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September 30

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September 30, 2021 (2021-09-30) (Thursday)

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  • A 96-year-old German woman accused of collaborating with the SS in the deaths of thousands of people at the Stutthof concentration camp, where she was employed as a typist, is arrested by German police shortly after a court ordered her arrest for evading the beginning of her trial. The court now orders the woman to be examined to determine whether she is fit to be jailed or to attend the court proceedings in person. (Al Jazeera)

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Sports

  • 2021 in sumo
    • Hakuhō, the 69th yokozuna and widely considered to be one of the greatest professional sumo wrestlers of all time, officially retires from competition after a 20-year career, 14 of them at the sport's highest rank. (The Mainichi)

(Posted) RD: Carlisle Floyd

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Article: Carlisle Floyd (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): NYT
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 American operas, died at 95, prestigious prizes, and still hardly a ref until now. I added what I could, but more is needed, and I don't have access to the NYT obit which should be goood for some. Please help! Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:53, 3 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

(Posted) Expo 2020 inaugurated

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Posted, take tangential chatter to a more appropriate venue. The Rambling Man (Keep wearing the mask...) 09:13, 2 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Article: Expo 2020 (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ The Expo 2020 is opened in Dubai, UAE. (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: World Expo is ITNR per se. Article needs work. _-_Alsoriano97 (talk) 11:30, 1 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment removed image from nom, as we don't post non-free images to the front page. Non-free images should only be used in article space, for the article to which it relates. Joseph2302 (talk) 11:37, 1 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment - For those who might say "but I don't see Expo on the ITN/R list" -- it's a world's fair. Not saying anyone will think that, but just in case.--WaltCip-(talk) 12:31, 1 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment I've got a few nit picky concerns - proseline in the COVID section, the big empty table of participants - but the only blocker is that orange tagged section on IPM. If we can (legitimately) strike it, I'd be a support. GreatCaesarsGhost 13:52, 1 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose The previous Expo 2017 and Expo 2015 don't seem to have been posted at ITN and this one doesn't seem to be getting much news coverage. Andrew🐉(talk) 14:58, 1 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    I feel the need to remind you that this is ITN/R, per my comment immediately above your vote. If you want to dispute its ITN/R status, take it up on WT:ITN. WaltCip-(talk) 15:03, 1 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    2015 was nominated but not posted as its quality was not improved in time for posting - this also triggered a review of the Expo at ITNR which obviously left it to be kept. 2017 was never nominated. So these can't be used as data points here. I am seeing news coverage, so that's sufficient for that factor, and only leaves the quality of the article issue. --Masem (t) 15:05, 1 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    As you know, this is ITNR so all that is of concern is the quality of the article, not the number of pageviews which appears to have become something of an irrelevant disruption lately. Just ongoing disruption, time after time. The Rambling Man (Keep wearing the mask...) 15:07, 1 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    Here's the 2015 discussion mentioned by Masem above: Proposal: Remove World's Fairs. The rough consensus seems to have been in favour of the proposal (7 for removal to 3.5 against). Here's an example:

    Remove, World's Fairs were relevant when most of the world didn't know the rest of the world existed. No longer true. I honestly couldn't even tell you, in my lifetime, that I've seen any real coverage of "Expo" or its brethren.
    — User:The Rambling Man 20:01, 3 May 2015 (UTC)

Hear, hear! Andrew🐉(talk) 20:45, 1 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Difference is I respect consensus here, rather than continually try to convert ITN to WP:TOP25. Whether or not I personally think the Expo should be at ITNR is immaterial. Imagine being emotionally mature enough to get over it and work with the community consensus instead of continuing to disrupt the process with tangential irrelevancies? Here's a suggestion: renominate it for removal from ITNR instead of this endless stream of TOP25 suggestions? That, at least, is a pragmatic approach for once. The Rambling Man (Keep wearing the mask...) 21:00, 1 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]
And it was not removed. Period. _-_Alsoriano97 (talk) 20:59, 1 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  1. It's clear now why CNN is listed as the news source above. That's because "CNN will be the official broadcaster for Dubai Expo 2020." Note the future tense.
  2. The page is dominated by a big table of country pavilions. These all have flags but otherwise seem to be mostly empty. Consider the topical country of Guinea for example. What is in its pavilion and how has this been affected by the recent coup? It doesn't say.
  3. But there's prose too. Here's my favourite sentence: "Tickets are also free for people of determination, with 50% off being offered for one caretaker." But what does it mean?
  4. I also checked out the opening ceremony on YouTube. This is two hours long but I haven't made it past the first 30 minutes, which consisted of slow drumming while guys in desert robes slowly tapped their walking sticks. Next up was a speech but I made an excuse and left. But the good news is that my online view means that I'm now an official visitor to this thing. Here's an explanation:

    Pre-pandemic, Expo organizers forecast 25 million visitors to the event over its six-month tenure. That number has not been adjusted for its new dates and circumstances, but organizers have since been referring to "25 million visits," which will include repeat visitors and people watching online. Expo's digital offering has become a cornerstone of the event, and Dubai reportedly wants these visitors to be included in its overall attendance numbers. The city is desperate for its visitation numbers to be a success...

Yes, you can smell the desperation.
Andrew🐉(talk) 06:50, 2 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]
This is ITNR, meaning that it would be posted upon a adequate update. I don't actually disagree that there are not as important as they used to be, and I've supported removing it from the list in the past, but as long as it's on the list, it will be posted. 331dot (talk) 06:57, 2 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]
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(Closed, again) Sarah Everard verdict

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No consensus to close. --Tone 17:11, 3 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Article: Murder of Sarah Everard (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ The policeman who murdered Sarah Everard gets a whole-life prison sentence. (Post)
News source(s): ABC, BBC, CNN, Guardian, NYT, Straits Times
Credits:

Article updated
Nominator's comments: A high-profile case with international coverage which was actually in the WP:TOP25 for sustained heavy readership. The trial and verdict means that it's all over the news again and questions are being asked as it comes out that there were several red flags over previous years. Andrew🐉(talk) 17:18, 30 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Her disappearance, death, the police response to a vigil for her & the prosecution of her killer all gained a huge amount of media coverage in the UK. Unlike the reaction to the murder of George Floyd, there weren't any riots & because Wayne Couzens admitted the crimes he was charged for, there was no trial. Jim Michael (talk) 18:35, 30 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Note the international sources cited from all over the globe. The NYT, for example, leads on the angle that "The extent to which Ms. Everard’s attacker wielded his powers as a police officer in the horrific attack has prompted a wave of new calls for reform in the London police department." Andrew🐉(talk) 18:59, 30 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Reopen This discussion was closed in just 26 minutes. But now, 3 days later, it's clear that the story has not gone away. I was just watching the influential Andrew Marr Show reviewing the Sunday papers, "Many of the papers are covering the Sarah Everard story – there’s lots of different version of that...this is obsessing the country and rightly so..." Here's some of the latest coverage:
  1. Everard murder case sparks urgent inquiry into vetting of police officers
  2. Sarah Everard’s killer Wayne Couzens was deployed to guard Parliament
  3. Commons Speaker wants Met Police to explain Wayne Couzens' Parliament work
  4. London Police, Under Fire on Everard Murder, Respond With Safety Tips ...provoked widespread criticism and mockery
  5. How CCTV played a vital role in tracking Sarah Everard – and her killer
  6. Sabina Nessa and Sarah Everard cases put treatment of women and safety back in the spotlight.
  7. Sarah Everard: The 80 UK women 'killed by men' since her murder
  8. Sarah Everard: Teachers call for misogyny lessons in ‘national strategy’ to stop sexist attitudes among boys
  9. The 79 women killed in the UK since Sarah Everard’s murder
  10. Sexual offences: when women report them, what happens?
Well, we see what happened to the report on ITN – it was perfunctorily dismissed in just 26 minutes. And that's by a 100% male straw poll, right? This is not a good look so can we give such discussions at least 24 hours, please. Andrew🐉(talk) 10:11, 3 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Andrew Davidson There is no arbitrary minimum discussion period, and attempts to establish one have not gained consensus. That said, I might have given this a little more time. 331dot (talk) 10:54, 3 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Not many whole-life sentences prompt such a widespread discussion on women's safety, the integrity of the police force (including demands for Cressida Dick to resign) and the call for a public enquiry. Still going on in the UK Sunday broadsheets today. Martinevans123 (talk) 11:16, 3 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment – The most recent news, the sentencing of Couzens, was widely covered, but the nom. was rejected as essentially parochial, and it's now three days old. It may still be spawning follow-up coverage in the UK, but as far as I can ascertain not elsewhere. Today the topic is absent from the main pages of AP, BBC, BBC/Europe, Guardian, Reuters, and NYT. As a non-Brit I must tread lightly, but I'm not persuaded by the preceding comments that it's now somehow become of ITN-level import, and I'm leaning toward opposing once more. (Convince me otherwise.) – Sca (talk) 14:07, 3 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support – (The nomination was closed way too early) The case of a policeman turned rapist and killer while on duty is absolutely newsworthy for ITN. Apparently the people in the UK are still in shock. STSC (talk) 15:15, 3 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    So? How does that leverage this nom. in? – Sca (talk) 15:45, 3 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • It's quite significant in the UK, for various reasons, and will likely have sustained media coverage in the UK, but is probably of little interest to people outside the UK. Not sure how that converts to ITN-ness. ProcrastinatingReader (talk) 15:19, 3 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose. Any murder is a tragedy but this has no additional notability beyond routine crime coverage in the media. I'm opposed to posting individual murder-trial verdicts unless they truly have some additional notability beyond simply happening; the murder of George Floyd for example sparked worldwide protests for an extended period of time, and that's the bar for me. I think it's also worth noting that another young woman's murder is also making occasional appearances in the UK press, and we're not opening let alone re-opening a nomination for her here, I wonder what the difference is. 𝄠ʀᴀᴘᴘʟᴇ ꭗ 15:26, 3 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    I wonder what the difference is. The Everard murder is of interest because it involved an abuse of power (the killer was a police officer who arrested Everard under false pretences), which was followed by nonsensical statements by officials representing the Metropolitan police, such as the Met Commissioner. ProcrastinatingReader (talk) 15:28, 3 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    I don't know; I've lived in Northern Ireland my whole life, this isn't the coverage most crimes by the police are given. The difference is something else and I would hope we aren't going to contribute to it further. 𝄠ʀᴀᴘᴘʟᴇ ꭗ 15:31, 3 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    Can you cite to me a comparable case (that didn't receive comparable media attention) to an incumbent police officer falsely arresting someone who wasn't a "young, white, upper-middle-class women", then proceeding to rape and kill her, followed by police executives advising people to run from armed police officers into someone's home and then call 999, or familiarise themselves with their legal rights and refuse arrest if they deem the arrest (in their opinion) to be unlawful? ProcrastinatingReader (talk) 15:37, 3 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    While not identical, this article indicates that killing of women by serving or former police in the UK isn't as rare as we would like to think it is. As for the clumsy reaction of the Met etc, just incompetence, not ITN-worthy at all, if we posted everything incompetent this establishment did, we'd have ticker running. The Rambling Man (Keep wearing the mask...) 16:03, 3 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    To be clear, I'm not necessarily supporting this ITN, just saying the "it's only ITN because young, white, upper-middle-class woman" doesn't seem valid. None of the cases on that Guardian link are comparable, as none were serving police officers who used police powers to kill someone. ProcrastinatingReader (talk) 16:55, 3 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    Of course they're not directly comparable, but the point here is that a trusted individual abused that trust and killed someone. That's happened a lot, not in identical circumstances to this, but it doesn't raise it above the ITN bar. And if the actual story here is the fall-out, that's not covered in the blurb and as I noted, if we're going for the "incompetence" or "systemic issues" angle, that could be applied to most of the establishment mostly everywhere around the globe. However tragic it might be, it's not ITN-worthy. The Rambling Man (Keep wearing the mask...) 17:02, 3 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    I think things in No'rn Ir'n may be (still) a bit different to the rest of the UK. But I take your point. Alas, not just missing any more. Martinevans123 (talk) 15:39, 3 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment – "Arguments about a story relating to a particular geographic region, country, ethnicity, people group, etc. are generally seen as unhelpful. Almost all news is of greater interest to a particular place and/or group of people than to the world at large, and arguing that something should or should not be posted, solely because of where the event happened, or who might be "interested" in it because of its location, are not usually met with concurrence from the community" per WP:ITNCRIT. – STSC (talk) 15:35, 3 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]
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(Posted) Fumio Kishida elected Japan PM

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Article: 2021 Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) leadership election (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ Fumio Kishida (pictured) is elected President of the Liberal Democratic Party, becoming Prime Minister-designate of Japan (Post)
Alternative blurb: ​ Fumio Kishida (pictured) is elected to replace Yoshihide Suga as Prime Minister of Japan
News source(s): CNN, NYT, AP News
Credits:

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

Nominator's comments: 2021 LDP election article is well sourced. I previously nominated Suga's resignation for ITN but consensus stated posting should wait until his replacement was elected --TDKR Chicago 101 (talk) 05:24, 30 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Japan's PM is the head of government, not head of state. Modest Genius talk 11:41, 30 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Joseph2302 To expand on that answer, we no longer post simply the head of state- we post whichever position exercises executive power, as shown at the List of current heads of state and government. 331dot (talk) 07:46, 1 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]
I meant head of government not head of state, as the head of state is mostly ceremonial in Japan (like the Queen in the UK). Joseph2302 (talk) 07:53, 1 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]
@Kiril Simeonovski: I don't believe that is accurate. There is no official position as "Prime Minister-designate." The diet will vote on Oct. 4 who to name as PM and that's it. Kishida at this point is leader of the LDP and as such will almost certainly be elected PM, but there is no actual office as "Prime Minister-designate" until the Diet actually votes. Basil the Bat Lord (talk) 10:37, 2 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Then the blurb is inaccurate. I explained what does prime minister-designate mean from the blurb.--Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 16:31, 2 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Not ready. I agree this is a reasonable time to post this, though 4 Oct would also work (when he's due to formally become PM). However the article has only a results table, no prose whatsoever on the outcome (just two sentences in the lead), campaign, policies etc. It needs at least a referenced body paragraph on the results, reactions etc. Modest Genius talk 11:41, 30 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
It says "except when that change was already posted as part of a general election". This change was not part of a general election as it is the party changing its leader. 331dot (talk) 11:40, 2 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]
That's my point, the PM-elect wasn't due to a general election and we should wait for now. STSC (talk) 06:58, 3 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

September 29

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September 29, 2021 (2021-09-29) (Wednesday)

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RD: Bronius Kutavičius

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Article: Bronius Kutavičius (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): Sikorski
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: Seems The Lithuanian contemporary composer, but there was not much of an article besides lists. It's a bit better, but improvements still welcome. Best obit is German as far as I can tell, mentioning political impact, or perhaps Lithuanian which I don't speak. Sorry for bringing this late, you'll remember that there were 3 who appeared more promising. He should be known better, I think. Watch YT if you don't believe me ;) Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:22, 4 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

RD: Takao Saito

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Article: Takao Saito (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): Mainichi
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.

 202.8.114.15 (talk) 22:11, 29 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

(Closed) US extinctions

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Consensus will not develop to post.  – John M Wolfson (talk • contribs) 20:55, 30 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Articles: List of North American animals extinct in the Holocene (talk · history · tag) and Ivory-billed woodpecker (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ The US declares 23 species extinct including the ivory-billed woodpecker (pictured). (Post)
News source(s): BBC, NYT, AP
Credits:
Nominator's comments: The woodpecker page has been updated by an IP but the list may need some work. The picture is by Audubon and is an FP. Andrew🐉(talk) 20:09, 29 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Question. Is there some notable aspect of this? (i.e. a record number, a single cause, something) Species go extinct around the world not infrequently. 331dot (talk) 20:37, 29 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose Unfortunately, animals are too often declared extinct, and not only by the U.S. government, but especially by the IUCN, which has more scientific authority in this matter. Inform me well, but I don't know to what extent linking a list is acceptable in an ITND nomination. _-_Alsoriano97 (talk) 20:45, 29 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Alsoriano97 is mistaken. AA explains that "It is rare for the US Fish and Wildlife Service to declare a species extinct ... Since the Endangered Species Act was signed into US law in the 1960s, only 11 species have been declared officially "extinct" ... Wednesday's declaration would mark the highest number of species ever declared extinct at one time." Andrew🐉(talk) 20:55, 29 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • But you're not telling me I'm wrong. I'm just saying that in the case that the declaration of an extinct species has to be blurb-worthy, we should look at the updating of the IUCN lists (which I believe is annual, so it's not exceptional either). I don't deny that the US government does it. _-_Alsoriano97 (talk) 21:11, 29 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • It's not the fact that it's the United States government that I'm concerned with, but the fact that we are singling out a single government. There's also systemic bias to consider. 331dot (talk) 21:16, 29 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • So, we get rid of IUCN, what is it for if we already have the United States? _-_Alsoriano97 (talk) 21:20, 29 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    I've often wondered why the instructions say not to oppose because the event related to a single country, when people routinely do oppose for just that reason, and there are many cases in which it's sensible and valid. This is one of them, as we don't want to have to make individual posts for every country's individual lists of extinct species. We rely on a global authority which sums up all the matters of interest for us, not just those in one jurisdiction.  — Amakuru (talk) 08:34, 30 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • That part of the "please do not" above means that nominations should not be opposed because, say, they deal with the United States only, or the UK only. It's fine to oppose something because it is a local story, irrespective of the country involved. My comments above are based on that, not the fact that this deals with the US. 331dot (talk) 08:56, 30 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support It's so rare to see any science articles in ITN. The ivory-billed woodpecker is an iconic bird species, and its status has been the subject of speculation for decades. This is interesting and newsworthy, regardless of the IUCN's position. 75.34.30.200 (talk) 20:53, 29 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose the "list" article contains practically no prose at all and should be the genuine target of this "news" item. The woodpecker article says the IUCN considers the species to be critically endangered, not extinct, so this appears to be something of a non-event really. Why is a local organisations's decision-making superseding that of the international body we normally use to determine such statuses? And finally, I don't see the details in the blurb mentioned or referenced in either target article. Triple fail. The Rambling Man (Keep wearing the mask...) 21:08, 29 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    Actually quadruple fail. "The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing to remove 23 species from the Endangered Species Act (ESA) due to extinction" so this is just a proposal. I suppose that's what you get when going for "popular" news stories on the BBC homepage. The Rambling Man (Keep wearing the mask...) 21:15, 29 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    AP explains that "The announcement kicks off a three-month comment period before the species status changes become final.". I suppose that, as this is rarely done, the announcement has triggered widespread coverage. We should report this now so that readers will keep their eyes open for woodpeckers and the like. Andrew🐉(talk) 21:25, 29 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    Indeed, the quote I made came direct from the US Fish & Wildlife Service so I assume they know the difference between what this blurb says and what they have actually "proposed". So the blurb is incorrect, the target article is incorrect, the target article contains no mention of the detail of the blurb, incorrect or otherwise, and the real target article has no prose. So my vote stands. The Rambling Man (Keep wearing the mask...) 21:30, 29 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose Woodpecker Spotlight as specist, otherwise Refrain. InedibleHulk (talk) 22:17, 29 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose I'm pretty sure the IUCN is the international organization that specializes in these issues. Banedon (talk) 00:28, 30 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose topic altogether; the ivory-billed woodpecker has been presumed extinct since the 1940s, and this is the IUCN's job.  – John M Wolfson (talk • contribs) 00:48, 30 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    The bird I would rather spotlight above ten others (if I did play favourites) has been dead to even kooks for 33 years and to mainstream spotters since the 1960s, just saying. InedibleHulk (talk) 00:59, 30 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • IUCN Some say that this is the IUCN's job. It seems that the IUCN reports three times a year and so we're all over that then, right? No, the most recent report was at the start of this month and nobody even noticed. Look at recent years of ITN for coverage of this sort:
So, it seems that, whatever the organisation, the usual suspects will always find something to quibble about and so nothing is ever done. It's like Greta says, "Blah blah blah".
Andrew🐉(talk) 07:53, 30 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
The "usual suspects" have every right to weigh in as you do. If you build a consensus without the "usual suspects", then you do. 331dot (talk) 08:06, 30 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Well given the blurb is wrong, the target is wrong, the real target article is very low quality, there's little wonder this is being "quibbled" about. The Rambling Man (Keep wearing the mask...) 09:02, 30 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
By the power vested in me as a Wikipedian, I hereby declare this nomination extinct. – Sca (talk) 12:07, 30 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
We can quibble with the exact wording of the blurb, but a government decision arguably has more real-world implications than the IUCN status, in regards to endangered species protections. 2600:1008:B04F:C0CD:2D23:D1DB:415D:EF09 (talk) 12:34, 30 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
No, it's not. _-_Alsoriano97 (talk) 13:05, 30 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Not true, the US Government declaring something to be true has impact only in the US, if any. A world organisation that is actually the expert declaring it would be a lot more important and world-impacting. Joseph2302 (talk) 14:30, 30 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
But individual governments can enact policies to actually DO something about endangered species. The fact that the US is basically giving up on these species is notable in itself. We can never prove that something really is extinct, but it’s worthwhile to know what governments plan to do about those species. 2600:1008:B04F:C0CD:2D23:D1DB:415D:EF09 (talk) 17:29, 30 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Really? I always assumed he was pileated. – Sca (talk) 15:34, 30 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
I wash my hands of this conversation. WaltCip-(talk) 16:09, 30 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
There are certainly high-profile species where it would be worth posting, such as the black rhino, mountain gorilla and Hawaiian crow. The Yangtze River dolphin is probably extinct but hasn't been declared yet; that would surely be a blurb. We posted Lonesome George (Pinta Island tortoise). Modest Genius talk 17:29, 30 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose. The woodpecker hasn't been seen since 1944, so is pretty old news. The authority on these matters is IUCN, so we shouldn't even consider a blurb unless they've declared a species extinct. Then it comes down to which species, how many etc. In this particular case I don't think any of them are worth a blurb on its own, and 23 is sadly not an especially large number. I recommend starting a new nomination the next time IUCN updates the red list, as conservation is certainly under-represented in ITN. Modest Genius talk 17:29, 30 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose per Modest Genius.-- Pawnkingthree (talk) 19:32, 30 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment are we done with this error-strewn nomination? I know WP:TOP25 hasn't been updated this week, but that's really no excuse for this continued obsession with nominating whatever the BBC News "most read" articles suggest, particularly when there's literally no fact-checking going on. The Rambling Man (Keep wearing the mask...) 20:51, 30 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
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Najla Bouden as the new Tunisian PM

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Article: Najla Bouden Romdhane (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ Najla Bouden Romdhane becomes the first female Prime Minister of Tunisia, the first in the Arab world to do so. (Post)
Alternative blurb: ​ Najla Bouden Romdhane is designated the new Prime Minister of Tunisia.
News source(s): Al Jazeera CNN Le Monde La Repubblica El País The New York Times
Credits:

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

Nominator's comments: Although Saïed has decided to assume executive powers, Tunisia's prime minister remains the president of the government, and it remains to be seen what will happen once the prime minister is in office. Even if Tunisia is a semi-presidential republic like France, I think it should be noted that the head of the government will be a woman for the first time in the Arab world. Therefore, I have proposed two blurbs, in case the latter idea doesn't have enough support. In any case, I think the discussion may be interesting. Romdhane's wikibio is very short, but for now there is little information. I now set about fixing certain lines that have no source. _-_Alsoriano97 (talk) 19:54, 29 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Then the list of heads of state/government needs to be adjusted. President of Tunisia states that "the president is responsible for the general state of defence, foreign policy and national security, after consultation with the head of government", which suggest that while the PM may have some duties, the president has more. 331dot (talk) 23:04, 29 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
The facts here are difficult enough without you muddying them. It says whomever holds "the office which administer the executive," not whomever has "more duties" (as though they were countable?) We could certainly debate how that language applies here, but we needn't make up new criteria on the fly. GreatCaesarsGhost 20:12, 30 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose As she's not an Arab and wasn't elected, it seems wrong to have her figuratively represent the Arab world. As a PM, no ITNR exemption. Good day for geologists, though, symbolically. InedibleHulk (talk) 23:14, 29 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    • What do you mean by "she's not an Arab"? (Also, I think you'd find that most leaders in the Arab world aren't elected, to be fair.) Wizardoftheyear (talk) 23:22, 29 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
      I mean she doesn't appear to me to be an Arab. I concede I might be missing something. And yes, government appointments are less enthralling stories, even when the appointee identifies as a man. InedibleHulk (talk) 23:30, 29 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
      At first, I thought you were kind of symbolically alluding to Amazigh nationalism by under-emphasizing her Arabness, but I think your comment is actually very racialized - many Tunisians are light-skinned (in fact, Greek DNA makes up the majority of the North African genetic substrate). Please avoid making such racist comments in the future. Esmost talk 23:41, 29 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
      I wasn't saying she isn't Tunisian or North African. Not trying to be racist, either. But when I see a blonde woman without Islamic garb from a French-speaking country, I don't assume she's an Arab. Has she said she is? Has someone else? InedibleHulk (talk) 23:56, 29 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
      First of all, Tunisia has historically been one of the most secular countries in the history of the world - Arabness isn't confined to post-Salafi revivalist tropes. Secondly, the article clearly states that she would be the first PM of the Arab world. Whether or not she herself is Arab is completely irrelevant. Also, all referenced articles explicitly state that she's originally from Kairouan and - just from contextual clues (her name) - it's obvious that she is an Arab/Arabized. Your comment is ignorant and lacking cultural context. Esmost talk 00:04, 30 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
      I'm sorry, then. After researching those names, it seems safe to assume their bearers are North African or Belgian, at least. I'll remember that. InedibleHulk (talk) 00:08, 30 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Neutral. On one hand, I agree with Andrew Davidson (talk · contribs)'s reasoning that the role seems performative so far under the current government (considering emergency powers). However, I don't rule out new developments on her impact in the future. Esmost talk 23:43, 29 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment Are people opposing because this isn't actually ITNR or because they think that it shouldn't be ITNR? Because if it's the latter, then those opposes are invalid. Mlb96 (talk) 23:39, 29 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Mlb96 ITNR now states that we post "Changes in the holder of the office which administer the executive of their respective state/government". IMO that's not the PM, hence my oppose as ITNR. It's also not tbe PM according to the article we go by(the List of heads of state/govt). I have not weighed in on the posting in general(the groundbreaking aspect). 331dot (talk) 23:54, 29 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support as this falls within the scope of ITNR. Firstly, ITNR states "Changes in the holder of the office which administer the executive of their respective state/government, in those countries which qualify under the criteria above, as listed at List of current heads of state and government except when that change was already posted as part of a general election." The linked page contains columns for head of state and head of government, and her name is already listed in the latter as Prime minister-designate. Moreover, we didn't post an election result prior to her designation, so ITNR is clearly applicable to this case. Secondly, Tunisia is not a fully presidential system but a semi-presidential one in which the prime minister has substantial executive power.--Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 08:04, 30 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose on quality. At a mere 0,85kb prose, this is a stub and wouldn't not even pass an RD nomination where WP:N is assumed. Much more must be written here to convey impact.130.233.213.141 (talk) 10:23, 30 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose – At 163 WORDS, article is a stub, or more like half a stub. Suggest close. – Sca (talk) 12:12, 30 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Gonna let it grow, eh? – Sca (talk) 13:38, 30 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Much better than let it go. _-_Alsoriano97 (talk) 13:53, 30 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
You're living in a dream world, mon ami. – Sca (talk) 15:43, 30 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

(Posted) RD: Sabam Sirait

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

Nominator's comments: Indonesian Senator, founding member of the Indonesian Democratic Party, as well as Indonesia's current ruling party Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle. Regards, Jeromi Mikhael 17:55, 29 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

(Posted to ongoing) Cumbre Vieja eruption

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Article: 2021 Cumbre Vieja volcanic eruption (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ Lava from the Cumbre Vieja eruption (pictured) reaches the sea. (Post)
News source(s): BBC, NYT, The Times, Reuters
Credits:

Article updated

Nominator's comments: This thing hasn't quit and we have a timely picture of the latest development. It has engulfed over 600 buildings, causing the area to be declared a disaster zone, and it has now reached the sea, generating toxic gases that have been detected thousands of miles away. A tsunami may be next. So far as Wikipedia is concerned, what's interesting is that most of the readership is going to the main page about the volcano rather than the page about this year's eruption. ITN may therefore be able to help with navigation. Andrew🐉(talk) 14:38, 29 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I expect the locals would welcome some coolness. – Sca (talk) 18:29, 29 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Hmmm.... are they still around? Thought they had been evacuated..... --PFHLai (talk) 09:44, 30 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
I'm wondering what the scientific aspect of "lava gets to the ocean" is. 331dot (talk) 20:59, 29 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
I mean... there are "scientific aspects" to everything that happens in the universe. It is a dramatic event that can be observed, and has some notable effects on the environment (which are mentioned in the nomination statement). 75.34.30.200 (talk) 21:11, 29 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
@331dot: It's a change of phase of the eruption in terms of human impact: not covering significant more land with the lava flow (hopefully!), but also starting to generate new land. Scientifically, the new ~3 mag earthquakes, and the changes in the eruption patterns, are probably more interesting - but this adds human interest I guess. Thanks. Mike Peel (talk) 06:42, 30 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
So are you suggesting we need a better blurb? "reaches the sea" is hopeless, what's the actual "story" here? We have people below celebrating "heat exchange" and a "notable geological event", neither of which are borne out in any encyclopedic sense. The creation of "new land", is this somehow of interest? Is it unique, or novel? The Rambling Man (Keep wearing the mask...) 21:22, 30 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
If it was the whole island, maybe, not just a peninsula. 331dot (talk) 07:45, 1 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]
That's half a Vatican (in acres, anyway) risen from the underworld in just three days, simply phenomenal, arguably miraculous. However this goes, kudos to the editors. Kudos! InedibleHulk (talk) 09:19, 1 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Picture request I've found that we have a good CC satellite image of the lava flow into the sea (right). As the Ryder Cup is not now the top blurb and the Expo blurb doesn't have a picture, please could we run this picture while it's hot? Pinging @Stephen and Amakuru:, as they seem to do this sort of thing most often. Andrew🐉(talk) 22:04, 2 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support ongoing per above, post posting. Article is being updated, is of wide interest and continues as a destructive force that is in the news. Jusdafax (talk) 19:55, 4 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

(Closed) FC Sheriff Tiraspol beat Real Madrid

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SNOW close. There will be no consensus to post. --Tone 11:43, 29 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Article: Real Madrid 1–2 FC Sheriff Tiraspol (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ FC Sheriff Tiraspol beat Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium in one of the biggest upsets in UEFA Champions League history. (Post)
News source(s): BBC, Al Jazeera
Article updated
Nominator's comments: A shocking result that incited a wave of reactions in the football world. --Stop racism immediately (talk) 11:31, 29 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose we don't post single game/match results of any kind. GreatCaesarsGhost 11:37, 29 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose Although this is an incredible match and certainly deserves its own article, individual matches aren't exactly news-caliber and while the football world may be devouring this information I don't know if anybody else really is. Jihaslun (talk) 11:40, 29 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose match is good for three points out of 18 in a group stage. Come back when Sheriff win the whole thing. User has made three edits, all of which on ITN and the last two were overwhelmingly opposed, starting with one stating that arrests of five people could conclude racism in football [2]. 2A00:23C5:E187:5F00:85DE:3D8E:740E:4972 (talk) 11:42, 29 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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(Closed) Manny Pacquiao retires

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Consensus is against posting his retirement from boxing. His presidential candidacy is a separate issue that should be discussed in a new nomination if he wins the election.--Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 12:36, 29 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Article: Manny Pacquiao (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ Senator Manny Pacquiao (pictured) retires from boxing to run for President. (Post)
News source(s): ABC, BBC, ESPN, Guardian, NPR, Reuters, Twitter
Credits:

Article updated
Nominator's comments: This guy knows how to get into ITN. If basketball and boxing won't do it, then politics will! Andrew🐉(talk) 09:05, 29 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
He's also already a sitting senator, he had time for that and boxing. 331dot (talk) 09:22, 29 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
The news reports indicate that some rate him as better than Muhammad Ali and they all use terms like "icon" and "legend". And boxing is a much bigger sport than sumo with about 20,000 professionals whereas sumo only has about 120. Andrew🐉(talk) 09:31, 29 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Pacquiao is not in the same universe as those two. He is not the greatest boxer ever, or even this year. 331dot (talk) 09:44, 29 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
And both of these were done in 2013 when the standards for inclusion where very different. Joseph2302 (talk) 09:55, 29 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Reliable sources agree No doubt about Pacquiao’s greatness. I'd never heard of the other two, nor Pacman, so I go with what WP:RS tell me. --LaserLegs (talk) 10:14, 29 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose. I'm sure this will draw baseless comparisons with Hakuho's nomination below but Pacquiao is simply a very good boxer, and there are any number of those; should we post Pacquiao we'd set precedence for a much, much broader field. If he wins this election, then sure, let's go with that. 𝄠ʀᴀᴘᴘʟᴇ ꭗ 09:47, 29 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose if he wins the election, then post about it then. But he's not even the biggest boxer of his era, and not anywhere near as famous as Tendulkar or Ferguson (both of whom I would have had questions about posting anyway). Joseph2302 (talk) 09:55, 29 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose It is apparently now long-standing consensus that we do not post sports retirements of any kind, period. WaltCip-(talk) 12:15, 29 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
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September 28

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(Posted) RD: Nana Ampadu

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

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

Nominator's comments: Ghanaian Highlife musician. --PFHLai (talk) 14:50, 3 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

(Posted) RD: Emmanuel Agassi

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Article: Emmanuel Agassi (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): LV RJ
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: This is Andre Agassi's dad. Died on Sep. 24th; news came out of Sep. 28th. A short wikibio, but longer than the 1500-char/300-word minimum. Referencing ok. --PFHLai (talk) 17:59, 2 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

(Posted) RD: Lonnie Smith

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Article: Lonnie Smith (jazz musician) (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): NYT, Billboard
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: Not quite ready yet, but getting there. AleatoryPonderings (???) (!!!) 03:10, 30 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

(Posted) RD: Karan Armstrong

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Article: Karan Armstrong (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): B.Z. Berlin
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: American operatic soprano, who was celebrated as a singing-actress. Grimes2 (talk) 16:22, 29 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

(Posted) RD: Eberhard Jüngel

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Article: Eberhard Jüngel (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): Neue Zürcher Zeitung, evangelisch.de
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 Lutheran theologian Grimes2 (talk) 09:17, 29 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

(Closed) UK fuel crises

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No consensus to post. --Tone 11:01, 29 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Articles: 2021 United Kingdom natural gas supplier crisis (talk · history · tag) and 2021 United Kingdom fuel panic buying (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ Price rises and panic buying disrupt UK supply chains for fuel. (Post)
Alternative blurb: ​ In the United Kingdom, shortages of natural gas and gasoline result in panic buying and price increases.
News source(s): NYT, NYT,
Credits:

Article updated
Nominator's comments: These issues are dominating the UK news and I've cited the NYT to demonstrate international coverage. The natural gas and HGV shortages seem to affect other countries too so perhaps there's scope for wider coverage. Don't panic! Andrew🐉(talk) 10:18, 28 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment. Neither article is in the greatest shape. 331dot (talk) 10:25, 28 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment. I think the panic buying is notable (nearly every forecourt in the country running out of fuel within hours of each delivery, massive queues every day and widespread issues caused by a lack of available fuel) but the article isn't in a good state at all, especially for how many sources can be found right now. I'm not too sure the natural gas shortage has received coverage on the same level, internationally or domestically. Lewis Hulbert (talk) 10:40, 28 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support once the article is improved. This is a very good example of an event with major immediate repercussions. The whole country is in a chaotic situation, with the army put on standby to help ease the crisis, and the rising oil prices have already affected other countries as well. And, last but not least, this is clearly top news at the moment far beyond the UK.--Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 11:37, 28 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Also we posted then pulled a major fuel disruption and panic buying in the Southeastern United States an area larger and more populated than all of the UK but that's only because we can't post thing from the USA so no reason to compare. --LaserLegs (talk) 11:50, 28 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Assume you mean an Einheitskanister. – Sca (talk) 13:10, 28 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
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RD: Eugeniusz Faber

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Article: Eugeniusz Faber (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): 90minut.pl
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: Article is currently a stub so nowhere near ready at all, but hopefully this nomination can motivate some work on it. Twice domestic champion, had success in France too, top international player from a bygone era. Abcmaxx (talk) 08:52, 28 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

September 27

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RD: George Frayne

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Article: Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): Barnes, Steve (September 27, 2021). "George Frayne, AKA Commander Cody, Dies at 77". Times Union. Retrieved September 27, 2021. Lewry, Fraser (September 27, 2021). "George Frayne A.K.A. Country Rock Maverick Commander Cody Dead at 77". Louder. Retrieved September 27, 2021. Rapp, Allison (September 27, 2021). "George Frayne, 'Commander Cody', Country-Rock Pioneer Dead at 77". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved September 27, 2021. Rapp, Allison (September 27, 2021). "George Frayne, 'Commander Cody', Country-Rock Pioneer Dead at 77". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved September 27, 2021.Willman, Chris (September 27, 2021). "Commander Cody, aka George Frayne, Roots-Rock Band Leader and 'Hot Rod Lincoln' Singer, Dies at 77". Variety. Retrieved September 27, 2021.
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Article updated
Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with a Wikipedia article are always presumed to be important enough to post (see this RFC and further discussion). Comments should focus on whether the quality of the article meets WP:ITNRD.

 7&6=thirteen (☎) 14:45, 28 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Comment Here and there are lots of other sources within the article, including those listed above. The band disbanded in 1977, but the name "Commander Cody" survived, being used by Frayne in various iterations in his solo career. "Frayne continued with a solo career, still using his stage name, and toured and released albums under various titles including Commander Cody, the Commander Cody Band, Commander Cody and His Modern Day Airmen and Commander Cody and His Western Airmen." Lewry, Fraser (September 27, 2021). "George Frayne A.K.A. Country Rock Maverick Commander Cody Dead at 77". Louder. Retrieved September 27, 2021. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 18:33, 28 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Over 40,000 page views without being on the main page. Apparently all those obituaries shows some interest in the world but mean nothing here. Oh well. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 14:34, 3 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

(Posted) RD: Roger Hunt

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Article: Roger Hunt (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: Legendary Liverpool and England footballer. The Rambling Man (Keep wearing the mask...) 12:00, 28 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

(Posted) RD: Caressing

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Article: Caressing (horse) (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): Paulick Report, BloodHorse, Thoroughbred Daily News
Credits:

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

Nominator's comments: 23 year old American racehorse and brood mare. C Class article, looks in good shape. Died 14 September only announced today. JW 1961 Talk 22:35, 27 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Google News (like all their products) is curated per user. After wiping my browser and changing my IP, a Google search for "caressing racing" gives me about a page and a half of results about this topic. All subject publications, but it's more than just one. RD nominations have for years taken WP:N to be satisfied by any article at all, and the redress is to nominate at WP:AFD.130.233.213.141 (talk) 05:51, 28 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

(Closed) Anthony Joshua vs. Oleksandr Usyk

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Article: Anthony Joshua vs. Oleksandr Usyk (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ In boxing, Oleksandr Usyk (pictured) beats Anthony Joshua to win four world heavyweight championship belts. (Post)
Alternative blurb: ​ In boxing, Oleksandr Usyk (pictured) defeats Anthony Joshua.
News source(s): BBC, Guardian, NYT
Credits:

Article updated
Nominator's comments: The coverage indicates that there was a record crowd for this and Usyk's readership is now even greater than Lewis Hamilton's. Andrew🐉(talk) 10:30, 27 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
"Not ITNR" is not a reason to not post an ITNC nomination. 331dot (talk) 10:39, 27 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Of course I know that (I've been here long enough), I was simply pointing out that there was no special treatment for the heavyweight category. Black Kite (talk) 10:53, 27 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
The Lewis Hamilton thing is the persistent objective to translate ITN into WP:TOP25. The Rambling Man (Keep wearing the mask...) 10:55, 27 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
I'd not heard of Usyk before so that was just some context. Usyk was actually just the #3 article yesterday – the top two were Squid Game and UFC 266. The latter seems to be the fight of most interest to our readers but it didn't get much love from mainstream media whereas Joshua vs Usyk was covered by the likes of the NYT, as noted above. And, of course, all of these stories are utterly crushing our bottom blurbs which are stale stuff from over a week ago and which just about nobody is reading. That's the real issue here – that ITN wants to be the BOTTOM25. Andrew🐉(talk) 13:48, 27 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Viewing figures are not a factor, have not been a factor, will not be a factor, &c &c 𝄠ʀᴀᴘᴘʟᴇ ꭗ 13:53, 27 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Indeed, the pursuit of pageviews is not one of ITN's goals. That is left for WP:TOP25, which operates just like a tabloid newspaper, instead of an encyclopedia. And it's a little pot/kettle when there is opposition to the Ryder Cup article (which logged nearly 1/4 million pageviews over the weekend) because the article doesn't cover Brexit. Clearly disruptive. The Rambling Man (Keep wearing the mask...) 15:21, 27 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Weak oppose. We have posted high profile boxing matches before, and heavyweight is the class that most people pay attention to, but I don't think this fight rises to the profile level needed. As part of the role of ITN is to draw attention to articles, and motivate their improvement, readership should not be a main factor in determining what gets posted. If any user feels that ITN should just be an automated ticker of the most read articles, they may propose that- though I'm not sure why we would want more people to read articles that people are already reading without our help. 331dot (talk) 10:42, 27 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment FWIW, Anthony Joshua's fights seem to rarely have any promotion here in the United States despite the fact he's a unified heavyweight champ. It seems as if British media (such as Talksport, which can be heard in the U.S. through various streaming options) will talk up the fight before it happens, with U.S. media (such as ESPN) only issuing an news alert after the fight has concluded. I don't know why the heavyweight bouts have lost luster here, but it is evident they have (irrespective of how heavyweight boxing is still perceived in the rest of the world). rawmustard (talk) 13:11, 27 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose. If there was some manner of record here—an unheard-of title unification or the like—I'd consider it but as nothing out of the ordinary has happened here this is really no different to any other title fight, and I say this as a combat sports fan. 𝄠ʀᴀᴘᴘʟᴇ ꭗ 11:27, 27 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose Given the structure of boxing without any regular championship/playoff structure, such that these title fights can happen at any time, there has to be something significant beyond just title-winning to be an ITN item, and from discussion above, this present fight just seems to be shuffling of the current titles among the top fighters out there. --Masem (t) 14:15, 27 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose as above, boxing has many championship fights, often multiple per year. If/when someone fights the belt unification fight with Fury, that match may be ITN-worthy (especially if all the belts are unified). But the importance of this particular match is not significant enough for ITN. Joseph2302 (talk) 14:20, 27 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose I would only consider a reunification of all the belts to be noteworthy.-- Pawnkingthree (talk) 14:24, 27 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support. Bucking the trend here, but surely the heavyweight title is the "big one" when it comes to boxing, the category where anyone can enter and the best person wins irrespective of weight. And, although it's not something I watch myself, this is clearly an event and a sport which attract large interest - Sky Sports charged viewers a one-off £25 to watch it, which gives an indication how much the public wanted to see it. Plus I've been at pubs before when a boxing event is on and they are rammed. As such, I don't think this has less importance than the FA Cup / Superbowl / AFL Grand Final / Wimbledon / take your pick - it's the blue riband event of this sport. Cheers  — Amakuru (talk) 14:29, 27 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    I'm not sure the "heavyweight" category is the blue riband for boxing, not any more. It's certainly one of the biggest money-making events in the sport at the moment, but as noted above, it's barely made a scratch in the US (and I think it's obvious why that is right now!), it's not like the golden era with Tyson, Holyfield, Foreman etc. This is very much about the money and I suspect most of the organisers were disappointed they couldn't contrive a draw so they could do another multi-million dollar show. The Rambling Man (Keep wearing the mask...) 15:14, 27 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    Just earlier you were arguing that ITN would suffer from stagnation if we did not have a diverse selection of topics, regardless of viewership and regardless of hits. I don't understand why you are singling out boxing for reasons that could easily be applied to a variety of other sports that are ITN/R. WaltCip-(talk) 15:48, 27 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    I was certainly referring to a niche sport that we represent annually. If we were to selectively post this "heavyweight" championship bout, then there'd be little reason to not post all subsequent title bouts, and that's patently absurd. I don't think a routine boxing match should get ITN. I don't think a routine football match should get ITN. I don't think a routine rugby match should get ITN. Stagnation is definitely something we should be working harder to avoid, but just unleashing tabloid journalism (aka WP:TOP25) at ITN would spell the end of it. That may not be such a bad thing, but would need consensus. As it stands, this particular match is of no real encyclopedic value at all. The Rambling Man (Keep wearing the mask...) 21:59, 27 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    There's no doubt that heavyweight boxing has lost a great deal of its popularity and viewership since the Tyson v Holyfield days (at least in the US, its prime market). To suggest it's still on a par with Wimbledon in terms of prestige is misleading in my opinion. Pawnkingthree (talk) 16:39, 27 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    The problem with that comparison is that those things take place once a year - ad only once. With five separate belts for each weight there theoretically could be a dozen title fights a year in that weight (for example, there are currently at least three weights that have four different title holders). Black Kite (talk) 17:41, 27 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
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(Closed) Hakuho to retire

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This discussion has been going on for a while and we are moving nowhere to a consensus. There is a good point that we posted a record Hakuho set, which highlighted his achievements well enough. Manny Pacquiao's retirement has been just nominated above and this will not help the discussion either. I am closing this. --Tone 11:07, 29 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Article: Hakuhō Shō (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ Hakuhō Shō, retires as most successful yokozuna in the 250 years of recorded history of sumo. (Post)
Alternative blurb: ​ Hakuhō Shō, the most successful yokozuna in the history of sumo, announces his retirement.
News source(s): Reuters LeFigaro France24JapanTimesBBC, DenverPost NPR NHK (official sumo outlet) SeattleTimes TheAustralian
Nominator's comments: Sumo has a recorded history since 1750s and Hakuho is regarded GOAT in these 250 years. Unlike in other sports, this retirement is not "reversible". Since Reuters has picked it up it is pretty much certain. Not sure when it's best to post this: now, when there is an official announcement, or when he gets his official retirement ceremony (yes sumo has this). 2A02:2F0E:D707:7C00:996D:12AD:F617:108E (talk) 08:25, 27 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment The promotion of wrestlers to yokozuna rank is an ITN/R item, and Hakuhō Shō's promotion was listed in 2015. I would be opposed to a blanket addition of yokozuna retirement to this practice, I think the merits of this item depend on whether Hakuhō Shō is a sufficiently exceptional sportsperson. --LukeSurl t c 08:31, 27 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Neither of those sports have a recorded history of 250 years. 2A02:2F0E:D707:7C00:280C:B852:E0EB:46C8 (talk) 16:30, 27 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Typically with this sort of thing it is the announcement that gets the most attention, not the formal handing in of paperwork or a retirement ceremony. The reports don't indicate that he's just thinking about it, but that he decided to. 331dot (talk) 12:47, 27 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • The Reuters' report cites NTV which just attributes anonymous "sources". Neither the subject nor the Sumo Association seems to have made a formal statement. This is just gossip and rumour. Andrew🐉(talk) 13:05, 27 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • The JT article says "Yokozuna Hakuho, the most decorated wrestler in sumo history, has decided to call time on his storied career, according to multiple media outlets.". That's pretty definitive, and as with elections, we report what the media reports. 331dot (talk) 13:10, 27 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • As an ozeki with the record he holds, there will be the traditional retirement ceremony, this isn't something that's taken lightly or from which there is a comeback. If we want to wait then the ceremony would be a definitive "he has retired" point but also even just the announcement that one will happen should be definitive. 𝄠ʀᴀᴘᴘʟᴇ ꭗ 13:15, 27 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • And in most cases like this, it is the announcement that gets the most attention, not the formal ceremony or handing in of paperwork. If we waited for that, the argument would then be "not in the news" 331dot (talk) 13:19, 27 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • The retirement ceremony will not happen for about another year, no sense in waiting that long. The Japanese press has reported that his retirement paperwork has been handed in [3] so no going back on it now. I agree that should be posted at the time of the announcement anyway.-- Pawnkingthree (talk) 13:31, 27 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • (edit conflict) I have no issue with posting now; my point is more that the formal nature of sumo means that isn't likely be backpedalled upon like, say, Michael Jordan or George Foreman retiring. Once it's announced it's a fait accompli as far as we're concerned given the ceremonies involved. 𝄠ʀᴀᴘᴘʟᴇ ꭗ 13:32, 27 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose - Just because he is the GOAT in sumo does not mean we should post his retirement, given that his article does not show how he is relevant beyond the rather niche boundaries of sumo. Chaosquo (talk) 12:52, 27 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Chaosquo What should he be relevant in other than his field to merit posting? 331dot (talk) 13:00, 27 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Because sumo is a niche sport in my opinion, he has to have something other just being a GOAT in sumo for me to justify posting him to the front page. Chaosquo (talk) 13:09, 27 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Fair enough, but every sport is a "niche sport". Very little would be posted if it had to be broadly relevant to global society. 331dot (talk) 13:14, 27 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Is it any more niche than American football or the All-Ireland championship (neither of which I would want to see ignored)? 𝄠ʀᴀᴘᴘʟᴇ ꭗ 13:15, 27 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
I think you're both deliberately misunderstanding me. Niche is mostly defined by viewership. For me, posting a retirement of a athlete should be held to the same standard as a death of a person, and Hakuhō does not meet that bar. Also, all four currently posted items are broadly relevant to global society, either by their own merits or because it was agreed to on ITN/R.
Chaosquo I didn't misunderstand anything. Every sport is only relevant to those that watch it or follow it. 331dot (talk) 13:43, 27 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Sumo is the sport with the longest recorded history where complete lists of champions exists since the 1700s. And cricket is a fairly similarly niche sport yet it gets regularly featured on ITN and got a GOAT nod recently, and doesn't have a recorded history of 250 years. 2A02:2F0E:D707:7C00:280C:B852:E0EB:46C8 (talk) 16:26, 27 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Cricket is the biggest spectator sport in the world after (association) football, but do feel free to carry on posting nonsense... Black Kite (talk) 22:13, 27 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Table tennis also has a giant amount of spectators, but mostly in China. Just because cricket is played in UK and some of its ex-colonies that are populous like India and Pakistan, doesn't make it not a niche sport outside those borders. Pretty much the entire Japan watches sumo the way the entire India watches cricket, difference being 10x population size. And variations of sumo are practiced in nearby countriues like South Korea and Mongolia, same way nearby Pakistan also follows cricket. The difference is that sumo is so ancient it didn't have an international organization to impose standards like the British Empire did throughout its colonies. 2A02:2F0E:D707:7C00:280C:B852:E0EB:46C8 (talk) 08:56, 28 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

*Oppose I don't think that announcements of retirement made by famous sportspeople should be posted because there are many cases in which people have come out of retirement. Michael Jordan, Michael Phelps, Michael Schumacher and Stephen Hendry are all household names in their respective sports who have returned to competition after announcing retirement.--Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 17:20, 27 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Kiril Simeonovski It's been noted above that there is no coming back from retiring from sumo. 331dot (talk) 17:29, 27 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
I missed that so I revoke my vote. However, I won't support this announcement of retirement.--Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 17:39, 27 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose posting the retirement of any sportsperson. Jim Michael (talk) 22:06, 27 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support. As mentioned above, we have previously posted retirements of "greatest" sportspeople where there was little or no chance of them returning. This certainly falls into this category and the fact that the sport is not one that is popular in the Anglosphere should not prevent that, per WP:CSB. Black Kite (talk) 22:18, 27 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support the most successful person in a quarter of a millennium in his sport? Of course. And comparisons to retiring CEOs are patently absurd (like retire from British Gas, get a job at Astra-Zeneca, retire from Astra-Zeneca, get a job at Accenture.... give me strength). The household name/not widely reported issue is also absurd, this is clearly a niche sport and reported upon by only those news sources who have a clear, eclectic role. And as for blanket "oppose any sportsperson retiring", well, that's taken the biscuit. Job done here, an absolute legend. If he died at any point hereafter, he'd be blurbed. His retirement is easily worth a blurb. The Rambling Man (Keep wearing the mask...) 22:34, 27 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
You must be aware that the vast majority of people haven't heard of him, so it's difficult to make a case that his retirement is important news to anyone other than those who follow sumo. Do you want the retirements of other sportspeople to be posted? Which ones which we didn't post do you think we should have? If you want the retirement of a person in what you admit is a niche sport to be posted, I take it that you want retirements of sportspeople in more popular sports to be posted as well. If Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer & Rafael Nadal were all to retire next year, would you want all their retirements to be posted? Jim Michael (talk) 10:12, 28 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • To address your comparison; if either Nadal, Federer or Djokovic were demonstrably the most successful player in the history of tennis, number one in the rankings for a 250+ year record span, had won the most grand slams and matches and held a grand-slam winning streak twice as long as the second-place record, &c &c, and retired in a fashion which made it impossible to return to the sport, I think a lot of us would support them. I make no exaggeration when I say it would take going back to Max Woosnam for a comparably-accomplished sportsman. 𝄠ʀᴀᴘᴘʟᴇ ꭗ 10:23, 28 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Which makes his retirement of great interest to other people who are in the same sport & those who follow it (who will already be aware of his retirement), but of no interest to the vast majority of readers. Jim Michael (talk) 12:37, 28 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
The stated purpose of ITN is written as follows:
  • To help readers find and quickly access content they are likely to be searching for because an item is in the news.
  • To showcase quality Wikipedia content on current events.
  • To point readers to subjects they might not have been looking for but nonetheless may interest them.
  • To emphasize Wikipedia as a dynamic resource.
It isn't just about what readers might be interested in, if it were, we would be nothing but a tabloid talking about Kim Kardashian's latest hairstyle or how Mitch McConnell got a COVID booster yesterday. ITN is not a popularity contest. 331dot (talk) 12:42, 28 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
We shouldn't post trivia.
Would any mainstream media source that's not a tabloid or a sports site/publication put the retirement of a sportsperson on its front page? Jim Michael (talk) 13:53, 28 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Has Kim Kardashian actually been relevant in the news cycle for the past four years? WaltCip-(talk) 13:10, 28 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Most sports do not have a 250 year documented history at all, never mind a literal #1 person in that entire history in the sport at this moment. I encourage people to set aside systemic bias here. 331dot (talk) 12:45, 28 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
If this were about some actual achievement that's in the news now, a title win or the setting of a record, I might consider it. But the dude retiring is entirely predictable, and not particularly interesting - a fact compounded by the simple fact that Sumo is not widely followed in the English-speaking world. Yet meanwhile, the main prize in the boxing world has changed hands for the first time in two years and it's apparently a snow oppose. It seems that what "countering systemic bias" actually means is sidelining topics that are encyclopedic and of actual interest to our readers, while instead promoting mundane stories about 36-year-old sportsmen retiring. The guy is of interest, but his retirement isn't.  — Amakuru (talk) 13:14, 28 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Yet meanwhile, the main prize in the boxing world has changed hands for the first time in two years and it's apparently a snow oppose I don't think these are comparable. One is a sporting event of a nature that would always be opposed here—sporting events outside of the remit of a grand final or the culmination of a season are routinely opposed, especially when "the main prize" is really something like four of a possible half a dozen competing prizes. Opposing the post of a boxing match would be the equivalent of opposing the posting of a single honbasho result, and even those seeking to broaden the scope of what we post would likely and rightly oppose one of those. 𝄠ʀᴀᴘᴘʟᴇ ꭗ 13:25, 28 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
(ec) ITN is not a popularity contest. Does the boxing match involve the #1 person in the entire documented history of boxing? "A fact compounded by the simple fact that Sumo is not widely followed in the English-speaking world" is just systemic bias at work. We post on this page "Please do not oppose an item because the event is only relating to a single country, or failing to relate to one. This applies to a high percentage of the content we post and is unproductive." That sumo is not a top sport in English-speaking countries should not be a reason to deny posting this. It's like people are afraid to read about something new and interesting to the sporting world in general. I apologize for leaning into this too hard, and I probably shouldn't say anymore, but looking at this opposition is frustrating given the mission here. That's on me, no one else. 331dot (talk) 13:28, 28 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Ad Orientem As I note above, we have posted retirements; one very much like this one(the literal greatest ever in his sport) 331dot (talk) 23:38, 28 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Conceding the odd exception has made it through, none that I am aware of seemed justified. Nor does this. If this were a death blurb under discussion I might be persuadable. But I really think we need to hold the line on sports retirements. -Ad Orientem (talk) 23:49, 28 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
What longstanding community consensus are you talking about? This nomination alone is split 50/50. That doesn't sound like longstanding consensus to me. Remember that consensus can also change. WaltCip-(talk) 00:32, 29 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, consensus can change. And I am opposed to any change in this case. -Ad Orientem (talk) 01:39, 29 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
But the point here is that you cited a "longstanding community consensus" against, and unless that's documented somewhere, would seem to not be the case given that at least two cases have gotten through(again, including one very similar to this one). 331dot (talk) 08:06, 29 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
The whole point about long-standing consensus is that it doesn't get overridden by localised issues, particularly when everyone is all buzzing because their favourite star has retired. Posting this would set precedent for a whole slew of sports stars to be posted in the next few years, and we really don't want that. For the umpteenth time, while there's no doubt that this guy did great things in his career, it's those things that are notable, not his retirement. And Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, not a news ticker.  — Amakuru (talk) 08:15, 29 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
I have said that this should be rare, but we are talking about the best athlete in this sport in the last 250 years not some random sports star; many sports don't have that long a documented history. Tendulkar was also the greatest ever in his sport(and posted). I'm sorry, but I can't fathom the reluctance here and I think that some systemic bias is at work. And I've already said too much. Very disappointed and frustrated here(which is on me and me alone, no one else). I'm contemplating an ITN vacation to let that die down some, not sure yet. 331dot (talk) 08:34, 29 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Pageviews his page has NEVER been more popular although he HAS been featured before on ITN. Yet the traffic he got even without being on the main page. All opposes are cause we dont post retirement but didn't have a problem with previous posted retirements. And half of them I recognize talking all about diversity but when it comes to actual diversity they seem to oppose "cause too niche". 2A02:2F0E:D707:7C00:58AE:2253:7389:9189 (talk) 08:38, 29 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    Would you please stop misrepresenting people like this. I don't support any sports retirement, period. We posted Hakuho when he broke the record because that was an achievement, and rightly so. But his retirement isn't notable. This isn't anything to do with diversity, and it's an underhand tactic to try to discount people's !votes in this manner, on an incorrect charge of being non-diverse.  — Amakuru (talk) 08:47, 29 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
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September 26

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September 26, 2021 (2021-09-26) (Sunday)

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(Posted) 74th Tony Awards

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Article: 74th Tony Awards (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ At the Tony Awards, The Inheritance wins Best Play and Moulin Rouge! wins Best Musical. (Post)
News source(s): AP
Credits:

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

Nominator's comments: Many ITN/R awards noms fail because they're little more than just a table of nominees and winners. This one seems to be more than that (though it may be because its convoluted journey to actually happening at all requires some explanation). Seems like there are no major unsourced sections, but more review is always good. Sunshineisles2 (talk) 05:02, 27 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

  • Comment there should be something about the ceremony itself - the articles covers the planning of it, but specifics of the ceremony should be included. --Masem (t) 05:11, 27 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    • I am working on a list of performances and presenters, but can't finish it now—and the source I'm working from seems to have tapped out around the halfway mark of the CBS show. Hopefully it will be updated soon or I'll look elsewhere later.--Sunshineisles2 (talk) 05:31, 27 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
It's a rubber stamp in terms of notability. It will be posted as long as the article is adequately updated. Usually we are criticized for not enough turnover in postings, so a lot of them potentially ready to go is not a bad thing. 331dot (talk) 16:04, 27 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
ITN/R isn't a rubber stamp Um yes, that's exactly the point of ITNR. And ITN rules specifically say we shouldn't just compare with other things, and the comparison makes no sense, because if you wanted to compare, you should compare with what's on ITN (and so old it's not to any other news platform). Joseph2302 (talk) 16:06, 27 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

(Posted) Ryder Cup

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Article: 2021 Ryder Cup (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ In golf, the Ryder Cup concludes with the United States defeating Europe. (Post)
News source(s): ESPN BBC
Credits:

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

Nominator's comments: This event is listed at ITNR but (at the moment) the article hasn't been updated enough. It could also be noted that the United States won by the largest margin of victory in the history of the event. -- Calidum 03:11, 27 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

(Closed) 2021 Sammarinese abortion referendum

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Consensus to post is unlikely to develop.--Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 16:16, 28 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Article: 2021 Sammarinese abortion referendum (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ San Marino becomes one of the last European countries to legalise abortion after a referendum on the issue. (Post)
News source(s): in article
Credits:

Article updated
Nominator's comments: Significant as one amongst the last European states to legalise this; widely covered in international news.UKFranceUSCanadaSwitzerland RandomCanadian (talk / contribs) 20:54, 26 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose. Local politics in a microstate with the population of a small town; not the last country in Europe let alone the world; barely makes a difference anyway as all its citizens could travel a few miles to Italy and (legally) get an abortion there. The article itself describes the issue as 'mostly symbolic'. Modest Genius talk 11:54, 28 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
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(Closed) Lewis Hamilton

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No consensus to post an arbitrary number. Stephen 21:29, 26 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Article: Lewis Hamilton (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ Lewis Hamilton (pictured) wins the Russian Grand Prix to become the first driver with 100 Formula One victories. (Post)
News source(s): BBC, CNN, Guardian
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Article updated
Nominator's comments: An exceptionally exciting race establishing a historic record. Andrew🐉(talk) 19:26, 26 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
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(Closed) 2021 Swiss same-sex marriage referendum

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Consensus has long been against posting same-sex marriage legalization in the first world, and this is no exception.  – John M Wolfson (talk • contribs) 14:57, 27 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Article: 2021 Swiss same-sex marriage referendum (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ 64% of Swiss voters vote to legalize same-sex marriage, adoption and reproductive rights in a national referendum in Switzerland. (Post)
News source(s): Swissinfo, Official results by the Federal Chancellery
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Nominator's comments: By now a somewhat routine topic, but noteworthy in my view because it happened by popular referendum in a traditionally conservative country (the country which introduced women's suffrage as late as 1971).  Sandstein 11:56, 26 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Updated with official results. Sandstein 15:15, 26 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Andrew Davidson If the news does not wait for official results, neither do we. 331dot (talk) 17:57, 26 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
We are an encyclopedia, not a forecaster. Andrew🐉(talk) 19:26, 26 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Andrew Davidson We posted Joe Biden winning when the media said he won based on unofficial vote totals(not exit polling), not when it was officially certified by Congress(Jan 6). If you don't want the media to call elections, you will need to take that up with them. Our business is to update articles based on news coverage. No one is forecasting. 331dot (talk) 20:17, 26 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • I'd like to add that this is arguably of more public interest than routine changes of government, the results of routine sporting events or routine aircraft accidents which we regularly post about. Sandstein 15:33, 26 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • To go back to when the Irish referendum was passed in 2015 [5] (under Irish_marriage_referendum) it was due (by consensus) to being the first such same-sex rights by referendum, so this one would not be a first related to same-sex. (The 36th was related to abortion, so I would not consider that here). --Masem (t) 15:52, 26 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
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(Posted) German elections

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Article: 2021 German federal election (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ In the 2021 German federal election, Social Democrats (SPD) come out ahead of the Christian Democrats (CDU/CSU). (Post)
Alternative blurb: ​ In the 2021 German federal election, Christian Democrats (CDU/CSU) of former Chancellor Angela Merkel slump to historic lows as Olaf Scholz's Social Democrats (SPD) finish ahead.
Alternative blurb II: ​ In the 2021 German federal election, the Social Democrats (SPD) top results with nearly 26% of the vote, and were poised to form a coalition with two or three smaller parties.
Alternative blurb III: ​ In the 2021 German federal election, the Social Democratic Party (SPD) wins the most seats.
News source(s): AP, BBC, Guardian, Reuters, dpa
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.

 ~ 🦝 Shushugah (he/him • talk) 10:21, 26 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

  • Oppose and close shouldn't be nominated as a blank blurb before the results happen, this is an obvious attempt to WP:GAME the system for a nomination credit. Joseph2302 (talk) 16:41, 26 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    Please assume good faith. I didn't specify a blurb yet, because I indeed wanted to wait for results or more concrete things to report on. In the future, where would be best place to mention/suggest topics, without knowing yet what the blurb/text should be? This is my first Wikipedia:In the news nomination. ~ 🦝 Shushugah (he/him • talk) 21:43, 26 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    You're not the first person recently to post an election blurb many hours before the results are announced (and there's been similar issues with people nomming sports events before there's a result). It was nothing personal, just seems stupid to allow people to pre-emptively nominate, as the only benefit as I see it is so that someone gets the nomination credit. Joseph2302 (talk) 13:35, 27 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment – Early exit-poll results have SPD, CDU virtually tied. [6] [7] [8] – Sca (talk) 16:52, 26 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • They are exit polls, not an official result, which could take hours or even days. This should be re-nominated when the results are actually confirmed. Rather than encouraging people to nominate articles 7 hours before the polls even shut in the country.... Joseph2302 (talk) 18:25, 26 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
We shouldn't post exit polling, but we don't need to wait for final, official results if the German media calls it. 331dot (talk) 19:05, 26 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  1. Tense needs to be checked throughout
  2. Orange tag under Campaign, Major issues section
  3. Tables are unsourced in this article: In Parties and candidates, Competing parties and Opinion polls. Some of these are pulled from other articles, where they are referenced, but the standard here should be in-article referencing. The one in Competing parties appears to be wholly WP:OR. The only reference that could cover it conveys only incomplete information. This effectively renders the whole Opinion polls section an {{unreferenced section}}, and if the non-sequitur external links were (deservedly) removed, it would become a section containing no prose at all.
  4. Prose results should be added when they become available

130.233.213.141 (talk) 05:55, 27 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

  • Yes, most certainly he would be. And i am not saying alt 3 is totally wrong or misleading. It just is an unusual circumstance that the frontrunner of a major party is not actually the party leader of said party, i would assume. 80.228.131.131 (talk) 13:27, 27 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Well, if one were to replace 'led by' with something a bit different that does not suggest he is the leader(which in a way is he despite not being so) then it would be fine to mention Scholz of course. As is it can be nitpicked, is all i am saying. 80.228.131.131 (talk) 13:45, 27 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Update : I've now sourced the two tables that were missing a cite, and taken the liberty of boldly removing the expand tag. The section is good enough for ITN purposes right now. No need to pull after all.  — Amakuru (talk) 17:24, 28 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
It's adequate and acceptable in the current circumstances. Let's hope the parties don't take forever to negotiate a coalition govt. Reuters says "next week or even later." – Sca (talk) 12:49, 29 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

(Closed) Global Citizen Live

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No consensus to post; and no indication one is likely to emerge. RandomCanadian (talk / contribs) 00:07, 1 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Article: Global Citizen Live (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ The Global Citizen Live music festival is held around the world, to pressure action on issues including global poverty, climate change, and COVID-19 vaccines. (Post)
Alternative blurb: ​ The Global Citizen Live music festival is held around the world.
News source(s): ITV
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Article updated
Nominator's comments: If I remember right, we posted Venezuela Aid Live and that was much smaller. Global Citizen holds at least one music festival a year, but this is also by the far the biggest and, perhaps more relevantly, broadest in scope. Kingsif (talk) 00:27, 26 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • I can't find anything in the searchable archives where we posted the Venezuela Aid Live (or where it was even proposed as an ITNC. I have doubts that unless the event broke records in fundraising, we would not post something like this. --Masem (t) 00:40, 26 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • No, that it seems like the only other concert of even close to comparable size in the ITN era. It didn’t get posted, but Live Aid was like 40 years ago so we can’t compare that. Kingsif (talk) 20:57, 26 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
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September 25

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(Closed) Montana train derailment

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Consensus to post unlikely to develop. RandomCanadian (talk / contribs) 21:00, 26 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Article: 2021 Montana train derailment (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ An Amtrak passenger train derails near Joplin, Montana, United States killing 3 people. (Post)
News source(s): New York Times, Washington Post
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Nominator's comments: Passenger derailments in the U.S. are uncommon (only a handful in the past five years) and this one is leading several national news sites. SounderBruce 06:50, 26 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
I'm saying we should only post transport incidents if they involve some sort of crime (such as a deliberate crash, drink-driving etc.) or there's at least a double-digit death toll or someone notable is directly involved. Otherwise it's just one of many transport accidents. Jim Michael (talk) 16:30, 26 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
I see. Well I think the crime question may be a bit of a red herring. It might take some time to establish that any crime had been committed, by which time we'd nominating something like "so-and-so found guilty of such-and-such rail accident"? Thanks. Martinevans123 (talk) 17:42, 26 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support on expansion. Transport accidents involving public transport systems like trains or planes that include deaths and injuries are nearly always notable. But the article is currently a bit too short for posting. --Masem (t) 16:03, 26 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
No-one's disputing that it's notable enough for an article, but why is it notable enough for ITN? Jim Michael (talk) 16:31, 26 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
If it was maybe a couple people injured in a derailment, it would not be appropriate for ITN, but with dozens injures and several dead, it is a major public transit accident. It is a major news item. We would cover this type of event from anywhere in the world as long as the article was up to speed and the event nominated. --Masem (t) 16:36, 26 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
3 dead, not several. It's only a major news item in Montana. If it happened in Latin America, Africa or Asia, it would have no article or a stub article. Jim Michael (talk) 17:37, 26 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
The lack of article creation is not what ITN itself worries about, but nearly any public transit accident with deaths is going to meet GNG-notability guidelines, the article just has to be written. Same with the articles being nominated -that just has to be done once the article is created. We have definitely posted rail accidents like this in Africa and Asia in the past (can't recall any recent L. American ones but we'd post those too). --Masem (t) 17:48, 26 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
It's relevant, because having an article that's better than a stub is a requirement for posting to ITN. Yes, we've posted train crashes in Africa & Asia, but they had significantly higher death tolls than this one. Jim Michael (talk) 17:58, 26 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Agreed - the death toll of both is too low for ITN. The Stonehaven derailment also killed 3, was nominated, but not posted. Jim Michael (talk) 17:37, 26 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
So 10 dead or a dead sleb? Does that apply only to US rail accident? Martinevans123 (talk) 17:43, 26 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
None of what I said is specific to the US or trains. A very well-known car crash in Paris in 97 had a death toll of 3. Were it an ordinary accident with no-one famous involved, it certainly wouldn't have an article. Jim Michael (talk) 17:54, 26 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Private transit accidents (such as car accidents) are far too common to have articles on, unless they lead to rather large significant tolls or other major investigations (eg Schoharie limousine crash). Public transit accidents, which nearly always have government-lead investigations to understand what happened, etc. on the other hand are nearly always notable, particularly if there were some deaths involved. --Masem (t) 18:00, 26 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
And of course there will be outliers. Martinevans123 (talk) 18:04, 26 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
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2021 AFL Grand Final

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Article: 2021 AFL Grand Final (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ In Australian rules football, Melbourne defeat the Western Bulldogs to win the 2021 AFL Grand Final for the first time since 1964. (Post)
News source(s): ABC News
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Article updated
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 Steelkamp (talk) 02:23, 26 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Note: the match summary has been improved now. Steelkamp (talk) 07:27, 27 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

RD: Kamla Bhasin

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Article: Kamla Bhasin (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): The Indian Express
Credits:

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Nominator's comments: Indian women feminist Pharaoh of the Wizards (talk) 07:44, 25 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

  • Oppose Written like an essay, lots of apparent mindreading into her motives and editorial expansion on the themes ("she lamented...she adjudged...really important to her...however her revulsion of capitalism emerges..."). There are footnotes, but that's not all a decent bio needs. And no, I'm not against India, women or feminism, just against flowery rhetoric for any cause. InedibleHulk (talk) 20:07, 25 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

(Posted) Release of Michael Spavor and Kovrig / Meng Wanzhou

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Article: Detention of Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ Canadians Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig are released from detention in China, shortly after Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou's release from house arrest in Canada. (Post)
Alternative blurb: ​ Canadians Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig, who were detained in China since 2018, are released shortly after Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou's release from house arrest in Canada.
Alternative blurb II: ​ Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou is released from house arrest in Canada following a deal with the US Department of Justice, prompting the release of Canadians Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig, who were detained in China shortly after Meng's arrest in 2018.
News source(s): CBC News, CTV News, BBC, New York Times
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Article updated

Nominator's comments: Major news in Canada with international implications, due to the descriptions of the Michaels' detentions as hostage diplomacy and the deterioration of Canada-China relations and US-China relations after the initial arrests. Main article still needs some work though. Yeeno (talk) 🍁 04:28, 25 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

(Posted) RD: Len Ashurst

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Article: Len Ashurst (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): https://safc.com/news/club-news/2021/september/len-ashurst-obituary
Credits:

Article updated
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Nominator's comments: A footballer who managed several teams. Sahaib3005 (talk) 20:22, 26 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@The Rambling Man:, I have now added more sources. Sahaib3005 (talk) 07:14, 27 September 2021 (UTC) Is it good to go now? Sahaib3005 (talk) 18:02, 27 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

September 24

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(Posted) RD: Waka Nathan

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Article: Waka Nathan (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): The New Zealand Herald; Reuters; NZ Rugby
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Article updated
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(Posted) RD: Grey Ruthven, 2nd Earl of Gowrie

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Article: Grey Ruthven, 2nd Earl of Gowrie (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2021/sep/24/lord-gowrie-obituary
Credits:

Article updated
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Nominator's comments: A Thatcher-era arts minister who quit because he could not afford to live in London on a minister’s salary. This wikibio could use a few more refs. --PFHLai (talk) 04:35, 26 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

RD: Jitender Mann Gogi

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Article: Jitender Mann Gogi (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): BBC, Hindustan Times, Times of India, The Guardian
Credits:

Article updated
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Nominator's comments: India's most wanted gangster killed in most unique circumstances. Abcmaxx (talk) 21:40, 24 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Support. Sufficiently referenced. Yeeno (talk) 🍁 06:50, 25 September 2021 (UTC) Article has since been expanded, which also means it needs more copyediting before hitting the front page. Yeeno (talk) 🍁 00:40, 27 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Correction The nominator has written "India's most wanted gangster". This should be "on Delhi police's most-wanted list". BBC DTM (talk) 09:15, 25 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

(Closed) :-) and :-( sold for $237,500 as NFTs

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Consensus to post this will not develop now or in any finite amount of time.--WaltCip-(talk) 12:01, 24 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Article: Emoticon (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ :-) and :-( sold for $237,500 as NFT's (Post)
News source(s): Future zone
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 Count Iblis (talk) 11:17, 24 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose There is not sufficient in-depth coverage, in terms of type of sources or length/quality of articles, etc. on this topic to indicate that it is a significant enough story. --Jayron32 11:30, 24 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
:-( as reasoned above. – robertsky (talk) 11:33, 24 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Comment I feel I want to frown. (sad face) Martinevans123 (talk) 11:51, 24 September 2021 (UTC) Non-fungible tokens are people too, you know!![reply]
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September 23

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(Posted) RD: Charles Grier Sellers

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Article: Charles Grier Sellers (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): The New York Times
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Article updated
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RD: Taito Phillip Field

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Article: Taito Phillip Field (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/former-minister-taito-phillip-field-has-died-1news-understands
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Article updated
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Nominator's comments: He was the first MP in New Zealand of Pacific Island descent. His wikibio is long enough but could use a few more refs. --PFHLai (talk) 18:10, 25 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Humans arrived in North America at least 10,000 years before previously thought

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Article: Settlement of the Americas (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ At White Sands National Park in New Mexico, United States, scientists discover human footprints which are about 23,000 years old, revising the generally accepted timeline of the settlement of the Americas by about ten thousand years. (Post)
News source(s): AP, NYT,BBC
Credits:

Article needs updating

Nominator's comments: Article needs a more substantial update. The NYT article quotes an archaeologist who says "this is probably the biggest discovery about the peopling of America in a hundred years". These footprints are more definitive than the 26,000-year-old stone tools discovered in Mexico reported last year which got some skepticism. Davey2116 (talk) 03:04, 24 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

  • Comment We need a link to the journal where the paper documenting the discovery was published. AP article doesn't mention it and NYT has a paywall. Also, the one-sentence update citing the NYT article with restricted access at the end of the intro is insufficient. One such discovery requires a separate section or at least a paragraph.--Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 08:19, 24 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    Looks like the NYT article gives a DOI, which links to https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.abg7586. [osunpokeh/talk/contributions] 09:49, 24 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    Thanks. I wasn't able to access the NYT article because of the paywall. Now that this was published in Science, we need a better update in the article.--Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 10:45, 24 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment As stated in the article, there are several known sites that are pre-Clovis, thus "Humans arrived in North America at least 10,000 years before previously thought" is not really accurate. The significance of these new findings is that they are ... better quality than the other ones. So, let's not make too much of a hype here. --Tone 08:36, 24 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support The NYT account is good and there's a more accessible equivalent at the BBC. The footprints in time are more evocative than most such stories and they are excitingly evanescent as erosion is now destroying them so there's a race to glean this evidence before it's gone. Carpe diem. Andrew🐉(talk) 09:03, 24 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment. The finding implies that humans arrived in North America more than 30,000 years ago (consistent with the dating of the stone tools from Mexico), because the ice sheets would have made it impossible to cross over from Asia into North America later than 30,000 years ago. Count Iblis (talk) 11:00, 24 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose for now. Target article has a one-sentence update in the lead, and the body of the target article does not mention the topic at all. Insufficient update to qualify for a main page notice. If you fix this with a sufficiently in-depth update to the body of an article, consider this vote changed to full support. --Jayron32 11:32, 24 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • I thought the Clovis hypothesis was already disproved.  – John M Wolfson (talk • contribs) 13:31, 24 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose. This assertion has been published within the last 24 hours. The scientific community has not had time to respond to this. It is good that it is getting all this attention, because more research in this area needs to be done and actual bodies need to be found. However it also could be a flash in a pan. I do not feel this one instance of evidence is sufficient for Wikipedia to assert humans in New Mexico 23,000 years ago as fact. Richard-of-Earth (talk) 14:31, 24 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    That's why it's in the news. When new research results would start to corroborate this and gradually a pile of independent results is built up that's considered to be large enough that it's considered to be proven that humans settled North America much longer ago, then that won't make news headlines. The incremental scientific steps would likely also be considered too technical to merit big stories in the popular press. Count Iblis (talk) 14:59, 24 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    If it is the first paper to publish on a theory that is contrary to one that has otherwise been accepted by numerous other anthropologists, even as a peer reviewed paper in a high quality journal, giving it presumption of being "right" by giving it ITN weight would be improper (I'll point to the current ongoing discussion related to the COVID-19 lab leak theory as evidence of why we don't give weight to one-off peer reviewed theories that go against the grain of long-standing scientific agreement). --Masem (t) 15:06, 24 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    It's the job of the major media outlets, like the NYT, WaPo, BBC, etc. to make these editorial decisions on how much coverage to give to certain science stories. We don't have to follow any single such news outlet, but we should use the criteria that a science news story must be published in a high quality peer reviewed journal and must also have significant coverage in the major news outlets. If we deviate from this too much, then we are censoring the news based on our biases. Count Iblis (talk) 15:14, 24 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    But reading the NYT and BBC, their writing emphasis this is a possible result and not firm proof yet. Even a lead researcher on the paper is not certain of the result yet, from the BBC article ""One of the reasons there is so much debate is that there is a real lack of very firm, unequivocal data points. That's what we think we probably have," Prof Matthew Bennett, first author on the paper from Bournemouth University, told BBC News.". We have to be careful here about presenting a paper - which I'm not doubting has grounded scientific method behind it - as the singular source to change a theory that is the subject of debate, based on these sources. This is not censoring news, but upholding SCIRS for all purposes that as an encyclopedia, we're looking to summarize dominate views of the scientific community and this doesn't have it, even if mainstream sources are reporting it. --Masem (t) 15:22, 24 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    Yes, but it's then for the blurb to convey the correct message. E.g., one can say that "A new finding suggests that humans may have arrived in North America about 10,000 years earlier than previously thought.". Count Iblis (talk) 11:39, 25 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support in principle, haven't evaluated quality. It's a big enough deal that it's worth presenting as a piece of research, rather than established fact; "scientists find evidence", etc. Not going to dig through the archives at the moment, but IIRC we've posted other substantive findings when they occurred. FWIW, this paper isn't based on cutting edge techniques; the methods are pretty basic, it's the data that are interesting. Vanamonde (Talk) 15:34, 24 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    Also, if consensus develops to post, I'd much prefer wording describing how long before the present the evidence is from, rather than trying to spell out the difference between this timeline and whatever was "previously thought", since that's often controversial. Vanamonde (Talk) 15:36, 24 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    When we've posted scientific findings in the past, it is usually because those findings are not in challenge to an established theory or where controversy within the scientific community exists. I know we've posted anthropological findings in the past but as best I recall, when they were found they didn't radically present a change to current theories, only extending farther back when humans occupied a certain reason or had developed certain capabilities. Its clear from the sources that when humans were in the Americans is a subject of debate in the scientific community so we should be a bit more careful on giving weight to one paper. --Masem (t) 15:42, 24 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose as written As they say, a lot of people think a lot of things about where and when. I have a hunch about frost giants predating mammoths around Temagami. Regardless, a new paper, even by people who know what they're doing, seems unlikely to change any generally accepted timeline this quickly. In a scientific sense, I mean. Even frost giants from space could seem believable to folks who don't know how magnetic anomalies work. InedibleHulk (talk) 21:48, 24 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment – FWIW, to a layman like me this all seems rather iffy and arcane. – Sca (talk) 22:20, 24 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    Here, try this. InedibleHulk (talk) 22:49, 24 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose per Sca, not that accessible or even interesting. The Rambling Man (Keep wearing the mask...) 22:23, 24 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support One small step for a man, one giant leap for Prof. Matthew Bennett of Bournemouth University. Martinevans123 (talk) 22:39, 24 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    Not even one of his selected works, nice! InedibleHulk (talk) 22:45, 24 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    Brilliant reunion you guys. Great, always a benefit to the encyclopedia. The Rambling Man (Keep wearing the mask...) 23:10, 24 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    "You betcha, Miss Piggy", (as they say in Hollywood) Martinevans123 (talk) 23:17, 24 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    And as seriously edumacated Wikipedians put it, GARCH! InedibleHulk (talk) 00:30, 25 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

RD: John Elliott

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Article: John Elliott (businessman) (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): https://www.afr.com/wealth/people/buccaneering-businessman-john-elliott-dies-at-79-20210923-p58ucg
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Article updated
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Nominator's comments: Controversial Australian businessman, former state and federal president of the Liberal Party, and former president of Carlton Football Club. HiLo48 (talk) 11:08, 23 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

(Closed) Tall el-Hammam and Jericho destruction by an impact event

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Article: Tall el-Hammam (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ Results of the research, according to which an impact event destroyed Tall el-Hammam, as well as Jericho, about 3,600 years ago, possibly inspiring the Biblical story of Sodom and Gomorra, have been published. (Post)
News source(s): The Conversation, SciTechDaily
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Article updated
 109.252.201.66 (talk) 11:36, 23 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Strong oppose. The Conversation piece you linked to was written by one of the researchers involved, so not an independent source. There are almost no reports in mainstream media - just churnalism recycling of the press release in some less-than-reputable outlets and some reprintings of the Conversation piece. The only vaguely journalistic report I could find was in Forbes but almost all of that is an interview with another one of the researchers involved, no comments from independent experts. This appears to be a sensational over-interpretation of the archaeological evidence, ideologically motivated to match a story from the Bible. In addition, the article is an orange-tagged stub, doesn't mention the impact idea at all, and attempts to add it have been reverted by multiple page watchers. Modest Genius talk 11:58, 23 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    PS. I've fixed the nomination formatting. Modest Genius talk 12:00, 23 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    I can find additional reliable sources written by reputable, main-stream publications, such as Smithsonian Magazine and Nature. The article itself, however, only has a single-sentence update, which seems to me to be insufficient given that we're supposed to be directing people to more information... --Jayron32 12:02, 23 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    Your second link is the original paper (in Scientific Reports, a much less prestigious journal published by the Nature Group, not Nature), that's not an independent source. Smithsonian Magazine should be a reliable source but the actual article just repeats claims from the paper and interviews with its authors, including the Conversation piece already mentioned. I'm sure it used to be standard practice to get a comment from one or two independent experts on the subject... I guess science journalists are busy these days. – Joe (talk) 12:12, 23 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    I suspect the reason why there are no high-quality news reports with independent comment is that good science journalists approached independent experts, only to be told the research was rubbish and shouldn't be publicised. They don't run the story in that situation. Modest Genius talk 12:23, 23 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose – Under-sourced, not in the RS news, polemical, lacking general significance. – Sca (talk) 12:04, 23 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose fringe froth, and Scientific Reports is not Nature (other end of the quality scale, in fact). Alexbrn (talk) 12:06, 23 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
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  • Post-closing comment I seriously object to many of the comments above, rushing to denigrate the announced result. In fact, they are almost certainly BLP violations regarding the researchers involved. For the record, Scientific Reports is not the "other end of the quality scale", it is more of an open-access online spinoff from Nature, which simply doesn't have room for all the top quality science being done, let alone 64 page articles. There is nothing about the paper that suggests WP:FRINGE, and hitting on that, or even the closer's remark that it is outside the "mainstream", is unacceptable. For the record, a much earlier city in the same general area was identified in 2020 (same journal) as wiped out by a similar cosmic airburst (Abu Hureyra, Syria, c. 10800 BCE). This is mainstream science, not fringe. 96.5.122.4 (talk) 16:18, 24 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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RD: Abdelkader Bensalah

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Article: Abdelkader Bensalah (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/algerian-crisis-interim-president-bensalah-dies-aged-80-2021-09-22/
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Article updated
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Nominator's comments: Head of state of Algeria after Abdelaziz Bouteflika resigned. I hope this goes on RD after the predecessor scrolls off ITN first. The Political career section looks a little thin -- please beef things up if you have the source materials. Thanks. --PFHLai (talk) 18:59, 25 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

RD: Robert Fyfe

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Article: Robert Fyfe (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): BBC, The Sun
Credits:

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Nominator's comments: Scottish actor known largely as Howard Sibshaw in Last of the Summer Wine, Cloud Atlas, many other credits. CoatCheck (talk) 19:04, 22 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

(Closed) 2021 Mansfield earthquake

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Consensus to post is unlikely to develop. However, a nomination for DYK is worth considering.--Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 16:46, 22 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Article: 2021 Mansfield earthquake (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ An earthquake hits Australia – the strongest in the state of Victoria for 50 years. (Post)
News source(s): The Guardian, BBC
Credits:

Article updated
Nominator's comments: Major earthquake in Australia, not many dead. The article has a nice graphic showing the epicentre but that's done with a special infobox so I'm not sure how we'd do that here. Andrew🐉(talk) 11:47, 22 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
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(Closed) RD: Gabby Petito

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It is clear that there is no consensus to post this in any form. This is the third identical close by a third different uninvolved admin and I would suggest very strongly that it needs to be the last one. Black Kite (talk) 13:14, 23 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Article: Death of Gabby Petito (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination
Blurb:  The remains of Gabby Petito (pictured) are found and her death is determined as homicide. (Post)
News source(s): The 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: This was Wikipedia's top read article when it was just a disappearance and now the body has been found... Andrew🐉(talk) 09:25, 22 September 2021 (UTC) [reply]
Original close

Consensus to post will not form. --Tone 11:04, 22 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Second close

WP:SNOW. There is zero chance this will be posted to the main page in any format, regardless of the insistence of a very small number of commenters. Leaving it open any longer serves no useful purpose. --Jayron32 13:43, 22 September 2021 (UTC)}}[reply]

  • Oppose The real news was at the time when she disappeared but that ship has sailed. We don't even have a stand-alone article about her, so this cannot be even properly considered for RD.--Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 09:37, 22 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose people of no notability get murdered every day, e.g. four people in the UK yesterday. It doesn't mean they are of any encyclopedic value whatsoever, and this is not WP:TOP25 and this story is just another typical example of missing white woman syndrome, stuff of tabloids. The Rambling Man (Keep wearing the mask...) 09:54, 22 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose blurb or RD Per WP:ITNRD, RDs are generally for biographical articles—this is a page dedicated to her killing. As for the blurb, RIP and may justice be served, but let's avoid missing white woman syndrome.—Bagumba (talk) 10:03, 22 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose RD. Article is not a BLP. This could genuinely fit as a blurb, but I'm not sure that I support it even then. I find the above comments and their inclusion in the article to be examples of noxious racism attributed to normal human emotion. Why is there no Dead Black Man Syndrome article?130.233.213.141 (talk) 10:11, 22 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    You're welcome to write it. Good luck. WaltCip-(talk) 13:11, 22 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose per the above. - 2A00:23C7:2B86:9800:655A:2E1F:3D76:8817 (talk) 10:59, 22 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support RD in principle - OK, so most likely this won't find consensus, but since it was closed very quickly, I am reopening it now because I would like to put a different point across regarding this. So it's clear that Ms Petito is notable only for the killing, and per the WP:NOPAGE guideline, it doesn't seem necessary to have separate pages for her and her death. But on the other hand, I think there's more than enough significant coverage of her life in the recent papers (and covering aspects like her boyfriend, travels and study) to satisfy WP:GNG. The coverage gives her notability in her own right, and the redirect Gabby Petito would never be deleted, only that her bio is covered on another page. As such, she probably ought to be eligible for RD. The same would apply to Malia Obama for example, or Paul Elliott of the Chuckle Brothers. So while the strict rules say only standalone bios are automatically posted, I would support it in this instance as on that basis (other than the obvious quality concerns currently in the article).  — Amakuru (talk) 13:05, 22 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose - I was really hoping ITN would not give in to our latest bout of MWWS. I see that I am mistaken.--WaltCip-(talk) 13:10, 22 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose. Subject would not have been notable prior to disappearance and death, unlikely to ever be the subject of a standalone biography per BLP1E. Perhaps a trial and conviction could lead to a mention but even this would be unlikely. I mean no offence by calling it a run-of-the-mill murder but unfortunately that's what it is, and we shouldn't really be adding those to the RD ticker. 𝄠ʀᴀᴘᴘʟᴇ ꭗ 13:16, 22 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    I don't like to resort to comparisons with other stories but it seems that readership/pageviews are part of some peoples' reasoning here. Currently looking at BBC News (even as a non brit it's still a major outlet) Petito's name is not present on their front page at all; another murder victim, not white and blonde, who has no article here, occupies one of their top sidebars. Vice's first story on the case is a specific look at how first nations and black americans are not receiving media coverage in the same circumstances. It's the third murder story down on the Grauniad's front page, nowhere on the Irish News, a footnote for Le Monde ... 𝄠ʀᴀᴘᴘʟᴇ ꭗ 14:01, 22 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    That's why we constantly stress that ITN is not a news ticker, and we are not here to serve up the news that readers may be searching for, but articles that represent quality work on topics that happen to be in the news that thus may be what readers are searching for - that is, the reader angle is secondary over the quality and encylopedic nature that ITN's box serves on the front page. If readers are coming to the front page of WP to find news, they are absolutely in the wrong place, they should be going to BBC or CNN or whatever news outlet of their choice is for that. We're not a newspaper, and its stories like this that are difficult for us to deal with in the first place due to their gossip-y type nature, much less their presence at ITN. --Masem (t) 14:09, 22 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    @Masem: The WP:ITN page says nothing about a "ticker" and one of the WP:ITN#Purpose is "To help readers find and quickly access content they are likely to be searching for because an item is in the news.". --LaserLegs (talk) 00:59, 23 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support in principle per Amakuru. I don't get why if non-standalone articles like Ian Brady are eligible for RD, then a standalone article that happens to be titled "Death Of" is not. There is enough coverage here to justify posting.-- Pawnkingthree (talk) 13:19, 22 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    To me, it's not so much that it's not a standalone article; but that the examples given here--Brady, Paul Elliott, Malia Obama, etc--were at least notable enough to be the subjects, even if jointly, of articles independent of their deaths. 𝄠ʀᴀᴘᴘʟᴇ ꭗ 13:23, 22 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Strong oppose This is one of those stupid "person disappears" gossip heavy stories that periodically flood the news media because it creates this sense of mystery about whether a person close to the deceased actually did it. None of the people involved were notable before and only because of the situation around the death created a news whirlwind around the event, but this is very much still in gossip-heavy territory. The persons involved still aren't notable (WP:BLP1E absolutely applies, its why this has to stay an event article, not a bio article), so this can't be an RD. And if it was suggested to be a blurb, I'd strongly oppose that because it is the fact this is the type of bad reporting that seeps into the news media once in a while (this happens in the UK too) that gives undue weight on the plight of one person while everyday people go missing or are killed and don't get any coverage at all. --Masem (t) 13:21, 22 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    Indeed. I'm staggered that we even consider it appropriate to have an article on this. It's a complete joke. The Rambling Man (Keep wearing the mask...) 13:22, 22 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Strong oppose and delete titillating tabloid ephemera per Masem and TRM Bumbubookworm (talk) 13:26, 22 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    You're welcome to take it to AfD. I suspect it will be swiftly kept.-- Pawnkingthree (talk) 13:31, 22 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
AfD – Alternative für Deutschland? Why would those rightwingers be interested? – Sca (talk) 14:27, 22 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Apropos swooping, my Halloween costume this year will depict a masked Wiki admin., purely imaginary of course.
– Sca (talk) 13:11, 23 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
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September 21

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September 21, 2021 (2021-09-21) (Tuesday)

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(Posted) RD: Marcia Freedman

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Article: Marcia Freedman (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/former-knesset-mk-marcia-freedman-died-at-83-680099
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 only openly lesbian woman to have served as a Member of the Knesset --PFHLai (talk) 11:30, 25 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

RD: Melvin Van Peebles

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Article: Melvin Van Peebles (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.

Nominator's comments: Looks pretty good at a quick glance, except for the filmography. AleatoryPonderings (???) (!!!) 00:18, 23 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

(Posted) RD: Willie Garson

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Article: Willie Garson (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-58647331
Credits:

Article updated
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 KTC (talk) 16:21, 22 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Court ruling on Litvinenko's poisoning

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Article: Poisoning of Alexander Litvinenko (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ The European Court of Human Rights rules that Russia was responsible for the poisoning of Alexander Litvinenko in 2006. (Post)
News source(s): BBC, CNN
Credits:

Nominator's comments: Article is GA but more update is welcome. Per court's ruling, "there was a strong prima facie case that, in poisoning Mr Litvinenko, Mr Lugovoi and Mr Kovtun had been acting as agents of the Russian state" and that it's "beyond reasonable doubt". Brandmeistertalk 11:13, 21 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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  • Support posting this determination of an international body. 331dot (talk) 17:09, 21 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Weak oppose on update quality; would be full support if more information had been added to the target article. The total added text involves one sentence in the lead and about 3-4 sentences to the body. If this is a major, newsworthy event, surely our article we're going to post to the main page can tell more about it, no? If this is all that can be said on the subject, it isn't newsworthy. If there is more that should be said, but the Wikipedia article isn't including it, then the article is not properly updated. IF this is fixed, consider this a full support. --Jayron32 17:37, 21 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose As per Kiril Simeonovski. Sheesh, "who knew", alas. Martinevans123 (talk) 22:05, 21 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Weak oppose on coverage. While coverage is demonstrated, the sources themselves don't appear to be highlighting this. This event appears nowhere on BBCs frontpage, News nor World sections. This is not featured on the frontpages of: Izvitsia, Pravda nor The Moscow Times, and I would have expected coverage there considering Russia is the major party to this decision. In the US, the NY Times, LA Times and Washington Post have unanimously decided this is not important enough feature. While the article is suitable for the Front Page, I and apparently most RSs, believe it's not something to feature at this juncture.130.233.213.141 (talk) 10:02, 22 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose unless something significant actually comes out of this. Right now, all they've done is blame Russia for something everyone already blamed Russia for- not exactly breaking news. If something e.g. sanctions happens, then it would be ITN-worthy. Joseph2302 (talk) 11:07, 22 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support. Somehow, it's never the right time to post an ITN story that shines the light on the authoritarian abuses of Putin's regime. Not even when a supranational court makes a major ruling holding Russia responsible. Regarding the IP's comment above: There has been plenty of coverage of this story in Russia, e.g. Pravda [33], TASS[34], RT[35], Moscow Times[36]. And of course NY Times did cover it too[37], as did WSJ [38], NPR[39], CNN[40], etc. Nsk92 (talk) 00:39, 23 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

2021 Russian legislative election

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Article: 2021 Russian legislative election (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ In the Russian legislative election, the ruling United Russia retains its majority in the State Duma. (Post)
News source(s): BBC, dpa
Credits:

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

Nominator's comments: I know it's a totally expected and uninteresting outcome, but it's still an election in the largest country in the world. --Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 08:15, 21 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

  • There's never been a consensus way to assess the validity of an election, as Joseph2302 states, and it's ultimately not Wikipedia's job to do so in a blurb that is in WikiVoice. People generally already know how Russia works, and those who don't can read the article for more.  – John M Wolfson (talk • contribs) 19:06, 23 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • It's easy to make clear in a blurb that an election is not free and fair (when, as is the case here, the sources support it). It is our job to have a blurb that does not mislead the reader or rely on the reader having background knowledge that he or she may not have. Neutralitytalk 21:38, 23 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

September 20

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September 20, 2021 (2021-09-20) (Monday)

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Business and economy

  • Volkswagen submits an offer of €2.5 billion for French car rental firm Europcar. The deal, which would give Volkswagen 66% of Europcar's shares, has been accepted by the board but still needs to be accepted by regulators in France. Volkswagen previously owned Europcar and sold it to French investment firm Eurazeo for €3.3 billion in 2006. (RTE)
  • Twitter agrees to pay $809.5 million to settle a shareholder class action lawsuit that accused the social media company of painting an overly rosy picture of its future. (Bloomberg)

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(Posted) RD: Charles Mills

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Article: Charles W. Mills (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): NYT
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: Reported before today in some other newspapers, but NYT obit, which contains a lot of key biographical info left out of other sources, only came out this afternoon. AleatoryPonderings (???) (!!!) 21:45, 27 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Spencer: I've added Charles W. Mills#Views. How does it look to you now? AleatoryPonderings (???) (!!!) 23:33, 27 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

(Posted) RD: Helmut Oberlander

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Article: Helmut Oberlander (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-helmut-oberlander-canadas-last-nazi-era-suspect-dies-at-97/
Credits:

Article updated
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Nominator's comments: An accused Nazi who got away and died peacefully in Canada. --PFHLai (talk) 10:37, 25 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

RD: Sarah Dash

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Article: Sarah Dash (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): NPR, USA Today, NBC News, AP
Credits:

Article needs updating
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: Female artist. Article isn't acceptable at this writing. SusanLesch (talk) 17:01, 21 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

(Posted) 2021 Canadian federal election

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Article: 2021 Canadian federal election (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ In the Canadian federal election, the ruling Liberal Party, led by Justin Trudeau (pictured), is re-elected to a minority government. (Post)
News source(s): CBC, CTV, AP, BBC, Guardian, Reuters
Credits:

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

Nominator's comments: They might still be counting the ballots but every major news organization in Canada has already called the election; the Liberals will win, and they will not win a majority government. Article is currently undergoing heavy updates. NorthernFalcon (talk) 03:29, 21 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Andrew Davidson We don't wait for official results to post, because the news does not. We posted Joe Biden as the winner of the presidential election once it was clear he won, not when Congress officially certified the result. We also did not wait for legal challenges to conclude. If the projections are that far off, that would likely be news itself. 331dot (talk) 22:31, 22 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

(Closed) Paul Rusesabagina convicted of terrorism

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Issues do not appear to have been resolved; unlikely that a timely consensus for this will develop given more recent nominations. RandomCanadian (talk / contribs) 14:39, 27 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Article: Paul Rusesabagina (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ In Rwanda, Paul Rusesabagina is convicted on terrorism charges for the actions of FLN, the armed wing of his political party. (Post)
News source(s): CNN, NYT, BBC
Credits:

Article updated
Nominator's comments: Interesting development for the famous hotel manager, including that he was essentially kidnapped by government agents in order to be tried. Human rights groups are calling this a show trial. Davey2116 (talk) 14:05, 20 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Leaning oppose - the guy was arrested last year, claiming he was abducted by the Rwandan government, and he's been an outspoken critic of said government for some time. I don't regard today's development as at all unexpected, to be honest; the Rwandan government has a bit of a reputation with Amnesty and Human Rights Watch and so on, for locking up political opponents.  — Amakuru (talk) 17:46, 20 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support It's like the case of Raman Pratasevich which we posted in May. And it's certainly in the news -- I was listening to a report on the radio just now. Andrew🐉(talk) 18:02, 20 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Weak Support but oppose blurb as written. Paul Rusesabagina is considered a political prisoner by the European Union, and his arrest was essentially the same thing as Roman Protasevich, as both involved hijacking a flight. I think the high-profile nature of this arrest makes this noteworthy enough for ITN. However, political neutrality in a blurb will be difficult to achieve. To fail to mention that his conviction was controversial is to give legitimacy to the Rwandan regime's show trial. On the other hand, to do the opposite would be biased in favour of the west. A good, neutral blurb that mentions the controversial aspects of the trial is best here. NorthernFalcon (talk) 18:14, 20 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose article which is a BLP is under-referenced, amongst other issues. The Rambling Man (Keep wearing the mask...) 18:17, 20 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose sourcing is lacking and also quite a chunk of refs are to his autobiography Bumbubookworm (talk) 02:32, 21 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
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(Closed) Northern line extension to Battersea

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Consensus to post will not develop.—Bagumba (talk) 08:54, 21 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Article: Northern line extension to Battersea (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ London opens its first tube extension this century, serving Battersea Power Station (pictured). (Post)
Alternative blurb: ​ The London Underground opens an extension to Battersea
News source(s): BBC
Credits:

Article updated
Nominator's comments: This is the most popular news story on BBC News currently. I know this because they have a Most Read sidebar which is a good way to find the best stories. Andrew🐉(talk) 08:56, 20 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Well, if it's truly ICONIC, it's a shoo-in. Has the International Iconography Commissiion certified this status?
– Sca (talk) 12:44, 20 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
London Underground is a Level 4 Vital article. That has to count for something, right? WaltCip-(talk) 12:58, 20 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
I guess you'd have to ask the three or four people who own run the vital articles "project"... The Rambling Man (Keep wearing the mask...) 13:00, 20 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, I guess a link to Level 4 Vital article might help to get a blurb on Main page. But if the proposed bold link was to a new article for man spills another cup of coffee on the Northern Line, maybe not. Martinevans123 (talk) 14:24, 20 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
It depends on how hot the coffee is. WaltCip-(talk) 17:20, 20 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Weak support. It's a fairly underwhelming story but we do need new blurbs and the article is in good shape. I've added an altblurb - it's not appropriate to use an image of the power station to illustrate a blurb about a railway line that was built decades later, nor to WP:EGG link to the tube station and call it the power station. Modest Genius talk 11:09, 20 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose. I can't recall the last infrastructure blurb we posted for comparison, but an extension to an already-extensive network feels far less groundbreaking than where the bar, at least on gut instinct, should be—something on the scale of the Øresund Bridge would probably merit inclusion but not this, for me. 𝄠ʀᴀᴘᴘʟᴇ ꭗ 11:16, 20 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Agreed - a good example of a metro/subway in the news would be something like "an new extension to the XYZ Subway has made it the largest network in the world" or "first Metro in region ZYX opened today" Turini2 (talk) 11:19, 20 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Weak oppose Personally a big fan of this extension - I did a big 5x expansion on this article in the last 2 weeks or so. But an extension to the London Underground surely isn't one of the most important news stories around. Isn't the Canadian federal election today? Turini2 (talk) 11:17, 20 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose – Per TRM. Not even middling whelming. – Sca (talk) 12:50, 20 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose being probably more interesting than gaelic football isn't a reason to post this(we should judge on ITN-worthiness rather than comparison to other articles). If this were an extension to any other country's large metro system, don't imagine we'd consider posting- Paris is planning 4 whole new lines in the next few years, NYC had multiple extensions in last few year, and I doubt anyone would consider nominating any of these for ITN. Outside of London/England, there is almost no coverage of this event, and the coverage inside England shows this isn't an "earth-shattering" event. Joseph2302 (talk) 12:58, 20 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose Good for Londoners but irrelevant for the rest. I don't see how this affects 99.9 per cent of the world population living outside of the city, and the benefits measured in 20,000 new homes and 25,000 new jobs can't change my opinion. The article is in excellent shape, though.--Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 13:13, 20 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • I can't remember to have ever supported posting the completion of an infrastructure project, and that would probably happen if the final product has the distinction of being 'largest', 'longest', 'tallest' or 'deepest'. In this case, nothing makes this extension, not a completely new project, even close to it. Beijing and Shanghai have rapid transit systems with 13 times the total annual ridership of the London Underground, but we didn't even consider posting their most recent expansions a couple of months ago. Similar extensions with much greater impact are being carried out around the world all the time.--Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 14:05, 20 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • It's probably worthwhile to point out that (nothing wrong with this) WP has a number of railfans here that have worked to extensive build out articles on the UK rail system to this level of depth that doesn't happen in other systems. So that this new line has a well developed article is of little surprise while similar expansions elsewhere probably got one or two sentences at most. But that's why we're trying to judge on the overall impact here, and the expansion of one metro public transit system has rather limited world impact. --Masem (t) 14:30, 20 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
The newest NY subway thing was Ida or amongst subway-only things, the yearlong partial L shutdown to repair hurricane damage which wasn't posted. Besides weather stuff it was a replacement station (which was 20m from Twin Towers, far closer than any other subway, crushed by their east wall(s) and was the final train thing to return to normal), it was closed @ 6 opposed no support. The newest besides that was the aforementioned phase 1 of the second East Side Line which had been vaporware for 100 years, relieved massive overcrowding of the East Side Line (25% of the rides in like 4-5% of the miles) and wasn't posted. The newest thing before that wasn't nominated and allowed NYC's 3rd biggest skyscraper forest+3rd tallest building to be built in a subwayless area by connecting it to the busiest subway nexus and completing its 8-way intersection of subways (9-ways including "double bonds"). The new thing before that was an all-new 2009 station that replaced an old one in the same location (meh) and wasn't nominated. The new thing before that was a short stationless bypass cause the wealthiest Queens line was approaching capacity of 2,000 adults/train, ~2 trains/minute and this was cheaper than becoming Earth's first 6-lane subway (hexuple-track/dodecuple-rail). ITN didn't exist then (2001, the first new subway thing since 1989). Sagittarian Milky Way (talk) 23:20, 20 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
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(Closed) Perm State University shooting

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Consensus will not develop to post.  – John M Wolfson (talk • contribs) 23:26, 23 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Article: Perm State University shooting (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ At least six people are killed when a gunman opened fire at a university in the Russian city of Perm. (Post)
News source(s): BBC, AP, Guardian
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Article needs updating
Nominator's comments: Developing. Blurb will be updated as more news pours in. Sherenk1 (talk) 08:25, 20 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Yet very few of those resulted in deaths. We already posted a school shooting in a Russian school just 4 months ago. --Rockstone[Send me a message!] 10:55, 20 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
MissingThePoint.com. The Rambling Man (Keep wearing the mask...) 11:12, 20 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
2008 Jerusalem yeshiva attack (8 dead), Yeshivat Otniel shooting (4 dead), Ma'alot massacre ("When they broke into the classroom where the students were being held, Haribi grabbed a student, Gabi Amsalem, and held him at gunpoint on the floor. Rahim was shot dead but Linou managed to reach the classroom, grab several magazines from the teacher's desk and reload his weapon. He then sprayed the students with machinegun fire and tossed grenades out the window. When a burst of fire broke his left wrist, he threw two grenades at a group of girls huddled on the floor. Several students leaped from the windows to the ground, some ten feet below."), Avivim school bus bombing (3 gun deaths in school bus), Shaar HaNegev school bus attack (27kg missile, 2kg tube). Likely incomplete, with 57 times more population this is equal to 285 similar school gunmen attacks since 1970 in USA or 5-6 per year. Sagittarian Milky Way (talk) 16:10, 20 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
All of this is true, and yet has no bearing on the current discussion. Naming random other school shootings neither a) produces news coverage about this school shooting or b) produces quality, referenced prose in the Wikipedia article about this school shooting. Those are literally the only things we need to assess in order to decide whether or not to post this on Wikipedia's main page. There's no need to discuss other matters. --Jayron32 16:16, 20 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
My mistake, wrong indent. Was giving counterexample to "School shootings anywhere on the planet except for one notable exception are incredibly rare.". Sagittarian Milky Way (talk) 16:34, 20 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Still not actually relevant to the discussion on this page, which is where we are trying to decide a) are reliable news outlets covering the story in an appropriately in-depth way and b) is the article quality good enough. --Jayron32 16:49, 20 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for the counter-examples. The rarity of them in locations other than those which are almost literally warzones is more than amply exemplified by your list. Cheers. The Rambling Man (Keep wearing the mask...) 18:13, 20 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
So can you say except warzones and near-warzones when you say we're the only ones? Thanks. Sagittarian Milky Way (talk) 23:35, 20 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Peruse the list; the last school shooting in the United States that killed at least 6 people was the Santa Fe High School shooting in 2018. Before this shooting, the last school shooting in Russia that killed at least 6 people was the Kazan school shooting in May of this year. How is a school shooting which kills 6 people notable in Russia but not in the US? -- Rockstone[Send me a message!] 22:06, 20 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Because literally of the sheer volume of school shootings. If you have a hundred a year, then you'd statistically expect one of them to be be bad. If you have two per year, or like in the UK, one per decade, you report them. They're unusual, anomalous events. School shootings in the US are just part of everyday life, regardless of the outcome. The Rambling Man (Keep wearing the mask...) 22:17, 20 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
6 people is 0.0000041% of the population in Russia. That's equivalent to 13.628 people in the USA! And of course, everyone in the US has a gun. Several, I think. Russians just have those old Soviet guns that don't work very well. Martinevans123 (talk) 22:21, 20 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Yes everyone, even premature babies. Except me, I must be the only one. Sagittarian Milky Way (talk) 23:35, 20 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Well, if his motive was personal rather than ideological, which seems likely since he was a student there, the import of the event would seem somewhat less weighty. (My personal choice: Being blown away by a jilted ex-lover, if I had one. Alas...) – Sca (talk) 15:40, 20 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
I think you can get them ready jilted (for small extra fee). Martinevans123 (talk) 16:21, 20 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Weak support pending article expansion. Article is a bit on the short side, would be full support if it were more fleshed out, but it's long enough for the main page and fully referenced, IMHO. The topic is receiving news coverage, so it passes the significance criteria as well. --Jayron32 15:22, 20 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose because a killing with a single-figure death toll that doesn't have an ideological motive is usually not important enough to post. Deliberate killings of this size happen many times every year. Jim Michael (talk) 17:04, 20 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
I mean in the world as a whole. They're far more common in some places than others, but its relative rarity doesn't make it notable enough to post. Jim Michael (talk) 17:43, 20 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Ah right. I thought you meant in Russia (where it would be rare). Obviously a shooting like this would be inherently non-notable in the US. Black Kite (talk) 18:04, 20 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Where are all the "other" countries with all these regular school shootings please? The Rambling Man (Keep wearing the mask...) 18:05, 20 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Jim Michael sorry, perhaps you missed this, where are all these "many times a year" school shootings happening? The Rambling Man (Keep wearing the mask...) 21:28, 20 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
So by this logic, we will post the first school shooting for each of 200 sovereign states, as they are rare in that state. And each state gets one train derailment, and a flood, a military coup...what else? A common place event does not become notable because it's been awhile since it happened here. GreatCaesarsGhost 21:38, 20 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
"its relative rarity doesn't make it notable enough to post." this is literally the best thing I've ever read at ITN. It supersedes anything I've ever read before. By an absolute mile. I guess this was written ironically, but good grief, some of us reading this would think this was utterly insane. The Rambling Man (Keep wearing the mask...) 21:44, 20 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
I said killings with a similar death toll happen many times a year in the world - I didn't narrow the scope to school shootings. If the same number of people were killed in a house or bar anywhere in the world, it's unlikely it would have an article & even less likely to to be nominated. Twenty people killed at any type of location by any method in Maiduguri, Mogadishu or Parachinar would be ignored by the vast majority. Its tiny stub article would have no chance of being posted. Jim Michael (talk) 22:29, 20 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Well your "scope" is irrelevant to this context then. This was a school shooting. And yes, we know it happens all the time in the US. It happens, but rarely, anywhere else in the world. It's a complex equation, I know, but when I'm looking at the context of a news story, it involves context, and for school shootings, if it's not in the US, then it's almost certainly significant. If it's in the US, then it's business as usual, unless the death toll gets to maybe more than 20 or 30. I think that's just standard here. And suggesting that "Twenty people killed at any type of location by any method in Maiduguri, Mogadishu or Parachinar would be ignored by the vast majority" is utterly missing the point. It's context that's important. And the ignorance of the "vast majority" is not something we should be using as a gauge against which we decide what is and what is not of encyclopedic value. The "vast majority" of readers live in a country where gun crime is accepted and a daily routine, where kids are taught how to deal with "active shooters" etc. The Rambling Man (Keep wearing the mask...) 17:19, 21 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Do you have any evidence backing your claim that the vast majority of (English language) Wikipedia readers live in the US? Jim Michael (talk) 18:20, 21 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
You first, do you have a shred of evidence that "Twenty people killed at any type of location by any method in Maiduguri, Mogadishu or Parachinar would be ignored by the vast majority"? Let's see evidence for that and then we can go on and discuss that Ameuricans are the most likely readers of Wikipedia. After you. The Rambling Man (Keep wearing the mask...) 18:23, 21 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Mass murders in those cities are very common. Many of them don't have articles & most of those that have articles are short, with few editors. Most aren't nominated for ITN & when they are they're typically quickly rejected. The July 2021 Baghdad bombing, which had a death toll of 30 plus the bomber, was rejected at ITN & has since been turned into a redirect. Jim Michael (talk) 12:04, 22 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Last time I checked a long time ago only 46% of readers were American and it was decreasing. That's not a vast majority or even a majority at all. Also I've never been taught active shooter survival ideas at school or had shooter drills or over-the-top wargames with 14-year old girls with a fake gun wound on their head and I'm a millennial, I think that's a modern thing. I did have monthly drills of walking out of the building to practice combustion escape (even if the building is brick) and some places have earthquake and/or tornado drills. In Florida and the Gulf alligators are almost everywhere and can even kill grownups so they teach primary schoolers to zig-zag if one's trying to eat you. Sagittarian Milky Way (talk) 22:36, 21 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
46% would be a massive majority ahead of all other demographics. Wow. Thanks for letting us know that. 22:47, 21 September 2021 (UTC)
Being the biggest minority doesn't make Americans a majority, it makes them a plurality. But I think I remember something about majority having a different meaning in England now so this could just be American English difference. USA has a massive plurality cause it got lucky several times: 1. In 1781-87ish, USA could've split into 2 or more countries if the "distant national capitals are bad" sentiment had turned on the US capital more but after Shay's Rebellion a large group of men haggled like fuck all summer till they could agree on a constitution of (vaguely) unleavable union that a majority of each state might ratify (it took 3 years for state 13 to ratify, 1 year before the the weird right to keep+bear arms shall not be infringed law was added). 2. The leader of the 13 colonies' rebellion AKA POTUS 1 was willing to (and did) send an army to the Whiskey Rebellion to enforce this hypernew constitution even though to be honest it was deeply unfair for so much of government funding to be whiskey tax when for mountain transport reasons maize whiskey was the main "export" of the hinterland which is why they rebelled. Imagine if he left them alone, separatists would be emboldened and USA could be tiny now. Pittsburgh could've been a national capital. 3. Napoleon offered land to POTUS #3 (the size of 16 Englands) for slightly more than he was willing to pay for just the port of the land but he almost turned it down cause the Constitution explicitly allowed treaties and helping trade but didn't explicitly mention enlarging the country. This is your brain on right-wingism. 4. An earlier Civil War would've likely succeeded if the North/DC didn't back down several times. The North's Industrial Revolution and population boom was decades behind Britain so the slave states could've become their own country if they rebelled soon enough. Who knows if the western states would even be USA now if the east was like a DMZ? On the other hand Europe doesn't want to fuse into a country which is the only thing keeping our "majority" massive. Sagittarian Milky Way (talk) 03:00, 22 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
I once heard it said that two thirds of readers are American. Or perhaps it was two thirds of editors? I have no idea of the truth of it, anyway, so this is a pointless comment, but that would be in keeping with quite a bit of this thread.  — Amakuru (talk) 23:07, 21 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Uh, what? Of course it would. For example, a earthquake in the UK that killed 20 people would be notable because it literally hasn't happened before. Black Kite (talk) 21:50, 20 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
In 1931 one woman in Hull had a heart attack. And Dr. Crippen's head fell off at Madame Tussauds in London. Does that count at all? Thanks. Martinevans123 (talk) 21:15, 21 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
I mean, a coup, even in a country where they happen often, is inherently notable. -- Rockstone[Send me a message!] 22:02, 20 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Successful coups (but not attempts) should be posted. Jim Michael (talk) 22:23, 20 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
More incredible opinions. If there was an attempted coup in the US (!!) it should probably be posted, right? Or in the UK, or France or Germany or Switzerland? Are you being serious? I think we've heard enough from you about these kinds of things to judge your opinion going forward..... The Rambling Man (Keep wearing the mask...) 17:21, 21 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
I'm only seeing 6100 bytes of readable prose, we're usually looking for around 15000 to get out of stub range. --Masem (t) 13:25, 21 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
The readable prose tally is currently 1794 according to the tool I use, with 1500 being the threshold at which we usually no longer consider it a stub. The article is still sorely lacking in detail of the event, however, so I wouldn't advocate posting at this stage.  — Amakuru (talk) 13:37, 21 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
I'm now about 10 times more or less confused than before. Martinevans123 (talk) 21:18, 21 September 2021 (UTC) [reply]
If it's a shrink you need, I can recommend Dr. Pangloss He even made me feel good about DYK.
– Sca (talk) 22:23, 21 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support Beyond a stub, and there may not be much else to add at the moment. Event is more notable than some of the other shootings we have posted in recent times. Hrodvarsson (talk) 19:47, 21 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    Still less than 400 WORDS (as opposed to meaningless bytes) – no longer a stub, but pretty thin for a supposed internationally significant event (which it ain't, IMO). And what's up with "at least" – don't the Russians know how many were killed? Not good enough. – Sca (talk) 22:16, 21 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    The article says six; the proposed blurb just needs to be modified. Pawnkingthree (talk) 23:02, 21 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose I don't give a flying fuck what country it happened in, so spare me the discourse. Shootings with such small death tolls are not noteworthy without something more to it. For example, if it were a terrorist attack or motivated by racism or sexism then it might be noteworthy. But there's nothing like that here. Mlb96 (talk) 01:29, 22 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
I agree; without an ideology, this isn't more important than the many other mass murders this year. Jim Michael (talk) 12:08, 22 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
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September 19

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September 19, 2021 (2021-09-19) (Sunday)

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(Posted) RD: András Ligeti

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

Nominator's comments: Hungarian classical violinist and conductor who conducted internationally. Grimes2 (talk) 09:22, 22 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

(Posted) RD: Sylvano Bussotti

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Article: Sylvano Bussotti (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): La Stampa
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: Mostly composer of stage works, but also painter, set designer, opera and festival manager, professor, writer and much more. Died days before his 90th birthday on 1 October, which will be celebrated anyway by a 5-day festival in Florence where he was born. They were practically no references when I looked, it's better now but not perfect. I need a break. the image - cropped from another - is horrible. The Italian Wikipedia has one when he was younger but it's not on the commons (yet). GRuban? Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:40, 20 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Eh... I looked around a bit and couldn't find anything obviously public domain. In my humble opinion, the current photo doesn't look that bad, especially compared to the one on the Italian Wikipedia. Sure, he has (some) hair in that one, but it's much lower resolution, and he's looking off to the side somewhere. It is marked as if it could be copied to Wikimedia Commons, on the theory that it's a "simple" Italian photo before 1976, so if you really want I can do that. It'll be debatable but probably survive review, though the rules for https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Template:PD-Italy are a bit vague on what it means to be "simple". (For example, it's clearly posed, costumed, etc, but film frames, which are usually posed and costumed, are specifically called out as simple.) --GRuban (talk) 20:36, 20 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you for looking, but don't bother if you don't like it. From the article I get that he was a fascinating vital man, and on the crop I don't see that, mostly to those reflections in his eyes. As you probably saw we have one more on the commons but that seems sort of stretched. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:56, 20 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
ps: I wouldn't take the "young" one for the lead, but for illustrating work. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:57, 20 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Several more refs - in English! now added. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:18, 21 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support Sourced, but the reference Granmilano was invoked but never defined. size ok, lead ok. Grimes2 (talk) 10:00, 22 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    Sorry, I just made a typo, it's defined but Gramilano. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:13, 22 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment: The prose is long enough for RD purposes. There are quite a number of footnotes in the prose and quantity-wise they appear adequate for RD purposes. In cases where a sentence ends without a footnote, I assume (AGF) that the footnotes in the following sentence would apply. However, I'd suggest that the bits about the prostitute and his sexuality should be specifically footnoted, too. Also, do we need refs for all the bullet-points in the "Works" section? None of the "Other compositions" is currently referenced. --PFHLai (talk) 18:00, 22 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    When I looked now, the "Other compositions" were referenced, also they are covered by the Ricordi reference for all works. - I have a problem with the 1991 event. I found it like that, and it's repeated all over the internet, so we don't know what came first, Wikipedia or any of the others. Can we comment it out for now? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:38, 22 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    Grimes2 has taken care of the referencing and commented out the questionable 1991 event. As far as I can see, this wikibio is now READY for RD. --PFHLai (talk) 01:22, 23 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Posted to RD. SpencerT•C 06:22, 23 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Primetime Emmy Awards

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Article: 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ At the Primetime Emmy Awards, The Crown becomes the first series to sweep the major drama categories while Jason Sudeikis (pictured) wins an award for his role as Ted Lasso. (Post)
Alternative blurb: ​ At the Primetime Emmy Awards, The Crown wins Best Drama Series, while Ted Lasso wins Best Comedy Series.
News source(s): BBC, NYT, The Wrap,
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: Netflix's first big win at the Emmys Andrew🐉(talk) 07:26, 20 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

  • The news coverage highlights The Crown and Ted Lassoo as the two outstanding shows at the awards. The Crown doesn't provide an appropriate picture so Sudeikis seems the best choice, as he's the creator and title character for Ted Lassoo. Andrew🐉(talk) 10:15, 20 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    It's usual only to mention the best picture for hooks of this nature, or the one which "sweeps" the awards. If we're going to mention best actor then we certainly have to mention best actress too.  — Amakuru (talk) 10:23, 20 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • It's probably better to mention Ted Lasso as the comedy winner rather than single out Sudeikis, although both shows were able to win all the acting categories for which they were nominated (maybe next season Ted Lasso can get a leading actress nom). rawmustard (talk) 13:06, 20 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Suggested altblurb reading the headlines, there's so many different ways that the news is focusing on how the wins worked out (victory for the streaming services, sweeps for the Crown, etc etc.) that compared to other cases in recent past where we are calling out a notable factor beyond just the ITNR part (the qualifier winning grand slam, first female jockey to win a major horse race) that it was clear that notable factor was singularly called out by the media, there's just no singular agreement what's the big first here for the Emmys. As such, it is probably best to fall back on how we usually do it and not try to second guess what is important. That is, Best Drama + Best Comedy. --Masem (t) 13:27, 20 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose no prose Bumbubookworm (talk) 15:00, 20 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose Needs serious expansion of prose in main body of article to be main page ready. If someone fixes that, it can be posted. --Jayron32 15:57, 20 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Cumbre Vieja eruption

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Article: 2021 La Palma eruption (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ The Cumbre Vieja volcano in La Palma, Canary Islands, has erupted (eruption pictured on 20 September). (Post)
Alternative blurb: ​ The Cumbre Vieja volcano erupts (pictured), forcing thousands of residents of La Palma of the Canary Islands to evacuate.
News source(s): El Espanol, The Guardian ABC News, AP, Reuters AFP via Radio France Internationale
Credits:

Article updated

Nominator's comments: Ongoing event, the eruption started this afternoon, no idea how long it will last for. Mike Peel (talk) 15:29, 19 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Reuters has a vid too, but so far it's just smoke. – Sca (talk) 17:19, 19 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
I'm watching [41] (in Spanish), definitely not just smoke - easily visible lava flows!). Thanks. Mike Peel (talk) 17:24, 19 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Its not so much trivializing it, but people residing on a island with known volcanic activity are already at risk. The specific factors here would have been if there was no time to conduct an orderly evacuation (like if the volcano created a lahar), and the potential impact on the surrounding area including the eastern US if it created tsunamis. That homes were destroyed and flora burnt, but no other major lives lost makes this a curiosity in terms of larger news for the time being. But it is still spewing lava and thus far from over. --[[[User:Masem|Masem]] (t) 16:48, 20 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Well, at least from my point of view, the point to take into account is that, although it's a volcanic archipelago, its low level of activity makes an eruption of this magnitude historical and disastrous, even if there are no fatalities (and I doubt it will happen because the management of the warning to the population has worked wonderfully). At least this is how it is being perceived in Spain (something obvious, of course). So I do not think that the possibility of a tsunami reaching the coasts of the American continent is what is remarkable because the probability of it happening is extremely remote. Let's wait and see. _-_Alsoriano97 (talk) 17:22, 20 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Weak Oppose for now. The text of the article does not indicate that this eruption has had enough impact to make it a major story in reliable sources, it's barely above a stub. There are some stories out there, but this does not appear to be getting the level of coverage I'd expect from an ITN item. Significant expansion of the article would likely convince me otherwise. --Jayron32 17:28, 20 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose – Per Jay, Bumbu – Impact much less, so far, than many other natural disasters. – Sca (talk) 17:39, 20 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support Short-and-sweet quality, hot like volcano news and there's more to this world than death. InedibleHulk (talk) 17:12, 21 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment This is still in the news and the article is being updated by colleagues and me. _-_Alsoriano97 (talk) 21:04, 21 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment II Habemus pic. _-_Alsoriano97 (talk) 22:21, 22 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • The paragraph on lava flow needs refs, otherwise this article looks ready for ITN. --PFHLai (talk) 05:31, 24 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Honestly, this is interesting but really not ITN-type disaster (no lives lost yet, only destruction of some homes/buildings and land). It could still get worse, but I think most news covering it now see it as an interesting spectacle (seeing the damage that an active but rather constrained lava flow is doing to human-built areas) and less about any plight of the people on the island since this doesn't seem like it is intensifying in any dangerous way yet. Looking at recent articles, the last eruption lasted three weeks - and there it was just general spewing of lava over that time until it petered off. This is absolutely ripe for a DYK, I would think, if ITN is not proper. --Masem (t) 06:46, 24 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Maintain oppose I don't think there is any consensus for this. If natural disasters that wipe out 200 houses/4 square kilometres and forces 5000 ppl to flee, then there will be at least 20 bushfire articles just from Australia each year, and probably more hurricane articles in the US, and likely even more in monsoonal rivermouth places such as Bangladesh Bumbubookworm (talk) 09:04, 24 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Volcanos erupt all the time too; most don't affect human settlements obviously. The point of interest of this specific volcano is the projections that should it be a big eruption (not the current level of lava spewing) of the potential for tsunamis that could reach the east coast of the US and cause damage there, and hence there are eyes on it from that angle. And while upwards of 10,000 people have been evacuated and dozens of homes lost, its really not a major disaster in terms of things, yet. But that's why I pointed out that this same volcano's eruption in '71 ran 3 weeks. Something worse could still happen, and if that does that could likely be in the news, but right now, this is mostly a point of interesting spectacle which makes for a great DYK as a new article but fails ITN as lacking major impact or interest on the world. --Masem (t) 14:49, 24 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • I'have said on that island. The fact that Etna erupts very often does not mean that if a volcano erupts for the first time in fifty years it ceases to be important. And forget about the tsunami to the United States. It's a pretty rejected theory. _-_Alsoriano97 (talk) 15:21, 24 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

(Posted) RD: John Challis

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Article: John Challis (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): onlyfoolsnews@Twitter, Wales Online, ITV, Sky News, BBC, The 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.

Nominator's comments: English actor. RD only. Martinevans123 (talk) 13:13, 19 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

  • Oppose in current state: page needs serious work from dedicated authors. His entire TV career pretty much is condensed into a list sentence. One would think there would be more to write about somebody who published two autobiographies which, presumably, covered his TV work. Unknown Temptation (talk) 17:21, 19 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • I never said I was either, and I don't see why that prohibits me from making a vote on the suitability of posting this to the main page. If you are defending the quality of the page and believe this is post-worthy, I disagree. Nothing against you or Challis Unknown Temptation (talk) 07:49, 20 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Also shouldn't be posted until date of death issue on talkpage is actually resolved, rather than people just assuming that it happened on 19 September, as that was the date is was announced. Joseph2302 (talk) 23:01, 19 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • The way I'm reading this, the exact date may not be known for a few days, the family kept the death quiet to have a few days of mourning to themselves, and so unless its resolved in a few days, ITN is fine with posting on the date the death was first widely reported. --Masem (t) 23:04, 19 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, but the article states outright that his date of death is 19 September, and keeps getting reverted to this. Which is not acceptable for ITN to out on front page, when there's currently zero reliable sources for that death date (that's the announced date, and The Sun (United Kingdom) also claims it's the death date, but they're a depreciated source). Joseph2302 (talk) 23:23, 19 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Just to clarify, there's a written rule that says we cannot post until a date of death is fully sourced? Thanks. Martinevans123 (talk) 08:52, 20 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
No, but we shouldn't be posting an article with an unverified death date on the front page. Would have no objections to it being changed to September 2021, if no source currently exists. Joseph2302 (talk) 09:01, 20 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Date now verified by independent.ie source. Thanks. Martinevans123 (talk) 10:04, 20 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
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I’ve added The Times to the article, which says 19 Sept. (See here) for verification. - 2A00:23C7:2B86:9800:4F7:4D9C:9851:1878 (talk) 06:26, 20 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
That's behind a paywall. The current source, which was SkyNews, did not seem to give a specific date, so I have reverted it. Martinevans123 (talk) 07:45, 20 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
If someone with subscription could check out the Times source, would be good thanks. Joseph2302 (talk) 09:01, 20 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
I have, which is why I added it. There is nothing to say behind paywall sources can't be used. - 2A00:23C7:2B86:9800:AD17:2D47:C820:DC4B (talk) 11:03, 20 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
It might help if you added a relevant quote from the article into the ref. The date is also now supported by the indepedent.ie source, which has no paywall, anyway. Thanks. Martinevans123 (talk) 11:07, 20 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
No, there's no point in adding a quote: it's just a date, nothing more. Repeating it in the reference just needlessly bloats out the sources section. Just because you can't see what it says, there is no basis for you to remove a reliable source - just don't do it please. 2A00:23C7:2B86:9800:AD17:2D47:C820:DC4B (talk) 12:32, 20 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
WP:PAYWALL is pertinent here and explicitly states not to discount a reliable source on account of cost to access. 𝄠ʀᴀᴘᴘʟᴇ ꭗ 12:34, 20 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Adding a quote shows that someone who has access has verified the pertinent fact?. It's standard practice. I don't see any "bloat" problem. When did I remove a reliable source there? Martinevans123 (talk) 12:38, 20 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
"Quote=19 September 2021". That's not at all useful to anyone. 2A00:23C7:2B86:9800:AD17:2D47:C820:DC4B (talk) 12:43, 20 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

(Posted) RD: Jimmy Greaves

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Article: Jimmy Greaves (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): BBC
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Nominator's comments: England footballer, died age 81. Article is a GA. RD only - not blurbworthy 2A00:23C7:2B86:9800:4F7:4D9C:9851:1878 (talk) 09:22, 19 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

(Posted) RD: Dinky Soliman

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Article: Dinky Soliman (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): Filipino Times, CNN
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Nominator's comments: Member of two president's cabinet in the Philippines. This wikibio needs more refs, but is already close to be ready for RD.--PFHLai (talk) 06:13, 19 September 2021 (UTC) Now, no more {cn} tags left. --PFHLai (talk) 14:32, 19 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

September 18

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(Posted) RD: Jolidee Matongo

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Article: Jolidee Matongo (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): [47]
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Nominator's comments: Article looks okay for someone who was in office for one month Joseph2302 (talk) 16:38, 19 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

(Posted) RD: Sabina Zimering

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Article: Sabina Zimering (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): [48]
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Nominator's comments: Polish-American ophthalmologist, memoirist, and Holocaust survivor. Died Sept. 6 but not announced until Sept. 18. TJMSmith (talk) 15:14, 19 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

(Posted) RD: Ali Kalora

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Article: Ali Kalora (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): SCMP, Al Jazeera
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Article updated
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Nominator's comments: One of the most wanted terrorist in Indonesia. Any blurb possibility? Regards, Jeromi Mikhael 13:39, 19 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

(Posted) RD: Thanu Padmanabhan

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Article: Thanu Padmanabhan (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): The Hindu
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Nominator's comments: Padma Shri winning Indian theoretical physicist and cosmologist. Pachu Kannan (talk) 05:00, 18 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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(Blurb Posted) RD/Blurb: Abdelaziz Bouteflika dies

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Article: Abdelaziz Bouteflika (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination
Blurb:  Former President of Algeria Abdelaziz Bouteflika (pictured) dies at the age of 84. (Post)
News source(s): France24
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Nominator's comments: Article has been updated and well sourced. President of Algeria for twenty years until resigning in 2019 due to mass protests against his presidency. Influential Arab World political figure. --TDKR Chicago 101 (talk) 00:27, 18 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support blurb. A 20-year executive president is someone who does pass the unofficial Mandela-Thatcher test for blurbhood. Article looks in decent shape too.  — Amakuru (talk) 07:35, 18 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support blurb he was not only notable in his country, which he ruled in an authoritarian manner for 20 years and his resignation marked the end of an era, but also in the entire Maghreb. If he is not blurbworthy, I no longer know who should be. The wikibio is in good shape. _-_Alsoriano97 (talk) 09:20, 18 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support blurb A notable politician who ruled a country for 20 years is a textbook example for a blurb.--Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 10:22, 18 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support blurb article is in good shape, and long-time leader is blurb worthy (especially when he only left office two years ago). Joseph2302 (talk) 10:48, 18 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Blurb Posted --PFHLai (talk) 14:13, 18 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Post-posting weak oppose blurb I don't think Algeria is one of those "autoblurb former executive" countries like the US, UK, Russia, or China are, and I would not take this posting to set a precedent to that effect. That said, Bouteflika seems to have had a transformative impact on Algeria from its independence all the way to his resignation so this isn't terribly egregious, and I would not pull unless there is strong consensus to do so given how bad a look it can be.  – John M Wolfson (talk • contribs) 15:25, 18 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    Algeria is not a small country, and this guy was its leader for 20 years. He's had a much larger effect on the people he ruled than Gordon Brown, say, even though you're apparently set to "autoblurb" the latter.  — Amakuru (talk) 18:19, 18 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    I'm generally against autoblurbing deaths, but he was leader for 20 years (which is unusually long), in a country of 44 million people, and he only left office a couple of years ago (which makes it better for the blurb than someone who left office and has been out of the years decades ago, in my opinion). Which is why I supported it, and I think why others did too. Joseph2302 (talk) 18:31, 18 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    I am aware of that, but I wouldn't consider Algeria a "top-tier" country like the US/Russia/China, where such long tenures are in any event uncommon.  – John M Wolfson (talk • contribs) 19:28, 18 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    @John M Wolfson: But also it is important to take note about the individual's impact on not only their country but on a global region in which Bouteflika has through his peace treaties with African nations, his grip on Algeria and was deposed during the 2018–2021 Arab protests (a notable protest in the Arab world. His tenure as president is also important to keep note (we posted Hissène Habré and he'd been leader of his country shorter than Bouteflika but nonetheless had a notable impact in Chad and the African region). --TDKR Chicago 101 (talk) 20:35, 18 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose blurb The guy was convicted of massive embezzlement and his last term was a sick joke as he was almost dead. He was clearly a figurehead for a corrupt elite and so fairly feeble for an African dictator. The idea that he was in the same league as Mandela/Thatcher is ridiculous. Andrew🐉(talk) 22:09, 18 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • All this doesn't in any way exclude having or not having blurb. _-_Alsoriano97 (talk) 22:20, 18 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • @Andrew Davidson: per Alsorian97, this isn’t a valid justification for opposing a blurb. The merits for a blurb isn’t if a person has been a good or bad guy, it’s about how influential the person is. When we compare someone using the Mandela/Thatcher rule we are not comparing them based on their “morals” but influence and impact. This man’s influence on the Arab world, African politics and Algeria is evident in his article and global obits being published. Your opposition reasoning holds no merit to exclude him from a blurb. TDKR Chicago 101 (talk) 23:00, 18 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
I looked through The Times yesterday and it didn't mention him whereas the death of Sir Clive Sinclair got a special entry in the editorial. Even with a blurb on the day after his death, the Abdelaziz Bouteflika page only got 27,590 readers. That's not much more than Thatcher or Mandela get on an average day, years after their death. For our readership, this guy is less significant than Clive Sinclair or Boris Johnson's mother whose peaks were both higher. While the really big death lately is Norm Macdonald. He's the one in the big league, getting over a million readers per day. But, of course, ITN is not running him at all. It's broken. Andrew🐉(talk) 08:44, 19 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
As you are well aware that’s not how ITN works, or is even supposed to work. The only thing that is broken is the broken record of your comments when you don’t like the consensus of how ITN works. Stop whining about it all the time and open an RfC. If it still comes down against you, carrying on not whining. 2A00:23C7:2B86:9800:4F7:4D9C:9851:1878 (talk) 09:30, 19 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
You must be kidding us. _-_Alsoriano97 (talk) 11:50, 19 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Please be encouraged to fix up the "broken" Norm Macdonald page so that ITN can run him. Thanks. --PFHLai (talk) 13:28, 19 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Maybe The Times gave special attention to Clive Sinclair for being British, as I don't imagine there was the same coverage in the New York Times, Times of India or let alone a non-English newspaper. Johnson's mother and Norm MacDonald also appeal to English Wikipedia's English-speaking audience. Should ITN stop covering science and world politics that get comparatively low viewer counts, and instead cover what's in the WP:TOP25 - the guy from Blue's Clues making videos again, a new Matrix movie, wrestling and Marvel? Would that make it less broken, because we have to cover the most-viewed pages, not the best-written ones? Unknown Temptation (talk) 17:26, 19 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
There's usually a lot going on but ITN covers little of it because it's so broken and unproductive. For example, the top read page yesterday was Robert Durst because of his high-profile murder conviction. That page was read by about quarter of a million people yesterday because it's in the news but it wasn't even nominated for ITN. That readership was about ten times the supposedly big news about Bouteflika. Andrew🐉(talk) 22:46, 19 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
ITN is not meant as a most-read-article list. If you want to replace ITN with an automated ticker of the most read articles, please formally propose that. 331dot (talk) 23:01, 19 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
That has already been done in the Wikipedia app which I browse every day on my phone. That doesn't show the ITN list; instead it shows the top read articles. They are a different mix due to a variety of factors. For example, yesterday the top 5 was Robert Durst; Sex Education (TV series); Michael Schumacher; Norm Macdonald; Cleopatra. I understand most of these but don't know why Cleopatra is attracting so much attention currently. Anyway, ITN is not just missing stuff like Durst. Its other problem is that it's listing stale stuff which just about no-one is reading. For example, the blurb item 2021 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final only got about 1000 readers yesterday. That event wasn't very popular to start with and that was over a week ago and so it is no longer in the news. We shouldn't be telling people that something is in the news when it isn't. Andrew🐉(talk) 23:25, 19 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Editors often argue events are not in the news. You are free to do so. If you prefer an automated ticker of most read articles, power to you. ITN is not that and should not be that. It's a way to highlight improved articles about topical subjects. 331dot (talk) 23:28, 19 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
ITN is certainly not ticking; it's more like the stopped clock that's only right twice a day. Here we are another day later and Bouteflika is still the top blurb. The readership is already dropping from his low peak and this shows that his death is no longer in the news. This is not quality; it's misinformation. No other main page section runs the same stale stuff day after day and it's embarassing that the one section which should be following the news cycle fails to do so. The volcano looks like a good story but that's already yesterday's news. I'll help you out with another nomination to get this thing ticking again... Andrew🐉(talk) 07:36, 20 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for the nomination. ITN is not and never has been a continuously updated list of news stories deemed the most important. It is a way to motivate the updating of articles and highlight said articles as examples of decent work on topical subjects that happen to be in the news. I again stress it is not a most-read articles list. We can only make new postings when articles are nominated. If you want to see faster turnover, or different things posted, please continue to participate. Thank you. 331dot (talk) 07:55, 20 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
I think the ITN guidelines make it clear that it is for "notable" topics which have recently been in the news and which have decent articles. The nom process might be a bit slow agreed, but that is reasonable to bring articles up to shape and consider their inclusion. This might disclude a number of articles which gets tons of views and are technically in the news but that is hardly "misinformation" (not to mention that most of the articles that are receiving views would not be notable). Gotitbro (talk) 14:30, 20 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • If Bouteflika is so notable then how come people aren't reading the article? Here we are three days on and the African dictator in the news now is Paul Kagame and his latest victim Paul Rusesabagina, who inspired Hotel Rwanda. We have a nomination for that story but it's mired in negativity, nitpicking and nonsense, just like my nomination of the Emmys. That's what's actually in the news and our readers know it because Emmy-related topics are dominating the top five, as the Wikipedia app tells me. Ted Lasso is doing best because I suppose many readers, like me, hadn't heard of it before as it streams on Apple TV. The key concept of Ted Lasso is that someone who knows nothing about soccer is put in charge of a Premier league team. The idea is he will be so incompetent and dysfunctional that the team will fail. ITN seems to be trying the same strategy! The funny thing is that we just had a football story in ITN too. But that wasn't soccer, it was Gaelic football. So we ran it for over a week, even though no-one was reading it! It has been pulled now – presumably to spare further embarassment – but no other blurb has replaced it. Someone should really make a comedy show about Wikipedia... Andrew🐉(talk) 08:07, 21 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • I see you still don't understand anything, even when so many users have tried to explain it to you in the best way. And that's fine, we all have the right to understand things the way we want. If you think Wikipedia is a comedy to laugh at, you have the "Log Out" button at the top right of your monitor. And don't take this the wrong way, it's humble advice. _-_Alsoriano97 (talk) 09:09, 21 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • We've told you, Andrew, what the purpose of ITN is and how things work here. If you want to work to change that, to force us to consider what articles are trending at any moment instead of the current purpose, or taken to the exteme, just replace ITN with a ticker of the most-read articles, please go to the talk pages. Note that you are free to support or oppose a nomination based on article readership if you so choose. 331dot (talk) 09:17, 21 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • So, it's day 4 now and Bouteflika's blurb and picture is still the lead headline. Its meagre readership continues to slide and the death is certainly not in the news any more. Browsing the actual news, I pick up on some interesting stories about Emmy-winner Ted Lasso which indicate that the show is now something of a shibboleth. This is an interesting insight and perhaps explains why ITN would rather keep running a dead dictator than post Ted's picture. Andrew🐉(talk) 08:59, 22 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Those election stories are boring because the incumbents won and so they are "totally expected and uninteresting". I've nominated another story of more interest to our readership and which has a better free picture. Andrew🐉(talk) 09:40, 22 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Suggestion Would there be any way for this discussion to be closed? It's necessary so that a pArticular user stops making hostile contributions against the purpose of the nomination and generating an unpleasant environment. I hope it's not because of possible racist connotations. Thanks. _-_Alsoriano97 (talk) 12:24, 22 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
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September 16

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(Posted) RD: Casimir Oyé-Mba

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Article: Casimir Oyé-Mba (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): The Citizen, Direct Info Gabon
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Article updated
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Nominator's comments: Former prime minister of Gabon. Joofjoof (talk) 23:41, 18 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

RD: Jane Powell

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Article: Jane Powell (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): Variety, People
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Nominator's comments: Article looks to be well-cited other than Stage Work section. rawmustard (talk) 13:49, 17 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

2021 Bahamian general election

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Article: 2021 Bahamian general election (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ In the 2021 Bahamian general election, the Progressive Liberal Party, led by Philip "Brave" Davis, win the most seats in the Parliament of the Bahamas. (Post)
News source(s): Reuters
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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.

 --Kacamata! Dimmi!!! 06:00, 17 September 2021 (UTC))[reply]

(Posted) RD: Clive Sinclair

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Article: Clive Sinclair (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): Guardian
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Nominator's comments: Pioneer in home computers, founder of Sinclair Research (ZX line of computers). Article is about 75% the way there for sourcing. Masem (t) 18:10, 16 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

The ZX Spectrum was really what he is best known for. Represented the dominant low cost microcomputer in the UK market. They were widely knocked off in eastern Europe. The ZX Spectrum had almost no impact on North America but given the highly balkanised computer market at the time not really surprising. Hemiauchenia (talk) 02:40, 17 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Aight, so he wasn't really as well-known as I thought he was. And for some reason, I forgot that Tim Berners-Lee could be considered to be an inventor! :-P Tube·of·Light 09:23, 17 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
And I just learned Rick Dickinson invented that fantabulous Spectrum keyboard. InedibleHulk (talk) 10:00, 17 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

(Posted) RD: Dušan Ivković

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Article: Dušan Ivković (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): SportKlub, NovaTV
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Nominator's comments: Basketball player and coach. One of the 50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors. Elected to the FIBA Hall of Fame and also named a EuroLeague Basketball Legend in 2017. DragonFederal (talk) 07:45, 16 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

(Posted) RD: Antony Hewish

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Article: Antony Hewish (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): [51]
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Article updated
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Nominator's comments: Nobel Prize-winning radio astronomer, who jointly discovered pulsars (with Jocelyn Bell). Died on 13 Sept but announced on 16 Sept. The article is short but in good shape. Modest Genius talk 12:06, 16 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Support, there is no major problems with the article and it is quite long. Sahaib3005 (talk) 15:02, 16 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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  • Property giant China Evergrande Group admitted it is under "tremendous pressure" and may not be able to meet its crippling debt obligations. Angry protesters have been gathering outside the real estate firm's headquarters, demanding to know about its future. Evergrande is holding $305 billion in liabilities on $147 billion in assets reported in 2020. (DW)

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  • Russia demonstrates the use of unmanned ground vehicles in combat formations during the weeklong Zapad joint military exercises with Belarus. The two vehicles demonstrated were the Uran-9, a tracked vehicle equipped with a 30 mm autocannon, machine gun, anti-tank missiles and a flamethrower; and the Nerekhta, equipped with a mounted machine gun and a grenade launcher as well as cargo capacity. (Military.com)
  • TikTok announces that they have banned the devious lick challenge, which saw videos of students stealing items from schools, such as soap dispensers. (Business Insider)

(Posted) RD: Satoshi Hirayama

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Article: Satoshi Hirayama (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): The Fresno Bee
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Nominator's comments: Japanese-American baseball, an All-Star twice in Japan. --PFHLai (talk) 10:06, 20 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

(Posted) RD: Lou Angotti

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Article: Lou Angotti (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): NHL.com; The Philadelphia Inquirer; WLUC-TV
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Article updated
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 Bloom6132 (talk) 11:57, 18 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

(Posted) RD: Norman Bailey (bass-baritone)

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Article: Norman Bailey (bass-baritone) (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): ENO
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Article updated
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Nominator's comments: Internationally known opera singer, all the big houses and roles. The article was begun in 2006 by Smerus who had forgotten about the then unsourced stub. Many contributors, strange layout, few refs when he died. It's better now I think, actually there's much more detail in sources if someone wants to add. POD vague. Can we assume his last-mentioned residence. There's a cute detail towards the end about his 75th birthday as Sarasto there, which is likely true, but I couldn't find a ref besides blogs such as this. Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:15, 17 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

(Posted) Aukus

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Article: AUKUS (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ The United States, United Kingdom and Australia make a security pact that will provide Australia with nuclear submarines. (Post)
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Nominator's comments: Latest instalment in geopolitical tensions involving China. The first item in all Aus outlets, the BBC and also CNN Bumbubookworm (talk) 03:13, 16 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

  • Wait Article doesn't yet explain what the US gets for the subs, or how the UK even figures in, nevermind the arguably bigger "key areas" the lead just casually rattles off once, in passing. InedibleHulk (talk) 07:59, 16 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose The article does not explain why this is impactful, apart from boilerplate diplomatic statements.130.233.213.141 (talk) 10:25, 16 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support in principle based on this Guardian report which shows it's a major development in international relations and has nuclear proliferation implications. However I agree with comments above that the article is not ready. What's there is well cited and long enough on first glance, but there's very little information about the actual agreement, most of the content is diplomatic reactions. The focus is entirely on the submarines - which are only part of the deal. There's a blurb-worthy story here, it just needs a more informative article. Modest Genius talk 10:57, 16 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment – The global impacts of this deal seem likely to be quite limited. – Sca (talk) 12:38, 16 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment I’m pretty agree with Sca (again lol). Why is this agreement more relevant than other international agreements that may be concluded daily? Affecting in the end only Asutralia, what international implication does it have? Is it really the most important thing that this country can build submarines? _-_Alsoriano97 (talk) 13:08, 16 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support Article is of sufficient quality, and news sources are covering the topic in a prominent way. Meets all criteria. --Jayron32 12:07, 17 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support there is ongoing coverage of this (not least because France are pissed about it), and article is good enough now. Joseph2302 (talk) 12:14, 17 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment I don't think this is ready. The reactions from the US and UK would fit in, if there are reactions from Australia. Also, are the subs the key thing? According to the intro, they are one of the things in this pact, together with artificial intelligence, cyber warfare, underwater capabilities, and long range strike capabilities. The blurb should reflect that. --Tone 12:30, 17 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    The subs were a major point of contention and the main focus of many of the news stories, as the dust-up with France over the matter; Australia suddenly cancelled a large order for French submarines upon signing the pact. See, for example [52], [53], [54]. It's the part of the treaty receiving the most news coverage. --Jayron32 17:24, 17 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    • Status update I've been busy yesterday, but I've expanded the article, and added a para on computer technology. I could only find one analysis article on it, since everyone has been preoccupied with subs, but not surprisingly the countries are worried about Huawei, Chinese hackers etc etc Bumbubookworm (talk) 21:24, 17 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support article is in decent shape, and currently causing a very big international relations scandal, with France recalling their ambassador. I suggest mentioning that in the hook if this is posted. Elli (talk | contribs) 00:59, 18 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support Article in good shape and this is developing international coverage/reaction. --TDKR Chicago 101 (talk) 01:12, 18 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Posted. SpencerT•C 03:49, 18 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment Considering the diplomatic fallout of the deal is at least half of the story here, I think the blurb should be updated to include something about the reaction from France, which is unprecedented. Yakikaki (talk) 15:58, 18 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

(Posted) Inspiration4

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Article: Inspiration4 (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ SpaceX launches Inspiration4, the first orbital launch of a 100% private crew (Post)
Alternative blurb: ​ SpaceX launches Inspiration4, the first orbital launch of an entirely civilian crew
Alternative blurb II: ​ SpaceX launches Inspiration4, the first all-civilian orbital spaceflight, as part of a fundraiser for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
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: Crewed orbital launches are ITNR. Planned altitude has not been reached by humans since Gemini and Apollo program in the 60s and 70s. Please feel free to improve blurb and the article. Launch is scheduled for about 3h from now. 2A02:2F0E:D31E:5B00:CDA1:9A50:3A1C:F745 (talk) 21:13, 15 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

September 14

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(Posted) RD: Ida Nudel

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Article: Ida Nudel (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): The New York Times; Associated Press; The Times of Israel
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) 22:36, 18 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

(Closed) 2021 California gubernatorial recall election

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Consensus to post will not develop. – Muboshgu (talk) 19:27, 15 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Article: 2021 California gubernatorial recall election (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ Gavin Newsom survives a recall election, the second governor to do so in American history. (Post)
News source(s): The New York Times
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Nominator's comments: While generally state-level elections aren't considered important enough for ITN, I think this is an exception. It's the forth recall election in all of American history, in a state with the population of Canada. This has attracted significant media coverage across the US and at least some coverage abroad, such as in the BBC - it's not just a run-of-the-mill statewide election. Elli (talk | contribs) 15:38, 15 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment The article currently lacks any prose for the results section which is a must for election articles. Agree in the historic nature of the election as it only happened the second time. Even though it may not be a national election, it may be notable enough because of California's size and economy. Showiecz (talk) 16:00, 15 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose primarily because the status quo was retained, and by a rather healthy majority (63% to 36%). I know there was concern it was going to be tight, and if it actually went to recall as to lead to a potentially GOP governor of California, would drastically flip the US situation around, but that scenario wasn't even close. --Masem (t) 16:07, 15 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose as a non-national election, we have rejected Indian state elections with similar populations for the same reason. The BBC source isn't on the general front page (which encompasses all the important/breaking news), only accessible in the subsection for world news. Joseph2302 (talk) 16:08, 15 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose on quality Lacks prose in the results section.—Bagumba (talk) 16:13, 15 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose - It is, in fact, a run-of-the-mill statewide election - and not even technically an election at that. It may have been newsworthy if the recall had succeeded.--WaltCip-(talk) 16:26, 15 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    I'm opposing too but... what? A special election cannot by definition be "run of the mill," which means ordinary. And California has officially called it a "Gubernatorial Recall Election [56]. Pawnkingthree (talk) 16:37, 15 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    Take a look at this list and you'll see that, while recall elections have only been brought to ballot twice in California, there have been many, many attempts by California assemblymen to recall the Governor or a similarly highly-ranked elected official in the state. This is not an especially uncommon practice in California. WaltCip-(talk) 19:13, 15 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    I realize the argument I'm making is a stretch even for myself, so I've struck the offending part of my comment.--WaltCip-(talk) 19:16, 15 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose There has to be a very good reason to post a non-national election, and as this was a comfortable victory for the governor I'm not seeing the significance. Pawnkingthree (talk) 16:27, 15 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose, suggest close regardless of the result; we don't post any subnational politics, and if Cuomo didn't get posted neither should this. Nor are Newsom's statistics as impressive as they initially sound; he's only the fourth Governor in a recall election in American history because only a handful of states even have recall provisions. Also, while I agree that California should be a Level-3 Vital Article and isn't due to what I consider stupid BS, many Chinese provinces and Indian states have "populations bigger than Canada", and we've never posted their subnational politics before.  – John M Wolfson (talk • contribs) 16:40, 15 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose any sub-national politics or elections. There are other issues with the nomination, but that's the fundamental one. Modest Genius talk 17:56, 15 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose per above, we don't post sub-national political elections. I could maybe see the argument for posting the election of an autonomous region, or a region that is independent in all but name (e.g. Somaliland), but California is not that. NorthernFalcon (talk) 19:02, 15 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
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RD: Norm Macdonald

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Article: Norm Macdonald (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): Variety, Rolling Stone
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: Comedian and ‘Saturday Night Live’ star, among other TV appearances. CoatCheck (talk) 19:11, 14 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

(Posted) RD: George Wein

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Article: George Wein (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): NPR Boston Globe
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: Founder of the Newport Folk Festival and Newport Jazz Festival, some reliable sources (including NPR above) credit him as influential on the development of the modern contemporary music festival. Article almost certainly needs updating and sourcing.  Doc StrangeMailboxLogbook 04:13, 14 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

September 13

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(Posted) RD: Gene Littles

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Article: Gene Littles (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): High Point University; Associated Press; Reuters
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: First reported today (September 13); died on September 9. —Bloom6132 (talk) 06:33, 16 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

  • Comment - generally fine, but I feel like the "Playing career" section is a little bit too short. For someone who played six seasons, it seems like there should be a little more than four sentences about his career. Other than that, no issues that I can see.  — Amakuru (talk) 13:36, 16 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

(Posted) RD: Ruly Carpenter

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Article: Ruly Carpenter (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): MLB.com; The Philadelphia Inquirer; NBC Sports
Credits:

Article updated
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 Bloom6132 (talk) 17:50, 15 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

(Posted) RD: Fred Stanfield

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Article: Fred Stanfield (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): NHL.com; The Boston Globe
Credits:

Article updated
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 Bloom6132 (talk) 23:35, 14 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

(Update) US Open: Medvedev wins men's singles

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Article: 2021 US Open (tennis) (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ British tennis player Emma Raducanu wins the women's singles of the US Open to become the first qualifier to win a Grand Slam title, while Russian Daniil Medvedev wins the men's singles. (Post)
News source(s): AP Reuters
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.

 2600:1702:38D0:E70:684E:EFB0:82F9:CCFF (talk) 00:55, 13 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Comment: the US Open is listed on WP:ITNR (and traditionally, we wait until the conclusion of the men’s final on the Sunday, but there’s an understandable reason to break from tradition for once) so the only consideration should be article quality. Sceptre (talk) 20:06, 13 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose per Amakuru. The event article is not good enough right now to be on the front page. Joseph2302 (talk) 07:02, 14 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • This is why it was foolish to post Raducanu before seeing whether the men's tournament would be in a fit state to post. We shouldn't put either on them on the MP unless/until 2021 US Open (tennis) has fully referenced paragraphs on the men's and women's events. Now it looks stupid to post one but not the other. We should not be bolding either individual's articles, but it makes no sense to make an exception for Raducanu but not Medvedev. This is a complete mess that can only be sorted out by someone updating the tournament article. It shouldn't be difficult, maybe an hour's work - I just don't personally have time to do it. Modest Genius talk 13:37, 14 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Raducanu achieved something that had never been done before (in the Open Era of tennis, which began in 1968)- that was worth posting, and her article was good enough. The thing that's ridiculous is that sports events like this get ITN nominated immediately after the result, and nobody ever bothers to do anything to improve them, like write any prose. Regardless of whether the tournament was ITNR or not, Raducanu was ITN-worthy. Certainly the most widely covered aspect of this tournament... Joseph2302 (talk) 13:47, 14 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • And it also makes us look baised to not have the mens' result there given it was the same effect event (one day later). That Raducanu happened to be the first qualifier to win a Grand Slam is an interesting bit of news, but its also still acknowledging the winner of the womens' US Open, and that leaves us hanging on who the mens' winner is since most know that happens at the same time. --Masem (t) 14:15, 14 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • All that is really needed on the Open article are recaps of each major tier (in comparison to the 2020 article). That's a few hours of work at most, and most of it save for the mens' bracket could have been done following Raducanu's win. --Masem (t) 14:35, 14 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • I don't see what was "stupid" about it. Raducanu was the bigger story and deserved to be posted in a timely fashion - consensus was to bold the non-ITN/R player article. That no-one is apparently interested in improving the ITN/R US Open article is a shame but has no bearing on the first posting. I'm pleased that this time we avoided the dull "X wins the women's while Y wins the men's" formula and actually highlighted what was notable about her achievement. Pawnkingthree (talk) 21:23, 14 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    Exactly this. We voted on the Raducanu story as a newsworthy ITN blurb in its own right, and it was posted. That has nothing to do with the separate fact that the US Open itself is ITN/R, and it is not a "complete mess". It is simply Wikipedia highlighting a story that has been much talked about. It's a shame that nobody has bothered to add prose to the US Open tennis article, and the men's result is therefore lacking, but that doesn't take away from Emma Raducanu's highly unusual feat.  — Amakuru (talk) 00:03, 15 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
We would not have posted the Raducanu story if she hadn't won a Grand Slam event - that's what was notable about it. The tournament clearly has great bearing upon the blurb, I don't understand this assertion that it didn't matter. Posting the women's champion but not the men's looks really bad - not as bad as if it had been the other way around, given our well-known systematic biases, but that doesn't stop it looking stupid IMO. Modest Genius talk 11:01, 15 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

(Posted) RD: Marianne Battani

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Article: Marianne Battani (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): Detroit Free Press
Credits:

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

Nominator's comments: American federal judge appointed by President Bill Clinton. She was notable for giving a light sentence to the neighbor of Rand Paul after he beat the crap out of him. Article looks good and I went in and took care of the citation needed tag for her sentencing of a scammer so it should be good to go! --Newsjunky12 (talk) 14:04, 13 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

(Posted) RD: Charlotte Johnson Wahl

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Article: Charlotte Johnson Wahl (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): The Independent
Credits:

Article updated
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Nominator's comments: Mother of Boris Johnson. Article seems in good shape. Blythwood (talk) 23:28, 13 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Norwegian election

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Article: 2021 Norwegian parliamentary election (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ In the Norwegian parliamentary election, the Labour Party, led by Jonas Gahr Støre, (pictured) win the most seats in the Storting. (Post)
News source(s): Guardian, AP, BBC, Reuters
Credits:

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

Nominator's comments: Plurality for the Labour Party who are expected to lead the next government - coalition talks are ongoing. LukeSurl t c 10:33, 14 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

The Moroccan PM's been announced. – Sca (talk) 18:25, 15 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
@Sca: Ok, why is it important to mention who will be PM? Well we can paraphrase the news. We are talking about a new alliance that has not won the election since 2009, which is important news.--Sakiv (talk) 18:31, 15 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
PM in charge of forming govt. – Sca (talk) 18:58, 15 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Let's give them another cycle. Maybe they'll gab on into the night ... they drink a lot of coffee, you know. – Sca (talk) 13:21, 15 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment – Apparently nothing happened overnight, which leaves the choice of a) belatedly posting the existing article, which now seems thin but presentable, and updating later with formation of the government, or b) simply waiting until the latter occurs – which according to Life in Norway is to happen "in the coming weeks." [59] – I'm leaning toward the latter, but if there's a consensus to post now that's OK. – Sca (talk) 12:58, 16 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support. There is universal agreement that Støre will be the PM one way or the other as there is no way for the former PM to cling to power, and she has conceded to Støre. It may still take weeks for the coalition parties to negotiate a formal coalition agreement. In terms of newsworthiness the election result is clearly the most important story, and this should be posted now. --Bjerrebæk (talk) 00:07, 17 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment No, it's not ready. The quality of this article is not suitable for publication: no prose in the results section and some cn tags that need to be fixed. IMO, since the election is ITN per se, I support it being published, regardless of whether Støre is appointed prime minister soon. Normally, we do the latter when governments are formed that don't emerge from elections. At least to my understanding. _-_Alsoriano97 (talk) 11:27, 17 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    Agreed. ITN/R tells us to post the outcome of an election, not subsequent power wrangling, although it may well be that the spirit of the rule is that the formation of a government is the important aspect. In any case, quality concerns are non-negotiable so it's a moot point until the above is addressed.  — Amakuru (talk) 11:30, 17 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    "The formation of a government is the important aspect." Agree. Voting results in a parliamentary system aren't really impactful until a government is announced. – Sca (talk) 12:34, 17 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

(Posted) RD: Bob Enyart

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(Posted) Emma Raducanu wins US Open
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  • Noting that this is ITNR, and usually we post both the women's and men's winner together (the latter that happens tomorrow). And as a comment as has been a problem for the US Open in the past several years, the target article (the overall US Open) is nearly all just tables and not sufficient for the main page. --Masem (t) 00:40, 12 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment: 2020 US Open (tennis) is a GA, and while this year's article doesn't need to be a GA level, that article can give editors a general idea of how this one can be improved accordingly. SpencerT•C 01:10, 12 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment As the ITNR is for men’s and women’s, and will be a bland X and Y win line, I suggest this be nommed as a regular ITNC for the remarkable nature of the win on its own to get a blurb. Kingsif (talk) 01:38, 12 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    • We'd not make a separate blurb for noting the Grand Slam part - it would be incorporated into the ITNR blurb. We'd also have to see if being the first qualifier to reach the Grand Slam is treated as a significant record (I think this was a point related to the first woman jockey to win the Kentucky Derby last year). --Masem (t) 03:47, 12 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment - Emma Raducanu should be bolded in the blurb. First ever qualifier to win a Grand Slam in tennis justifies making an exception here. Mjroots (talk) 06:13, 12 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment - I'm not aware whether we usually mention the wheelchair events, but if Dylan Alcott wins the quad singles, he will have won a 'golden slam' of five singles titles in one year, having previously won the Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon and the Olympic Gold Medal. No man has ever done this in any form of tennis. Worth considering for a mention? HiLo48 (talk) 06:24, 12 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    Template:Re - if it happens it might be worth a separte nom. Mjroots (talk) 08:58, 12 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support - This is more notable than usual, due to ER not being seeded or in the top 100. No need to wait for the men's event to be completed before posting. Jim Michael (talk) 08:21, 12 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support Holding back the woman to wait for the man is outrageous bias. Raducanu is making big headlines right now – much bigger than the election in Morocco. Yesterday, the election had just 11K readers while Raducadu was the top read article with 1.4 million. You cannot be serious! Andrew🐉(talk) 09:14, 12 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support bolding of Emma Raducanu. The US Open (tennis) article is nowhere near ready right now, it has no prose on the event at all. But, as noted above, the newsworthy event here is not just the ITN/R tournament, but the fact that she was the first-ever qualifier to win any grand slam. Given that we posted "world records" in several athletic events during the Olympics, I'd say this would qualify under a similar banner. And the BLP in this case is adequate and sourced.  — Amakuru (talk) 09:26, 12 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support with bolding of Emma Raducanu article. First qualifier ever to win a Slam, this should be posted regardless of what Djokovic does or doesn't do later today. Pawnkingthree (talk) 10:57, 12 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Not ITNR without the year's tournament article bolded, so I'm going to preemptively oppose the men's final merging with this later today unless and until its article gets into much better shape. —Cryptic 11:08, 12 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support the inclusion of Emma Raducanu's achievement independent of whether the main tournament article is in good enough shape (as noted above, this has become a perennial problem with the tennis Grand Slam articles). It is clear that Raducanu's acheivement is receiving enough news coverage worldwide to justify it on its own terms. Similarly for the coverage of Djokovic if he wins later. I also support treating these items separately (they are distinct and separate achivements) and not merging them as we normally would for the winners (the inclusion is because of the record(s) they set/may set, not that they won/may win). In terms of blurb (and shortening it), the name of the opponent in the final would not normally be included, I don't think, though US Open and tennis need to be explicitly mentioned. Have added alt blurb. Carcharoth (talk) 11:29, 12 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support ALT blurb as a first, this is unrepeatable. Mjroots (talk) 11:39, 12 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support per Pawnkingthree. Regards SoWhy 11:49, 12 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support ALT blurb as per Mj. Won the match with an ace. Did not lose a set. Injured in the final. Got an A* in Maths and an A in Economics in her A-levels. Passed her driving test two days before lockdown! Martinevans123 (talk) 11:54, 12 September 2021 (UTC) p.s.Djoko = "Yawn City Noo Joizee" by comparison.[reply]
  • Oppose quality Not major enough to bypass a sourced prose summary in the main article at 2021 US Open (tennis)#Women's singles.—Bagumba (talk) 12:12, 12 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
FYI: Die 18-jährige britische Tennisspielerin Emma Raducanu (Bild) hat das Dameneinzel der US Open gewonnen, als erste Qualifikantin, die je das Finale eines Grand-Slam-Turniers erreicht hat. [60] – Sca (talk) 13:04, 12 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Wait until we know the men's champion, then post both together - as is instructed on ITNR and usual for tennis tournaments. Furthermore the 2021 US Open (tennis) article is not ready, having no prose update whatsoever. It needs at least one paragraph each of referenced prose describing the outcome of the women's and men's tournaments. Dodging the issue by bolding Raducanu's article is inappropriate IMO. Her method of qualification seems like sports trivia to me, so unnecessary to mention in the blurb. Modest Genius talk 16:36, 12 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    All those world records we posted during the Olympics were trivia too, and also relatively predictable. This, on the other hand, was entirely out of left field and a more major story than an incremental beating of a record. This is not "dodging" at all, but going with the ITN story. Djokovic or Medvedev will not get the same treatment.  — Amakuru (talk) 16:52, 12 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    Raducanu's the story here, not the Open. No "issue dodging". ITNR's just getting in the way. Martinevans123 (talk) 16:57, 12 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    If we post Raducanu's win and not the winner of the men's, that's a problem, and while an updated blurb can do that, the US Open article would still be a necessary target in that blurb overall. --Masem (t) 16:58, 12 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    Also looks like the Men's result is holding back the Women's here. Oh well, perhaps it's less important. Martinevans123 (talk) 17:05, 12 September 2021 (UTC) (p.s. even though there's been equal prize money at the Open since 2015. lol.)[reply]
    Or we can invoke IAR and not bold the US Open article. Mjroots (talk) 17:08, 12 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Where there's a will.... – Sca (talk) 17:22, 12 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Or the US Open can be expanded like the 2020 to include short recaps for each of the major finale events (the mens' event pending), with sections like viewership to be omitted for the time being. This is easily done now. --Masem (t) 17:17, 12 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Wait until the conclusion of the men's final and post a combined blurb with simple wording. Raducanu's achievement shouldn't sponge on the ITNR status of the story, which clearly indicates that the conclusion of the tournament is what should be highlighted (let alone that it's more suitable for DYK). I'll also oppose including Djokovic's completion of a Calendar-year Grand Slam in the blurb if he wins even though that feat will be surely top news.--Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 17:20, 12 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • I don't like how people put the tournament, whose inportance bears the ITNR status, on the back burner and focus on her achievement, which goes even further by bolding another article and, as Modest Genius correctly notes, dodging the quality issue of the tournament's article to speed up posting.--Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 17:40, 12 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • I see. Perhaps all Open wins are equally notable. So they'll fit in neatly with Wikipedia's tried and tested ITNR routine and with the practicalities of article improvement. I must admit I've improved none of the articles, so my !vote ought to count for less. Martinevans123 (talk) 17:58, 12 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
EDS: Make that a Flying Fickle Finger of Fate. – Sca (talk) 22:15, 12 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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(Posted) Tyrone win fourth Sam Maguire Cup

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I fixed that cn tag 89.19.79.17 (talk) 11:21, 14 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
I think the intent of the tag was that the whole paragraph was unsourced. The source you added only supported the last sentence.—Bagumba (talk) 11:42, 14 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
That paragraph appears to have been sourced about one hour and thirty minutes after the request. --Gaois (talk) 21:29, 14 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Agreed, looking back through the history this was lacking in references but is now fine to post. Modest Genius talk 18:01, 15 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

RD: Abimael Guzmán

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RD: Concepción Ramírez

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  • Comment - she's described in the lead as a "peace activist", and we're also told she was awarded a pension for her "life's achievements", but apart from one incident of speaking out in 2007 there's no detail at all of what she did during her life outside of being chosen as the face on the coin.  — Amakuru (talk) 10:20, 13 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

(Posted) RD: Jorge Sampaio

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(Posted) RD: Uno Loop

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I would guess the last name probably is pronounced like English lope. As to Uno, FWIW, Udo is a not uncommon name in German. – Sca (talk) 12:12, 11 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
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  • Comment: Early life section needs a ref or two; external links need cleanup; career section could use 3-4 more sentences about his work to have more sufficient depth of coverage. SpencerT•C 02:38, 11 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment: The Early life and education section has zero footnotes. The intro says that he is noted for having interviewed Mullah Omar, but this is not mentioned in the Career section at all. Please add. Thanks. --PFHLai (talk) 13:52, 17 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Najib Mikati becomes Prime Minister of Lebanon

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I have added more details about political career translated from his page on French Wikipedia. This should be now ready to go. Tradediatalk 18:02, 14 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
How's that? 331dot (talk) 22:15, 12 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Not an election, not the "office which administer the executive of their respective state/government". A totally powerless figurehead, appointed by the president. We finally fixed this head of state/government silliness and he doesn't qualify. --LaserLegs (talk) 22:22, 12 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
So List of current heads of state and government is incorrect, because it currently shows the PM with the power. 331dot (talk) 22:28, 12 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Oh FFS the position is "President of the Council of Ministers" in that table and "Prime Minister" here. Ok whatever reverted then. My bad. --LaserLegs (talk) 22:36, 12 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Their system is some kind of bizarre power sharing agreement, damn. Still, I won't argue with the green box. --LaserLegs (talk) 22:38, 12 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
I want to confirm that this is indeed green box. The president has to be Christian and the PM has to be a Sunni Muslim So he is seen as the representative of Sunni Muslims. He shares power with the President. I think this should be a blurb even if it was not green box. The country has been without a government for a year because the president and the would be PM could not agree on the division of power. Now they finally agree and the new PM is in charge of reform and negotiating (with foreign institutions/countries) to save the country from “one of the deepest depressions of modern history” (World Bank words). If he succeeds, the country can be saved. If he fails, the country could descend into a new civil war that would further destabilize the Middle East. Tradediatalk 18:02, 14 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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(Posted) 2021 Moroccan general election

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This is proposed as blurb/RD, so it can remain open to judge when ready for posting as RD. 331dot (talk) 15:28, 8 September 2021 (UTC

(Posted) RD: Adlai Stevenson III

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(Posted) Tangerang prison fire

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An IP has updated the article. The article now has passed the stub threshold by 400 characters. --Regards, Jeromi Mikhael 06:42, 8 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Any word on the probable cause of the fire? – Sca (talk) 13:51, 8 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
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(Closed) Moist Esports signs Moky and Hotashi

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  • Comment: Part on playing career lacks depth. With 5-6 more sentences across the two paragraphs about his playing career, this should be good to go. SpencerT•C 01:34, 9 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Reply/Comment: Agree that playing career could need more depth. Since the easily available English-language sources (obituaries) are already fully exploited, I will have to leave further expansion to somebody knowledgeable of urdu. Oceanh (talk) 10:04, 10 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
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  • Support We usually post when something becomes operative, so this is the right point of time for this law.--Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 19:02, 7 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support. "First country to do something", especially adopting a cryptocurrency as legal tender, seems to be what ITN is for. Regards SoWhy 19:29, 7 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose article is terrible and doesn't address the impact this is going to have on a country where just 5% of the population has access to mobile broadband --LaserLegs (talk) 20:32, 7 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose Not significant what is taking about the Bitcoin as legal tender as El Salvador than in Japan as commodity. The mind will be changed if there was fraud of Bitcoin in the country. 36.65.40.237 (talk) 21:16, 7 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support El Salvador will probably be joined by many other countries in the future.  – John M Wolfson (talk • contribs) 22:07, 7 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support Bold moves like this typically trigger a wide interest. Connor Behan (talk) 22:58, 7 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support is newsworthy as a first for any country (Wall Street Journal source makes this very clear) to do this, also is newsworthy for the problems that have occurred as a centralized government has tried to "manage" the economic introduction of a decentralized cryptocurrency to a populace unfamiliar with a lot of this new digital technology. N2e (talk) 23:23, 7 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose On quality. Kingsif (talk) 00:02, 8 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose Orange tagged. I remember this being nominated at least once, maybe twice before. The article has unfortunately not improved much since the last time, and while I think some of the opposes above are too harsh, the Implementation section needs a big expansion as that's the motivating event this time.130.233.213.141 (talk) 05:44, 8 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Implementation section has been expanded. Roniiustalk to me 08:18, 8 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose when it was suggested in June, it was in the news way more than it is now, and that was the correct time to post it in my opinion. Not world leading news right now, so not important enough for ITN. Joseph2302 (talk) 10:27, 8 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose - Not very prominent news, of interest primarily to Bitcoin speculators (e.g. large scale pump and dump scammers). Wikipedia needs to be careful not to participate in these scams by amplifying the hype. Jehochman Talk 10:37, 8 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    I would not object if the article were re-written to be neutral. At present it reads as a fan piece supporting Bitcoin. The article should address the negative aspects, such as protests. [61] It should mention that Bitcoin fell 17% in response to the news. It should explain the implication of this currency being used at shops when the average commit time is at least 5 minutes. How does one buy a pack of smokes when it takes 5 minutes to confirm a transaction? What about the transaction fees? We are not serving the reader if we gloss over these points. Jehochman Talk 11:10, 8 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    Template:Tqq Haven't you ever been to a store and used a credit card and the store had an old machine and you had to wait while the machine dials in, and then sometimes it craps out, and you have to swipe it again, and then you're frustrated, the cashier's frustrated, the people behind you are frustrated, and everyone starts asking why the owner of the store doesn't just get a new credit card machine, and the cashier explains it has to do with the fees, and then the store would have to raise prices on cigarettes, and everyone rolls their eyes and accepts it, by which time, hopefully, the transaction will have gone through. Anyway, that's how you buy a pack of smokes when it takes 5 minutes to confirm a transaction. Levivich 16:47, 8 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose per Jehochman. The practical impact of this is very unclear, judging by the reports I've read.  — Amakuru (talk) 10:41, 8 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose – Per previous. Suggest close. – Sca (talk) 12:31, 8 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Weak Support my position has not changed since the last time this was suggested. Article quality is sufficient. --Jayron32 12:36, 8 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support - Following edits up to Sep 8 13:07, article quality is good. I don't see any problems with prose neutrality as of now. The law took effect yesterday (Sep 7), so it's not stale. Levivich 15:28, 8 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose until someone can explain the significance of this. -- Calidum 16:33, 8 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    • First country to accept cryptocurrency as legal tender. Levivich 16:36, 8 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
      • And? It's not like people crypto for transactions for the past several years. -- Calidum 16:37, 8 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
        • Right, but it's the first country to accept cryptocurrency as legal tender. Up until now, it wasn't legal tender. In other words, the cryptocurrency known as Bitcoin is now just plain old currency in El Salvador. It's the first time a government has given it the legal status of currency. That means everyone in El Salvador must accept Bitcoin the same as dollars. It used to be optional whether you'd have to take Bitcoin, now it's mandatory in El Salvador. And without a doubt, it will be the first of many countries to do this (eventually the whole world will follow suit). In other other words, legal tender is what cryptocurrency is not... or has never been, anywhere in the world... until now; now it's legal tender somewhere in the world. That's a big milestone when it comes to the acceptance of cryptocurrency as currency. This is comparable to when countries moved off the gold standard in terms of the history of currency. Levivich 16:36, 8 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
          • I have to disagree with you Levivich. When the U.S. moved off the Gold Standard after the Nixon shock, other countries did little to prepare to change their currencies into fiat currencies (which weren't backed-up by or have a fixed exchange rate with gold), hence why it's called a "shock." This is different. People in El Salvador will still continue to, and probably will, use the U.S. dollar for transactions (the U.S. dollar will remain legal tender). This means that most people have a choice, not like after the Nixon shock where you had to accept whatever exchange rate the FOREX market gave. Also, El Salvador is not a major economy, so its currency change won't have any direct impact on most other nations, unlike the U.S. which is the dominant economy of the world. To me this seems more like trivia than news of legitimate impact (the only people really being affected by this is producers in El Salvador, and in that producers who sell to people with access to cryptocurrencies). 141.157.254.171 (talk) 17:02, 8 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support quality issues appear to have been taken care of. I think that any country adopting a new currency is always newsworthy and significant enough for ITN. Furthermore, El Salvador's adoption of Bitcoin as one of its two official currencies (the other being the US dollar) is very clearly "in the news" as it remains headline news around the world a day later. Per ITN's criteria: "the event is appearing currently in news sources" and the bold link provides "a substantial quantity of directly relevant information, attributed to reliable sources," with the article having been "updated" to reflect the event. As such, I don't see any reason why this shouldn't be posted. NorthernFalcon (talk) 00:57, 9 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose This is important for "finance" but not important enough as general news. Tradediatalk 01:45, 9 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose.--WaltCip-(talk) 19:51, 9 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support. With Cuba, Ukraine, and Panama taking similar steps in incorporating Bitcoin legally in just the past few days, this is international news and setting an international precedent, as evidenced by the titling (i.e. "In Global First...") of the New York Times article. Lenschulwitz (talk) 22:29, 9 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support Article pretty good plus this is a unique event. --TDKR Chicago 101 (talk) 12:13, 11 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support Unique event, no other country has done it yet, and may follow in the future. I'd say this is ITN-worthy. Fakescientist8000 (talk) 11:54, 13 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support Looks good to go. Hanamanteo (talk) 10:00, 14 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Template:Ping Thanks! I also see other editors have made improvements as well, so I wonder if anything else is needed so the article is ready for RD. –FlyingAce✈hello 21:28, 9 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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  • I've argued in favour of having "sticky" RDs in the past, who remain at the top of the list for a fixed number of days, even as other RDs come and go. It was shot down on the grounds that people like RD to be black and white, and the original RFC establishing the rule that all notable people get an RD sought to achieve that. I don't entirely buy it, and I think that would satisfy some of the concerns re rolling off quickly. You could even let that sticky person be eligible for a pic. I noticed that fr-wiki has its own dedicated smallish picture slot for RD, which is separate from the pic that goes with the main blurb of the day.  — Amakuru (talk) 13:18, 7 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose blurb - The article shows a long and healthy film career but a distinct lack of recognition as a major French film actor beyond the handful of awards mentioned. I'm not doubting those that support a blurb that this may be justified, but this really needs to be shown in the article itself (possibly pulled from obits) before we can blurb it. --Masem (t) 13:28, 7 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    • He was awarded with such honorary awards as Cannes, Cesar, Venice. This certainly is not lack of recognition. "this really needs to be shown in the article itself" - is something like this ″To the public, Belmondo represented a new wave of actors with regular, flawed features. “The revolution of Breathless was that the young lead wasn’t pretty to look at,” he said years later. He would set a precedent for everyday-looking stars like De Niro, Pacino and Hoffman, who would mark Hollywood films of the next two decades.″[3] meant? Kirill C1 (talk) 15:17, 7 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
      • Not that those awards don't mean anything, but yes, what's missing is something like an impact or legacy section to tell us more than just what those awards say. If he is such a household name in Europe, for example, this should be readily documented. That might be material that can be added easily from obits, but it should really be present, as otherwise this just looks like a celebrated actor but not evidence of one deserving a blurb. --Masem (t) 15:54, 7 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
        • But career awards of most prestigious film festivals indicate illustrious career and impact. "If he is such a household name in Europe, for example, this should be readily documented." - this can be illustrated by the amount of publications in different languages, but I do not think they would be appropriate or that they would be analysed in the discussion. Kirill C1 (talk) 16:22, 7 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
          • That implies it but the article doesn't show how those awards do translate to such a career. And just because a lot sources are covering the death may imply a household name, if the argument is that he was such a person, we actually need sources to talk about how much of an influence he was as to make his name household. I am not saying this likely don't exist, but our article should show this before we consider a blurb for this, since featuring it as a blurb will draw attention and we should be clear why this actor deserves a line in the ITN box. --Masem (t) 19:14, 7 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose blurb Can't see any reason why RD is not sufficient here.-- Pawnkingthree (talk) 13:31, 7 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support blurb so long as quality issues with the article are resolved. Thescrubbythug (talk) 15:16, 7 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support blurb He was an icon. Tradediatalk 09:53, 8 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose blurb not at all on par with others posted. Removing ready tag, as the count is roughly even. GreatCaesarsGhost 18:48, 8 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support blurb - top of the field in his line of work. An icon.BabbaQ (talk) 19:43, 8 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Unsourced filmography I was ready to promote to a blurb, which seems to have a rough consensus, but I noticed that the previous (unsourced) filmography was removed and spun out to Jean-Paul Belmondo filmography, still mostly unsourced. Now this is already posted at RD, but I notice a similar issue is actually holding up #RD: Michael K. Williams (above). We should get some discussion (and consistency) on whether this is acceptable.—Bagumba (talk) 05:32, 9 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    • Template:Reply When I complained about the inclusion of the tagged United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the blurb on the conclusion of this year's Summer Olympics, I was told that only the bolded article needs to comply with the quality requirements. Since the filmography section doesn't even appear in the proposed blurb, it couldn't be an issue that prevents this from posting.--Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 06:28, 9 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
      • Template:Re It's actually a different concern of whether 1) spinning out existing content is avoiding sourcing to fast-track posting 2) is it a disservice to the reader to separate it if WP:TOOBIG is not a factor.—Bagumba (talk) 06:35, 9 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
        • That's a valid topic of discussion that should occur on the talk page but it shouldn't put a hold on the nomination. I've just checked a couple of other articles on famous actors (e.g. Jack Nicholson, Anthony Hopkins and Meryl Streep) and noticed that linking to a filmography article instead of having a tabular presentation is a common practice, which implies that it might have been done for stylistic reasons and not to speed up its posting.--Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 07:11, 9 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
          Good spot, Template:U and I have restored the filmography section. There is no reason for this article not to have one included in its body, as it is a standard feature of actor bios. This has been discussed before, and simply brushing unsourced content into new spinoff pages has never been allowed as a way of getting things posted.  — Amakuru (talk) 07:28, 9 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
          When the article is large, the filmography and sometimes even awards section are in separate pages (see Tom Cruise, Tom Hanks). This is the case. Anyway, the references for film roles are in the article, they just need to be copied to the filmography section. Kirill C1 (talk) 07:48, 9 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
          Template:Ping it has long been established that hiving filmopgrpahy into a subarticle during an ITN nomination is a form of WP:GAMING, and is not acceptable. If this had been done long before the nomination, it would be a different matter, but in this case the filmography needs to stay. Perhaps you can find some sourcing for the films it contains. Also, this article is not remotely "large". It has 15kb of readable prose, which is on the small size for an actor of this stature.  — Amakuru (talk) 07:58, 9 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
          Agree, there would need to be a proper split discussion for filmography to be removed from an article, as I don't see any value in moving it to a separate article (other than to try and game the ITN system). It's unsourced content that needs to be sourced before this can be posted. Joseph2302 (talk) 08:02, 9 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    Comment we can't have the main thing a person is notable for (sports history, filmography, political career, awards, whatever) in an unreferenced section even if it is spun out into a WP:CFORK. It may adhere to the letter of the guidelines but it's not really in keeping with the spirit of them. --LaserLegs (talk) 12:10, 9 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Re-list under RD, but no blurb I say we should re-list him under RD, but not give a blurb. He's in that "gray area" - definitely more notable than 95% of RD candidates, but not quite blurb worthy. 1779Days (talk) 23:30, 9 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Template:Ping As pointed out Belmondo had a national tribute today, which is a rare honor and most recently was given to Charles Aznavour when he died (who also had a blurb posted). Dilip Kumar, legendary Bollywood actor also had a blurb posted not that long ago (two months I believe). The argument is that Belmondo was an influential actor in European cinema as was Kumar in Bollywood cinema so since the latter received a blurb why not Belmondo? --TDKR Chicago 101 (talk) 00:21, 10 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Template:Ping Agreed. Seeing how many obits see him as the French Marlon Brando or James Dean he should be seen as an influential actor (similar how Dilip Kumar, Christopher Lee or Charles Aznavour were seen all of which had blurbs). I'm pretty sure if Brando or Dean were to pass away today they would get blurbs, however a French actor who has been highly regarded as a Brando-esque figure in French cinema gets squat in recognition. I also agree that pulling blurbs just causes confusion rather than solutions. I felt that seeing how there was some consensus (meaning the support votes were more than the oppose blurb votes) after four now five days since this nomination was posted, a blurb being posted after that much time and discussion should have automatically closed this discussion. --TDKR Chicago 101 (talk) 12:05, 11 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Pulling the blurb was a terrible idea. However, we now end up in a situation where any admin that restores it is technically wheel warring. What a shambles. Black Kite (talk) 13:16, 11 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    No, pulling it was the only option given that consensus had swung firmly against, and was only borderline at the time of posting. And people need to stop this bad-faith assumption that editors opposing are being Anglocentric. We're simply going off the evidence, and that's that while he's an eminent actor, as indeed was Kirk Douglas, he's not the Thatcher or Mandela of French cinema. And French Wikipedia, even though they blurbed Jacques Chirac's death, did not blurb this one.  — Amakuru (talk) 15:12, 11 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Nominators comments Sourced filmography. Looks good to go.Thankyou08 (talk) 16:28, 5 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

_-_Alsoriano97 User:GreatCaesarsGhost, both statements taken into account and fixed. Can you check again if it’s ready?Thankyou08 (talk) 17:32, 5 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

  • There is still one cn tag left, but it's enough to go. _-_Alsoriano97 (talk) 17:38, 5 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • That was just one example. Proseline composition is used throughout the article. It was announced she would be on Coronation Street, and then later she was on Coronation Street. She started on Big Brother on 1 August, then won on 25 August. This was clearly written as these events occurred, and not edited thereafter in the manner of an encyclopedia. GreatCaesarsGhost 21:50, 5 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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  • Abe was the longest serving PM of Japan, serving for eight years, whereas Suga has served for one year. We don't normally post resignations, but Abe was an exception to this, rather than the norm. Joseph2302 (talk) 09:53, 3 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • I'd support a prime minister's resignation that results from a major cause (e.g. corruption/sex abuse scandal or criminal charges), which is inseparable from the resignation and has to be included in the blurb. Yoshihide's resignation because of the public disapproval of his policies less than three months before the general election is clearly not of that kind.--Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 10:02, 3 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Japan is one of the world's most important countries (4th GDP, 11th pop.) and this is the most powerful office. If this were an Anglophone country it wouldn't be ignored Sheila1988 (talk) 18:27, 3 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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I have continued to improve this bio with additional sources. There are numerous books that address the importance of her work. Some of the existing sources are of lesser quality and would be better shifted and cited in line to the books. Obits have been published for her by separate writers at ArtNews, LA Times, and Washington Post among others. Photo of artist still needed for article. Cedar777 (talk) 17:11, 9 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Article is ready, the issues have been resolved. Is there still time for this nomination to be posted before it is archived??? Please advise and thank you, Cedar777 (talk) 18:14, 10 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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  • Support - The cost & extent of the damage caused, along with the death toll, means that it's now important enough to post. The article is well-written. Jim Michael (talk) 12:12, 2 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support Shoulder-deep flooding in the Caput Mundi is going on the front page. GreatCaesarsGhost 12:11, 2 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support per nom HurricaneEdgar 12:15, 2 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment – Not yet persuaded that Ida and its NE remnants make the cut. Realistically, nine isn't a huge number in a country of 330 million. – Sca (talk) 12:39, 2 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    The number of deaths is not the determining metric for whether something is significant enough to post. The level of news coverage is. --Jayron32 12:43, 2 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    Yes, I know that's a tenet of the ITN catechism, but in the real world, in terms of news value, the number of deaths is significant, like it or not. – Sca (talk) 13:23, 2 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    That's demonstrably not true though. Hurricane Ida has been a top news story in multiple, well-regarded media outlets for days now. Reliable sources have found it significant, and it's only the personal feelings of some recent commenters on this noticeboard that reliable sources shouldn't have been finding it significant that torpedoed the earlier nomination. If we followed basic Wikipedia principles like following reliable sources and leaving our personal whims and feelings out of it, we wouldn't have to worry so much about what should be significant enough. Things are significant enough when reliable sources treat it as significant enough. That's the only metric we need. --Jayron32 14:07, 2 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    ITN actually works to avoid systematic media bias as well, though. There are plenty of US political stories we don't post despite them dominating news headlines (for example, I suspect we'll see lots of stories today about Texas SB 8, its new abortion law that came into effect yesterday and which SCOTUS did not block, which many are talking the death knoll for Roe v. Wade - but this is far from the type of story we'd post at ITN at this stage). Similarly, major disasters in some third-world or smaller countries get only brief coverage but we still recognize that that is a major impactful event on a global scale and promote it. Being "ITN" is the only requirement, we don't judge how much something is in the news to determine when to post. --Masem (t) 14:27, 2 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    Wikipedia should NOT be used to "correct" anything. See WP:RGW. Wikipedia should reflect mainstream sources. --Jayron32 14:37, 2 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    Wikipedia is a reference and academic work and it should be reflecting those type of sources to make sure we are avoiding the systematic bias that is introduced by mainstream sources. That's why ITN specifically identifies that this is not a news ticker and that we do make judgements on what are appropriate topics to feature on the main page of a global encyclopedia. If readers want news, they should be at BBC, CNN, or any other site. --Masem (t) 16:45, 2 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    You're right, which is why all we need is the news to tell us that something has happened recently and that it is being covered. Beyond that, all we should be checking is is article quality. Too much emphasis is placed here on things that have nothing to do with directing people to good Wikipedia articles, and too much is done by people who think of themselves as guardians of culture, or whatever. Establish that it's a thing people are hearing about in reliable sources, and check to see if the article is good. If it meets both requirements, vote support and move on. --Jayron32 17:41, 2 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support Should have posted this earlier. I added an AltBlurb, as it more accurately portrays the current news coverage of the storm, which is still discussing the power outages in the Gulf Coast, along with the flooding in New Jersey/New York area. --Jayron32 12:43, 2 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support Caused a lot of damage and a decent amount of deaths. NoahTalk 12:56, 2 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Decent deaths? – Sca (talk) 13:26, 2 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Not few and not a high number. NoahTalk 13:28, 2 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Well, nine is not a high number, that's true. – Sca (talk) 13:37, 2 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
7 deaths from rain in New York City and 1 nearby is a high number, the metro area's weather office had never issued a flash flood emergency before and it issued one for all of NYC and most of the inner suburbs for this, I'd never heard of New Yorkers drowning in cars or their vehicles floating (temporarily I guess) before, Manhattan rain in an hour record smashed, EF4 (estimate from 23,000 foot debris cloud height+radar mph) tornado damaging houses in SE Philly suburbs, 7 cars fell off collapsing road span in Mississippi killing 2, 1 guy in floodwaters eaten by an alligator, New Orleans infrastructure closed for up to a month, at least a quarter of the world hurricane cost record which is Katrina (insured losses are always c. half of total).. Sagittarian Milky Way (talk) 14:50, 2 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Given that logic, I assume you'd agree that the original Afghanistan/Taliban blurb should have been updated to reflect coverage much sooner than it was.
– Sca (talk) 14:52, 2 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Posting. The issue earlier was the small impact and now there is impact. Go ahead with the picture as well. --Tone 13:37, 2 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Post-posting comment – Premature after less than two hours' exposure to users. – Sca (talk) 13:39, 2 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Post-posting support - I think posting this was the right call given the scope and casualties.--WaltCip-(talk) 13:53, 2 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Post-posting comment I am not calling for a pull, but I still would say that the combination of "it's bad weather season in the US" and that wind/rain/flood damage and a relatively small number of deaths (small tornado systems can bring similar numbers), and the bias weight of US media compared to the rest of the world, is something to keep in mind on these stories. I do think the post-landfall effect were more impactful in terms of news than the initial landfall (when this was first nominated for ITN) and that's something to keep in mind that ITN generally needs to see quantifiable results or impact before we actually can really post. --Masem (t) 14:04, 2 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Strong Post-Posting Support – Ida has almost certainly become one of the most damaging tropical cyclones recorded in the United States. That, and multiple rainfall records were broken, indicating the severity of the flooding. The storm wrecked New Orleans's power grid and caused extensive flooding across much of the Northeastern United States. The death toll is certain to continue rising in the days to come, and given everything that the storm had done so far, it definitely deserves the posting. Also, while I agree with some of the others here that the original nomination was premature (and also horrible, given the poor phrasing of the original blurb), we should not use the death toll as the only metric of a storm's impacts. Storms do a lot of other notable things impact-wise other than killing people. If a natural disaster has become a high-impact event, such as this storm, it honestly deserves to be posted. LightandDark2000 🌀 (talk) 14:25, 2 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Post-posting support Template:Endash Ida is very significant. There are still hundreds of thousands of people in Louisiana without power, and damages are estimated to be in the tens of billions, not to mention the recent impacts in the northeast United States. codingcyclone please ping/my wreckage 16:37, 2 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Post-posting support – Given rising toll (AP says 25 in the entire weather event), I'm finally convinced it's worth posting. – Sca (talk) 19:25, 2 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
The 26 doesn't include the South. Sagittarian Milky Way (talk) 20:07, 2 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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  1. ^ https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/french-actor-jean-paul-belmondo-dies-afp-2021-09-06/
  2. ^ https://www.screendaily.com/news/breathless-star-jean-paul-belmondo-dies-aged-88/5163052.article
  3. ^ https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/jean-paul-belmondo-breathless-star-dies-at-88-1235008952/
  4. ^ https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/france-pay-national-tribute-famed-actor-belmondo-sept-9-2021-09-07/
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