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Iga Świątek and Carlos Alcaraz A fire in a residential building in Mangaf, south of Kuwait City, kills fifty people. A plane crash near Chikangawa, Malawi, kills nine people, including Vice President Saulos Chilima. In tennis, Iga Świątek wins the women's singles and Carlos Alcaraz wins the men's singles titles at the French Open (both pictured). In the Indian general election, the National Democratic Alliance, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is re-elected with a reduced majority. Ongoing: Israel–Hamas war timeline Russian invasion of Ukraine timeline Sudanese civil war timeline Recent deaths: Mike Downey Siri Kannangara Brad Dusek Matija Sarkic Neil Goldschmidt Majed Abu Maraheel view — page history — related changes — edit

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April 3

Portal:Current events/2018 April 3

April 3, 2018 (2018-04-03) (Tuesday) Armed conflicts and attacks 2018 Gaza border protests Israeli Defence Minister Avigdor Liberman says the nation will maintain its tactics at the Gazan border of shooting anybody who approaches the fence, and calls on Hamas to cease hostilities in exchange for aid. (The Times of Israel) Human Rights Watch claims there was no evidence of any threat to Israeli soldiers and calls the killings 'unlawful' and 'calculated'. (Al Jazeera) The death toll rises to eighteen. (The Washington Post) Hamas claims Israeli forces fatally shoot a 25-year-old man at the border fence near Bureij. (The Times of Israel) Yemeni Crisis (2011–present) The Saudi-led Arab Coalition says the Saudi Arabian Navy repelled an attack by Iran and Houthis against a Saudi-flagged oil tanker in the Red Sea. (Arab News) Poisoning of Sergei and Yulia Skripal Military scientists at Porton Down state they are uncertain of the source of the nerve agent used, but are "completely confident" it was a Novichok agent. (ITV) Russia requests for the United Kingdom to release "every possible element of evidence" proving Russian involvement and requests the Executive Council of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons to call a special session tomorrow. (The Independent) Eyewitnesses and officials say an Afghan airstrike targeted a madrasa being used as a meeting place by the Taliban in Kunduz during a graduation ceremony, with casualties including civilians. (Al Jazeera) Terrorism in Pakistan The United States designates the Milli Muslim League and Tehreek-e-Azaadi Jammu and Kashmir, both Pakistani groups, as terrorist organisations. (Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty) Pakistani Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal says the government will contest a court ruling allowing MML's participation in upcoming elections this year. (Bloomberg) ISIL claims responsibility for the deaths of four Christians in Quetta, Pakistan on April 2nd. (UCA News) Terrorism in the United Kingdom Police raid two homes in West Yorkshire and detain two men suspected of "being concerned in the commission, preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism". (The Independent) The Police Service of Northern Ireland says it was firebombed at a march in Londonderry to commemorate a Troubles attack, calling the assaults an "attempt to kill or maim" officers. (News Letter) Police launch an investigation after Robert McClenaghan, a convicted ex-Irish Republican Army bomber, claims online to have planted a large number of bombs during the Troubles. (News Letter) Terrorism in Indonesia Failed suicide bomber Kurnia Widodo tells a court in Jakarta he believes imprisoned cleric Aman Abdurrahman is ISIL's Indonesian leader. (The Australian) Terrorism in Italy Italian authorities say a major terror alert in Rome last week was for an innocent man whose fiancé had made false, anonymous accusations to the Italian embassy in Tunisia. (Al Arabiya) Arts and culture Censorship in the United Kingdom, Legal status of pornography The British Board of Film Classification issues draft guidelines outlining how it plans to enforce planned blocks on online pornography unless it comes with age verification systems. The blocks were initially planned to come into force this month. (Wired) Business and economy Following the bankruptcy of UK engineering outsourcing firm Carillion, the Official Receiver reveals more than half of the roughly 20,000 employees have found new jobs. (Sky News) UK retailer Conviviality, owner of Bargain Booze, says it intends to appoint administrators within ten days. (Citywire) Disasters and accidents A bus crashes in rain and poor visibility at the Mporokoso-Luwingu junction in Zambia, killing four and injuring 41. (Zambia Daily Mail) A double-decker sightseeing bus collides with a car in Hamburg, Germany, leaving eleven injured. (The Local) The Prisons and Probation Ombudsman launches an investigation after a burglar dies from burns suffered in a fire in his cell at HMP Risley in England. (Manchester Evening News) A report into the partial collapse of an Edinburgh school reveals similar construction errors in nineteen other public buildings in the city. (Construction Enquirer) An air traffic control system failure in Europe delays up to 15,000 flights, according to the European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation. (BBC) Four people, all British nationals, are killed in a head-on collision with a pick-up truck in the U.S. state of Florida, according to Titusville Police Department. (BBC) Two underground trains collide in Duisburg, Germany, injuring at least 35. (Euronews) At a United Nations donor conference nations pledge US$2 billion in aid for Yemen, with almost half coming from Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. (The Guardian) A CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter carrying US Marines crashes near El Centro, California killing four people. (Military Times) A bus carrying US tourists crashes near Los Ramones, Mexico. One person dies and at least 20 are injured. (WFAA) A 13-year-old boy is rescued after falling into a sewer and becoming trapped for 12 hours in Los Angeles. (Isle of Wight Radio) A military pilot is killed when his F-7 fighter jet crashes into a paddy field in Kyunkone, central Myanmar. (The Straits Times) A fire in a Bangkok apartment building kills three and injures 60. (The Bangkok Post) Health and environment The WWF describes Germany's rivers as being in a state "bordering on critical" after it emerges more than 90% do not meet European Union standards for cleanliness and ecological quality. (The Local) International relations Latvia–Russia relations Russian MPs call for sanctions against Latvia in response to plans to make Latvian mandatory for all students in secondary schools in the country, which is a quarter ethnic Russians. (BBC) Egypt–Saudi Arabia relations Saudi Arabia lifts a ban on imports of frozen guava from Egypt. (Egypt Today) Member states of the Nile Basin Initiative hold their annual meeting in Khartoum after a two-year hiatus. (Anadolu Agency) The United Nations places sanctions on a North Korean ship for conducting fuel transfers in breach of UN sanctions. (P.M. News) Gulf Cooperation Council, Qatar–United States relations Reuters reports the United States' planned meeting this spring with Gulf Arab leaders is postponed because of the ongoing dispute between Qatar and other U.S. allies in the Middle East. (Reuters) Law and crime 2017 Saint Petersburg Metro bombing On the first anniversary of the attack Russia's Investigative Committee releases a statement saying they have identified all participants, have eleven suspects in custody, and have almost concluded their investigation. (The Moscow Times) Police say a firebombing of a bus in Driekop, South Africa, killed six people. (Independent Online) A court in Kuwait sentences a Lebanese man and his Syrian wife to death in absentia for the murder of their Filipino maid. The case sparked an Interpol manhunt and diplomatic tensions. (CNN) (News.co.au) Three men plead not guilty to arson and manslaughter in connection to the deaths of five people in an explosion at a shop in Leicester, England. (BBC) YouTube headquarters shooting A shooting at YouTube headquarters wounds four. The gunwoman takes her own life. (The Guardian) German police defuse a parcel bomb in Berlin. It is thought to be the fourth device sent by a blackmailer targetting DHL. (The Local) The editor of Citylife Chiang Mai apologises to Chiang Mai's governor after being threatened with criminal charges for sharing on Facebook a painting by a student that depicted historic kings in anti-pollution masks. (The Bangkok Post) Politics and elections 2017–18 Spanish constitutional crisis German prosecutor requests permission to extradite Carles Puigdemont to Spain. Puigdemont is in preventive detention in Germany since his March 25 arrest under a European Arrest Warrant on the grounds of risk of absconcion. (The Guardian)

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[Posted] RD: Lill-Babs

Article: Lill-Babs (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): [1], [2]
Credits:

• Nominated by BabbaQ (talk · give credit)

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

 BabbaQ (talk) 13:27, 3 April 2018 (UTC)

• Question Why is there no list of works? Surely she released something in her career? "she acted in several films"? Nice job on the cleanup BabbaQ. --LaserLegs (talk) 13:42, 3 April 2018 (UTC)

• I have added Filmography and Discography. Thanks.BabbaQ (talk) 13:59, 3 April 2018 (UTC)

• Nice work.

• Support GTG. --LaserLegs (talk) 14:07, 3 April 2018 (UTC)
• Support Looks ready. --Pawnkingthree (talk) 14:45, 3 April 2018 (UTC)
• Support fine. The Rambling Man (talk) 15:58, 3 April 2018 (UTC)
• Posted. Spencer^T♦C 16:51, 3 April 2018 (UTC)

April 2018 caste protests in India

Article: April 2018 caste protests in India (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ Nine people have died amid violent protests involving tens of thousands of protesters from the Dalit (formerly untouchable) community across India. (Post)
Alternative blurb: ​ The SC/ST caste groups violently protested across India against the Supreme Court order.
Alternative blurb II: ​ Nine people have died amid violent protests involving tens of thousands of protesters from the SC/ST caste groups across India.
News source(s): BBC
Credits:

• Nominated by Sherenk1 (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Nizil Shah (talk · give credit)

Article updated

Nominator's comments: Affecting most major cities. Sherenk1 (talk) 12:33, 3 April 2018 (UTC)

• Support as a updater. I would prefer it in ongoing events instead of blurb. I have also proposed alternative blurb which does not focus on number of deaths. ALT2 uses SC/ST caste groups instead of term Dalit because it is unrecognized term by the government and definition of Dalit sometimes do not include ST caste groups. The protests are against the court order on the SC/ST atrocities act, not government. So I had proposed ALT1.--Nizil (talk) 12:58, 3 April 2018 (UTC)
• Oppose remove the "Background" section and you have a sub-stub sized article. Needs expansion about the actual event. The Rambling Man (talk) 16:00, 3 April 2018 (UTC)

April 2

Portal:Current events/2018 April 2

April 2, 2018 (2018-04-02) (Monday) Armed conflicts and attacks 2018 Gaza border protests Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and United States President Donald Trump hold a telephone conversation discussing the incidents. (Business Standard) Disasters and accidents Earthquakes in 2018 A magnitude 6.8 earthquake strikes near Tarija, Bolivia, and is felt as far as São Paulo, Brazil, approximately 3,000 kilometres (1,900 mi) away. There are no reports of major damage or casualties. (ABC) A lorry carrying five circus elephants crashes in Albacete, Spain, killing one elephant. (Fox News) An oxygen cylinder explodes at a Burger King restaurant in Yerevan, Armenia, resulting in at least nine injuries. (Public Radio of Armenia) A light aircraft and a small jet collide on a runway at Marion Municipal Airport, Indiana, United States. Two are killed and five more survive. (CNN) International relations China–United States relations The White House criticizes China's decision to place tariffs of up to 25% on 128 U.S. imports including pork and wine which was in retaliation to U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to introduce tariffs on Chinese steel and aluminium imports. (BBC) South Africa's Winnie Madikizela-Mandela OLS, also known as Winnie Mandela dies.Winnie Mandela was a South African anti-apartheid activist and politician, and the ex-wife of Nelson Mandela and a well respected ANC Stalwart. Politics and elections Philippine presidential election, 2016 The manual recount of the votes begin for the 2016 vice presidential candidates, former Senator Bongbong Marcos and incumbent Vice President Leni Robredo. (CNN) Caste politics in India ​Nine people have died amid violent protests involving tens of thousands of protesters from the SC/ST caste groups across India. (News18) Terrorism in Egypt The Egyptian Parliament approves a draft law creating the 18-member Supreme Council for ‎Combating Terrorism and Extremism. The new body is headed by the President and is expected to also contain the Prime Minister, the speaker of the House of Representatives, and the defence and interior ministers. The new body replaces the National Council to Combat Terrorism and Extremism created by Presidential decree by Abdel Fattah el-Sisi in 2017. (Asharq Al-awsat) (Arab News) Egyptian presidential election, 2018 Incumbent Abdel Fattah el-Sisi is declared the winner, with 97% of the vote and a 41% turnout. (Ahram Online) Science and technology Chinese space program Chinese space station Tiangong-1 crashes into the South Pacific Ocean near Tahiti. (CNN) (BBC) Astronomers report the discovery of MACS J1149 Lensed Star 1, nicknamed Icarus, the farthest known star at 9 billion light-years away. (Space) The Atmosphere-Space Interactions Monitor launches to the International Space Station to monitor and research thunderstorms. (BBC) Sports 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament Villanova beats Michigan 79–62 to win the NCAA men's basketball championship. (Market Watch)

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2018 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament

Articles: 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game (talk · history · tag) and 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ In basketball, Villanova defeats Michigan to win the NCAA Men's Championship. (Post)
Alternative blurb: ​ In college cage action, Wildcats waste Wolverines by a walloping 79-62 to capture the NCAA crown.
Credits:

• Updated and nominated by Muboshgu (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Donnowin1 (talk · give credit)

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

 – Muboshgu (talk) 03:16, 3 April 2018 (UTC)

• Support –Article in decent shape and updated. Item is ITNR, this looks ready to go. –Ammarpad (talk) 03:31, 3 April 2018 (UTC)
• Comment as per other sport ITNRs we need a better /larger summary of the game; additionally, factors such as broadcaster, estimated audiance, etc. should also be included. --Masem (t) 03:43, 3 April 2018 (UTC)
• References needed on many tables, heats, and broadcasts. Stephen 03:48, 3 April 2018 (UTC)
  • @Masem and Stephen: The pages will do need some work and should be totally up to speed by some time tomorrow at the latest. Especially as more is written about the championship game and the winning team. – Muboshgu (talk) 04:10, 3 April 2018 (UTC)
• Comment: the NCAA Women's Tournament should be included. It was last year. — Wyliepedia @ 06:41, 3 April 2018 (UTC)
  • Last year's women's was significant because it halted Connecticut's 111-game winning streak. If this year's is not ready, especially since the women's is not in the ITNR either, it should not hold up the nomination.—Bagumba (talk) 12:24, 3 April 2018 (UTC)
• Support posting the Men's Tournament once it is judged to be ready. I strongly oppose posting the Women's Tournament because it's just not that big of a deal even in America. It should not have been posted last year, either. Lepricavark (talk) 14:14, 3 April 2018 (UTC)
• Comment I see no reason not to include the Woman's results (though that game also has need of updates). It is standard practice that if there are both men's and women's divisions of a sport finale happening effectively at the same time that we should post both. I know the Women's NCAA has nowhere close to the viewership of the Men's, but if we're posting the Men's, it's systematic bias to not post the Women's that ended the day before. --Masem (t) 14:21, 3 April 2018 (UTC)

• It is not systemic bias to refrain from posting something that is not receiving sufficient attention even in its own country. The reality is that the Women's Tournament does not receive nearly the same level of news coverage as the Men's Tournament. Most American sports fans don't care about the Women's Tournament and it would be an insult to our readers to pretend otherwise. Lepricavark (talk) 16:26, 3 April 2018 (UTC)

• Oppose Game summary is too short and missing a ref. The tournament article is terrible, so you'll need to unbold it. --LaserLegs (talk) 15:33, 3 April 2018 (UTC)
• Oppose per LaserLegs. The Rambling Man (talk) 16:00, 3 April 2018 (UTC)

Discovery of Icarus, farther detected star

Article: MACS J1149 Lensed Star 1 (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ Astronomers report the discovery of MACS J1149 Lensed Star 1, nicknamed Icarus, the farthest-known star, 9 billion light-years away. (Post)
News source(s): Nature Astronomy (published paper), Guardian, Reuters
Credits:

• Nominated by Masem (talk · give credit)

Nominator's comments: The article is presently really short, but could easily be expanded to describe the characteristics they've determined about the star (blue supergiant, moving away from Earth) and how it was discovers (gravitational lensing via Hubble). Masem (t) 00:34, 3 April 2018 (UTC)

• Comment. Prepared to support in principle, based on sources in the article, but we really need a developed article to evaluate. Espresso Addict (talk) 00:44, 3 April 2018 (UTC)
• Comment this is the kind of thing which professional astronomers look at as a curio, but if the general public likes it, why not? Banedon (talk) 02:01, 3 April 2018 (UTC)
• Support and could we get an image of this star on the main page too? That would be awesome! Brian Everlasting (talk) 09:08, 3 April 2018 (UTC)
• Support - ready for posting.BabbaQ (talk) 13:34, 3 April 2018 (UTC)
• Oppose at the moment, two paragraphs makes this a stub article. The Rambling Man (talk) 16:02, 3 April 2018 (UTC)
• Comment News indicate this is the most distant known star ever, not just the main sequence star, so I've adjusted the blurb. Brandmeister^talk 16:05, 3 April 2018 (UTC)
• Oppose per TRM, stub article. SamaranEmerald (talk) 16:16, 3 April 2018 (UTC)
• This article is now four paragraphs and offers a rather complete overview of the topic given available information, so it's closer to B-class than a stub. Mamyles (talk) 17:12, 3 April 2018 (UTC)

China retaliates to US tariffs

Article: Trump tariffs (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ China retaliates to US tariffs on steel and aluminum with its own tariffs on 128 US products (Post)
News source(s): [3] [4]
Credits:

• Nominated by Banedon (talk · give credit)

Nominator's comments: Now an international incident involving the world's two biggest economies. Banedon (talk) 23:43, 2 April 2018 (UTC)

• Comment Worth a nomination for ongoing? Black Kite (talk) 23:46, 2 April 2018 (UTC)

I don't mind (feel free to change the nomination however you see fit; I don't own it) but I think it's better to make it a blurb and roll it into ongoing if it continues to make the news. Banedon (talk) 23:52, 2 April 2018 (UTC)

• Support - Absolutely make ongoing. The international economy is in for a real turbulent time.--WaltCip (talk) 01:27, 3 April 2018 (UTC)
• Comment No way is that a neutral article title. I see a few sources using it, but nowhere close to universal to comply with BLP, but that's a heck of a WP:NEO and should be avoided. --Masem (t) 03:46, 3 April 2018 (UTC)
  • @Masem: Taking no position on the name, but the reasons for it are explained at Talk:Trump_tariffs#Re-name to "Trump Administration tariffs" or some such?. Ed ^{[talk] [majestic titan]} 05:24, 3 April 2018 (UTC)
    • My concern is that those cases have a matter of decades of historical record to establish those names. This is neogolism that we have no idea if it will hold. It might, in the far future, but not now. --Masem (t) 06:08, 3 April 2018 (UTC)
• Support - Referenced. Sherenk1 (talk) 04:54, 3 April 2018 (UTC)
• Support - decent article (I did add one fact tag), certainly in the news. Interesting when it was https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:In_the_news/Candidates/March_2018#[Closed]_Trump_announces_tariffs_on_China nominated previously not only was it "snow closed" but a nom was actually proposed to limit "Trump" related postings. The Chinese response is an incremental update to THE EXACT SAME THING. LOL. --LaserLegs (talk) 13:12, 3 April 2018 (UTC)
• Comment - I think the blurb is wrong. The China response is Trump's specific tariffs on a number of Chinese products from last week; the steel/aluminium tariff applies worldwide and was announced back in March 1. --Masem (t) 14:03, 3 April 2018 (UTC)
  • That, or the article is not updated properly; the China response in the article is in the section about the China-specific tariffs, but checking news articles, it seems China was already going after tariffs with the steel/aluminium ones. There's a disconnect that needs to be fixed here. --Masem (t) 14:08, 3 April 2018 (UTC)
• Oppose tit-for-tat retaliation, small beans in financial terms, minor tremors on the financial markets but hardly ground-breaking at all. The Rambling Man (talk) 14:04, 3 April 2018 (UTC)
• Oppose Implementing and retaliating against tariffs happens every year. We've been hearing about tariffs against Chinese dumping for decades. Having a connection to an unpopular figure does not make this incident more notable than others. Mamyles (talk) 17:21, 3 April 2018 (UTC)

[Posted] RD: Bob Beattie

Article: Bob Beattie (skiing) (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): The Denver Post
Credits:

• Nominated by TDKR Chicago 101 (talk · give credit)

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

Nominator's comments: Article well sourced --TDKR Chicago 101 (talk) 21:02, 2 April 2018 (UTC)

• Support - Quite short but sufficient. Ready for posting.BabbaQ (talk) 23:06, 2 April 2018 (UTC)
• Posted Stephen 00:21, 3 April 2018 (UTC)

RD: Winnie Mandela

Article: Winnie Madikizela-Mandela (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): BBC
Credits:

• Nominated by The Rambling Man (talk · give credit)

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

 The Rambling Man (talk) 14:11, 2 April 2018 (UTC)

• Oppose You edit conflicted with me making the nomination, but the article is currently tagged for neutrality. I haven't got time to investigate how serious the problems are. Thryduulf (talk) 14:13, 2 April 2018 (UTC)
• Oppose until consensus is reached regarding the alleged NPOV issues. For the record, I don't think the article is all that bad, though there are some areas where UNDUE might be an issue. And the opening post on the talk page over this is simply a screed that should have been deleted per NOTFORUM. However there have been posts since then and so we are where we are. -Ad Orientem (talk) 17:02, 2 April 2018 (UTC)
• Wait - until issues identified above are resolved. However, should this be a blurb discussion? She would pass the Thatcher-Mandela axis, after all, and is a significant figure in the history of South Africa, and the story has occupied ten-fifteen minutes on the main Irish news broadcast, so international significance is clear. Stormy clouds (talk) 17:06, 2 April 2018 (UTC)
• Oppose - I haven't read the entire article to see what Senegambianamestudy has mentioned as being biased, whether that assumption is accurate and how to improve it. However, this tag is too important to ignore. Anarcho-authoritarian (talk) 17:09, 2 April 2018 (UTC)
• Oppose - Regretfully. The article has been tagged for neutrality. --TDKR Chicago 101 (talk) 21:00, 2 April 2018 (UTC)
• Conditional Support - I think this death is too notable to leave out. However, I do agree the article needs fixing up. I would support posting once the article's issues have been fixed. (NorthernFalcon (talk) 21:15, 2 April 2018 (UTC))
• Support - I've cleaned up the worst of the neutrality issues,especially in the lede, and removed the tag. I doubt the article would ever meet the standards of the neutrality tagger, since she was very controversial, and even sympathetic sources like sahistory.org.za struggle to be hagiographic. Overall, she's a highly significant figure, whose death should make the front page. Park3r (talk) 12:04, 3 April 2018 (UTC)

Philippine vice presidential election poll recount

Article: Philippine presidential election, 2016#Electoral protest (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ The Supreme Court of the Philippines starts the recounting of the 2016 Philippine vice presidential election votes from the provinces of Camarines Sur, Iloilo, and Negros Occidental. (Post)
Alternative blurb: ​ The Supreme Court of the Philippines starts its recount of votes from the 2016 Philippine vice presidential election
News source(s): Philstar, Manila Times, Inquirer, and Sunstar
Credits:

• Nominated by Itsquietuptown (talk · give credit)

Nominator's comments: It is a notable event as it might change the second most powerful person the Philippines; it is not an ITNR but I think the event is notable. ITSQUIETUPTOWN talk • contribs 06:35, 2 April 2018 (UTC)

• Wait. Recounts are not uncommon, though perhaps less so at the national level. If this merits posting at all, it shouldn't be until the recount is completed and if the result is changed. 331dot (talk) 10:06, 2 April 2018 (UTC)
• Conditional wait for either 3 months (according to Marcos) or 6 months or more (according to Robredo), and if Marcos wins the protest. –HTD 10:55, 2 April 2018 (UTC)
• Wait. I will support this if Marcos wins the count. Morever, the article looks good and it is good to go. BSrap (talk) 14:46, 2 April 2018 (UTC)
• Weak oppose sadly, since 1) it might not actually change the outcome of the election and 2) it's for the position of vice president, which is still subordinate to the president. Banedon (talk) 23:28, 2 April 2018 (UTC)
• Oppose Vice presidential election. If there are major protests or other notable reaction, I'm willing to reconsider. Spencer^T♦C 16:53, 3 April 2018 (UTC)

Costa Rica election

Article: Costa Rican general election, 2018 (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ Carlos Alvarado Quesada is elected president of Costa Rica. (Post)
Credits:

• Nominated by Lihaas (talk · give credit)

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.

 Lihaas (talk) 06:10, 2 April 2018 (UTC)

• Support - Article appears to be well-written, sourced and updated. Jusdafax (talk) 06:48, 2 April 2018 (UTC)
• Note - Infobox is not updated; still speaks of the election in the future tense. --Jayron32 10:32, 2 April 2018 (UTC)
• Support Quality article, presidential elections are generally notable. Calm Omaha (talk) 00:41, 3 April 2018 (UTC)
• Comment. We have in the past required elections to have at least a paragraph of sourced post-election reactions, which this lacks. ETA: The incoming president's article is also very short and orange-tagged for lack of sources. Espresso Addict (talk) 00:51, 3 April 2018 (UTC)

[Posted] Tiangong-1

Article: Tiangong-1 (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ Tiangong-1, China's first space station, is deorbited, crashing harmlessly into the South Pacific Ocean. (Post)
News source(s): Guardian, CNN
Credits:

• Nominated by Masem (talk · give credit)

Article updated

Nominator's comments: Note that this was not a control descent - the station stopped responding to ground control in 2016, and it is relatively fortunate it crashed harmlessly. However, it is the EOL of China's first space station; not an ITNR but I think significant enough. Masem (t) 02:05, 2 April 2018 (UTC)

• Support Article overall is of decent quality and the relevant section (Tiangong-1#Re-entry) provides solid coverage of the topic. Spencer^T♦C 02:28, 2 April 2018 (UTC)
• Support - no issues, article updated, good to go. Mjroots (talk) 03:16, 2 April 2018 (UTC)
• Support: Decent quality; well-referenced.  Nixinova  T  C  03:38, 2 April 2018 (UTC)
• Support Decent article and informative. –Ammarpad (talk) 04:43, 2 April 2018 (UTC)
• Oppose, no lasting impact. Also, will squat on the list for at least a week after everyone has stopped caring about it. Abductive (reasoning) 05:28, 2 April 2018 (UTC)
• Support. Interesting, updated, informative & in the news. Espresso Addict (talk) 06:02, 2 April 2018 (UTC)
• Oppose no significance, it died already 2 years ago, and not interesting. zzz (talk) 06:17, 2 April 2018 (UTC)
• Support - article is good, event is significant and of interest to readers. Stormy clouds (talk) 09:55, 2 April 2018 (UTC)
• Comment, "Deorbited" suggests a controlled descent, which this was not. 331dot (talk) 10:09, 2 April 2018 (UTC)
• Posted slight modification of blurb, based on 331dot's suggestion. --Jayron32 10:35, 2 April 2018 (UTC)
• Comment could we get some indication that this was planned? It reads like it was some freak accident. Brightgalrs (/braɪtˈɡæl.ərˌɛs/)^[ᴛ] 22:28, 2 April 2018 (UTC)
  • It wasn't planned. China turned off most support for the station in early 2016 but had no plans for how to decommision it, then a few months later, they found it was dropping altitude and they had no control of the station from ground control. Since then, they've been running models after models about when and where it would land on Earth. --Masem (t) 00:36, 3 April 2018 (UTC)
  • Per Masem, this was not a planned event. China basically abandoned it two years ago, and left it to do what it will. It just happened to fall back to Earth this week. --Jayron32 13:00, 3 April 2018 (UTC)

April 1

Portal:Current events/2018 April 1

April 1, 2018 (2018-04-01) (Sunday) Armed conflicts and attacks 2016–18 Kashmir unrest Clashes in South Kashmir, India, kill two civilians, three soldiers, and 13 militants. (The Times of India) 2018 Gaza border protests The Israeli Government rejects calls for an inquiry, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu likening criticism by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to an April Fool's Day joke. (The Telegraph) Pope Francis uses his Easter address to call for peace between the peoples of Israel and Palestine in response to the clashes. (The Guardian) Syrian Civil War Rebel fighters start evacuating from Douma, Eastern Ghouta, Syria, and head to Idlib Governorate on government buses. Douma is the last rebel stronghold in Eastern Ghouta. (The Washington Post) Guatemalan Civil War The trial of Guatemalan ex-ruler Efraín Ríos Montt, accused of genocide during the civil war in the 1980s, ends abruptly with the defendant's death. (BBC) Business and economy Bahraini state media reports the discovery of the nation's largest known deposit of oil and gas in an offshore field. (Bloomberg) Iraq's Oil Ministry brings forward the proposed date for awarding oil exploration contracts for new fields offshore and near the Iranian and Kuwaiti borders to April 15. (CNBC) Disasters and accidents 2018 Kemerovo fire Governor Aman Tuleyev of Russia's Kemerovo Oblast resigns over the disaster last week at the Winter Cherry complex. Tuleyev himself lost a young relative in the fire, but had faced protests in the aftermath. (The Guardian) Football matches across Russia are marked with silence from fans throughout the first half to commemorate the dead. (BBC) History of autonomous cars The US National Transportation Safety Board criticizes Tesla over the carmaker's release of investigative information regarding the fatal crash of a Model X in California. (The Washington Post) Two buses collide head-on in Kuwait, killing fifteen oil workers from India, Egypt, and Pakistan. Six people are injured. (The National) Water shortages caused by a burst pipe in Thessaloniki, Greece, enter a fifth day. (eKathimerini) A bus crash in Slanic Prahova, Romania, injures 23 Israeli tourists. (The Times of Israel) A KLM Boeing 777 flying from Atlanta, Georgia to Amsterdam, Netherlands encounters severe turbulence over the Atlantic Ocean causing injuries to four occupants. (The Aviation Herald) International relations South Korea–United States relations The governments of the United States and South Korea begin their Foal Eagle and Key Resolve military drills. (New Indian Express) Indian Minister of State for External Affairs V.K. Singh travels to Iraq to reclaim the bodies of 38 workers abducted in Mosul by ISIL in 2016 after they were found in a mass grave near Badush last month. (Iraqi News) Reactions to the poisoning of Sergei and Yulia Skripal The Embassy of Russia in London releases a list of 14 questions over the attack, including a question on possible French involvement. (Sky News) An Ilyushin Il-76 jet carrying Russian diplomats and their families who were expelled from the United States as a reaction to the poisoning arrives at Moscow's Vnukovo Airport. (Sky News) In an interview, Russian Ambassador to the United Kingdom Alexander Yakovenko calls the poisoning a provocation and states that the Russian government suspects British intelligence agencies of being behind the incident. (RT), (Daily Star), (TASS) Foreign relations of Zambia Zambian President Edgar Lungu requests that Cuba recall its ambassador, Nelson Pages Vilas, for allegedly expressing support for a new opposition party. (News24) Law and crime In response to the suicide of a student, protestors attack Crossroads Higher Secondary School in Pampady, India, and clash with police. (Gulf News) Hart family crash California Highway Patrol says a crash that left five dead and three children missing after a car fell off a cliff into the sea may have been intentional. (NBC News) An overnight prison riot kills seven police officers in Amatlán de los Reyes, Veracruz, Mexico. (BBC) Politics and elections Politics of Botswana Botswanan President Ian Khama retires from office. Mokgweetsi Masisi is inaugurated as the fifth President of Botswana. (Africa News), (Reuters) Costa Rican general election, 2018, Recognition of same-sex unions in Costa Rica Pro-same-sex marriage candidate Carlos Alvarado of the Citizens' Action Party defeats conservative candidate Fabricio Alvarado of the National Restoration Party in the second round of voting to become the new President of Costa Rica. (BBC) Politics of the Gambia, ECOWAS military intervention in the Gambia, 2016–17 Gambian constitutional crisis The new government of the Gambia accuses ex-President Yahya Jammeh's supporters of assisting and sheltering foreign militants (the Movement of Democratic Forces of Casamance). (The Guardian) Politics of San Marino Matteo Ciacci of Civic 10 and Stefano Palmieri of Future Republic take office as the Captains Regent of San Marino. (SMTV San Marino) Sports 2018 Commonwealth Games The Commonwealth Games Federation places India under formal investigation for doping. (TVNZ) 2018 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament Notre Dame wins the 2018 NCAA Tournament over Mississippi State 61–58, with the deciding points coming on a dramatic 3-point shot by Arike Ogunbowale just before the final buzzer. (ESPN)

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RD: Steven Bochco

Article: Steven Bochco (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): LA Times
Credits:

• Nominated by Everymorning (talk · give credit)

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

Nominator's comments: Mostly well sourced. Emphasis on mostly (there are still parts in the body that are unsourced, some of which are currently tagged as such.) Every morning (there's a halo...) 03:43, 2 April 2018 (UTC)

• Support when updated, and he had a lasting impact on American television. Daniel Case (talk) 18:23, 2 April 2018 (UTC)
• Oppose I think this needs quite a lot of work - there are many unsourced statements.--Pawnkingthree (talk) 18:31, 2 April 2018 (UTC)
• Oppose nowhere near ready for the main page, far too much of it is unreferenced, this is still a BLP. The Rambling Man (talk) 18:39, 2 April 2018 (UTC)
• Oppose per above. Referencing is really quite poor. -Ad Orientem (talk) 02:30, 3 April 2018 (UTC)

RD: Efraín Ríos Montt

Article: Efraín Ríos Montt (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): BBC
Credits:

• Nominated by FlyingAce (talk · give credit)

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

Nominator's comments: Needs work. –FlyingAce^✈hello 21:28, 1 April 2018 (UTC)

• Support Good article; has 6 {{cn}} tags tho.  Nixinova  T  C  21:58, 1 April 2018 (UTC)
• Oppose. Orange tags and several sections almost completely unreferenced. Challenger l (talk) 18:22, 2 April 2018 (UTC)
• Oppose has been tagged since 2013, needs serious work before it could even be realistically considered for main page. The Rambling Man (talk) 18:40, 2 April 2018 (UTC)

[Closed] Aman Tuleyev resigns as Governor of Kemerovo (Russia)

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Article: Aman Tuleyev (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ Aman Tuleyev resigns as Governor of Kemerovo Oblast following a shopping complex fire that killed at least 64 people in Kemerovo, Russia (Post)
News source(s): The Moscow Times
Credits:

• Nominated by 179.52.167.173 (talk · give credit)

 179.52.167.173 (talk) 09:38, 1 April 2018 (UTC)

• This seems like pure ITN, a fire and a relatively minor change in a political position combined Galobtter (pingó mió) 14:08, 1 April 2018 (UTC)
• Oppose on its own merits, but open to expanding existing blurb without bumping. Stormy clouds (talk) 14:10, 1 April 2018 (UTC)
• Oppose. This longtime official falling on their sword (and who was apparently going to resign soon anyway due to health reasons) doesn't seem significant enough to be posted on its own. Perhaps update the blurb as SC suggests. 331dot (talk) 14:12, 1 April 2018 (UTC)
• Oppose per above, but not opposed to adding to existing blurb. --Masem (t) 14:33, 1 April 2018 (UTC)
• Oppose local politics don't deserve ITN coverage. The Rambling Man (talk) 21:00, 1 April 2018 (UTC)
• Oppose Local politics.  Nixinova  T  C  21:44, 1 April 2018 (UTC)

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March 31

Portal:Current events/2018 March 31

March 31, 2018 (2018-03-31) (Saturday) Armed conflicts and attacks Terrorism in the United Kingdom Police in London announce the arrest on March 29 of a 19-year-old man suspected of the commission, preparation, or instigation of acts of terrorism. (Time 107.5fm) Syrian Civil War, Siege of Eastern Ghouta, Rif Dimashq offensive (February 2018–present) The Syrian Army declares that the Eastern Ghouta towns of Arbin, Zamalka, Jobar, and Ein Tarma are vacated of rebel fighters. Except for the town of Douma, which is facing an ultimatum, the government controls most of the area around the capital Damascus. (AP via The New Zealand Herald) Arts and culture General Conference (LDS Church) The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announces the elevation of Brazilian Ulisses Soares and Chinese American Gerrit W. Gong to the church's top leadership group, the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. They are respectively the first Latin American and first man of Asian descent to serve in this role. (AP via Yahoo!) LDS President Russell M. Nelson announces that High Priests Quorum will be merged into Elders Quorum. (Daily Herald) A man attempts Seppuku at Nankang Software Park in Taiwan, apparently in response to the final public appearance of online celebrity Zhou 'Dora' Yingxin. (Kotaku) Disasters and accidents U.S.-based automobile manufacturer Tesla confirms that one of their Model X cars was placed into Autopilot mode moments before a fatal crash in California, United States. Tesla's Autopilot system is not intended to operate independently and as such the driver is meant to have their hands on the wheel at all times. The recorder of the system logged that the driver did not have their hands on the wheel at the time of the crash. (BBC) Updated analysis by the European Space Agency and Aerospace Corporation suggests that the derelict Chinese space station Tiangong-1 will crash on tomorrow evening or the day thereafter in the morning. Although the prediction remains highly uncertain, the station may impact around Africa. (Space.com) A fire destroys four World Food Programme warehouses in Hudaydah, Yemen, which contained 50 tonnes of food as well as fuel and mattresses. (BBC) Stansted Airport in the United Kingdom reopens after a shuttle bus fire. (The Guardian) In Japan, Kyushu Electric Power shuts down their Genkai Nuclear Power Plant because of a steam leak less than a week after being restarted for the first time in seven years. (The Mainichi) An explosion at a market in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, kills one person and injures three others. (Tolo News) A bulldozer damages a gas line with a subsequent explosion at a construction site in al-Jalala mountain, Egypt, killing two people and wounding nine more. (The Egypt Independent) A hotel collapses in Indore, India, killing at least 10 people. (CNBC) A fairground ride collapses in Neuville-sur-Saône, central France. Occupied pods attached to the ride fall to the ground, ejecting some riders, with one man dead. (Channel News Asia) 2018 Balikpapan oil spill As workers attempt to clean up an oil spill, a fire breaks out off the coast of Borneo near Balikpapan, Indonesia, killing at least two fishermen. Search and rescue personnel evacuate all 20 crew from a nearby ship. (AFP via Channel News Asia) International relations Poisoning of Sergei and Yulia Skripal The United Kingdom Foreign Office considers a consular request from the government of Russia for visitation with Yulia Skripal, the daughter of poisoned ex-spy Sergei Skripal. (The Guardian) The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency claims a Vietnamese fishing vessel tried to ram one of their boats when they tried to detain it for illegally entering and fishing from Malaysian waters. (The Sun Daily) 2018 Gaza border protests Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas accuses Israel of responsibility for the deaths of 16 protestors at the border with Gaza. Israel accuses Palestinian terrorists of using civilians as human shields. A video begins circulating on social media appearing to show an unarmed teenager being shot. (Bloomberg) Israel claims to have identified ten of the dead as members of terrorist organisations, and publishes a list of their names and the groups Israel says they belonged to. (The Times of Israel) An unknown source supposedly leaks a report from the German defence ministry which suggests the nation's Tornado fighter jets may not meet NATO requirements for secure encrypted communications and are therefore potentially unsuitable for NATO missions. (Reuters) The French ambassador to Italy is summoned to the Italian foreign ministry to explain an incident in which French police cross over the sovereign border of Italy, enter a migrant clinic in Turin, and force a refugee to take a urine test. (BBC) In order to make sea room for expanding berthing facilities in Trincomalee Harbour, the Sri Lankan navy raises the SS Sagaing, a British passenger ship sunk when it was bombed in an April 1942 Japanese air strike during World War II. (BBC) Law and crime Crime in Russia The Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs detains Ziyavudin Magomedov, his brother Magomed Magomedov, and the chief executive of the Summa Group on charges of embezzlement of public funds and criminal association. A Moscow court orders Ziyavudin Magomedov, one of the richest Russians, to remain in pre-trial custody until May 30. (TASS), (Reuters) Human rights in Turkey The Law Society of England and Wales issues a report claiming that Turkey has prosecuted 1,539 lawyers since the 2016 coup d'état attempt. The report states that 580 people still remain incarcerated with 103 more having received prison sentences. (The Law Gazette) In Madarganj Upazila, Jamalpur, Bangladesh, a group of between 70 and 80 people from one faith of mosque attack an inauguration ceremony for another faith of mosque, resulting in at least 20 injured. (The Rabwah Times) Politics and elections Sierra Leonean general election, 2018 The second round of a general election begins in Sierra Leone with a tight race expected between the People's Party and the All People's Congress. Incumbent President Ernest Bai Koroma is constitutionally barred from seeking a third term in office. (The Guardian) Botswanan President Ian Khama steps down and hands power over to Vice President Mokgweetsi Masisi. (Africa News) Science and technology The current largest cruise ship in the world Royal Caribbean International's $1.35 billion MV Symphony of the Seas commences its maiden voyage. (USA Today) Sports 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament The Michigan Wolverines and the Villanova Wildcats advance to the National Championship Game after defeating the Loyola Ramblers and Kansas Jayhawks in the Final Four. (CBS Sports)

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[Posted] RD: Margarita Carrera

Article: Margarita Carrera (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
Credits:

• Nominated by Dumelow (talk · give credit)
• Updated by FlyingAce (talk · give credit)

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

Nominator's comments: Article perhaps a little short but has been updated and sourcing seems OK Dumelow (talk) 09:14, 1 April 2018 (UTC)

• Oppose One of the main references is a WordPress.Zigzig20s (talk) 09:37, 1 April 2018 (UTC)

Support Problem solved.Zigzig20s (talk) 22:08, 2 April 2018 (UTC)

• Comment. The bio needs expanding. The bibliograpy is unsourced. Espresso Addict (talk) 09:41, 1 April 2018 (UTC)
• Comment I'll try to improve with local sources. –FlyingAce^✈hello 17:23, 1 April 2018 (UTC)
• Oppose "selected works" is unreferenced. The Rambling Man (talk) 20:59, 1 April 2018 (UTC)

• @The Rambling Man: Newbie question – would adding the ISBN be sufficient, or do we need a RS stating these works were authored by her? I am honestly not sure about the correct way to source lists of works. Thank you! –FlyingAce^✈hello 16:52, 2 April 2018 (UTC)

• Yes, ISBNs are usually considered acceptable from a verifiability and RS perspective. The Rambling Man (talk) 18:41, 2 April 2018 (UTC)

• P.S. I do realize that the existing sources are problematic as well – I'm currently looking for better sources to replace the Wordpress blog. –FlyingAce^✈hello 16:53, 2 April 2018 (UTC)

• Comment I have sourced her works, replaced the Wordpress ref with more reliable sources, and cited most of her awards (and removed the ones I couldn't find a RS for). @Zigzig20s, Espresso Addict, and The Rambling Man: Would you mind taking another look? –FlyingAce^✈hello 21:12, 2 April 2018 (UTC)
• Posted. Thanks, FlyingAce. Espresso Addict (talk) 23:11, 2 April 2018 (UTC)

[Posted] RD: Peg Lautenschlager

Article: Peg Lautenschlager (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
Credits:

• Nominated by Dumelow (talk · give credit)

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

Nominator's comments: Article has been updated and appears to be fully referenced Dumelow (talk) 09:08, 1 April 2018 (UTC)

• Oppose electoral history section has no refs. The Rambling Man (talk) 20:58, 1 April 2018 (UTC)

Hi The Rambling Man, I have now added reliable references for these results - Dumelow (talk) 21:46, 2 April 2018 (UTC)

Support good enough for me now! The Rambling Man (talk) 21:50, 2 April 2018 (UTC)

• Support g2g. --TDKR Chicago 101 (talk) 21:52, 2 April 2018 (UTC)
• Posted Stephen 23:33, 2 April 2018 (UTC)

[Posted] RD: Chris Edwards

Article: Chris Edwards (boxer) (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): BBC, World Boxing
Credits:

• Nominated by Black Kite (talk · give credit)

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

Nominator's comments: British national boxing champion. Pretty well sourced now. Black Kite (talk) 12:51, 31 March 2018 (UTC)

• Weak support references aren't well written and some are out of order, but it's good enough. The Rambling Man (talk) 15:23, 31 March 2018 (UTC)
• Support Looks OK now. –Ammarpad (talk) 18:48, 31 March 2018 (UTC)
• Posted. Spencer^T♦C 19:51, 2 April 2018 (UTC)

[Posted] 2018 Land Day incidents

Article: 2018 Land Day incidents (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ Admittedly, I'm struggling to think of a blurb that is both succinct and neutral (Post)
Alternative blurb: ​ Clashes kill 16 at the border between Israel and the Gaza Strip.
Alternative blurb II: ​ Clashes kill 17 Palestinian protesters and injure more than 1,400 others at the border between Israel and the Gaza Strip.
Alternative blurb III: ​ Clashes at the border between Israel and the Gaza Strip leave 17 Palestinian protesters dead and over 1,400 others injured.

It seems like an entry of some kind for the 2018 Land Day incidents would be in order, if anyone can come up with a suitable blurb. 89.240.143.247 (talk) 21:20, 31 March 2018 (UTC)

• Weak support this has been trending on social media yet failing to break any mainstream news (how curious) but it's a significant clampdown and attack. The Rambling Man (talk) 21:22, 31 March 2018 (UTC)
• Possible blurb Clashes kill 16 at the border between Israel and the Gaza Strip. 89.240.143.247 (talk) 21:27, 31 March 2018 (UTC)

• Added  Nixinova  T  C  01:20, 1 April 2018 (UTC)

• Support - per TRM, and support proposed blurb, which I find to be phrased quite neutrally. I’d support a mention of the now 17 Palestinian protesters that died, actually, but this blurb should be acceptable. Jusdafax (talk) 21:42, 31 March 2018 (UTC)
• Comment this can't go up with a list of the dead. That's silly. --LaserLegs (talk) 22:35, 31 March 2018 (UTC)
• Support - Referenced. Sherenk1 (talk) 04:55, 1 April 2018 (UTC)
• Support - It's an important event. Oranjelo100 (talk) 05:24, 1 April 2018 (UTC)
• Comment - I would clarify 16 (now 17) Palestinians died so no one concludes both sides sustained the same casualties. Other than that, I support - this major event and don't find the dead to be "silly".TheGracefulSlick (talk) 05:37, 1 April 2018 (UTC)
• Support َA major even with significant toll in a day. Moreover, as per TheGracefulSlick, the blurb needs to include 16 Palestinians! --Mhhossein ^talk 06:51, 1 April 2018 (UTC)
• Support. This is actual news, as opposed to whatever this ridiculous cricket ball-molestation story is. Sandstein 10:08, 1 April 2018 (UTC)

• You mean the biggest story for years about the second-biggest sport in the world? Black Kite (talk) 10:10, 1 April 2018 (UTC)

• The one that's no longer in the news, that's right. --LaserLegs (talk) 11:41, 1 April 2018 (UTC)

• I think Sandstein needs to stop being a dick here. His edits are becoming disruptive here and if they continue I will seek for him to be topic-banned. The Rambling Man (talk) 20:57, 1 April 2018 (UTC)

• Support. All over the news, will run for a while. Black Kite (talk) 10:10, 1 April 2018 (UTC)
• Comment The article is level 4 edit protected or somesuch, I've asked that the list of victims be refed or deleted but it's gone no where. Maybe someone here with the right barnstars and flags can go and clean that up so we can post it. Without that section it's easily as long as the slew of other irrelevant disaster stories which are routinely posted. --LaserLegs (talk) 11:41, 1 April 2018 (UTC)
• There is an unsourced paragraph, in addition to the above mentioned issue with the victim list. When those two issues are resolved, I support. – Muboshgu (talk) 15:30, 1 April 2018 (UTC)

@Muboshgu and LaserLegs: I tried to add some citations and fix the raised issues. --Mhhossein ^talk 20:55, 1 April 2018 (UTC)

Indeed it is fixed. I now Support as it's ready. – Muboshgu (talk) 21:08, 1 April 2018 (UTC)

Thanks. I still don't think a list of the individuals is encyclopedic but it's refed so support GTG --LaserLegs (talk) 23:24, 1 April 2018 (UTC)

• Blurb suggestion: Clashes kill 17 Palestinian protesters and injures 1,416 others at the border between Israel and the Gaza Strip. --Mhhossein ^talk 20:59, 1 April 2018 (UTC)
  • I'll add that as an altblurb for an WP:UNINVOLVED admin to post. – Muboshgu (talk) 21:08, 1 April 2018 (UTC)
    • I fixed that suggestion to something that might be acceptable in written English and moderately future-proofed. The Rambling Man (talk) 21:22, 1 April 2018 (UTC)
• Another possible blurb Clashes kill 17 Palestinians and injure more than 1,400 others during protests at the border between Israel and the Gaza Strip. Suggesting this form because Israel would strongly dispute the claim these were all merely protestors, and is accusing the majority of the dead of terrorism. -- BobTheIP editing as 89.240.143.247 (talk) 21:45, 1 April 2018 (UTC)
• Support Lots of people involved; newsworthy.  Nixinova  T  C  21:49, 1 April 2018 (UTC)
• Support altblurb 2 & 3 - I'm amazed this hasn't been posted yet. No need to whitewash this. The fact that the people killed are Palestinians needs to be in the blurb. --39.57.233.22 (talk) 07:54, 2 April 2018 (UTC)
• Comment anyone here to post this? It's been ready for a couple of days now. The Rambling Man (talk) 18:42, 2 April 2018 (UTC)
• Posted. Alt3. Spencer^T♦C 19:46, 2 April 2018 (UTC)
• not 3: I would leave out the number injured because it is not independently verified, and including it supports the Hamas POV. OtterAM (talk) 22:30, 2 April 2018 (UTC)
  • Excluding it supports the IDF POV. Here is the thing, it's cited to reliable sources. --LaserLegs (talk) 13:43, 3 April 2018 (UTC)

March 30

Portal:Current events/2018 March 30

March 30, 2018 (2018-03-30) (Friday) Armed conflicts and attacks Terrorism in Pakistan A bomb targeting police in Dera Ismail Khan, Pakistan, kills three people and injures five others. (Geo News) Syrian Civil War A roadside bomb in Syria kills one British and one U.S. soldier and injures five more coalition personnel. It is the first death of a British soldier fighting ISIL. (The Telegraph) The government of Turkey rejects the government of France's offer to mediate in the conflict between Turkish armed forces and Kurdish YPG militia in Syria. (BBC) 2018 Gaza border protests On Land Day, the start of a planned six-week protest at the Israeli-Gazan border involving tens of thousands of Palestinians, Israeli forces kill 16 Palestinians and wound over 1,100 others as tens of thousands of protestors approach the border fence. (The Times of Israel), (Reuters) Terrorism in Italy In the latest in a series of raids, Italian authorities detain 19-year-old Ilyass Hadouz in Fossano on suspicion of pro-ISIL extremism. (Euronews) National counter-terror prosecutor Federico Cafiero de Raho states that an estimated 50 people have returned to Italy after fighting with the Islamic State. (ANSA) Aftermath of the Orlando nightclub shooting A United States court jury in Florida finds the widow of Omar Mateen not guilty of assisting her husband in the June 2016 attack that killed 49 people. (CNN) Terrorism in Germany Police in Germany announce that earlier this week they detained four Syrian nationals on suspicion of arson and attempted murder over a Turkish Muslim mosque firebombing in Ulm. Police say the attack "may have been politically motivated". (The Local) Disasters and accidents A bus carrying migrant workers from Myanmar catches fire near Bangkok, Thailand, killing twenty people and injuring one other. (Evening Standard) Stansted Airport in the United Kingdom is evacuated after a bus catches fire outside the main terminal. (The Telegraph) A hot air balloon hits a tree near Sydney, Australia, wounding 16 people. (Sky News) An overloaded bus carrying migrants from Iran, Pakistan, and Afghanistan crashes into a light pole on the Igdir-Kars highway in Turkey and catches fire. A second bus hits some of the ejected passengers, killing at least 17 people and wounding 36 others. (The Times of Israel) An overloaded bus explodes a tyre and crashes near Bhanjyang, Nepal, killing at least two people and wounding dozens of others. A riot follows. (ABC) The government of Russia declares a state of emergency in Volokolamsk over toxic hydrogen sulphide fumes leaking from a dump at at least ten times permitted concentrations. (BBC) International relations Russia and weapons of mass destruction The Russian military announces a second test of its most advanced nuclear ICBM, the RS-28 Sarmat, from a base in Plesetsk. President Vladimir Putin claimed in his March 1 state of the nation speech that the new nuclear arsenal will be impossible for U.S.-engineered technology to intercept. (ABC News) (Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty) Politics and elections Polish President Andrzej Duda vetoes a bill that would have demoted all communist-era military officers who served between 1944 and 1990 to private. (Deutsche Welle) Law and crime Alcohol licensing laws of Ireland The government of Ireland lifts a 90-year ban on the sale of alcohol on the religious holiday of Good Friday. (BBC) Reactions to the poisoning of Sergei and Yulia Skripal The Putin administration gives the government of the United Kingdom one month to reduce its diplomatic missions' sizes to mirror those of the Russian ones in Britain. (The Telegraph) The government of Russia expels 59 diplomats from 23 nations and may also take retaliatory action against four other countries. (Reuters via Geo News) The government of Russia claims that United Kingdom police searched an Aeroflot Airbus jet at Heathrow Airport arriving from Moscow. The Metropolitan Police deny searching the aircraft. (Sky News) The government of Ukraine states that it expelled two Iranians earlier this year for attempting to buy a Kh-31 missile in Kiev, in violation of United Nations sanctions. (The Daily Beast) Senegalese Judge Malick LaMotte sentences Khalifa Sall, mayor of Dakar, Senegal, to a five-year term for fraud. (BBC) Protestors take to the streets in Faisalabad, Pakistan, following the rape and murder of a local university student. (Geo News) Illegal immigration to the United States Mexican federal police and migration agents find 136 migrants in a locked truck abandoned near a freeway in Veracruz. Without water or food, the people from the countries of Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador, and Nicaragua, including dozens of minors, were en route to the United States. (Reuters) Immigration to the United States The Trump administration through the United States Department of State publishes a 60-day notice of request for public comment, proposing to collect social media identities from nearly everyone who seeks entry into the United States. (The Indian Express) Alexanda Amon Kotey and El Shafee Elsheikh, detained in Syria on suspicion of beheading hostages for Islamic State, claim their right to a fair trial has been breached by the government of the United Kingdom stripping them of citizenship. (Sky News) Four suicide bombers attack Maiduguri, Nigeria, killing five people with thirteen others wounded. (Daily Post) Terrorism in the United States Judge Ellen Lipton Hollander of the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland sentences Maryland resident Mohamed Elshinawy to a 20-year term for financing ISIS. (AP via Fox News) U.S. sportswear brand Under Armour states that the personal details (including user names, email addresses and scrambled passwords) of about 150 million users of the MyFitnessPal application were compromised in one of the biggest hacks in history. (The Guardian) The Lansing, Michigan, Catholic Diocese's insurance company files a civil suit against Rev. Jonathan Wehrle, former pastor of St. Martha's Catholic Church in Okemos, a Lansing suburb, for the embezzlement of more than $5 million from his parish. Wehrle already faces six criminal counts for using embezzled funds to pay for home construction (appraised for much more than a $1 million), maintenance, and purchases. (Lansing State Journal), (AP via ABC News), (Lansing State Journal²) Science and technology Suicide among LGBT youth Journal of Adolescent Health publishes research from the University of Texas at Austin implying that transgender youths have a much lower risk of suicide when they are permitted to use their own chosen names. (Eureka Alert!), (Journal of Adolescent Health) Chinese space program Updated predictions suggest that derelict Chinese space station Tiangong-1 will reenter Earth's atmosphere over the weekend. (CNET) Sports International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach meets North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. (ESPN)

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Win Myint appointed President of Myanmar

Article: Win Myint (politician) (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ Win Myint is sworn in as President of Myanmar. (Post)
Alternative blurb: ​ Win Myint is elected by the Electoral College as President of Myanmar
News source(s): BBC
Credits:

• Nominated by Lihaas (talk · give credit)

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: ITNR as head of state change and it ain't a small country barely in the news. Lihaas (talk) 18:34, 30 March 2018 (UTC)

• Conditional Support-Head of state changes are important, no matter the importance of the country, should be posted once the article is no longer a stub. Awestruck1(talk) 22:35, 30 March 2018 (UTC)
• Comment- I would support it, but the article is not good enough. It's a stub or a start at best.--SirEdimon (talk) 22:54, 30 March 2018 (UTC)
• It's long enough, but it needs sources. – Muboshgu (talk) 02:54, 31 March 2018 (UTC)
• Oppose There are 5 {{cn}} templates that must be fix them. Hanamanteo (talk) 04:30, 31 March 2018 (UTC)

• {{cn}} resolved, though it was a bit uncomfortable to use Sputnik News. Juxlos (talk) 10:11, 31 March 2018 (UTC)

• Comment Per BBC, this should be under 28 March, when the MPs elected him. Added altblurb for clarity. Brandmeister^talk 07:27, 31 March 2018 (UTC)
• Support per Awestruck1. Some extensions needed. Juxlos (talk) 10:11, 31 March 2018 (UTC)
• Oppose the ITNR is for the article about the election result. The Rambling Man (talk) 21:24, 1 April 2018 (UTC)

[Closed] RD: Bill Maynard

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Article: Bill Maynard (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-43596854
Credits:

• Nominated by Aiken drum (talk · give credit)

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

Nominator's comments: British actor. Needs a few extra references. Aiken D 12:57, 30 March 2018 (UTC)

• Oppose Needs more sourcing mainly towards information regarding his career.--TDKR Chicago 101 (talk) 17:38, 30 March 2018 (UTC)
• Oppose Poor quality, undersourced article. Television and Filmography section is completely unreferenced. Pawnkingthree (talk) 23:38, 30 March 2018 (UTC)

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March 29

Portal:Current events/2018 March 29

March 29, 2018 (2018-03-29) (Thursday) Armed conflicts and attacks 2016 Berlin truck attack Italian police arrest five Tunisians suspected of links to Anis Amri, perpetrator of the December 2016 terror attack in Germany. (Reuters) Terrorism in Israel The Central District Attorney’s Office filed an indictment with the Israeli Lod District Court against Abed al-Karim Adel Asi for the murder of a rabbi on February 5 and the Haifa District Attorney’s Office filed an indictment against Malek Yusef Nahar Asadi for the March 4 attempted murder by ramming a car which injured four people. (The Jerusalem Post) Terrorism in the United States U.S. District judge George B. Daniels of the District Court for the Southern District of New York has rejected the government of Saudi Arabia’s request to throw out lawsuits claiming the nation helped plan the September 11 attacks. (The Independent) Business and economy British automotive and aerospace engineering firm GKN (founded in 1759) is sold to British-based investment company Melrose Industries for £8.1 billion. (BBC) Disasters and accidents A magnitude 6.9 earthquake strikes off the coast of New Britain Island, Papua New Guinea, at a depth of 35 km (22 mi). There are no reports of immediate damage. [https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-43592321 (BBC) A boat capsizes in Nawabshah, Pakistan, killing eight people. (Geo News) A Línea Aérea Amaszonas passenger plane overruns the runway at Riberalta Airport after abandoning takeoff due to a bird strike and crashes into a ditch with no injuries. (The Aviation Herald) The Bureau d'Enquêtes et d'Analyses pour la Sécurité de l'Aviation Civile completes its probe into the March 2016 near-miss between two commercial aircraft at Basel/Mulhouse Airport, concluding miscommunication between an air crew and air traffic control was to blame. One aircraft took off over the top of the other one. (The Aviation Herald) International relations 2018 inter-Korean summit Authorities announce that the summit between the governments of North Korea and South Korea will take place on April 27, 2018. (USA Today) Reactions to the poisoning of Sergei and Yulia Skripal The Putin administration closes the United States consulate in Saint Petersburg and expels 60 U.S. diplomats from Russia as a retaliatory measure to the closing of the Russian consulate in Seattle, Washington. (BBC) Poland in the European Union The Polish government announces a planned visit for April 9 from European Commission Vice President Frans Timmermans. The government of Poland and the European Union are locked in a dispute over planned judicial reforms. (AFP News via Yahoo) American-led intervention in the Syrian Civil War U.S. President Donald Trump, during a speech on his infrastructure plan in Richland County, Ohio, announces U.S. forces will be leaving Syria "very soon." (Politico) (White House Dossier) Law and crime 2018 Valencia, Venezuela fire An attempted prison break and subsequent rioting and fires at a police station in Valencia, Carabobo State, Venezuela, results in at least 68 people dead. Two women who were visiting inmates are thought to be among the dead. Prosecutor General Tarek Saab says an investigation into what has happened would begin immediately. (BBC) A French animal rights activist is charged under counterterror legislation for praising the death of a butcher in a terror attack. (The Times of Israel) Extradition law in the United States U.S. Department of Justice immigration Judge Jose A. Sanchez in Boston, Massachusetts, approves an extradition request from the government of Guatemala for Juan Alicio Samayoa Cabrera, who is wanted for trial for war crimes. (WBUR News) Asylum in the United States Because the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) routinely failed to notify screened immigrant asylum-seekers of the one-year deadline for filing an actual asylum application, Western Washington state chief federal district judge Ricardo S. Martinez orders DHS to give those who missed the deadline another year to file their application, and to modify the DHS asylum system to avoid future problems. (AP via The Washington Post) Weinstein effect A pair of women accuse The Ren & Stimpy Show creator John Kricfalusi of sexually abusing them in the 1990s while they were minors. Kricfalusi, who was in his 40s at the time, admitted to Buzzfeed that he had an underage girlfriend during the years in question. (BuzzFeed) A car bomb kills five people and injures six others in Ajdabiya, Libya. (Reuters) Politics and elections Egyptian presidential election, 2018 State media reports preliminary indications incumbent President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi has won 90% of the vote with a 41% turnout. (BBC) 2018 Kentucky Senate Bill 151 Lawmakers at the Kentucky Senate and the Kentucky House of Representatives pass a heavily disputed pension overhaul and forward it to Governor Matt Bevin for his signature. Several school districts will close on Friday due to teacher protests against the bill. (AP) (WYMT-TV) (The Courier-Journal) Sports 2018 Major League Baseball season The 2018 Major League Baseball season begins. (Hollywood Life)

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[Updated] Update on Russian diplomat expulsion story

Article: Poisoning of Sergei and Yulia Skripal (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: No blurb specified (Post)
Credits:

• Nominated by WaltCip (talk · give credit)

Nominator's comments: Cross-posted from ITN/Errors where it was deleted: Apparently Russia now intends to expel at least 60 diplomats as a retaliation for having their diplomats expelled by the Western nations. Should we update the blurb with this? This is pretty serious. WaltCip (talk) 11:24, 30 March 2018 (UTC)

• Support - yes we should. Expanding the blurb to include the Russian retaliation makes sense, and this expansion is clearly notable, representing escalation and development to an already listed item. Stormy clouds (talk) 12:20, 30 March 2018 (UTC)
• Bump as combined blurb, something like "Russia and over 20 countries expel each other's diplomats in response to the poisoning of Sergei and Yulia Skripal", perhaps with the Reactions to the poisoning of Sergei and Yulia Skripal as a new target. Brandmeister^talk 13:38, 30 March 2018 (UTC)
• Maybe this should be moved to Ongoing. Natureium (talk) 14:23, 30 March 2018 (UTC)
• Update and Bump My gut says this may be winding down so I don't think ongoing is the optimal course. But who knows. This has already gone on longer than I expected. -Ad Orientem (talk) 14:47, 30 March 2018 (UTC)
• Support updating without bump So long as it's on the main page, it should be up to date. However, it's still second on the ITN list. By the time it is pushed off, it should be done. I don't feel that it's necessary to keep having the latest news on Russian international drama posted and bumped to the top of the main page every time something happens, but with all of that being said I still agree that this is an important story that belongs on the main page because of its unquestionable impact on global diplomacy. I also support the phrasing in Brandmeister's proposal as the nominator did not provide a proposed updated blurb. BrendonTheWizard (talk) 15:36, 30 March 2018 (UTC)
• Support blurb update The current blurb has a few days still, so adding this makes the most sense rather than a new blurb. --Masem (t) 18:38, 30 March 2018 (UTC)
• Update and bump agree with Brandmeister. Banedon (talk) 21:15, 30 March 2018 (UTC)
• Support updating without bump - Agree with the update, but no bump is needed per BrendonTheWizard. Jusdafax (talk) 00:00, 31 March 2018 (UTC)

• Since there seems to be consensus for doing so, I have updated the blurb but not bumped it, as suggested. Think I did it right. 331dot (talk) 08:17, 31 March 2018 (UTC)

Egyptian Presidential election 2018

Articles: Egyptian presidential election, 2018 (talk · history · tag) and Abdel Fattah el-Sisi (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ Incumbent Abdel Fattah el-Sisi wins the Egyptian presidential election, 2018 (Post)
News source(s): [5] [6]
Credits:

• Nominated by Banedon (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Number 57 (talk · give credit)

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

 Banedon (talk) 22:41, 29 March 2018 (UTC)

• Oppose According to the article, the winner will not be announced until 2 April, assuming there is no run-off. TheMrP (talk) 03:06, 30 March 2018 (UTC)
• Wait until formal announcement on April 2 as noted in article.--Jayron32 03:37, 30 March 2018 (UTC)
• Support- A new president in such a country such as Egypt should be posted Awestruck1(talk) 22:37, 30 March 2018 (UTC)

• Well of course, but it’s ITN/R, so we’re looking at article quality. To me it makes no sense to post this until results are confirmed on April 2. Pawnkingthree (talk) 23:43, 30 March 2018 (UTC)

• Support - Confirmed by Economist as well [7] Sherenk1 (talk) 05:00, 1 April 2018 (UTC)
• Oppose obviously. The second sentence of the lead says "A runoff, if necessary, will take place 19 April to 21 April outside the country and 24 April to 26 April within the country.". So this is clearly not ready. The Rambling Man (talk) 21:25, 1 April 2018 (UTC)
• Support per ITN/R. --Jamez42 (talk) 00:43, 3 April 2018 (UTC)
• Comment. The election article is not updated fully and has no post-election section. In particular, The Guardian source above is commenting on the high proportion of spoiled ballots. Espresso Addict (talk) 02:29, 3 April 2018 (UTC)

[Posted] RD: Emiliano Mondonico

Article: Emiliano Mondonico (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): BT
Credits:

• Nominated by Harambe Walks (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Danieletorino2 (talk · give credit) and Messirulez (talk · give credit)

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

Nominator's comments: This article is looking very well referenced due to the work of two specialists in Italian football. Harambe Walks (talk) 20:50, 29 March 2018 (UTC)

• Support Looks good. Pawnkingthree (talk) 23:40, 30 March 2018 (UTC)
• Support good to go. The Rambling Man (talk) 21:26, 1 April 2018 (UTC)
• Comment coming up to being ready to post for 24 hours now. Anyone here? The Rambling Man (talk) 18:43, 2 April 2018 (UTC)
• Posted. If an admin could doublecheck that I did it right, I'd appreciate it. 331dot (talk) 18:49, 2 April 2018 (UTC)
  • 331dot All fine. And congrats on becoming an admin ;) --Tone 18:54, 2 April 2018 (UTC)

[Closed] Pope says there is no Hell

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Article: Pope Francis (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ In an interview, Pope Francis states there is no Hell. (Post)
News source(s): Newsweek and numerous other sources.
Credits:

• Nominated by Ad Orientem (talk · give credit)

Article updated

Nominator's comments: Religious news doesn't often make it on here but this sounds pretty significant not least because it at least appears to contradict what the Roman Catholic Church has traditionally taught on this subject. Ad Orientem (talk) 16:39, 29 March 2018 (UTC)

• Comment. I honestly am not sure about the merits of this at the moment. But skimming the Newsweek piece, the Church is stating that it was not a formal interview but a private conversation and is challenging the accuracy of the transcript. Either way, this isn't the Pope making a formal declaration of Church policy/teachings. 331dot (talk) 16:42, 29 March 2018 (UTC)

That's a fair point. This is not an ex cathedra pronouncement and it changes no doctrine. I may withdraw this. However the Vatican's response is not really a denial. They play this game whenever this Pope puts his foot in his mouth by issuing a non-denial denial. "Well he may not have been accurately quoted... blah blah blah." -Ad Orientem (talk) 16:44, 29 March 2018 (UTC)

Also a fair point. 331dot (talk) 16:48, 29 March 2018 (UTC)

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[Closed] RD: Rusty Staub

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

• Nominated by Everymorning (talk · give credit)

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

Nominator's comments: Looks mostly well sourced (but there are some unsourced bits and pieces that need to be cleaned up). Every morning (there's a halo...) 15:39, 29 March 2018 (UTC)

• Oppose Some sections of the article have less than three citations. Overall yes it's not in bad shape, but there is room for more citations (plus I'm not sure if this is a merit for the nomination but the article does have a very few bare URLs that wouldn't hurt to clean up). --TDKR Chicago 101 (talk) 17:09, 29 March 2018 (UTC)
• Weak oppose not the greatest article, and a few citations missing, but not far off. The Rambling Man (talk) 20:59, 29 March 2018 (UTC)

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March 28

Portal:Current events/2018 March 28

March 28, 2018 (2018-03-28) (Wednesday) Armed conflicts and attacks Terrorism in the United Kingdom The Sentencing Council for England and Wales issues new guidelines increasing the penalties for terrorist offences. (The Financial Times), (The Law Gazette), (Sentencing Council for England and Wales) (The Times of India) A report by Max Hill QC, an independent reviewer of terrorism legislation, reviewing the police response to the March 2017 Westminster attack, concludes that the arrests of 12 people cleared of involvement were appropriate, as was the questioning of them on their religious beliefs. (The Guardian) Terrorism in Italy Italian counter-terror police arrest Elmahdi Halili on suspicion of planning attacks with knives and lorries, attempting to recruit terrorist attackers, and creating the first piece of Islamic State propaganda in Italian. (The Local) Libyan Crisis (2011–present) United States Africa Command announces that a March 24 airstrike in Ubari, Libya, killed Musa Abu Dawud, who was a wanted alleged senior member of al-Qaida. (Stars and Stripes) Iraqi insurgency (2017–present) Iraqi authorities announce the arrest of alleged senior Islamic State member Saab Abdullah al-Issawi in a military-supported airdrop in Anbar. (Iraqi News) Somali Civil War (2009–present) A car bomb near an International Committee of the Red Cross office wounds three people in Mogadishu, Somalia. (Anadolu Agency) Terrorism in Greece An anarchist group claims responsibility for a bombing outside a courthouse in Athens, Greece, on March 24. (eKathimerini) Business and economy Conviviality PLC, owner of Wine Rack and Bargain Booze, announces it has been refused investment to stave off bankruptcy and will likely enter administration. (The Guardian) The United Arab Emirates, with help from Korea Electric Power Corp., completes construction of the first reactor complex at the Barakah nuclear power plant 50 kilometres (31 mi) west of Ruwais. The complex is the first Arab nuclear power plant. (The Mercury News) Disasters and accidents Shutdown of Gran Turismo 6 Online Servers A partially-constructed building collapses onto a truck in Jacobs, Durban, South Africa, killing at least three people and hospitalising six more. (News 24), (Eyewitness News) A tank containing ethyl acetate explodes in a port in Livorno, Italy, killing two people. (The Local) California Highway Patrol search and rescue operations continue off the Californian coast for three children missing following a crash which killed five of their relatives. Their car drove out of a seaside unbarricaded parking lot and off of a 75-foot cliff into the sea on March 26. (KGW 8 News) Caribbean Airlines Flight 523 U.S. Federal Judge Michael P. Shea of the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut in Hartford, Connecticut awards an injured passenger US$272,000 against Caribbean Airlines over the July 2011 airliner crash in Guyana. (The Washington Post) A New Zealand light aircraft pilot Rod Vaughan claims that his plane was brought down at Waihi after colliding with a drone. If true, it would be the first such incident in the country. (Stuff) International relations China–North Korea relations The governments of China and North Korea both confirm that North Korea's supreme leader Kim Jong-un met with China's paramount leader Xi Jinping in Beijing during the past four days. China states that North Korea is "committed to denuclearization" and willing to hold a summit with the United States. (Reuters) Reactions to the poisoning of Sergei and Yulia Skripal Former Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko, himself the victim of a September 2004 poisoning, calls for military action to be considered against Russia. (Sky News) Poland–United States relations Poland signs a deal with the United States to buy a US$4.75 billion Patriot missile system. (BBC) Poland in the European Union Polish environment minister Henryk Kowalczyk says Poland alone should decide the fate of the protected Białowieża Forest, ahead of a European Court of Justice ruling on whether additional logging allowed by the Polish government at the UNESCO world heritage site breaches European Union rules. (Reuters) Law and crime Crime in Italy A judge in Catania, Italy, upholds the seizure of a Proactiva Open Arms ship that brought migrants to Sicily after refusing to hand them over to the Libyan Coast Guard. (The Libya Observer) Crime in the United Kingdom English judge Christine Henson fines St. Michael's Hospice in St. Leonards, at East Sussex, over the July 2015 fire in which three residents died. (BBC) Poisoning of Sergei and Yulia Skripal Police investigating the attack say they believe the Skripals were poisoned at Sergei Skripal's home. (Sky News) History of autonomous cars Claims emerge that Uber had disabled Volvo's collision avoidance technology in the self-driving car involved in a fatal accident in Arizona. (Bloomberg) Uber reaches an out-of-court settlement with the victim's family. (Reuters) Crime in Qatar Mubarak al-Ajji, named on a Qatari official list of wanted terrorists, wins second place at a government-sponsored triathlon and is photographed at the medal ceremony. (The Week) Crime in Canada A court in Quebec City accepts guilty pleas to six murders and six attempted murders tendered by Alexandre Bissonnette on March 26 and lifts restrictions on reporting the pleas after he passes a psychiatric evaluation. The charges relate to the January 2017 Islamophobic shooting at a mosque that Justin Trudeau described as a terrorist attack. (The South China Morning Post) Crime in China A Chinese court sentences Zhang Zhongsheng, the former Vice Mayor of Lüliang, Shanxi, to death. Zhongsheng was convicted of accepting bribes totaling 1.04 billion yuan (US$160 million). (The South China Morning Post) Aftermath of the Orlando nightclub shooting The trial of Noor Salman, widow of Pulse nightclub shooter Omar Mateen, hears closing arguments. Jurors begin deliberations. During the trial it was revealed that Mateen's father was an FBI informant. (CNN) Cyberattacks Computers at Boeing are infected with the WannaCry ransomware. (The Seattle Times) French left-wing activist Stephane Poussier receives a one-year suspended term for praising the death of a policeman in a terrorist attack. (The Times of Israel) Politics and elections 2017–18 Spanish constitutional crisis Clara Ponsatí i Obiols, fugitive ex-Minister of Education of Catalonia, hands herself over to Police Scotland. She appears before court and is released on bail. (The Guardian) (BBC) The Spanish National Police Corps arrest the two Mossos d'Esquadra and Asia History academic, Josep Lluís Alay, who accompanied Puigdemont in the van at the moment he was detained in Germany amid a crime of concealment. On 28 March were released. (El País) Egyptian presidential election, 2018 On the final day of the election, Egypt's National Election Authority says it will fine abstaining voters. (The Egypt Independent) Cabinet of Donald Trump U.S. President Donald Trump announces that he is replacing David Shulkin as Secretary of Veterans Affairs and will nominate Ronny Jackson, who is currently the President's Physician, to fill the position. (USA Today) Officials with former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva say shots were fired at two of his reelection campaign buses. (The Guardian) Human rights activist Malala Yousafzai returns to her native Pakistan for the first time since being shot in October 2012 to meet with Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi. (BBC) Science and technology Australian Aboriginal languages The linguistics journal Diachronica publishes Australian research implying that a tracement of the country's indigenous languages can be made back to a single, common language known as Proto-Australian, which was spoken around 10,000-years ago. (BBC) Giant-impact hypothesis Research published in the journal Science Advances implies the Earth may have had water earlier than thought, and that terrestrial water could have survived the impact that created the Moon, the event which was previously hypothesised to be responsible for our planet's water. (New Scientist), (Science Advances) Galaxy formation and evolution Research published in the journal Nature implies the existence of a galaxy that appears to contain no dark matter, dubbed NGC1052-DF2. If confirmed it would be the first such galaxy discovered. (BBC), (Nature)

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[Posted] 2018 Valencia, Venezuela fire

Article: 2018 Valencia, Venezuela fire (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ A fire in a police station in Valencia, Venezuela kills at least 78 people. (Post)
News source(s): Guardian BBC CNN ABC
Credits:

• Nominated by Everymorning (talk · give credit)

Article updated

Nominator's comments: Large death toll, lots of media attention, but article is very new and also very small, so expansion is clearly needed. Note also that ABC News [8] says this is "one of the worst catastrophes involving the nation's prison system." Every morning (there's a halo...) 15:20, 29 March 2018 (UTC)

• Support - short but sufficient. High number of deaths.BabbaQ (talk) 20:33, 29 March 2018 (UTC)
• Support - but it needs expansion, as noted. I just rated it as a “stub.” Jusdafax (talk) 20:42, 29 March 2018 (UTC)
• Oppose clearly not suitable for main page, a handful of sentences, barely a stub. The Rambling Man (talk) 20:51, 29 March 2018 (UTC)
• Comment. Not currently of sufficient quality but there's a lot more in the Guardian article, so expansion is possible. Espresso Addict (talk) 20:57, 29 March 2018 (UTC)
• Oppose stub. What, beyond the death toll makes it notable? It'll probably be out of the headlines by morning. --LaserLegs (talk) 21:00, 29 March 2018 (UTC)
• Support - Sufficiently developed. - Sherenk1 (talk) 02:37, 30 March 2018 (UTC)

Thanks, I’ve been adding a bit. It’s now a “start” class, and I’ve rated it as such. Jusdafax (talk) 05:13, 30 March 2018 (UTC)

• Support Article has been expanded. Lugnuts ^{Fire Walk with Me} 09:39, 30 March 2018 (UTC)
• Support- This fire made major news for many reasons, such as corruption, etc. Awestruck1(talk)10:57, 23 March 2018 (UTC)

I have now added a “Background” section and upgraded the article class to C. Jusdafax (talk) 23:27, 30 March 2018 (UTC)

• Support Article has improved, and the story is getting significant coverage - was front page of the New York Times today. Pawnkingthree (talk) 23:31, 30 March 2018 (UTC)
• Posted. Thanks everyone who improved this. Espresso Addict (talk) 00:15, 31 March 2018 (UTC)
• Comment. I'd like to ask for a change in the blurb, the official death toll given by William Saab was 68 deaths, like BBC, CNN and ABC reported, I'm not sure why the Guardian has a different figure. Here are other sources that show the same official estimate: [9][10][11][12][13] --Jamez42 (talk) 02:04, 31 March 2018 (UTC)

• I've edited this. I don't know where the 78 figure came from. The Guardian now seems to state 68 too. Thanks for commenting. Espresso Addict (talk) 02:29, 31 March 2018 (UTC)

• Comment "A fire" can't kill people. Please fix the grammar of this blurb. — Hugh (talk) 21:38, 2 April 2018 (UTC)

  Yes it can. We use regular English here. The Rambling Man (talk) 21:39, 2 April 2018 (UTC)

[Closed] RD: Clément Rosset

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Article: Clément Rosset (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): Truong, Nicolas (28 March 2018). "Mort de Clément Rosset, philosophe de la joie tragique". Le Monde. Retrieved 29 March 2018.; Franck-Dumas, Elisabeth (28 March 2018). "LE PHILOSOPHE CLÉMENT ROSSET RATTRAPÉ PAR LE RÉEL". Libération. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
Credits:

• Nominated by Zigzig20s (talk · give credit)

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

Nominator's comments: French philosopher Zigzig20s (talk) 12:28, 29 March 2018 (UTC)

• Oppose on quality The list of works in French will need sourcing. If we take the bibliography out, the article is woefully short, and really needs some expansion to get past a stub. This might be a language barrier issue. --Masem (t) 13:52, 29 March 2018 (UTC)
• Oppose Bibliography needs sourcing and the article is basically a stub. --TDKR Chicago 101 (talk) 17:03, 29 March 2018 (UTC)
• Oppose per both above. The Rambling Man (talk) 20:51, 29 March 2018 (UTC)
• Comment User:LouisAlain improved the bibliography. We don't have a rule against stubs, do we?Zigzig20s (talk) 21:12, 1 April 2018 (UTC)
  • Wikipedia:In_the_news#Article_quality: "Articles should be a minimally comprehensive overview of the subject, not omitting any major items. Stub articles are never appropriate for the main page." This includes RDs as well. Looking at Rosset's article, there isn't sufficiently comprehensive coverage of the subject's work as a writer and philosopher (there are only 4 sentences dedicated to that). Spencer^T♦C 02:33, 2 April 2018 (UTC)

User:LouisAlain: Would you like to help with this please? It would involve translating the French text.Zigzig20s (talk) 08:35, 2 April 2018 (UTC)

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[Posted] RD: Sir Eric McClintock

Article: Eric McClintock (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): The Australian Financial Review
Credits:

• Nominated by TDKR Chicago 101 (talk · give credit)

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

Nominator's comments: Well sourced article --TDKR Chicago 101 (talk) 06:45, 29 March 2018 (UTC)

• Support looks okay. The Rambling Man (talk) 07:43, 29 March 2018 (UTC)
• Comment. Not sure it's ready, let alone "Ready!!!!!!!" On a quick scan, the article looks well enough sourced but it is still very short, as it was the last twice I looked. Personally I like two different reviewers to check, though I know other admins differ. Espresso Addict (talk) 00:33, 31 March 2018 (UTC)
• Support Short but meets RD requirements. Pawnkingthree (talk) 03:35, 31 March 2018 (UTC)
• Support Short but well referenced. -Zanhe (talk) 10:39, 31 March 2018 (UTC)
• Posted. Black Kite (talk) 12:26, 31 March 2018 (UTC)

[Closed] Galaxy seemingly without Dark Matter

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Articles: NGC1052-DF2 (talk · history · tag) and Dark matter (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ Astronomers report that galaxy NGC1052-DF2 has no detected dark matter. (Post)
Alternative blurb: ​ Astronomers report that galaxy NGC1052-DF2 has no detected dark matter.
Alternative blurb II: ​ Astronomers report that galaxy NGC1052-DF2 appears to contain little or no dark matter. (Please note: this is the original blurb, to which many of the comments below refer)
News source(s): BBC, Irish Examiner, Herald Scotland, National Post (Canada)
Credits:

• Nominated by Tlhslobus (talk · give credit)

Both articles updated

Nominator's comments: The most important possibility is that this unexpected discovery, the first of its kind, may eventually prove that dark matter is real, and not just an illusion caused by a currently unknown effect of the gravity of ordinary matter. But, as with all important discoveries, further study will be needed before any of this can be confirmed (so using that argument to oppose posting would seem to logically rule out all or almost all important discoveries, with the initial story being rejected as unconfirmed, and the eventual confirmation(s) later rightly rejected as not news). Also the first of the two main target 'articles' is currently a section of another article (reached via a Redirect), which, for all I know, may well have to be changed to being its own article. Tlhslobus (talk) 05:28, 29 March 2018 (UTC)

• Support Dark matter is 85% of all matter so this is.. interesting. Sagittarian Milky Way (talk) 05:50, 29 March 2018 (UTC)
• Oppose "appears" and "little or no" render this DYK material. The Rambling Man (talk) 06:23, 29 March 2018 (UTC)
• Oppose: Agree with TRM, this is probably better suited for DYK although I am not sure if there are enough information at the moment to expand. Alex Shih (talk) 06:59, 29 March 2018 (UTC)
• Support on merits, though I haven't had a chance to look at the article quality. This is in the news and I think fits points 1 and 3 of the purpose of ITN. GoldenRing (talk) 10:45, 29 March 2018 (UTC)
• Weak Oppose - certainly significant, but I agree with TRM and Alex Shih that this is probably better suited to DYK. Stormy clouds (talk) 11:07, 29 March 2018 (UTC)
• Weak support Interesting and noteworthy. The blurb does not sound news-y, and if this were good to go for DYK then I would tell them to go there. But I support it on its merits per GoldenRing. talk to !dave 12:25, 29 March 2018 (UTC)
• Oppose it’s a single paper, and may be overturned. With the “appears to” it makes little sense to report it as fact. Juxlos (talk) 13:06, 29 March 2018 (UTC)
• Oppose While astronomic topics are a welcome addition for ITN, this appears highly speculative and will be impossible to prove out in any real time scale. --Masem (t) 13:50, 29 March 2018 (UTC)
• Conditional Support if areas of concern are fixed. I support this based on merit, but I do agree with the oppose !vote rationale that DYK is more fitting. Blurb should be modified if added into ITN, as Juxlos pointed out that "appears to" heavily implies that these findings remain early and speculative rather than confirmed and objective. It is also worth noting that this blurb puts both in-text links in bold; the primary article for this ITN submission should be bolded, and all article links should simply be non-bold links. BrendonTheWizard (talk) 15:19, 29 March 2018 (UTC)
• Comment: Thanks for all the replies, and especially all the suggestions to take it to DYK. I've never done a DYK before, and I'm finding all sorts of potential banana skins when trying to prepare this one for nomination there, such as whether what is currently a Redirect to a section of another article will do (seemingly not), and whether, despite TRM's comment above, 'appears' and 'little or no' are incompatible with "The hook should refer to established facts that are unlikely to change" (from here), and whether it is problematic that the 'little or no' is another editor's paraphrasing of the Nature paper, whereas the cited BBC article just says 'no', and so on. So I've decided I would probably prefer to leave any DYK nom to some editor more familiar with that process than me (and find some simpler case for my first DYK nom some other time, if ever). Meanwhile I was thinking of withdrawing this nom here due to the DYK suggestions, but as DYK also seems problematic, and as there have so far actually been 4 support !votes (5 if you include me, as against 5 opposes), so that it is just possible (tho seemingly unlikely) that a consensus for posting could yet emerge, I've decided to leave any decision on closing this nom to others. Thanks again to all, and regards, Tlhslobus (talk) 16:02, 29 March 2018 (UTC)

• Re DYK, redirects are out and the entire article, never mind the hooky section, is far too short for DYK at present. If it could be expanded I see no reason in principle why it should not be acceptable there. You can always write a hook that quotes someone; that will remain true (ie that s/he said x) even if the opinion subsequently turns out to be incorrect. (Which is the line the BBC report has largely taken.) Espresso Addict (talk) 18:49, 29 March 2018 (UTC)

• Thanks for the helpful info (but see item 3 in my comment below). Tlhslobus (talk) 10:52, 30 March 2018 (UTC)

• Comment
  • 0) As I don't expect this nom to succeed, this comment is probably mostly 'just for the record' and/or 'just for future reference', etc
  • 1) Bold Links: Per Brendan The Wizard, I've changed the blurb to just one bold link.
    • 1b) Currently that is NGC1052-DF2 because, being short, it has no Citations Needed issues, etc
    • 1c) However if Dark Matter is deemed (now or later) to be of adequate quality then I would marginally prefer it to be the bold link, as somewhat better serving ITN's stated purpose of giving readers the background to the story, so I've added this as altblurb1
    • 1d) But actually WP:ITN is currently a bit ambiguous about how many bold links there can be, tho the '(s)' in "with an emboldened link to the updated article(s)." (here) appears to imply that one can have more than one, so if a posting admin wants to bold both articles (in the unlikely event this gets posted), please feel free to do so.
  • 2) Re-wording: Due to various objections above about 'appears' and 'little or no', I've re-worded the blurb as: Astronomers report that galaxy NGC1052-DF2 has no detected dark matter. (This is repeated with Dark matter bolded in altblurb1, per item 1c above).
    • 2b) However I've left the original wording as altblurb2, as I think the original wording is actually much better. As far as I'm concerned, objections to 'appears' and 'little or no' and objections like "it’s a single paper, and may be overturned" and "With the “appears to” it makes little sense to report it as fact", etc, are dangerously misguided. With science stories, the only thing we should normally report as fact is that scientists have published something. Anything else tends to mislead our readers about the inherently speculative and reversible nature of Science, thus encouraging Cargo Cult views of Science. It has also led us to mislead many of our readers in practice (even if in theory we can always arrogantly blame them for their 'ignorant misunderstanding', etc), and perhaps also unnecessarily damaged our reputation, by posting stories like Dua's layer without qualifying words like 'possible' (for all except that story's last day at ITN). And it comes from a mindset that would prevent us reporting many of the most important results in Science (such as the Michelson–Morley experiment, and Eddington's 1919 General Relativity test, etc), initially (and wrongly) because they might be reversed, and later (and rightly) because they were no longer news.
  • 3) DYK v ITN: Despite above suggestions, I no longer think this is suitable for DYK, as, among other things, it would seemingly require questionably moving an article section to become a new article, and then padding it out with unencyclopedic waffle to fill the size requirements, etc. Meanwhile I think it remains entirely appropriate for ITN, for reasons well stated above, especially by GoldenRing (for which many thanks).
  • 4) Regards, Tlhslobus (talk) 10:52, 30 March 2018 (UTC)
• Support, if that even carries any meaning given my perceived inconsequential status. I would like to at least thank Tlhslobus for the hard work and determination in bringing this article to discussion. As little as a year ago, this page was highly informative with genuine discourse from international viewpoints. I could always count on it to educate me regarding various news items with commentary from those more familiar with the events than populist news outlets. These days, sadly, it degenerates far too quickly into passive aggression and nasty attitudes. It's neither enjoyable nor educational when that happens. There also seems to be far too much weight given towards pointless sporting events, but that's only my opinion. I come here for the education, not the drama, and not for its value as a sports almanac. 165.225.0.85 (talk)

Thanks for your kind words and your support, 165.225.0.85. Incidentally, if you're worried about your perceived status here, the quickest way to improve it is almost certainly to create a user account for yourself. It's free and all you need is an e-mail address (and you can then click on 'Create account' at the top of this page). Anyway, thanks again, and regards. Tlhslobus (talk) 13:13, 30 March 2018 (UTC)

• Comment: To say that a galaxy "has no detected dark matter" is poor grammar. "Scientists are unable to detect any dark matter in galaxy x" would be an improvement. — Hugh (talk) 20:47, 2 April 2018 (UTC)

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[Posted] RD: Bobby Ferguson

Article: Bobby Ferguson (footballer, born 1938) (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): BBC
Credits:

• Nominated by Harambe Walks (talk · give credit)

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

Nominator's comments: Going out on a limb here. Practically all of this I have sourced from the obituary in the local newspaper ([14]) but for somebody who worked for a medium-sized football team in the 1970s and 1980s that may be as good as we get. Harambe Walks (talk) 23:01, 28 March 2018 (UTC)

• Support I see no reason not to post. Article seems ready.BabbaQ (talk) 23:33, 28 March 2018 (UTC)
• Support Well sourced. Marking ready. --TDKR Chicago 101 (talk) 04:24, 29 March 2018 (UTC)
• Weak support: Not exactly sure about the importance but it's not a reason to oppose. Article is sourced and ready to go; however RD slots are currently filled with very recent entries, so ideally this should wait for another two days. Alex Shih (talk) 06:53, 29 March 2018 (UTC)
• Support good to go. Important enough, managed second tier English football team, far more notable in the world of sports than most college basketball coaches. The Rambling Man (talk) 07:41, 29 March 2018 (UTC)
• Comment 14 hours later ......... The Rambling Man (talk) 20:52, 29 March 2018 (UTC)
• Posted. Spencer^T♦C 21:45, 29 March 2018 (UTC)

[Posted] RD: Peter Munk

Article: Peter Munk (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): Global News
Credits:

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

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

Nominator's comments: Founder of Barrick Gold. Article is pretty well sourced as is but there are a few unsourced statements (notably in the Honours section). Floydian ^τ _¢ 19:27, 28 March 2018 (UTC)

• Support but only when the entire article is referenced. As of now many sections are almost without references.BabbaQ (talk) 19:35, 28 March 2018 (UTC)

• I've made some edits to reference the unreferenced sections. Should be good to go. - Floydian ^τ _¢ 21:00, 28 March 2018 (UTC)

• Sorry for late reply. I see that the article has been posted. Good work!BabbaQ (talk) 23:28, 28 March 2018 (UTC)

*Oppose until orange tag issues are fixed. Challenger l (talk) 20:53, 28 March 2018 (UTC)

• Really? You'd hold this back based on a tag added 30 minutes ago because the lede isn't long enough?!? ITN has become a bureaucratic red tape these days. Article is fine. - Floydian ^τ _¢ 20:58, 28 March 2018 (UTC)

• Posted Stephen 22:56, 28 March 2018 (UTC)
• Post-posting support. Glad the issue was an easy fix. Challenger l (talk) 18:27, 2 April 2018 (UTC)

[Posted] Smith and Warner sacked from international cricket

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Articles: Steve Smith (cricketer) (talk · history · tag) and David Warner (cricketer) (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ Cricket Australia ban Steve Smith and David Warner for twelve months and Cameron Bancroft for nine months from international cricket amid a ball tampering controversy. (Post)
Alternative blurb: ​ As a result of the verdict given by the CA, both Steve Smith and David Warner have been banned from playing in the upcoming 2018 Indian Premier League season.
Alternative blurb II: ​ Cricket Australia bans Steve Smith and David Warner for 12 months from all top-flight cricket in the aftermath of a ball tampering incident.
News source(s): (BBC Sport), (CNN),

(ESPN Cricinfo)
Credits:

• Nominated by Abishe (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Lugnuts (talk · give credit), Propadog (talk · give credit) and Spike 'em (talk · give credit)

Article updated

Nominator's comments: This is one of the breaking news in the aspect of the sport of cricket as two most prominent cricketers have been banned for one year has been the story on the headlines. Abishe (talk) 14:35, 28 March 2018 (UTC)

• Oppose – It wouldn't be cricket to post this. Sca (talk) 16:37, 28 March 2018 (UTC)
• Support I've boldly tweaked the nomination because it didn't have a highlighted article in the blurb suggestion; looking at possible targets those on the athletes are both high quality articles which have extensive writing on the specific subject of the blurb. Given that we have good articles, and that this is a highly publicized story in the world wide press (even in cricket ignorant America, broadcast news like NPR is giving the story prominence). Quality articles? Check. Currently a major story? Check. --Jayron32 16:47, 28 March 2018 (UTC)
• Comment There are actually three cricketers banned. Cameron Bancroft is less high-profile but it still seems odd to omit any mention of him. I think Australian cricket team in South Africa in 2017–18#Ball_tampering may be a better target article - it meets the update requirements.--Pawnkingthree (talk) 17:02, 28 March 2018 (UTC)

  I would rather highlight and bold the three cricketer articles rather than the article you suggest because that article has major ommissions in its prose; basically there is no prose OUTSIDE of the ball tampering issue, which is a major WP:UNDUE issue; there should be summaries of all of the tests in sufficient detail, and basically its a few tables and three paragraphs on the ball tampering. At least the three cricketer articles are sufficiently detailed. I'd actually rather do that... I have tweaked the blurb to include all three names. --Jayron32 17:11, 28 March 2018 (UTC)

  N.B. Cameron Bancroft (not Cameron Bancroft) has been banned for only 9 months, not 12. 86.170.155.164 (talk) 17:20, 28 March 2018 (UTC)

  So fixed. --Jayron32 17:23, 28 March 2018 (UTC)

• Support. I know little of cricket, but this seems to be unusual and a big deal. 331dot (talk) 17:08, 28 March 2018 (UTC)

There have been several previous incidents - see Ball tampering - but this seems to be the biggest in terms of media reaction and severity of punishment.--Pawnkingthree (talk) 17:17, 28 March 2018 (UTC)

• Support and it has the advantage of being relevant in parts of the world that are often less covered, let alone in a single line (E.g, Europe [UK], South hemisphere (Aus.), Asia (India, Pakistan, Bangladesh) and the Carribean (West Indies). Sorted! —SerialNumber54129 ^{paranoia /cheap shit room} 17:19, 28 March 2018 (UTC)
• Oppose Athletes are suspended and/or fined all the time. Not making sports headlines (maybe cricket headlines but where do we draw the line). David_Warner_(cricketer) has a number of CN tags and unreferenced claims. Steve_Smith_(cricketer) as well. Before we gasp "A BILLION people in India watch cricket (I surveyed them all myself) this is BIG NEWS" at the very least get the articles cleaned up. If you need me to go through and spam them with CN tags, please, LMK. --LaserLegs (talk) 17:26, 28 March 2018 (UTC)

  Why not just improve those articles? How often does a Prime Minister like Malcolm Turnbull get involved? 86.170.155.164 (talk) 17:37, 28 March 2018 (UTC)

• Comment: There is now a separate article for this incident (Australian ball tampering scandal), Gaia Octavia Agrippa ^Talk 18:02, 28 March 2018 (UTC)
• Support - This is massive. High-profile athletes being suspended for a very long time over what is essentially cheating.--WaltCip (talk) 18:12, 28 March 2018 (UTC)
• Support it would be nice to have some good news stories at ITN and this certainly one of those. Plus it's been mainstream news since it broke and it continues to get worse for the Australians, so we should certainly be posting this.... The Rambling Man (talk) 18:29, 28 March 2018 (UTC)
• Oppose Athletes are suspended all the time for improper activities (cheating, doping, etc.); this is nowhere close to a scope or scale that I would consider front page material (something akin to the Russia doping issue that led to their inability to participate in the Winter Olympics under the Russian flag, that's severe). The fact that those accused admitted to it, have taken the penalties and/or resigned makes this a relatively not-notable event that could possibly fail NEVENT (eg merged to Australian cricket team in South Africa in 2017–18 where there's already a similar section). I mean, we did not (wisely) post Deflategate, despite the fact that involved high-profile players and involved a handful of trials (whereas here, guilt has been established). Yes, its news from underrepresented countries, but let's keep the larger purpose of ITN in mind here. --Masem (t) 18:40, 28 March 2018 (UTC)

There is no way this would fail NEVENT. The amount of coverage generated means it would quickly overwhelm the article on the tour and raise UNDUE concerns, as Jayron32 notes above, so it has rightly been spun off into its own article.--Pawnkingthree (talk) 18:49, 28 March 2018 (UTC)

A burst of short-term coverage and no longer-tail coverage would fail NEVENT/GNG. That's a core element of WP being NOT#NEWS comes into play, we're looking for news events that have a longer-lasting impact. If this event started a large investigation into cheating in cricket, then perhaps the article is justified, but right now, with all those involved having asserted their guilt and taken the punishment, it seems like the end of the story here. Its still enough to include in a more notable standalone article. --Masem (t) 18:55, 28 March 2018 (UTC)

This isn't a burst, this has been massive news for days and will continue to be so while the fallout is analysed, it'll no doubt have an impact on the way in which the ball is inspected and treated by umpires, and is very much not the end of a story. The Rambling Man (talk) 19:15, 28 March 2018 (UTC)

• Support This is huge - the Australian cricket captain is arguably the most high-profile sportsperson in the country and he's been banned for a year for cheating.--Pawnkingthree (talk) 18:51, 28 March 2018 (UTC)
• Support Big news right now, biographies updated, etc. Lugnuts ^{Fire Walk with Me} 19:48, 28 March 2018 (UTC)
• Support per WaltCip. Huge impact on an international sport, I'm even seeing it in my news feeds here in the U.S. Davey2116 (talk) 19:58, 28 March 2018 (UTC)
• Support alt 2 I don't particularly find this very interesting, but it dominates Australian news (even saw one article say the cricket captain is the second most important person in Australia, after the prime minister), and it's not mine to judge what should be interesting to Australians. Banedon (talk) 20:13, 28 March 2018 (UTC)
• Oppose. What even is this sport? Trivia. Sandstein 20:38, 28 March 2018 (UTC)

  What even is this !vote? Absurd. Cricket is far more global than (say) American football, or ice hockey, or college basketball... The Rambling Man (talk) 20:46, 28 March 2018 (UTC)

  I don't particularly care about the nomination but that is patently false, TRM. You might be right about the American-style football bit, since that is primarily played in the US, but ice hockey and basketball? First, "college basketball" is not a sport, but a level to distinguish between professional and amateur. I know you know this, but I thought I'd point that out for others. Basketball and ice hockey are international sports which are played at the Olympic level and cricket is, well, not. It's mostly popular in the UK, the Indian subcontinent and Australasia, but that's about it. — Moe Epsilon 22:37, 28 March 2018 (UTC)

  You forgot about Southern Africa (Zimbabwe and South Africa where coincidentally the cheating happened) and the English-speaking Caribbean (Jamaica, Trinidad & Tobago, etc.). Gizza ^(t)(c) 22:56, 28 March 2018 (UTC)

• Comment clear consensus to post now, so good to go, marking as ready. The Rambling Man (talk) 20:47, 28 March 2018 (UTC)
• Posted. I've not bolded the tampering article for now, first because I think "scandal" is a poor choice of title & second because it has no lead and thus is confusing if you have not been following this. Espresso Addict (talk) 21:07, 28 March 2018 (UTC)
• Comment both articles have unreferneced paragraphs. I don't know what "On 6 September 2017, while playing against Bangladesh at the Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong,he became the sixth Australian player to score back-to-back test hundreds in Asia after Allan Border, Bob Simpson, Damien Martyn, Mike Hussey and Michael Clarke." means but it's unreferneced. If you're going to pile on "support OMG big news" could you at least take a cursory glance at the article? This is absurd. --LaserLegs (talk) 21:15, 28 March 2018 (UTC)

  The target has been changed. Cheers. The Rambling Man (talk) 21:23, 28 March 2018 (UTC)

  Thanks TRM. --LaserLegs (talk) 21:28, 28 March 2018 (UTC)

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[Closed] Kim Jong Un visits China

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Article: China–North Korea relations (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ North Korean Leader Kim Jong-un meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing. (Post)
News source(s): (The New York Times)
Credits:

• Nominated by Colipon (talk · give credit)

Article updated

Nominator's comments: Momentous visit - probably going to be rivalled in news value only by Trump visiting North Korea. —Colipon, 02:45, 28 March 2018 (UTC)

• Oppose If the meeting info is only one line on the page I don't think this should be posted. Is "China–NK" relations really the best article to use here? – Nixinova ⟨ T | E ⟩ 03:23, 28 March 2018 (UTC)
• Comment. Not opposed in principle, but the update is a single uninformative sentence. Espresso Addict (talk) 03:26, 28 March 2018 (UTC)
• Oppose per Espresso Addict; I am not opposed to this in principle. However, this does not offer the user with any meaningful or substantive information about what the context or significance of this story is; the purpose, outcome, or impact of the meeting are missing. However, if more information is offered than simply stating the meeting is taking place, I may reconsider my !vote based on the new information. BrendonTheWizard (talk) 04:17, 28 March 2018 (UTC)
• Oppose World leaders meet everyday and it must be covered by media. Not ITN worthy . –Ammarpad (talk) 10:30, 28 March 2018 (UTC)
• Oppose In the grand scheme of things, this is a routine meeting, even if it is Kim's first venture outside NK. The blurb is extremely uninformative. talk to !dave 11:59, 28 March 2018 (UTC)
• Oppose per Ammarpad and per Dave. Also, contrary to nom's claim, we've no way of knowing whether there's anything 'momentous' about this visit. Tlhslobus (talk) 12:55, 28 March 2018 (UTC)
• Oppose – Just showing the flag. Main point of interest is his ornate VIP train. Sca (talk) 14:40, 28 March 2018 (UTC)

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March 27

Portal:Current events/2018 March 27

March 27, 2018 (2018-03-27) (Tuesday) Armed conflicts and attacks Terrorism in the United Kingdom Old Bailey Justice Charles Haddon-Cave sentences convicted terrorist Umar Haque, who indoctrinated children he was teaching in London so that he could use them to commit attacks, to lifetime incarceration with parole eligibility only after 25 years. (The Evening Standard) Islamophobic incidents in the United Kingdom Justice Michael Alexander Soole sentences Paul Moore to lifetime incarceration with a minimum imprisonment of 20 years for using his car to attack Muslims following a string of terror attacks in 2017 linked to Islamic extremism. (The Guardian) War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) NATO says the Afghan Air Force dropped its first laser-guided bomb on a Taliban compound on March 22. NATO have trained the Afghans in use of the equipment. 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[Closed] Fabiano Caruana qualifies for World Chess Championship

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Articles: Candidates Tournament 2018 (talk · history · tag) and Fabiano Caruana (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ Fabiano Caruana becomes the first Italian person to qualify for the World Chess Championship. (Post)
Alternative blurb: ​ Fabiano Caruana becomes the first American to qualify for an undisputed World Chess Championship since 1975.
Alternative blurb II: ​ Fabiano Caruana wins the Candidates Tournament 2018 to qualify for the World Chess Championship.
Credits:

• Nominated by Sagittarian Milky Way (talk · give credit)

Nominator's comments: (dozens of undisputed chess world championships have been played since the first in 1886, and 2018 will be the 16th since 1972) If posted at all should be now since he's unlikely to win — his opponent's stronger than him (Magnus) and Americans haven't even been runner up since 1907 besides that one time that genius played in 1972 then went crazy (Kamsky lost the FIDE World Chess Championship 1996 to the favorite but that shouldn't count since there were 2 rival championships in the 90s and he missed out on getting into the stronger one by 1 place) Sagittarian Milky Way (talk) 19:47, 27 March 2018 (UTC)

• Oppose a good DYK. The Rambling Man (talk) 19:48, 27 March 2018 (UTC)
• Oppose I disagree this should be posted now. On the contrary, as the World Chess Championship is WP:ITN/R the nomination should be done once the match has taken place - if the quality is there it will be posted.--Pawnkingthree (talk) 19:53, 27 March 2018 (UTC)
  • Of course an ITNR event should be posted. Having to also suffix one of the first 2 blurbs to "Magnus Carlsen wins" would probably make that blurb too long so it really would be posted now or never (unless the underdog wins) Sagittarian Milky Way (talk) 21:01, 27 March 2018 (UTC)
• I've added an ALT2, as I don't think either ethnic-themed hook is reasonable. power~enwiki (π, ν) 19:54, 27 March 2018 (UTC)

  No, we'll post the winner of the tournament if the article is up to scratch, but otherwise this is just trivia. The Rambling Man (talk) 19:55, 27 March 2018 (UTC)

  Oppose I agree. Probably important enough for Portal:Current events, but not here. power~enwiki (π, ν) 20:03, 27 March 2018 (UTC)

• Strong oppose. We can post the winner of the world championship when that happens (it's on ITNR), but merely qualifying for it is far FAR too minor for ITN. Modest Genius ^talk 19:55, 27 March 2018 (UTC)
• Multiple (edit conflict) Oppose per TRM. However if she he wins I will happily support posting that subject to article quality. On a side note we don't generally put ethnicity in blurbs. He's American. That's about as far as I'd go. -Ad Orientem (talk) 19:56, 27 March 2018 (UTC)

He, not she. power~enwiki (π, ν) 19:57, 27 March 2018 (UTC)

It certainly would be notable if a woman had qualified for the World Championship, but we're still waiting for that.--Pawnkingthree (talk) 20:00, 27 March 2018 (UTC)

He's a citizen of both the US and Italy but moot point as this is snow close. Sagittarian Milky Way (talk) 21:39, 27 March 2018 (UTC)

• Oppose – Footnotes to chess history. Post championship results. Sca (talk) 19:59, 27 March 2018 (UTC)
• Oppose qualification is not worthy enough to yield a blurb, wait for the actual results of the championship for that matter. Hornetzilla78 (talk) 21:42, 27 March 2018 (UTC)

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