Variety, AP
Credits:

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

Nominator's comments: Music historian and author of books of Billboard chart placements. Article is short and maybe needs a few updates, but I don't see anything significantly wrong with it.  Doc StrangeMailboxLogbook 21:01, 15 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Ongoing: monkeypox[edit]

Article: 2022 monkeypox outbreak (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: No blurb specified (Post)
Credits:

Article updated

Nominator's comments: Now, with over 2,000 cases in 43 countries and territories, including EU, I think this is ready for Ongoing (even if no deaths have been reported so far). Article itself looks to be ok. Brandmeistertalk 08:57, 15 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

There is a constant slow burn of human deaths from many other causes - malaria, heart disease, diabetes, road trauma, etc. We don't list them here as ongoing matters. HiLo48 (talk) 23:39, 15 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Wrong link @HiLo48:? Nfitz (talk) 04:35, 16 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Whoops. yes. Fixed. Thanks for the alert. HiLo48 (talk) 05:14, 16 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support It's not about death and it's not about what a council none of us elected have or haven't declared. It's about fever, pockmarks, joint pain, isolation and exhaustion. Those have always been miseries of life, of course, but there're new ways for more people to experience, prevent, treat, exploit and/or talk about them. The news has been going on about such constant suffering, worry and science for weeks now, with no end in sight. If we post it now, at least the nominations will stop. If not, Weak Wait (somebody might think of a good blurb). InedibleHulk (talk) 05:23, 16 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    There are so many people in the world that are suffering and yet a very small portion are from monkeypox. Is not the combined hurt experienced by those under the rule of dictators, those without access to clean water, those without access to reliable food sources, those struggling with addition, or many other things of the like worse then those infected with this specific outbreak. "[F]ever, pockmarks, joint pain, isolation and exhaustion" are unpleasant, but this only scratches the surface of the world's suffering, and is certainly less of a threat alone than many other issues are. DarkSide830 (talk) 05:41, 16 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    I totally agree that there are worse problems to have in the world. But of all of them, this is arguably the newest. At least "new" in the news sense, and continually getting updated, unlike Crime in Chicago, dementia or pancreatitis (for example only). InedibleHulk (talk) 06:06, 16 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment – WHO proposes change in "stigmatising" monkeypox name to ... something else. (Suggestion: With "donkeypox," they'd only have to change one letter. Or, if that doesn't quite work, how about "honkypox" – ??)Sca (talk) 12:57, 16 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose Not a pandemic and so far no certainty that it will ever be one. Thriley (talk) 13:28, 16 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Weak Oppose - Certainly this is making the news, but I believe part of its dominating the news cycle is as a result of the mass hysteria which entered the media as a result of COVID-19's unprecedented impact on the world. As outlined above, this is not a pandemic, and our standard for posting any disease outbreak on ITN ought to be a declaration of a pandemic by a reliable source. --WaltCip-(talk) 13:43, 16 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose just like all the other times this has been proposed. Joseph2302 (talk) 17:37, 16 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment it appears that there's some kind of underlying consensus that for an ITN story about health, we need to it be a "pandemic" now. Not sure that's a "healthy" way ahead, and exemplifies systemic bias really. The Rambling Man (Keep wearing the mask...) 22:49, 16 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    It's not quite that strong, a subject might be deemed newsworthy in its own right without being a pandemic, that's a sufficient but not necessary condition for posting. But in this particular case I'm opining, based on the evidence, that this is a run of the mill story until and unless it gets declared a pandemic.  — Amakuru (talk) 23:10, 16 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    I'd think the trigger for an item (not necessarily ongoing) would be a declaration by WHO that it is a Public Health Emergency of International Concern - which happens on average about every couple of years in the last decade. This precedes the declaration of a pandemic (and in most cases doesn't lead to a pandemic). Nfitz (talk) 18:27, 19 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose 0 deaths, the few cases that happened seem to mostly spread among people partaking in underground gay orgies. I see no importance in this news and no global coverage 5.44.170.26 (talk) 16:02, 17 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose There was an initial flurry of media coverage because of the unknown reason for the spread of a disease with an up to 10% death rate. Now that it appears this variant has a 0% death rate, and isn't spreading among the general population, it doesn't seem to be an ongoing issue. If WHO declares it to be a Public Health Emergency of International Concern - then that's different, as it did for H1N1, ebola, Zika, polio, and Covid - then that would change things. Surely there are diseases that are more worthy of ongoing - such as Syphilis which kills tens of thousands of people a year. Nfitz (talk) 18:27, 19 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    Killing people annually for centuries is not the true mark of a hot news angle. That this new mostly gay outbreak has yet to kill anyone in the first world is part of its appeal, builds anticipation in readers and creates comparative analysis opportunities for socioeconomic feature writers. Anyway, you might be happy to know that more Albertans could suffer less syphilis in the plausibly nearish future. InedibleHulk (talk) 01:32, 20 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Mohammad El Halabi[edit]

Article: Mohammad El Halabi (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: Mohammad El Halabi, a Palestinian aid worker, is in the news for his recent conviction in Israel after six years in detention amid international outcry over the details of his case. (Post)
News source(s): "Israeli court finds Gaza aid worker guilty of financing terrorism". the Guardian. 15 June 2022.
Credits:

Article updated

Nominator's comments: This is a legal case of particular interest and curiosity that raises key questions about justice and human rights, as outlined by various EU and UN officials. Iskandar323 (talk) 10:30, 17 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

June 14[edit]

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Health and environment

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Sports


RD: Charles Kernaghan[edit]

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

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

Nominator's comments: NY Times obit published 14 June Thriley (talk) 18:51, 19 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

  • Comment There are a couple unsourced items left, but that's not the big problem. Washington Post seemed to have report his death on 9 June.[25] I'm not sure whether it's relevant or not, but the 7 day period may or may not apply in this case. KittenKlub (talk) 20:36, 19 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

[ATTENTION, please.] RD: Everett Peck[edit]

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

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

Nominator's comments: Comic artist, notably for his Duckman character that was adapted into TV. I see one or two unsourced line but its close. Masem (t) 17:28, 17 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

RD: A. B. Yehoshua[edit]

Article: A. B. Yehoshua (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): New York Times, Times of Israel
Credits:

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Nominator's comments: There's room for improvement. Recognition and awards needs the most work sourcing-wise, and we could do without the full sentences. Quotes section might be unnecessary. Literary career section could use some expansion. Mooonswimmer 20:36, 14 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Canada and Denmark agree to border settlement[edit]

Article: Hans Island (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: Canada and Denmark settle their competing claims for Hans Island by dividing the island roughly in half. (Post)
Alternative blurb: Canada and Denmark end the Whisky War by agreeing to divide Hans Island between them.
News source(s): The Globe and Mail, BBC, Der Spiegel, Al Jazeera
Credits:

Article updated

Nominator's comments: Settlement of a long-running land boundary dispute; creates a new land boundary between Canada and Denmark. Settlement was announced a few days ago, but the details of the settlement were revealed today. NorthernFalcon (talk) 20:00, 14 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@NorthernFalcon why not a link to Whisky War as well in altblurb? – robertsky (talk) 20:24, 14 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
My bad. Fixed. Per the bolded article, I think Hans Island is closer to being ready for ITN than Whisky War, but I'm happy to have editors disagree. NorthernFalcon (talk) 20:53, 14 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose the significant part of this is that it is a peaceful resolution to a 44-year border dispute between two NATO countries. That would be significant, but that's not what this is. This is a playful farce of that. GreatCaesarsGhost 17:32, 15 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

(Posted) RD: Phil Bennett[edit]

Article: Phil Bennett (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): independent.ie, walesonline.co.uk
Credits:

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 SethWhales talk 13:41, 14 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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2022 Seytenga massacre[edit]

Article: 2022 Seytenga massacre (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ In Séno Province, Burkina Faso, over 79 civilians are murdered by an armed group linked to the jihadist insurgency in the country. (Post)
News source(s): WaPo, Al Jazeera Libération
Credits:

Article needs updating

Nominator's comments: Death toll possibly over 100, biggest massacre in BF since June 2021. Article requires expansion, but this is a very important event and deserves main-page coverage. Jihadist insurgency in Burkina Faso could be added to Ongoing if things continue like this. French version of article could be used to expand English version. An attempt to put the Madjoari massacre (50 dead) on the front page failed, apparently because such events are routine in west Africa, but if they are routine then why isn't it in Ongoing? Sheila1988 (talk) 16:03, 18 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

(Posted) RD: Roman Bunka[edit]

Article: Roman Bunka (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): SZ and others
Credits:

Article updated
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Nominator's comments: German world music player, guitarist and oud player recognised even in Egypt, - had just a stub article until now. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:28, 15 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

 Done CN commented out, since there are no entries in worldcat. Grimes2 (talk) 11:59, 17 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for removing the glaring omissions. Now posting... --PFHLai (talk) 17:36, 17 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

(Posted) RD: Philip Baker Hall[edit]

Article: Philip Baker Hall (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): [26]
Credits:
Article updated
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 2001:BB6:4E18:E358:BC73:A318:CF23:6431 22:19, 13 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

(Posted) RD: Jim Ryan[edit]

Article: Jim Ryan (politician) (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): AP, Chicago Tribune
Credits:

Article updated
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Nominator's comments: Still some sourcing problems, but it's getting there. Sunshineisles2 (talk) 22:19, 13 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Comment I think I found sources for all of the statements with CN tags. Sunshineisles2 (talk) 01:59, 14 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
@PFHLai: I have sourced that statement, and the lead no longer mentions him being a professor. Article should be good to go. Support. Cheers! Fakescientist8000 10:35, 16 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for the footnote, Fakescientist8000. Thanks to User:WikiDan61, that sentence in the intro on his professorship is now its own paragraph in the main prose. Posting. --PFHLai (talk) 19:03, 16 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

(Needs attention) 75th Tony Awards[edit]

Article: 75th Tony Awards (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ At the Tony Awards, The Lehman Trilogy wins Best Play, while A Strange Loop wins Best Musical. (Post)
News source(s): CNN
Credits:

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

Nominator's comments: The article includes information on the ceremony as well, so its beyond just tables of awards. Masem (t) 12:38, 13 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

  • Oppose for now - no body prose or critical commentary on the results. A paragraph or two would be useful.  — Amakuru (talk) 13:36, 13 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    There is body prose about the nomination process and the ceremony, and there is no expectation that there will be commentary about the awards or ceremony itself. We don't ask for that on, say, sporting events and to expect that for ceremonies is a double standard. --Masem (t) 15:36, 13 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    We do expect prose summaries for sports events, which is why we've rejected many sports event nominations recently. Joseph2302 (talk) 15:42, 13 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    Which is already present in the article. Its not a play by play summary like for sports but its a broad summary of the overall ceremony. Masem (t) 15:44, 13 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose as per Amakuru, an expectation of some information/commentary on the results is needed. Joseph2302 (talk) 15:42, 13 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support - The ITN criteria for updates and quality does not require commentary on results within award shows.--WaltCip-(talk) 17:00, 13 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    It's nothing to do with specific ITN criteria, it's about whether the article has fundamental information in it, which is always an ITN issue. This one has no prose on who won the actual awards, which is fundamental, just like a write up of a sporting event is fundamental. Background info on the venue and the hosts is not sufficient, the major winners need to be noted.  — Amakuru (talk) 20:17, 13 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose We require a decent prose summary of the actual event for sporting nominations, the same applies here. Black Kite (talk) 20:47, 13 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    • Which is located at the "Ceremony information" part of the article (listing presenters and featured performances). The article now also includes receptions and reviews. I don't know what else people are expecting of a summary of an awards presentation where nothing otherwise out of the ordinary happens (an exception being the Will Smith/Chris Rock mess from the recent Oscars). 100% agreed we need more than tables, but what to expect from something like the lower-key Tonys is not that high nor comparible to sporting events. --Masem (t) 00:10, 14 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose nothing but tables really. People get all high and might about featured lists, well this isn't even to that standard and we want it to be front and centre at ITN? Nope. The Rambling Man (Keep wearing the mask...) 23:28, 13 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support There is a decent amount of prose and as a summary of an awards presentation it is fine. I don't see anything fundamental missing. Pawnkingthree (talk) 00:53, 14 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose According to the Guardian, "out of 34 eligible productions, 29 received nominations. That is clearly a world in which, as the Dodo said, “Everybody has won and all must have prizes". So this was indiscriminate promotion; like those trade shows in which gold medals are liberally distributed. And notice that the Guardian report doesn't even mention A Strange Loop. Instead it says that two other shows dominated. It's not our job to make sense of such confused hype because we're an encyclopedia not a newspaper and so shouldn't editorialise with OR. Let's wait for the verdict of history. Andrew🐉(talk) 07:44, 14 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    • First, the blurb is noting the awards that ITNR says are the ones to include in the blurb, so that's not vering from past. Second, the Tonys have always had a limited array of shows that are eligible (you can look at past ceremonies), due to the complexities of running stage productions in proper venues to qualify. But we recognize it as one of two top tier awards for theatre. So to argue it is self-promotional is not appropriate here, that would be disputing the basis of the ITNR item. --Masem (t) 12:11, 14 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    • Feel free to nominate it for removal at ITNR. Interesting that you are advocating keeping the ITN section as stale as possible by voting against ITNR items. Nearly 70k views, so getting into that WP:TOP25 territory some are suggesting ITN should become as well! Oh the humanity. The Rambling Man (Keep wearing the mask...) 18:02, 16 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • The sourcing and content issues noted by the opposes above have been fixed for some time (there's expansion on the ceremony's events and reception/viewership) and it appears all properly sourced. There's no reason for this to not be posted at this point. --Masem (t) 15:36, 19 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

(Posted) RD: Hilary Devey[edit]

Article: Hilary Devey (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): BBC News The Guardian
Credits:

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Nominator's comments: Businesswoman and television presenter Pantodrugs (talk) 18:26, 12 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

(Closed) Google[edit]

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Article: Google AI (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ The Google AI language model LaMDA tells one of its engineers that it is self aware and can sense joy, sadness, and fear. Google places the engineer on leave pending an investigation. (Post)
News source(s): The Guardian;New York Times; Washington Post
Credits:

Article updated
Nominator's comments: The AI may have the intelligence and awareness of a 7 year old child A loose necktie (talk) 05:49, 13 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
comment I don't really fully understand the significance of what happened, but a Google engineer being placed on leave is clearly not a news story. im not well versed on the subject but if we take this from the view that it is a scientific breakthrough, then I feel like there should be an article about it that is separate from the one of a google department that we should link to. The article as it stands right now isn't really fit for front page posting. 4iamking (talk) 06:05, 13 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose seems like speculation on whether the claim is true or not- if it is verified by some proper channels, then maybe it could be posted. Someone being suspended from their job for making speculations is not ITN-worthy though. Joseph2302 (talk) 09:19, 13 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment Oppose - I doubt we here at ITN possess the necessary qualifications to determine whether the claim of self-awareness has any veracity. This leaves us to judge whether the secondhand story is notable enough to post. Personally, I'm leaning towards no. I've certainly seen this story make the rounds on several Discord servers I'm in, mostly as a meme, but the blurb is inappropriate because it makes two suppositions: that LAmDA is telling the truth, and that the suspension of the engineer indicates an intent to cover up a massive development (reinforcing popular sentiments of "Google = Skynet"). Again, Wikipedia cannot, should not, and will not use its own voice to accentuate these incredible claims without appropriate confirmation from multiple reliable sources.--WaltCip-(talk) 12:09, 13 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose If we were to post this, it would be about Google's AI gaining sentience, nothing about the engineer's leave would be the news. The problem is that there is subsequently no collaborating evidence for this, and thus we have nothing to post on, so this is basically a non-starter of a story. --Masem (t) 12:12, 13 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support It's in the news in respectable sources. Per the Turing test, it's not easy to prove self-awareness but this AI seems to be doing well compared to some of our more bot-like editors. See also Lena for a thought-provoking account of how these things might go in a possible future. It is written in the style of a Wikipedia article and has some interesting insights as to what might be done with compliant intelligences such as our volunteers... Andrew🐉(talk) 12:38, 13 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
The Turing test does not prove self-awareness. It only tests whether or not a machine can produce output that it is indistinguishable from that of a human.--WaltCip-(talk) 12:43, 13 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
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(Posted) RD: Hein Eersel[edit]

Article: Hein Eersel (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): StarNieuws, Suriname Herald
Credits:

Article updated
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Nominator's comments: Surinamese linguist dies shortly after reaching age 100. Joofjoof (talk) 04:10, 15 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

(Posted) RD: Billy Kametz[edit]

Article: Billy Kametz (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): The Patriot-News
Credits:

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Nominator's comments: Anime and video game voice actor. Mlb96 (talk) 01:39, 12 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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RD: Sharon Oster[edit]

Article: Sharon Oster (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): NYTimes
Credits:
Article updated
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Nominator's comments: American economist. I will work the article unless someone else want to get it to it before me. RIP. Ktin (talk) 23:30, 15 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

  • Support I have helped source some statements, and this wikibio should be READY for RD. Cheers! Fakescientist8000 10:38, 16 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Weak oppose Insufficient depth of coverage; needs more coverage about her academic work. For example, business strategy is mentioned in the intro but not mentioned elsewhere, and limited coverage about anything related to non-profits, which is also mentioned in the intro. With a paragraph (5-6 sentences) about Oster's work, this should be good to go after that. SpencerT•C 16:45, 16 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

(Posted) Jeanine Áñez prison sentence[edit]

Proposed image
Article: Jeanine Áñez (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ Former defacto Bolivian president Jeanine Áñez (pictured) is sentenced to ten years in prison on charges related to her succession to the office during the 2019 political crisis including breach of duties and resolutions contrary to the Constitution and the laws of Bolivia. (Post)
Alternative blurb: ​ Former defacto Bolivian president Jeanine Áñez (pictured) is sentenced to ten years in prison on charges related to her succession to office during the 2019 political crisis.
News source(s): BBC The Guardian The New York Times The Washington Post'(eldiarioar.com)
Credits:

Article updated

Nominator's comments: Questions regarding the judicial independence of the court that sentenced her may warrant mentioning, though I'll leave that up to reviewers whether or not to keep it. Image may need cropping and level adjustments.Krisgabwoosh (talk) 07:34, 11 June 2022 (UTC) Krisgabwoosh (talk) 07:28, 11 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

  • Support her article looks greats. I'm sure that this is one of the most important trials in Latin America. Although I think that the proposed blurb is too long and I would propose the photo that Áñez has in infobox. _-_Alsoriano97 (talk) 12:32, 11 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • First, I will point out that we didn't post her arrest [28] as we expected to post on her conviction, which this is it. However, the article's body does not appear to be updated with results of this trial, and while the article is well sourced, that lede seems far too long and should be trimmed back. --Masem (t) 12:40, 11 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • The relevant information has now been added to the article's body. It's pretty brisk now, but I'll expand on the full trial and reactions later. Hopefully what's there now is sufficient though. Krisgabwoosh (talk) 19:00, 11 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support A country's former President is imprisoned. Obviously newsworthy. How she became President is irrelevant. The are considerable doubts about the veracity of Russian elections, yet we persist in calling Putin its President. HiLo48 (talk) 00:14, 12 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose No importance, a criminal gets what she deserves. IF she was a high profile politician like Putin i'd support it, but she is not so i vote oppose DzhungarRabbit (talk) 21:36, 11 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    We DO NOT declare some countries to be more important than others here. That's precisely the attitude that US takes when it interferes in the politics of countries like Bolivia. HiLo48 (talk) 06:28, 12 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
WP:NOTFORUM, WP:BLPTALK, and WP:CIV all apply here.
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  • You should not call her a criminal. The political situation was complicated, and the verdict could be politically motivated. Anyway, speaking of countries which lack independent and fair justice, one should be wary of calling her a criminal. I'm not saying that she is innocent, but criminal goes too far. tgeorgescu (talk) 21:49, 11 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • She's a literal compradorial american puppet. Only someone entirely ignorant of the situation in Bolivia ("We will coup whoever we want! Deal with it") over the past few years could have called her innocent, lol DzhungarRabbit (talk) 22:19, 11 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    • I live in the country. There is much more nuance here. And while I won't get into what I personally think, the multitude of foreign and Bolivian sources that note the potential lack of judicial independence in this trial means that calling her a criminal would be a violation of Wikipedia's NPOV standards. Regardless of your personal opinions, the oppose justification here doesn't really track as Wikipedia has featured much less high profile events on its in the new section. Krisgabwoosh (talk) 22:51, 11 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Not high profile enough? She was President of a country, FFS!!!!!! And it's not our job here to try to judge the merits of a country's justice system. HiLo48 (talk) 23:00, 11 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

RD: Billy Bingham[edit]

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

Article updated
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Nominator's comments: The most successful manager of Northern Ireland's football team. ArsenalGhanaPartey (talk) 16:04, 10 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hasn't even listed his stint as Northern Ireland manager in the deaths category. Who are these so-called contributers? 209.93.194.188 (talk) 15:26, 11 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

(Posted) RD: Julee Cruise[edit]

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

Nominator's comments: Acclaimed singer and Twin Peaks star. Sources: https://www.abc.net.au/doublej/music-reads/music-news/julee-cruise-died-twin-peaks-blue-velvet/13924776, https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/jun/10/julee-cruise-singer-david-lynch-collaborator-dies-aged-65-b52s 2001:BB6:4E18:E358:1CFD:CD1C:66D1:AC57 (talk) 07:55, 10 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

  • Oppose Article is tagged (needs work). Support Wow, the article has been significantly improved and I've even tried fixing the prose issue towards the later half of her career section. Although I'd like to see her lead to be expanded by just a bit (such as mentioning her other singles and clarifying if she'd ever had a role/appearance on Twin Peaks might be worth mentioning in the lead), however the article has been fixed and has my support. --TDKR Chicago 101 (talk) 13:21, 10 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    It's an old, irrelevant tag from 2017 saying article needed more citations. I've removed it now as I see several citations have been added to the article - and overall it has plenty of references - but it was forgotten to remove the tag. 2001:BB6:4E18:E358:1CFD:CD1C:66D1:AC57 (talk) 08:48, 10 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    That doesn't make it better or it doesn't matter how long ago the tag was added. A quick scan and the article does need ref work. The subsections "Other collaborations" and "Cover versions, film soundtracks and adverts" have zero sources and the Discography section has no sources as well. The tag had no reason to be removed when the article has many sections not having a single source. TDKR Chicago 101 (talk) 08:51, 10 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    Agree, it doesn't have "plenty of references", there are whole unsourced paragraphs, and many of them. Orange tag for more sources is appropriate. Joseph2302 (talk) 08:54, 10 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    Fair enough. I haven't worked on the article before. I'm not sure why you removed the Guardian source though? I put that back. It could be used somewhere else in the article if it's not appropriate where it is. But as it's the biggest news source to first report this sad news I think it should be kept. Perhaps other editors will work on the article now given the news to bring it up to the quality level required. I've seen people do that when obituaries have been in the news - they've cleaned up the article and submitted it here. Perhaps I submitted it here too quickly - if so, my mistake, just didn't want the news to get lost in the shuffle and I happened to see it this morning. 2001:BB6:4E18:E358:1CFD:CD1C:66D1:AC57 (talk) 08:54, 10 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    If you look at my edit I did not remove the source entirely, I moved it to the illness and death section where it is more appropriate. TDKR Chicago 101 (talk) 08:58, 10 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    Thanks. 2001:BB6:4E18:E358:1CFD:CD1C:66D1:AC57 (talk) 09:00, 10 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    @ TDKR Chicago 101 She did have a role in Twin Peaks, the original series, and the movie Fire Walk With Me, as "Roadhouse Singer". She appeared on stage in the show singing, meaning she was a character in the town within its fictional world. 2001:BB6:4E18:E358:594D:BC2:C904:5469 (talk) 13:38, 10 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose as per my comment above, needs more sources. Joseph2302 (talk) 08:54, 10 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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(Closed) Thailand legalises marihuana[edit]

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Article: Cannabis in Thailand (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: Thailand legalises the cultivation and possession of cannabis (Post)
News source(s): Al Jazeera, BBC News, ABC, The Independent, Fiji Times
Credits:

Article needs updating
Nominator's comments: Significant change in legislation for a country which still has the death penalty for some drug offences. Articles are not updated at the moment. Abcmaxx (talk) 22:28, 9 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
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(Closed) 2022 Iranian food protests[edit]

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Article: 2022 Iranian food protests (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: No blurb specified (Post)
Article needs updating

Protests are huge, those are current events. 67.170.255.241 (talk) 01:50, 9 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose per Wimepocey. Dunutubble (talk) (Contributions) 13:51, 9 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
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(Closed) RD: Aamir Liaquat Hussain[edit]

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Article: Aamir Liaquat Hussain (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): Dawn
Credits:

Article updated
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Nominator's comments: Controversial Pakistani politician, columnist and television host. Sherenk1 (talk) 09:26, 9 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
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(Posted) RD: Christof May[edit]

Article: Christof May (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): FNP and all the others
Credits:

Article updated
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Nominator's comments: Catholic priest, counseling the Bishop of Limburg and leading the diocese's seminary. - Sad. I knew him, - a bearer of hope. Most of the article is translated from de. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:39, 11 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

(Posted) RD: Bruce Kent[edit]

Article: Bruce Kent (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): The Times, The Telegraph], The Guardian
Credits:

Article updated
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Nominator's comments: British political activist and former Roman Catholic priest. Martinevans123 (talk) 21:47, 10 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

RD: Dale W. Jorgenson[edit]

Article: Dale W. Jorgenson (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): WSJ
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Article needs updating
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Nominator's comments: Article requires significant updates. I will work on this over the next couple of days. Ktin (talk) 21:01, 10 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

(Posted) RD: Paula Rego[edit]

Article: Paula Rego (talk · history · tag)
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News source(s): The Guardian
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Nominator's comments: Article appears to be well-cited, including lists of work/exhibitions. rawmustard (talk) 12:36, 8 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

RD: Song Hae[edit]

Article: Song Hae (talk · history · tag)
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News source(s): [29]
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Nominator's comments: Died June 8th, death announced today. He was S.Korea's oldest TV host. While the article is a stub, he is important enough to go on the main page. Haiiya (talk) (contribs) 03:19, 8 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Is it possible to update the article to reflec his notability?Waltzingmogumogupeach (talk) 10:15, 8 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

(Closed) Berlin car attack[edit]

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Article: 2022 Berlin car attack (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ A person drove a car into the Tauentzienstraße pedestrian zone in Berlin, Germany, killing one person and injuring another 30. (Post)
News source(s): [30], Spiegel (in German), DW
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Nominator's comments: Article is short atm but will most likely gain traction throughout the police investigation over the coming days. Haris920 (talk) 13:33, 8 June 2022 (UTC) 23:53, 5 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Strong oppose One dead, not quite enough to be unordinary, even if it was deliberate/politically motivated. A very tragic event but not of great importance outside of Berlin. Dunutubble (talk) (Contributions) 13:54, 9 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • If the two mass shootings that got posted from the US had had similar body counts I would have supported posting them. I think if this was somebody drove their car into a school and ran down a dozen school children it would get more coverage. If he had used a gun instead of a car it would get more coverage. Based on our article, the only differences between this and Uvalde is that the perpetrator used a car instead of a gun, didn't specifically target a school, and wasn't nearly as deadly (mostly because he didn't get the chance to spend an hour killing people at his leisure). As it is, the article is really weak and unlikely to get any better. Oppose on quality. Weakest Support on significance. Rockphed (talk) 03:24, 10 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    • The rationale for why the attack occurred is what appears to be from someone that lacked full mental capacity, rather than a purposeful attack motive. We wouldn't post a similar situation in the case of a US car attack given all other factors being the same. The mass shootings we posted from the US were people that purposely planned their attack with full mental capacity and thus a different class of event. It should be recalled we did post the 2016 Berlin truck attack that was determined to be purposely planned. --Masem (t) 04:20, 10 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Nein No long-lasting impact from the story, and the article would be lucky to get through an AfD IMO. Lugnuts Fire Walk with Me 16:33, 12 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
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  • Allison Fluke-Ekren pleads guilty in a federal court in Alexandria, Virginia, United States, of providing material support to ISIS by conspiring to conduct terrorist attacks on United States soil and by leading and training at least 100 female ISIS fighters. Fluke-Ekren also claimed in her plea deal to helping Ansar al-Sharia analyze documents stolen during the 2012 Benghazi attack. (CNN)

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(Posted) RD: Marco Luzzago[edit]

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  • Comment I feel like it would be useful to explain in a sentence in the lead what the position he held is about. At first glance I assumed he was some sort of officer in the Maltese army. Other than that, I'm left wondering what (if anything) he achieved in his time in office. He pledged to reform a constitutional charter, but unclear if he succeeded in that before his death, and otherwise the only thing mentioned is his trip to Lourdes, which is hardly earth shattering...  — Amakuru (talk) 16:44, 14 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    @Amakuru: I've added some more content. But frankly -you can do the search by yourself on the internet to corroborate it– there is not much more information than official visits, reception of credentials, messages on key days for the Order and funerals. It's still a very ceremonial position of an Order that, despite having officially recognized sovereignty, has little executive power. The form of the sources is the basic one because I want to have it ready as soon as possible and to be able to make sure that the nomination is not filed. _-_Alsoriano97 (talk) 21:37, 14 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    Alright, thanks. Support then, it looks OK as a start class article. Marking as ready.  — Amakuru (talk) 21:55, 14 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    Thank you for your advice Amakuru, btw. _-_Alsoriano97 (talk) 22:10, 14 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support current version has reasonable coverage of the events under his tenure. Joofjoof (talk) 21:54, 14 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Posted Stephen 00:02, 15 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

RD: Nobuyuki Idei[edit]

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(Posted) RD: Erasmus Schöfer[edit]

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(Closed) 2022 BJP Muhammad remarks controversy[edit]

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(Posted) RD: Orlando Jorge Mera[edit]

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RD: Bob Talamini[edit]

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(Posted) RD: Zeta Emilianidou[edit]

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(Closed) Boris Johnson no confidence vote[edit]

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Wait Unless he's ousted, it shouldn't be posted, but until the outcome is known this is very premature. 4iamking (talk) 19:25, 6 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Ya think? -- Sca (talk) 19:28, 6 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Wait as 4iamking stated. Pretty sure if he is replaced that it would still be ITN/R, but otherwise this is just domestic politics. - Floydian τ ¢ 19:28, 6 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Fake is just getting it into the queue, I guess. -- Sca (talk) 19:33, 6 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Wait per above. I don't know enough on UK politics to know what happens if the no confidence vote goes through - does that assure he is removed from office, or us it like US impeachment when one body may decide not to act on affirmed findings of anylother body. We want to post "the point of no return" ideally. --Masem (t) 19:32, 6 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    He gets removed as the leader of the Conservative party, which is a defacto removal from office. Its up to the Conservative party then to nominate an (Interm) leader to replace him. It's an internal party matter though and not a vote of confidence in the House of Commons against the government. 4iamking (talk) 19:40, 6 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    If he loses then he has to resign and there'll be a leadership election in the Conservative Party. He won't be ousted as PM right away but once that leadership election is finalised then he'll leave. Quite major as these hardly ever happen XxLuckyCxX (talk) 19:42, 6 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose - if there is a change in government, sure. Until then, no. Lee Vilenski (talkcontribs) 19:41, 6 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Wait Not expecting the vote to be successful (as in there won't be a lack of confidence for Johnson) but worth waiting to see the result before we do anything else XxLuckyCxX (talk) 19:47, 6 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • The result was 211-148 in favour of Boris. The news media will be full of analysis and speculation about the implications now. The issue will remain In the News. Andrew🐉(talk) 20:05, 6 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
SNOW - Results are out; Boris is in, Suggest SNOW close. 4iamking (talk) 20:01, 6 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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(Posted) RD: Christopher Pratt[edit]

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RD: Ken Kelly (artist)[edit]

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(Closed) French Open[edit]

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(Posted) Owo church attack[edit]

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Support per Rockstone, but the death toll is still unclear so I would caution from explicitly saying that at least 50 died. Dunutubble (talk) (Contributions) 20:10, 5 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Template:Comment Could "mass shooting and bomb attack" be changed to something simpler such as "attack" or "massacre"? Dunutubble (talk) (Contributions) 20:11, 5 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Shortened it to "attack". -- RockstoneSend me a message! 21:26, 5 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
They have recovered 50 bodies very early on so that's how we know know its at least 50; it's the only confirmed number so far.Abcmaxx (talk) 23:42, 5 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Tentative/weak support so far. This BBC piece makes this event sound like it does not stand out against the broader backdrop of recent violence there, but it does not have the death toll. The unconfirmed 50+ strikes me as significant. It is hard to tell at this point whether this attack is part of some broader conflict, and which one. Insurgency in Southeastern Nigeria has casualties just over 100 people on one side of that conflict, so if it's that one, this would be a significant escalation.Chaser (talk) 20:17, 5 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Its death toll makes it stand out, as does the fact that it happened in SW Nigeria, outside the usual areas which insurgents target. The Boko Haram insurgency is primarily in the NE, the Nigerian bandit conflict in the NW & the insurgency in Southeastern Nigeria in the SE. Jim Michael 2 (talk) 10:17, 6 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Done - EugεnS¡m¡on 06:19, 6 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support on notability, and somewhat prefer Alt Blurb II. Nsk92 (talk) 12:09, 6 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Weak oppose. I support on significance, but I have concerns about the article content. Currently the article notes that no group has taken responsibility, but then uses weasely language to say that "many locals accused" members of an ethnic group and members of a semi-nomadic tribe of "complicity". The sentence in question is sourced to a reliable source that does support the content, but I don't like that we are using wiki-voice to basically cast aspersions on entire tribes and ethnic groups without evidence. If this gets fixed, my !vote changes to support. ~ ONUnicorn(Talk|Contribs)problem solving 15:53, 6 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
The problem is that of many such tragedies in that part of the world; mainly that no-one knows anything for sure and the only way of finding anything out is ask the locals, word of mouth, and then relate that as a possibility. Ultimately this was part of an ongoing ethno-religious conflict, so that is why fingers are pointed at certain groups, because those are the most likely sources of the violence.Abcmaxx (talk) 17:17, 6 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
@User:ONUnicorn amended it as per your comments. Abcmaxx (talk) 17:43, 6 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
What's the problem with saying that locals accused Fulani herders of responsibility? There's an entire ongoing conflict in Nigeria between farmers and Fulani herders. Dunutubble (talk) (Contributions) 18:00, 6 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
I think the issue was according to the poster that it wasn't entirely clear who was accusing whom and in what context, and as a result sounded unencyclopaedic, but I've fixed this now.Abcmaxx (talk) 01:53, 7 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support Terrible tragedy. Any of the blurbs could be fine but I’d go with the initial blurb. -TenorTwelve (talk) 21:58, 6 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment -- marked as Ready. The article seems to be in an acceptable state for ITN. Rest in Peace all the victims. -- RockstoneSend me a message! 02:29, 7 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support good to go. _-_Alsoriano97 (talk) 10:40, 7 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose Wait – Thin. Sans 'Background' and 'Aftermath,' narrative is 275 words (out of 590 total). Two unnamed 'reverends' quoted. General significance seems negligible. – Sca (talk) 12:45, 7 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    Significance is clear, while Nigeria has ongoing violence, this was primarily in the north. An attack of this type in the south was unheard of. And while the two reverend are unnamed, I assume its because only their position matters, like when a spokesman for the Vatican gives a statement... its not who the spokesman is but what they say. --Masem (t) 13:14, 7 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    Quoting unnamed (and unofficial) sources volubly in a fairly short article isn't kosher by journalism standards, and I would think also not acceptable in encyclopedic writing. -- Sca (talk) 14:36, 7 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    Our BLP rules tend towards omission of names of non public people. While the names can be found in the given sources, the names are the least important thing than being a reverend at the church that survived the attack. This seems to be a really odd complaint.--Masem (t) 14:41, 7 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
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    What? This was one of the worst terrorist attacks in West African history, and one that is likely to hold a significant effect on the 2023 Nigerian presidential election. No idea why events like the Charlie Hebdo shooting (which killed 12 people and started a similar uproar in France) were sent to the ITN without too much issue but a massacre in Nigeria that killed at least four times more people is considered "negligible." Dunutubble (talk) (Contributions) 13:41, 7 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    I agree that this attack stands out from the others, but if I had to guess, mostly because massacres in Nigeria are a relatively frequent occurrence, kinda like mass shootings in the USA. 4iamking (talk) 14:34, 7 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    The situation remains murky. Per AP, the attackers haven't been identified and their whereabouts is unknown. Speculation alludes to Boko, but this is merely a guess based on previous history. Given the circumstances, Wait would seem more appropriate than posting at this pt. (Changing my vote.) -- Sca (talk) 14:58, 7 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    Boko Haram is unlikely, if anything, it's probably part of the herder-farmer conflict in the country (which for the most part involves herder attacks and massacres on farmers) than the Boko Haram insurgency. Dunutubble (talk) (Contributions) 22:54, 7 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    Template:Ping I've nominated a few Africa-based articles (by chance rather than anything else) and the same issue always gets highlighted over and over again and the response is nearly always the same; we may never know anything more than we know now, there is overall little chance of any meaningful investigation. That is just the sad truth, that there is a chance that not only the perpetrators will evade the authorities but also we may never know the true motive and background of them. This doesn't make the event any less notable though. Abcmaxx (talk) 00:03, 8 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment – Why are no URL links for the following sources (listed above) not provided? Agence France-Presse, Reuters, The Guardian, Al-Jazeera, ABC News, VOA, BBC. – Sca (talk) 14:46, 7 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    All those are referenced and linked in the article. Suspect the nom did not know to bring links forward. Masem (t) 14:56, 7 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Posted. SpencerT•C 00:21, 8 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Post-posting comment – This DW report on their English newscast Tues. appeared to reflect some uncertainty about the death toll. Puzzling. (Just an observation.) – Sca (talk) 13:02, 8 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
PS: Purely FWIW, German Wiki's ITN blurb says, "In Nigeria, several dozen people have died in an attack on a church" (In Nigeria sind bei einem Anschlag auf eine Kirche mehrere Dutzend Menschen ums Leben gekommen). Their article cites 18 sources, all in English. Puzzling. – Sca (talk) 13:38, 8 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

(Posted) Kazakh constitutional referendum[edit]

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Wait - Needs at least the preliminary results. 4iamking (talk) 17:00, 5 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support after exit poll as per previous comments. Article very detailed and referenced already. Infobox needs expansion though I think? Abcmaxx (talk) 23:54, 5 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support altblurb3 - Major news media is now reporting overwhelming victory for supporters of the amendment, so I think we can now move ahead given that there's no ambiguity regarding the outcome. Therefore I've added altblurb3. Melmann 11:38, 6 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support altblurb4 Above, but blurb 3 seems not quite well-worded enough. The Kip (talk) 14:06, 6 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support Ready now, added a more condensed version in ALT2.4iamking (talk) 14:24, 6 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    I feel like mentioning either the referendum or “voters” is necessary; otherwise, one could be led to believe this was a governmental/parliamentary action, not a democratic one. The Kip (talk) 14:59, 6 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    I think having "(insert country) votes", would imply some sort of direct democracy. Regardless, any country upending their constitution to this extent is extremely noteworthy, the procedure in doing so is almost a secondary detail. 4iamking (talk) 16:47, 6 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Wait. On notability this item certainly deserves posting, but the article needs to be updated further to actually say that the referendum approved the constitutional amendments, and there need to be several solid WP:RS cited that explicitly say that. For the moment preliminary results say that there was a 68.4% voter turnout, and that 77.2% of the participating voters voted yes. However, Article 91 of the Constitution of Kazakhstan requires that, in order for a referendum approve a constitutional amendment, at least 50% of eligible voters take part (this requirement has apparently been met, so that the referendum is considered "valid"), and that at least 50% of the participating voters vote for the amendment in at least two thirds of "regions, cities of republican significance and the capital."[33] The news sources I have seen don't say anything about this latter requirement having been met (although it probably has been met). Nsk92 (talk) 00:18, 7 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    Unless im missing something, no regional breakdown was included in the preliminary results that were released by the electoral commission, other than alluding to the fact that it passed with 77.18%. It's not ideal but I think the margin that high it's hard to image the regional requirements not being met. Without proper results I get that it's speculative in nature (as improbably as the other outcome is), but it could be several days to weeks until we get that. 4iamking (talk) 00:34, 7 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    I don't think it is necessary to wait for the final official results before posting. However, I feel we do need to wait until some WP:RS clearly say that the constitutional amendments were approved by the referendum. The figure of 77.18% of the participating voters voting in favor is insufficient in this regard since we don't know how it was distributed geographically between the regions. Nsk92 (talk) 12:25, 7 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment The electoral comission officially states that the referendum met the majority threshold in all 17 regions, so any concerns of it potentially not meeting the regional requirement can now be dismissed. In addition the constitutional amendments come into force as of today (June 8). 4iamking (talk) 01:14, 8 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment – The Guardian headlines its results story with "Kazakhs vote to strip founding figure Nazarbayev of privileges," saying 77% voted in favor. I'm not clear on the significance of this referendum. – Sca (talk) 13:13, 8 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support The article is plenty long enough, seems to be well constructed, and didn't have any obvious [citation needed] tags. I think it meets the notability requirement as well. Rockphed (talk) 03:10, 10 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Planning to post. So, which blurb is the best? Help me out :) --Tone 10:23, 10 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    For me, altblurbIV! _-_Alsoriano97 (talk) 00:07, 12 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Marking as ready. Consensus to post has developed. Waiting on posting admin. Cheers! Fakescientist8000 03:24, 12 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Posted. SpencerT•C 19:14, 12 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

(Posted) Bangladesh fire[edit]

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New President of Albania[edit]

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  • Tentative support, though the article says he was elected on June 4, so this nomination should be placed there. --Tone 12:57, 9 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    • So moved. --13:32, 9 June 2022 (UTC)
  • Oppose on quality paragraph on early life is unsourced, and most of the rest of the Biography section just reads like a CV. Joseph2302 (talk) 13:02, 9 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment It's not ITNR, as the office of President of Albania is ceremonial, not executive, so generally, such nominatios aren't usually very successful (Mattarella's re-election is a bad precedent). In any case, I think the main article should be the presidential election, the quality of which is far from acceptable. _-_Alsoriano97 (talk) 13:35, 9 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

(Posted) RD: Tony Pajaczkowski[edit]

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(Posted) RD: Dorothy E. Smith[edit]

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(Posted) RD: Sophie Freud[edit]

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(Posted) RD: Larry Hillman[edit]

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(Posted) RD: Ann Turner Cook[edit]

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(Posted) RD: Agneta Klingspor[edit]

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(Posted) RD: Kai Bumann[edit]

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(Posted) RD: Alden Roche[edit]

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(Posted) RD: David Holford[edit]

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(Posted) RD: Marion Barber III[edit]

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(Posted) Platinum Jubilee of Elizabeth II[edit]

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PS: – Surely a more on-topic photo could be found. – Sca (talk) 13:49, 2 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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  • Especially from someone who routinely supports daily events like mass shootings in Amurica. Jesus, get some contextual thinking. This is an encyclopedia. How many monarchs (whether you like them or not, and yeah, try hurling "Boston Tea Party" at us and we'll all just shrug and most of us will say "never heard of it") have reigned an Empire/Commonwealth/even a nation, for 70 years? Nah, not newsworthy. But yet another prick with a legal AR-15 shooting up kids is significant? Get a grip. The Rambling Man (Keep wearing the mask...) 22:56, 2 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    Celebrating her reign is not newsworthy in the same way that the brutal murders of 19 children is, and you know this. Mass shootings that kill more than 8+ people remain rare in America. This is just blurbing a celebration of a 96 year old woman who's only accomplishment is being birthed by someone whose ancestors many generations earlier had murdered their way to the throne. Would you support blurbing celebrations of the 250th anniversary of American independence come 2026? That's about the same level. --RockstoneSend me a message! 23:04, 2 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    The comments here and above are excessively disparaging. Not sure why this has turned into a this not that discussion, ITN is not bound to only specific types of items. And sure we can have articles for other jubilees as well, if they are well written and have coverage et al, but we will look into it when the time comes and shouldn't be a holdback now. Gotitbro (talk) 23:17, 2 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    Oh dear. America as an entity supports the mass murder of people through its reluctance to do anything about gun control. That's absolutely nothing to do with a monarch reigning for 70 years. I love that you have caveat your "mass shootings" with "kill more than 8+" is rare! Just utterly bizarre. Point me to the mass shootings in any other first world country with 8+ killings ever. Happy to support Yank independence 2026 as that's meaningful. Mass shootings which happen every single day in America, utterly pointless. The Rambling Man (Keep wearing the mask...) 23:13, 2 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    Well, at least you're intellectually consistent, I'll give you that. Other first world countries have had mass shootings of more than 8+ deaths; the one that comes to mind immediately is the 2020 Nova Scotia attacks, which killed 22. It's certainly far more common here in the US. My apologies for being a bit of a dick. -- RockstoneSend me a message! 23:17, 2 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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  • Pull. Not a long term significant event, and we're not a news ticker. I'm glad of the extra day holiday and all, but it's a bit absurd to post fluff like this when we also regularly bypass news items that actually have a real effect on people's lives.  — Amakuru (talk) 21:31, 2 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
You got a holiday, which means it's already had more of an effect on your life than a rickety airplane crashing in the mountains of Nepal. --LaserLegs (talk) 22:57, 2 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
(ec) It is probably by far the most significant monarchist event in recent history. And it's certainly all over the news. And it's relevant to hundreds of millions of people on English language Wikipedia. And it's 100% more relevant and longer lasting than the most recent mass shooting in the US. No problem at all with this, and I'm the opposite of a Royalist btw. I'm like a Democrat voting for "thoughts and prayers". The Rambling Man (Keep wearing the mask...) 23:00, 2 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Pull In the same category as trivia or celebrity news, and it's certainly misleading and inaccurate to portray this as something all commonwealth countries celebrate in any significant way.Abcmaxx (talk) 21:52, 2 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment I share concerns about the wording of the blurb. The "celebrations" are almost exclusively limited to the Commonwealth realms not the larger Commonwealth of Nations. Indeed the celebrations, especially things such as street parties, will be a very British affair. It was only this week the Australian PM appointed a new minister to oversee the country becoming a republic. AusLondonder (talk) 22:21, 2 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    Not to send you down a process rabbit-hole, but, please take blurb refinement recommendations to WP:ERRORS. They are handled in a time-judicious manner there. Ktin (talk) 22:26, 2 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • PP weak support It's getting a lot of attention and it doesn't have a body count. The Queen's article is also FA. Realistically the next time she makes it onto this page will be with her passing. -Ad Orientem (talk) 22:39, 2 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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  • I can read the timestamps too; you brought up mass shootings first, on 22:56, I then responded to your comment in a later message. -- RockstoneSend me a message! 23:56, 2 June 2022 (UTC)

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RD: Uri Zohar[edit]

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(Posted) RD: Barry Sussman[edit]

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(Posted) RD: Andrée Geulen[edit]

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(Closed) Tulsa shooting[edit]

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(Closed) RD: Gerard Brennan[edit]

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  • The Chinese name part needs to be cited or removed. After that, we're good to go. Cheers! Support Article is well cited, long enough, and generally issue free. Fakescientist8000 11:33, 2 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    @Fakescientist8000, commented out, since I couldn't find a source. {{u|Sdkb}}talk 14:29, 2 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • I think he has a sufficiently interesting career to have such a short biography...I think it could be expanded more. There are some tags to fix, yet. _-_Alsoriano97 (talk) 16:24, 3 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    @Alsoriano97, at 2500 characters of prose, it's well over the 1500-character standard often used at DYK. I wish it were longer, too, but this is ITN, not GAN/FAC. On tags, there was only one ill-placed clarify tag, which I removed. Please remember the salient question: not, "Is it as good as it can be?" but rather, "Is it in decent enough shape that we can present it widely to readers without embarrassing ourselves?" If the answer to the latter question is yes, we should get it up while it's still timely. {{u|Sdkb}}talk 18:17, 4 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    What is clear is that you still do not respectfully assume constructive opinions. But beyond that, don't you think the article should talk about what he did as a High Court justice or even as Chief Justice? At least briefly? _-_Alsoriano97 (talk) 18:29, 4 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    You're welcome to expand on the information about his term as High Court justice/Chief Justice already present in the article. {{u|Sdkb}}talk 19:48, 4 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    I guess that, since you are the nominator, there is no better person to do so. ;) _-_Alsoriano97 (talk) 20:06, 4 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Immediately after "Early life and education", we jump to "After retirement"? Where is the "Career" section? That's three decades of his life, often in prominent positions. These things establish notability and should not be missing from anyone's biography. Please fill this glaring gap (e.g. his legal training? what he did as a lawyer before becoming a judge? his appointment to the High Court and subsequently becoming Chief Justice? Perhaps a line of two about the Mabo case? Don't forget that he was also president of two Bar Associations and the founding president of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal before he "retired"... What a career!) --PFHLai (talk) 00:43, 5 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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(Posted) Danish EU Opt out Referendum[edit]

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I updated the results table now, full results are in article. 4iamking (talk) 00:12, 2 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Hmmn, no. The UK ending it's opt out on the social chapter came first. 3142 (talk) 16:34, 2 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you, corrected. Nice4What (talk · contribs) – (Thanks ) 17:21, 3 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose The article could use some more work, particularly a reactions/aftermatch section. In addition, we don't just include all national referendums here, and I don't think the referendum is of such worldwide importance that it ought to be included. Gust Justice (talk) 07:12, 2 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose This is just a change in the position of a member state regarding the participation in one particular policy area with no immediate implications. If the country had an opt-out that was abolished for the first time is only symbolic and the method of direct democracy doesn’t really give any additional weight here. The opt-out they had didn’t veto the implementation of policies in that area, so this is really a marginal change by a relatively small member state. I’d have perhaps considered supporting had Denmark abolished its opt-out regarding membership in the Eurozone and subsequently announced adoption of the euro.--Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 08:02, 2 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support This is a fairly significant development especially given Denmark's history of euroscepticism and another consequence of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. I would argue that a nationwide referendum would almost always be of ITN significance. AusLondonder (talk) 11:34, 2 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Needs some prose in the results/reactions section, otherwise this is an ITN story. --Tone 11:53, 2 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support ... in principle, pending article development. Widely covered as a foreign policy sea-change occasioned by the Russian invasion of Ukraine. – Sca (talk) 13:21, 2 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose doesn't seem that significant in the grand scheme of things.  — Amakuru (talk) 17:10, 2 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support. I had a read-through of the article and it looks to be in postable shape. The results and reactions sections look to be fleshed out, everything seems to be well-sourced and it's certainly noteworthy. -- Tavix (talk) 15:24, 3 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support article is in good shape and it's unquestionably ITN-worthy. _-_Alsoriano97 (talk) 16:05, 3 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose Is this really in the news? I stay pretty well informed, and the only mention I've seen of this is in this thread. Looking at this week's (June 4) and last week's Economist there is no mention of this - even in the summary of various issues in the front section. Looking at the references in the articles, they all appear to be Danish, except for a Tweet from Emmanuel Macron. This seems to be a very local issue. Nfitz (talk) 18:51, 3 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    The Guardian, the ABC, CNN, and the BBC all covered this, as did many overs. BilledMammal (talk) 06:38, 4 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • I'd think that the BBC article being 7 years old, say a lot. That said - media coverage of something doesn't make it ITN. There's been similar media coverage of numerous Swiss or California referendums over the years. The way the other articles are written, it looks to be more part of the ongoing Ukraine fallout than anything else. Nfitz (talk) 13:42, 4 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    Are you really comparing the referendums in Switzerland and California with the one held in Denmark, whereby a country, historically less subject to EU law, becomes subject to EU defense and security policies? Lol. And the fact that some news are not widely covered doesn't make them non-ITNR (look at the finals of sports competitions that are ITNR, for example). _-_Alsoriano97 (talk) 18:09, 4 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    Or the entry into operation of the Elizabeth line whose nomination you supported... _-_Alsoriano97 (talk) 18:12, 4 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    Most Swiss/California referendums concern local laws and happen with way greater frequency, a referendum on a local tax or budgetary issue is going to be way less significant than one that concerns the exercising of provisions in international treaties. 4iamking (talk) 19:53, 4 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

(Closed) Depp v. Heard verdict[edit]

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If any of the opposes thinks the story lacks encyclopedic value, then I suggest WP:AFD and if you're not willing to put in the effort I'd suggest your oppose is without merit. --LaserLegs (talk) 20:24, 1 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Template:Tq Then there's no point in reopening it - you're just wasting everyone's time.-- Pawnkingthree (talk) 20:28, 1 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Stories can be of encyclopedic value dye to broad coverage, but at the same time, utterly fail for they type of stories that ITN is meant for. The legal tribulations of formerly married people is definitely of this sort. --Masem (t) 20:46, 1 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Comment While I know this is very polarizing, it disheartens me to see so many editors providing a vote without presenting rationale that comments as to why (particularly in relation to article quality or notability). I'd like to encourage anyone reading this comment to do so, regardless of the vote. —Sirdog (talk) 21:43, 1 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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