Wikipedia:In the news/Candidates

This page provides a place to discuss new items for inclusion on In the news (ITN), a protected template on the Main Page (see past items in the ITN archives). Do not report errors in ITN items that are already on the Main Page here— discuss those at the relevant section of WP:ERRORS.

This candidates page is integrated with the daily pages of Portal:Current events. A light green header appears under each daily section - it includes transcluded Portal:Current events items for that day. You can discuss ITN candidates under the header.

Willie Mays in 1961 American baseball player Willie Mays (pictured) dies at the age of 93. 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. Ongoing: Israel–Hamas war timeline Russian invasion of Ukraine timeline Sudanese civil war timeline Recent deaths: Sreedharan Champad Kevin Campbell Éric Tappy Mike Downey Siri Kannangara Brad Dusek view — page history — related changes — edit

Glossary Blurbs are one-sentence summaries of the news story. Altblurbs, labelled alt1, alt2, etc., are alternative suggestions to cover the same story. A target article, bolded in text, is the focus of the story. Each blurb must have at least one such article, but you may also link non-target articles. Articles in the Ongoing line describe events getting continuous coverage. The Recent deaths (RD) line includes any living thing whose death was recently announced. Consensus may decide to create a blurb for a recent death. All articles linked in the ITN template must pass our standards of review. They should be up-to-date, demonstrate relevance via good sourcing and have at least an acceptable quality. Nomination steps Make sure the item you want to nominate has an article that meets our minimum requirements and contains reliable coverage of a current event you want to create a blurb about. We will not post about events described in an article that fails our quality standards. Find the correct section below for the date of the event (not the date nominated). Do not add sections for new dates manually - a bot does that for us each day at midnight (UTC). Create a level 4 header with the article name (==== Your article here ====). Add (RD) or (Ongoing) if appropriate. Then paste the {{ITN candidate}} template with its parameters and fill them in. The news source should be reliable, support your nomination and be in the article. Write your blurb in simple present tense. Below the template, briefly explain why we should post that event. After that, save your edit. Your nomination is ready! You may add {{ITN note}} to the target article's talk page to let editors know about your nomination. The better your article's quality, the better it covers the event and the wider its perceived significance (see WP:ITNSIGNIF for details), the better your chances of getting the blurb posted. Headers When the article is ready, updated and there is consensus to post, you can mark the item as (Ready). Remove that wording if you feel the article fails any of these necessary criteria. Admins should always separately verify whether these criteria are met before posting blurbs marked (Ready). For more guidance, check WP:ITN/A. If satisfied, change the header to (Posted). Where there is no consensus, or the article's quality remains poor, change the header to (Closed) or (Not posted). Sometimes, editors ask to retract an already-posted nomination because of a fundamental error or because consensus changed. If you feel the community supports this, remove the item and mark the item as (Pulled). Voicing an opinion on an item Format your comment to contain "support" or "oppose", and include a rationale for your choice. In particular, address the notability of the event, the quality of the article, and whether it has been updated. Please do... Pick an older item to review near the bottom of this page, before the eligibility runs out and the item scrolls off the page and gets abandoned in the archive, unused and forgotten. Review an item even if it has already been reviewed by another user. You may be the first to spot a problem, or the first to confirm that an identified problem was fixed. Piling on the list of "support!" votes will help administrators see what is ready to be posted on the Main Page. Tell about problems in articles if you see them. Be bold and fix them yourself if you know how, or tell others if it's not possible. Please do not... Add simple "support!" or "oppose!" votes without including your reasons. Similarly, curt replies such as "who?", "meh", or "duh!" are not helpful. A vote without reasoning means little for us, please elaborate yourself. Oppose an item just because the event is only relating to a single country, or failing to relate to one. We post a lot of such content, so these comments are generally unproductive. Accuse other editors of supporting, opposing or nominating due to a personal bias (such as ethnocentrism). We at ITN do not handle conflicts of interest. Comment on a story without first reading the relevant article(s). Oppose a recurring item here because you disagree with the recurring items criteria. Discuss them here. Use ITN as a forum for your own political or personal beliefs. Such comments are irrelevant to the outcome and are potentially disruptive. Suggesting updates There are two places where you can request corrections to posted items: Anything that does not change the intent of the blurb (spelling, grammar, markup issues, updating death tolls etc.) should be discussed at WP:Errors. Discuss major changes in the blurb's intent or very complex updates as part of the current ITNC nomination.

Suggestions

May 11

Portal:Current events/2018 May 11

May 11, 2018 (2018-05-11) (Friday) Armed conflicts and attacks 2018 Gaza border protests The Israel Defense Forces again open fire with tear gas and live ammunition on Palestinian protesters, following 6 weeks of protests. One person is killed and 146 others wounded, with some protesters throwing stones and burning tyres. (The Independent) Three Israelis are arrested after filming themselves attempting to fly a kite carrying an incendiary device into the Gaza Strip, in reference to the same tactic used by protestors in Gaza. The kite crashes on Israeli territory where it starts a small fire. (Haaretz) Egypt announces that the Rafah Crossing into Gaza will be opened for four days starting next Saturday. Egypt usually opens the border for humanitarian reasons every two or three months for two or three days at a time. (Wafa.ps) Disasters and accidents The owner of Cheeki Rafiki, a yacht that capsized in the Atlantic in 2014 with the loss of four lives, is given a suspended sentence in England for the accident. He was earlier convicted of operating the vessel unsafely but acquitted of manslaughter. (BBC) Mount Merapi in Java, Indonesia, erupts. Authorities order evacuations and the closure of Adisucipto Airport in Yogyakarta. (Newshub) A fire destroys almost all of the approximately 710 commercial premises of an important market in Lima, Peru. The fire is exacerbated by flammable products stored in many of the stores. One person was injured and also there were allegations of looting. (La República) (Radio Capital) Health and environment James Harrison, an 81-year-old Australian whose blood was used in the development of a treatment for Rh disease that has been credited with saving the lives of over 2 million infants in his country alone, donates blood plasma for the final time, after having regularly donated for over 60 years. (CNN) Law and crime Terrorism in Russia Russian authorities say that they foiled a plot by Siberian terrorists to attack a Victory Day march attended by President Vladimir Putin and visiting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Twenty suspects are detained. (The Times of Israel) Foreign fighters in the Syrian and Iraqi Civil Wars Conservative MP Candice Bergen calls for action on Abu Huzaifa al-Kanadi, a man living in Toronto who claimed to have shot a Sunni prisoner in the head for the Islamic State in Syria. (The Star) Osmington shooting Three adults and four children are found shot dead at a property in Margaret River, Western Australia. Police suspect murder-suicide. (The Guardian) Politics and elections The Supreme Court of the Philippines votes 8–6 to grant the quo warranto petition by the Solicitor General against Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno, removing her from office for violating requirements on the Statement of Assets, Liabilities, and Net Worth. (Rappler) Polish MPs vote to vote to cut their pay by 20% after opposition lawmakers boycott the vote. (Deutsche Welle) Science and technology 2018 in spaceflight SpaceX launches Bangabandhu-1, Bangladesh's first geostationary communications satellite, from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, United States. (Business Insider) Scientists at MetService record a wave measuring 23.8 metres (78 ft) high in the Southern Ocean near Campbell Island, New Zealand, making it the largest wave ever recorded in the Southern Hemisphere. (BBC) (Fox News)

---

May 10

Portal:Current events/2018 May 10

May 10, 2018 (2018-05-10) (Thursday) Armed conflicts and attacks 2018 Gaza border protests Senior Hamas member Yehiyeh Sinwar suggests that tens of thousands of Palestinian protestors may try to cross the border fence between Israel and the Gaza Strip. (ABC News) An explosion at a khat market in Wanlaweyn, Lower Shabelle, Somalia, kills five people and injures ten others. (Africa News) International military intervention against ISIL President of the United States Donald Trump announces that five senior leaders of ISIL were captured in a joint operation involving US and Iraqi forces. (CBS News) Disasters and accidents 2018 Pacific hurricane season A tropical depression forms in the Pacific ocean. It is not supposed to threaten land, and is also the first storm of the season. (Weather.com) The National Transportation Safety Board opens an investigation into an automobile accident in Florida, involving a Tesla Model S where two teenagers died. According to a statement by Tesla, the car's Autopilot feature was not engaged at the time. (Reuters), (ABC News) International relations Iran–United States relations, Iran–United Arab Emirates relations In cooperation with United Arab Emirates, the United States Treasury implements new sanctions on six persons and three corporate entities having alleged ties to Iran's Quds Force. (Reuters) North Korea–United States relations, 2018 North Korea–United States summit US President Donald Trump announces that his summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un will take place on June 12 in Singapore. (BBC) Law and crime Terrorism in England Safaa Boular, a teenager, goes on trial at the Old Bailey accused of two counts of planning terrorism after allegedly planning to attack the British Museum in London after failing to travel to Syria to marry an Islamic extremist fighter. (BBC) UK Prime Minister Theresa May apologises to the family of Abdul Hakim Belhaj, accepting the fact that the UK's actions led to his rendition to Libya where he was tortured. Belhaj was detained in Thailand by US authorities in 2004. His wife accepts the apology and £500,000. (BBC) Bangladesh Liberation War A court in Bangladesh sentences Riaz Uddin Fakir to death for war crimes during the 1971 Liberation War. (Bangladesh Daily News 24) Wu Xiaohui, head of Chinese insurance firm Anbang, is jailed for eighteen years for fraud and corruption. He is further sentenced to have 10.5 billion yuan confiscated. (BBC) Peruvian police rescues 96 young women, including two Venezuelan citizens and one teenager, who had been intercepted by human traffickers in a police operation in different nightclubs of the area of La Pampa, Madre de Dios, better known for its mining camps. In total, seven people were arrested. (El Comercio) Politics and elections Net neutrality in the United States The Federal Communications Commission sends out a notice which states that the 2015 US Open-Internet Rules will cease on June 11, 2018. (Reuters) Malaysian general election, 2018 Mahathir Mohamad is sworn in as the 7th Prime Minister of Malaysia after leading the opposition Pakatan Harapan coalition to victory in the May 9 general election. Outgoing Prime Minister Najib Razak pledges to assist with the transition of power. (Malaysiakini)

---

RD: Scott Hutchison

Article: Scott Hutchison (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): BBC
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: Scottish singer, article seems OK, will need some updates, which I've started on. A very, very sad day. Black Kite (talk) 12:50, 11 May 2018 (UTC)

• Oppose Support - Article has a few bits which need referenced. I've added cn tags to them, though there's nothing especially controversial. Looks fine now, good work. yorkshiresky (talk) 13:13, 11 May 2018 (UTC)

• Just about to address these, give me half an hour. Black Kite (talk) 13:18, 11 May 2018 (UTC)

• All cited now (or removed, in two cases - one part about songs that were never recorded and one that would be better in the Frightened Rabbit article). Black Kite (talk) 13:42, 11 May 2018 (UTC)

• Support Article looks ready to post. Mamyles (talk) 14:50, 11 May 2018 (UTC)
• Support Sourcing issues have now been addressed. Lugnuts ^{Fire Walk with Me} 16:55, 11 May 2018 (UTC)

RD: Graham Lovett

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

• Nominated by LukeSurl (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: English soccer player, article seems in order. LukeSurl ^{t c} 11:57, 11 May 2018 (UTC)

• Support Article looks ready to post. Mamyles (talk) 14:50, 11 May 2018 (UTC)

RD: Ken Hodgkisson

Article: Ken Hodgkisson (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): [2]
Credits:

• Nominated by LukeSurl (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: English footballer. Short article seems in order. LukeSurl ^{t c} 11:46, 11 May 2018 (UTC)

• Support Article looks ready to post. Mamyles (talk) 14:50, 11 May 2018 (UTC)

RD: David Goodall (botanist)

Article: David Goodall (botanist) (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): BBC
Credits:

• Nominated by Sherenk1 (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: Scientist Sherenk1 (talk) 12:07, 10 May 2018 (UTC)

• wait 3 tags, which look like they would be pretty easy to ref. Article is too short to ignore them ghost 12:29, 10 May 2018 (UTC)

Support While I agree with Masem's point below, we post a lot of VERY sparse RDs and I want to treat all noms equally. Anyone worthy of an article could probably have 5,000 words written by someone interested enough. I think we're good enough here. ghost 11:56, 11 May 2018 (UTC)

• Comment Assuming the 3 tags above are cleared up, I feel the lack of discussion about how relevant/important his studies were to the botany field to be of concern. I would expect, at minimum , a paragraph to describe his basic work and how it was built on or what legacy it had, for RD posting. --Masem (t) 14:50, 10 May 2018 (UTC)
• Support Article looks ready to post. Mamyles (talk) 14:50, 11 May 2018 (UTC)

Israel strike in Syria

Article: May 2018 Israel–Syria clashes (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ Israel says it has struck almost all of Iran's military infrastructure in Syria, in response to an Iranian rocket attack on the occupied Golan Heights. (Post)
News source(s): BBC
Credits:

• Nominated by Sherenk1 (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Sakiv (talk · give credit) and Murchison-Eye (talk · give credit)

Nominator's comments: Still stub, hopefully will be expanded. Sherenk1 (talk) 10:17, 10 May 2018 (UTC)

• Oppose Article is not in a state which is acceptable for the main page. A 3-sentence stub which contains barely more information than the blurb does. --Jayron32 12:07, 10 May 2018 (UTC)
• Oppose How many blurbs are we going to post about the ordinary course of an open war? This is not the first or even second time Israel has hit Iranian targets. It's bigger, sure, but does that mean we post each incrementally larger engagement? ghost 12:33, 10 May 2018 (UTC)
  • Iranian targets? I thought the strike was in Syria. The IDF has been attacking it's neighbors with impunity for decades, if they actually cross Iraq or Turkey to strike Iranian targets, let me know. --LaserLegs (talk) 14:00, 10 May 2018 (UTC)
    • Um, ... all the RS are saying this was an Israeli attack on Iranian military targets within Syria? Did you not read that? The Rambling Man (talk) 21:50, 10 May 2018 (UTC)
• Oppose Article is a stub with an unconventional name (I don't think "clash" is a fitting word for an explosive offensive strike) Brendon the Wizard ✉️ ✨ 15:00, 10 May 2018 (UTC)
• Oppose We are not competing with BBC. –Ammarpad (talk) 17:35, 10 May 2018 (UTC)
• Support - It has improved in the past 24 hours. Fitzcarmalan (talk) 08:07, 11 May 2018 (UTC)
  • Take out "background" and "reactions" and there is nothing. --LaserLegs (talk) 11:16, 11 May 2018 (UTC)

• Are you sure about that? Fitzcarmalan (talk) 15:24, 11 May 2018 (UTC)
• Take out Booth and it's just a night at the theater. ghost 16:27, 11 May 2018 (UTC)

• Support This now seems to meet ITN quality guidelines. In my opinion this type of incident, while not unprecedented, is significant and worthy of a blurb. Mamyles (talk) 17:08, 11 May 2018 (UTC)

May 9

Portal:Current events/2018 May 9

May 9, 2018 (2018-05-09) (Wednesday) Armed conflicts and attacks Terrorism in Indonesia Prisoners at a detention centre for terrorists in Jakarta revolt, killing five officers and taking a sixth hostage. Negotiators accept a demand for an audience between the rioters and Aman Abdurrahman, an inmate who is the head of ISIL in the country. (The Wall Street Journal) May 2018 Israel–Syria clashes Syrian and Iranian forces fire 20 missiles at the Israel Defense Forces positioned in the disputed territory of the Golan Heights, prompting air raid sirens in northern Israel. The IDF reports the Iron Dome missile defence system has intercepted a number of missiles and reports no injuries. Israeli forces respond with artillery into Syria. (The Times of Israel) Strikes from both Israel and Syria continue repeatedly throughout the night, reportedly on a far larger scale than in previous incidents. (Reuters) Syrian Civil War A car bomb and shellfire hit Marjeh Square in Damascus, Syria, killing two people and injure 14 others. (The National) Eight suicide bombers attack two police stations in Kabul, Afghanistan, killing five people and injuring 16. ISIL claim one attack and the Taliban claim the other. (Al Jazeera) Business and economy Economy of the United States Fox buys seven TV stations from Sinclair Broadcast Group for US$910 million. (Deadline) US retailer Walmart acquires a 77% controlling stake in Flipkart, India's largest online shop, for US$16 billion. (City A.M.) Vodafone acquires Liberty Global's European operations, including German cable operator Unitymedia, for €18.4 billion. (Computing.co.uk) Chinese retailer Alibaba acquires Pakistani online marketplace Daraz for an estimated US$150–200 million. (The News) Disasters and accidents The Patel Dam fails in Kenya, killing at least 47 and leaving at least 2000 homeless. (Reuters) International relations North Korea–United States relations The three remaining American detainees in North Korea fly with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to the United States. (The New Zealand Herald) Iran–United States relations After the United States withdrew from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, a group of conservative Iranian lawmakers burned American flags and chanted Death to America. (CNN) Law and crime A Moroccan national is extradited from Bulgaria to Morocco to face trial for terrorism and ISIL membership. (Xinhua) Inn Din massacre § Arrest of journalists Myanmar police captain Moe Yan Naing testifies in court for the second time during the trial of Reuters journalists Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo, which has become a landmark case of press freedom in the country. Naing accused his superior, police brigadier general Tin Ko Ko, of orchestrating a plot to entrap the journalists and threatening Naing and his colleagues with arrest if they did not "get Wa Lone". Naing was arrested for violating Myanmar's Police Disciplinary Act and sentenced to a one-year prison term prior to his testimony. (Reuters) (Voice of America) Far-right terrorism in the United Kingdom Four neo-Nazis are convicted of attempting to incite racial hatred at Aston University in England by carrying out a sticker recruitment campaign for National Action. A fifth is acquitted and sentencing alongside two other convicts is set for June 1. National Action has since been banned as a terror group. (The Independent) Politics and elections 2017–18 Australian parliamentary eligibility crisis The High Court of Australia disqualifies Senator Katy Gallagher because she held dual citizenship with the United Kingdom when elected, not renouncing it in time. Four MPs in similar situations have also resigned, setting up four by-elections. (The Sydney Morning Herald) (ABC) Malaysian general election, 2018 The opposition Pakatan Harapan has obtained a majority in the Parliament, defeating the incumbent Barisan Nasional government led by Najib Razak. This marks the first ever change of government in Malaysia's 61-year history. (Channel NewsAsia)

---

Hepatitis B virus

Articles: Hepatitis B virus (talk · history · tag) and Hepatitis B (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ The oldest evidence of hepatitis B virus is found in Bronze Age human remains, readjusting the previous estimates by several thousands years. (Post)
News source(s): Nature, Washington Post
Credits:

• Nominated by Brandmeister (talk · give credit)

Both articles updated

Nominator's comments: According to study this is the oldest viral genome ever recovered from vertebrates which also disproves the belief that "hepatitis B originated in the New World and spread to Europe about 500 years ago". Brandmeister^talk 08:00, 11 May 2018 (UTC)

• Weak support – I am not certain of how significant this news is, so it may not fit the first purpose listed at WP:ITN. That being said, the article is of very decent quality, the news is interesting, and it showcases Wikipedia as a dynamic resource. The article's update isn't quite as significant as one may like to see it, however. It balances out that I support posting it, but only barely. I notice that the article on Hepatitis B is actually of higher quality and has received the exact same update. I am not sure how to handle that. ~Mable (chat) 09:22, 11 May 2018 (UTC)

(Posted) Kenya Dam Break

Articles: Patel Dam failure (talk · history · tag) and Kenya (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ The Patel Dam fails in Kenya, killing at least 47 people, and leaving at least 2000 homeless. (Post)
News source(s): Reuters, BBC, ABC
Credits:

• Nominated by Kenmelken (talk · give credit)

Nominator's comments: Major disaster in Kenya. Death count still rising. There was no article, so I created one (my first original article, actually). Still a very scant stub and needs work to be ready for main page. I'm hoping to get some time later today to update it, but throwing it here as well in hope of getting some help. Lots of news coverage. Kenmelken (talk) 15:23, 10 May 2018 (UTC)

• Comment it's in the news, but some history is needed. Height, type, date constructed, etc. --LaserLegs (talk) 17:01, 10 May 2018 (UTC)
  • Information that's proving really difficult to find. I hate googling current events.... --LaserLegs (talk) 17:06, 10 May 2018 (UTC)
    • Well you can filter search to stories prior to the date, but then why would this dam be worthy of note prior to the incident? I've found reference to a "Itare Dam" in Nakuru, but no Patel dam. Support per Masem. ghost 18:17, 10 May 2018 (UTC)
      • Just to add, key for this news item is that they learned the dam was privately built and own, and there are questions if they had proper rights and permissions. I'm not expection something akin to the Hoover Dam background here, just enough to know that there are newfound concerns about this private owner. --Masem (t) 18:32, 10 May 2018 (UTC)
        • I'm not talking about news stories for "notability", I mean someone built this thing, there has to be a document somewhere stating it's an earthen dam built in 1972 and stood 170 feet high or something. Looking at the pictures, this thing was a concrete monster and wasn't trivial. When we post air disasters, we include the type of aircraft, and usually when it first flew. We can do the same here. --LaserLegs (talk) 19:45, 10 May 2018 (UTC)
          • The picture of the large concrete monster dam that was attached with many of the articles was a stock photo of a dam, not the dam in question. I haven't actually seen a picture of the real dam in any of the sources I've checked. So far, lots of pics of the devastation, but not the dam. Right now the coverage is shifting to say that it may have been built WITHOUT documentation as it was entirely private construction and may not have had the right permits or followed safety standards. Per this source the owner was "secretive", so there may not actually be any recorded information on the dam. Kenmelken (talk) 19:59, 10 May 2018 (UTC)
            • Fair enough. Hopefully more details will emerge. While I was googling for info, I actually found this, which was fascinating: http://smalldamsguidelines.water.go.ke/ — Preceding unsigned comment added by LaserLegs (talk • contribs) 21:03, 10 May 2018 (UTC)
• Support I was looking at the BG of this dam before, and what is in the article is pretty much all I've been able to find. Given that while its short, it covers the history, the event, and aftermath as we know now, I think this is fine for posting, given the geographic area. --Masem (t) 17:51, 10 May 2018 (UTC)
• Support Article looks fine and the event merits posting due to substantial and uncommon lost of life. –Ammarpad (talk) 18:43, 10 May 2018 (UTC)
• Support - very good work on the article by Kenmelken, it contains everything that it should, and the story is heavily in the news. Stormy clouds (talk) 20:03, 10 May 2018 (UTC)
• Support - Looks good. Sherenk1 (talk) 01:46, 11 May 2018 (UTC)
• Posted Stephen 02:42, 11 May 2018 (UTC)

Malaysian election

Articles: Malaysian general election, 2018 (talk · history · tag) and Mahathir Mohamad (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ In the Malaysian general election, opposition coalition Pakatan Harapan wins a majority of the parliament with Barisan Nasional becoming a minority for the first time. (Post)
Alternative blurb: ​ In the Malaysian general election, opposition coalition Pakatan Harapan wins a majority of the parliament with Barisan Nasional becoming a minority for the first time, resulting in Mahathir Mohamad becoming prime minister.
News source(s): BBC, Washington Post, SCMP Alt: The Guardian
Credits:

• Nominated by Juxlos (talk · give credit)
• Updated by 
• angys* (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.

Nominator's comments: Barisan Nasional has held a majority in the Malaysian parliament for 61 years i.e. since Malaysian independence. This will be the first time that Malaysia is led by something other than them. Also ITN/R so there's that. Optionally, wait a bit until the new PM is declared. Juxlos (talk) 20:10, 9 May 2018 (UTC)

• Support per nom. The article is good, the results are official, the event is significant. wumbolo ^^^ 20:26, 9 May 2018 (UTC)
• Support - First time ever that UMNO and its allies are not in control of Malaysia. If Mahathir is declared PM again, that needs to be added to the blurb too. Narutolovehinata5 ^tccsdnew 21:28, 9 May 2018 (UTC)

  Added an altblurb. It's his second time in office and he'd be the world's oldest prime minister but I think the altblurb is pretty long already. Probably DYK for the latter. Juxlos (talk) 22:18, 9 May 2018 (UTC)

• Comment Don’t forget that this is ITN/R so we are assessing only article quality, and as the results section is blank it is plainly not ready yet. Pawnkingthree (talk) 22:58, 9 May 2018 (UTC)
• Support Per other country election this should make a headline. Furthermore, like Narutolovehinata5 said this is the first time in history that we saw the creation of a new government in Malaysia after too long been controlled by the Barisan National although it is not confirmed yet that Mahathir had become the Prime Minister. Molecule Extraction (talk) 04:24, 10 May 2018 (UTC)
• Support This is a life changing moment for Malaysian political history. First time other party (or party coalition) wins the election and shall rule the country. Chongkian (talk) 06:24, 10 May 2018 (UTC)
• Support Mahathir's age and standing is a big part of the story – it's as if Jimmy Carter or George HW Bush made a comeback to take down Trump. But the nature of the coalition is causing "confusion" as Wan Azizah Wan Ismail got to talk to the king first. Andrew D. (talk) 06:27, 10 May 2018 (UTC)
• Support The opposition taking the the lead to gorvern is the first time in the history of 61 years of UMNO's gorvern. Mahathir Mohamed get yo be Prime Minister for the second times after 20 years past since 1981 when he was in UMNO before swing to PPBM in 2016. SNN1395 (talk) 07:58, 10 May 2018 (UTC)
• Comment. Folks, the merits are not in dispute as general elections are on the recurring events list. This will be posted once the article is adequately updated. 331dot (talk) 08:02, 10 May 2018 (UTC)
• Comment The results are getting there. However, I am missing a "Reactions" section, which is probably an easy thing to write as the reactions have been extensive. --Tone 11:33, 10 May 2018 (UTC)
• Oppose too many missing refs. --LaserLegs (talk) 12:16, 10 May 2018 (UTC)
• Support, significant political event (61 year old government under a democracy changing power is uncommon), leader has sworn in as PM, articles of both subjects have been sufficiently updated. - Mailer Diablo 14:16, 10 May 2018 (UTC)
• Comment tagged a few for refs, even some sections that have refs, they don't support the content. The whole thing reads like a piece of anti-government propaganda anyway. Needs work. --LaserLegs (talk) 19:57, 10 May 2018 (UTC)

• Added the refs, which other sections with refs need fixing? - Mailer Diablo 02:25, 11 May 2018 (UTC)

• Well for one thing there is a paragraph accusing 7 people of vote buying, cited to a single source (bersih.org) which itself doesn't cite any sources for it's claims. As a primary source, it's too scant on details to be taken seriously. "Afif Bahardin of PKR: For using Penang State Government programs to give handouts, such as hampers, to voters in Seberang Jaya." <-- That's from the bersih.org source in their "Hall of shame of election sources". Basically a giant BLP vio here. --LaserLegs (talk) 11:13, 11 May 2018 (UTC)

• Reported by Malaysiakini. Ref 68. - Mailer Diablo 15:53, 11 May 2018 (UTC)

• Support, why this is not on the main page already? Arteyu ? _{Blame it on me !} 02:07, 11 May 2018 (UTC)
  • The results table is bare. If someone has a reference for the seat totals, you can add it at the article, then let's hide the results table for the meantime. –HTD 04:13, 11 May 2018 (UTC)
• Support per nom. Double sharp (talk) 05:50, 11 May 2018 (UTC)
• Not yet Clearly there is no question on significance, but it needs more update, especially about the aftermath: government formation, who picks the next prime minister and when he will be sworn in. HaEr48 (talk) 07:46, 11 May 2018 (UTC)

(Closed) Release of American prisoners in North Korea

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

---

Article: List of foreign nationals detained in North Korea (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ North Korea has freed three US citizens from prison, according to a tweet from US President Donald Trump. (Post)
News source(s): BBC
Credits:

• Nominated by Sherenk1 (talk · give credit)

Nominator's comments: Positive news. Sherenk1 (talk) 13:03, 9 May 2018 (UTC)

• Comment - I think the ship has sailed at this point, but we really ought to make the North Korea diplomatic saga an ongoing event. The isolated events on their own really are not suitable for ITN, but the negotiation process as a whole is.--WaltCip (talk) 13:12, 9 May 2018 (UTC)

And I would HARDLY' consider a Trump tweet to be a reliable source.--WaltCip (talk) 13:12, 9 May 2018 (UTC)

• Oppose The target article tells us nothing about this.--Pawnkingthree (talk) 13:30, 9 May 2018 (UTC)
• Oppose Good news if true, but not of sufficient importance for a blurb here. Walt's suggestion about ongoing may merit some discussion. -Ad Orientem (talk) 13:47, 9 May 2018 (UTC)
• Oppose. These cases did not get the attention of some other Americans detained by NK. It's also not like they were captured outside of NK; they were all arrested while there. NK can arrest or detain anyone within its borders for any reason. 331dot (talk) 13:48, 9 May 2018 (UTC)
• Oppose per Ad Orientem. Lepricavark (talk) 16:12, 9 May 2018 (UTC)
• Oppose per Ad Orientum and 331dot, in addition we can’t post EVERY step in the North Korean peace process. Python Dan (talk) 16:14, 9 May 2018 (UTC)
• Oppose -Doesn't rise to the level of significance needed at ITN. –Ammarpad (talk) 18:45, 9 May 2018 (UTC)

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

(Posted) Walmart acquisition of Flipkart

Articles: Walmart (talk · history · tag) and Flipkart (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ Walmart will pay about $16bn to take control of Flipkart, India's biggest online retailer, in a deal that puts it head to head with Amazon. (Post)
Alternative blurb: ​ Walmart announces the acquisition of Flipkart for about $16 billion.
Alternative blurb II: ​ Walmart announces its intention to acquire Flipkart for about $16 billion.
News source(s): BBC
Credits:

• Nominated by Sherenk1 (talk · give credit)

Article updated

Nominator's comments: Acquisition of India's biggest online retailer. Sherenk1 (talk) 12:03, 9 May 2018 (UTC)

• Support - When it comes to business stories, you can't get more international than this. This is massive. The only thing that could be larger is Alibaba acquiring Amazon or something along those lines.--WaltCip (talk) 12:41, 9 May 2018 (UTC)
• Support on significance, and I strongly suggest avoiding the commentary in the original blurb. Vanamonde (talk) 13:36, 9 May 2018 (UTC)
• Support Big business deal, and both articles are in acceptable shape. Teemu08 (talk) 13:44, 9 May 2018 (UTC)
• Support alt blurb. Don't need the added bit with Amazon. ZettaComposer (talk) 13:56, 9 May 2018 (UTC)
• Weak Support Definitely big news in the business world. However, the article updates could use a little expansion. I have added three CN tags to Walmart but given the size and overall quality of the article they are not enough to hold up posting. -Ad Orientem (talk) 14:07, 9 May 2018 (UTC)

• I note that the Walmart article has nothing save for an infobox mention of this; also the "Supercneters" section has a few weak points of sourcing. --Masem (t) 14:20, 9 May 2018 (UTC)

• Comment The alternative blurb is ambiguous with regards to the timing of the acquisition, which has not yet taken place. I added an alternative above. Chrisclear (talk) 14:22, 9 May 2018 (UTC)
• Comment Walmart shouldn't be bolded as is doesn't even mention the deal. ghost 14:37, 9 May 2018 (UTC)
• Support the altblurb. I don't think we need the Amazon part. Lepricavark (talk) 16:14, 9 May 2018 (UTC)
• 'Support if and only if the Amazon blurb is not used. Courcelles (talk) 18:05, 9 May 2018 (UTC)
• Support - posting the altblurb, without the Amazon part. Stormy clouds (talk) 18:58, 9 May 2018 (UTC)
• Posted. -- King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 12:28, 10 May 2018 (UTC)

(Closed) LDS Church/Boy Scouts of America

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

---

Article: Chartered organizations of the Boy Scouts of America (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has announced that it will end its sponsoring of Scout units on December 31, 2019. The Church is the oldest and largest sponsor of Scouting, beginning in 1913, and 37% of Scouting units and 18% of Scouts pertain to the Church (Post)
News source(s): A Joint Statement from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and the Boy Scouts of America [3] WaPost Faux News Huffpo Fortune WaPo USA Today
Credits:

• Nominated by Ryan Reeder (talk · give credit)

Nominator's comments: How big of news this is depends on how influential you perceive the two institutions to be, and I acknowledge some personal bias in this matter Ryan Reeder (talk) 13:56, 9 May 2018 (UTC)

• Oppose no article, local politics. The Rambling Man (talk) 13:59, 9 May 2018 (UTC)
• Please offer any news sources that indicate this is in the news. I will say this is a domestic story between two private entities, and long expected since the scouts started accepting gays and girls. There is no article either. 331dot (talk) 14:01, 9 May 2018 (UTC)
  • Sources added to nom. --LaserLegs (talk) 14:53, 9 May 2018 (UTC)
• Oppose I put in a news source for this, and reading it, it's a mutually agreed separation, and mostly related to values related to LBGT. I don't see anything that suggest this has a major impact on the Scouts (they weren't being financially supported by the Mormons), and for the Mormons, they simply are ending their church's participating but do not restrict their youth to still be a part of the Scouts. Not significant news. --Masem (t) 14:03, 9 May 2018 (UTC)
• Oppose The radical changes being introduced into the organization might be good DYK material. But this is not of sufficient importance for ITN. -Ad Orientem (talk) 14:13, 9 May 2018 (UTC)
• Oppose it's in the news, but there is no update to consider. There is a whole "Please do not" above regarding "oppose an item because the event is only relating to a single country, or failing to relate to one."--LaserLegs (talk) 14:54, 9 May 2018 (UTC)

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

May 8

Portal:Current events/2018 May 8

May 8, 2018 (2018-05-08) (Tuesday) Armed conflicts and attacks Colombian conflict A war crimes tribunal in Colombia begins investigating atrocities during the war which began in the 1960s. (Al Jazeera) Bosnian prosecutors appeal the acquittal of Naser Orić, former commander of the Bosnian Army in Srebrenica, who was accused of killing Serb prisoners. (Balkan Insight) Yemeni Crisis (2011–present), Yemeni Civil War (2015–present) United Arab Emirates takeover of Socotra Yemeni political parties, including the General People's Congress, Al-Islah and the Southern Movement issue a joint statement calling on the United Arab Emirates to immediately withdraw its troops from Socotra in the Arabian Sea. (Anadolu Agency) Business and economy The heads of Serco and Mitie are expected to appear before the UK's Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Select Committee to testify over the collapse of Carillion. (The Telegraph) Economy of Argentina President of Argentina Mauricio Macri announces talks with the International Monetary Fund on financial support for the country's economy. The Central Bank of Argentina interest rate is now at 40%, inflation at 25% and the value of the Argentine peso at a record low. (BBC) Disasters and accidents Grenfell Tower fire The Guardian reports that the Grenfell Tower in London, which burned down last year with the loss of 71 lives, received a quote for non-flammable cladding but it was rejected for a more expensive option which exacerbated the fire. (The Guardian) USS Fitzgerald and MV ACX Crystal collision Junior officer Lt. j.g. Sarah Coppock, who was navigating when USS Fitzgerald when it collided with a civilian ship last year killing seven people, pleads guilty to dereliction of duty and is sentenced to half pay for three months and a punitive letter. (Navy Times) Health and environment List of Ebola outbreaks A new outbreak of the Ebola virus disease kills at least 17 people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. (The Guardian) International relations China–North Korea relations For the second time in two months, North Korea's supreme leader Kim Jong-un meets China's paramount leader Xi Jinping, this time in Dalian. (Stuff) (The Wall Street Journal) (The New York Times) United States withdrawal from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action; Iran–United States relations Donald Trump announces that the United States will withdraw from the Iranian nuclear deal. (The New York Times) Iran says that it remains committed to the agreement but also that it is ready to step up uranium enrichment if the deal is no longer beneficial. (The Washington Post) Law and crime Terrorism in Greece Greek officials arrest 14 men, all but one of which are Greek nationals, on suspicion of funding terrorism. (Kathimerini) High profile Chinese Communist Party member Sun Zhengcai is sentenced to life in prison for taking bribes totaling 170 million yuan. (BBC) The Metropolitan Police of London announces a review of 21 rapes and sexual assaults as well as 12 other offences including violence and burglaries over inadequately performed "undeclared casework" by a forensic scientist. (BBC) Politics and elections Politics of Armenia 2018 Armenian revolution Armenia's parliament elects protest leader Nikol Pashinyan as the new Prime Minister. (The Huffington Post) Brexit Theresa May confirms her trust in Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson after he called her post-Brexit trade policy with the European Union "crazy". (Bloomberg)

---

RD: Anne V. Coates

Article: Anne V. Coates (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): [4]
Credits:

• Nominated by GreatCaesarsGhost (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.

 Oscar-winning film editor.ghost 18:11, 9 May 2018 (UTC)

• Oppose "other honours" (as a minimum) is unreferenced. The Rambling Man (talk) 20:19, 9 May 2018 (UTC)

Tagged those; thanks. ghost 23:45, 9 May 2018 (UTC)

• Support Looks OK.--Pawnkingthree (talk) 14:35, 10 May 2018 (UTC)
• Support No issues that I can see. yorkshiresky (talk) 08:08, 11 May 2018 (UTC)

(Posted) RD: Big Bully Busick

Article: Big Bully Busick (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): Wrestling Observer
Credits:

• Nominated by LukeSurl (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: Wrestler. Appears fully referenced. LukeSurl ^{t c} 16:02, 9 May 2018 (UTC)

• Support No issues.--Pawnkingthree (talk) 17:59, 9 May 2018 (UTC)
• Support good to go. The Rambling Man (talk) 20:20, 9 May 2018 (UTC)
• Posted – Muboshgu (talk) 22:41, 9 May 2018 (UTC)

(Pulled) RD: George Deukmejian

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

• Nominated by PootisHeavy (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: A number of statements need to be sourced, but beyond that, nominating in good faith. --PootisHeavy (talk) 00:14, 9 May 2018 (UTC)

• Comment At this count, 13 CN tags, but if those can be resolved, the article looks sound otherwise.--Sunshineisles2 (talk) 01:25, 9 May 2018 (UTC)
• Support @Sunshineisles2:: I fixed all CN tag issues. The article is well sourced now. --TDKR Chicago 101 (talk) 02:53, 9 May 2018 (UTC)
• Support - Well sourced and seems to fit requirements for RD. Killiondude (talk) 04:07, 9 May 2018 (UTC)
• Support -Good work, TDKR Chicago 101. –Ammarpad (talk) 07:01, 9 May 2018 (UTC)
• Support this is good to go, typically good work. The Rambling Man (talk) 07:57, 9 May 2018 (UTC)
• Posted. 331dot (talk) 09:25, 9 May 2018 (UTC)
• Comment I came by to post this, spot-checked one reference, and found it wanting; it did not support the content in question. Under the circumstances, I would prefer to do further spot-checks, which may take me a few hours, or have someone else do them. I also find it odd that the obituary I read mentions fairly prominently that he left behind a state budget deficit larger than the one he inherited; a fact which seems to warrant mention in the article, thought this isn't an issue I would hold a nomination up over in isolation. Vanamonde (talk) 09:30, 9 May 2018 (UTC) Added post edid-conflict: 331dot, I've added two CN tags after spot-checking two refs; I suggest you pull this. Vanamonde (talk) 09:30, 9 May 2018 (UTC)
• Actually, pulled this myself; I've now found four instances of a citation not supporting the content it was used for. Due apologies, but a little more scrutiny and we may be able to reinstate this. Vanamonde (talk) 09:37, 9 May 2018 (UTC)

No problem. Sorry I missed that one. 331dot (talk) 09:43, 9 May 2018 (UTC)

Sure. Not suggesting anything besides good faith here; it's unreasonable for the admin to check every source anyway. There just happened to be problems with the first source I checked (and then the second, third, fourth...) Vanamonde (talk) 09:46, 9 May 2018 (UTC)

• (edit conflict) Another reference where we're using Deukmejian's campaign manager as a source to present things about his campaign in Wikipedia's voice...Deukmejian is a well-known politician, I'm sure we can find better. Vanamonde (talk) 09:46, 9 May 2018 (UTC)
• Comment With more obits coming out I am able to find sources that closely corresponds with the content of the article. If there’s more issues provide the ref number so I could find stronger sources. --TDKR Chicago 101 (talk) 11:51, 9 May 2018 (UTC)

• @TDKR Chicago 101: Well, if a source doesn't support certain content it shouldn't be posted there in the first place, should it? I've removed some sources already, so you just need to replace those (you've done some of that already, so thanks); I've flagged another on the talk page, and will try to check some more later. Vanamonde (talk) 12:06, 9 May 2018 (UTC)

• @Vanamonde93: Did more touch-ups on the sourcing.--TDKR Chicago 101 (talk) 20:49, 9 May 2018 (UTC)

• @TDKR Chicago 101: Okay, look. This is a decent article about a seemingly decent person, and I'd like to post it. But I looked through it again, and naturally first tried to check the citations added to address my tags from yesterday. What do I find? The source added here doesn't seem to support the cited content. The source added here, likewise. The Rojas source added here is a deadlink. The NYT source, added I-can't-find-when, doesn't support the statement about "sole Republican statewide officeholder." I am not willing to post this. And if we've posted stuff with similar issues before, well, that's a failing then, not an excuse now. Vanamonde (talk) 05:43, 10 May 2018 (UTC)
• Yeah, what the crap is going on. The more I attempt to fix references the more references I find that don't support the info in that sentence. I was attempting a quick fix to get it back on RD, but this is going to take time... Killiondude (talk) 06:33, 10 May 2018 (UTC)

• @Killiondude:, @Vanamonde93:: I fact-checked source, removed the garbage ones and replaced them with content-related sources. Please tell me it's good to go it took a lot of time but I'm glad to say the article looks in tip top shape. --TDKR Chicago 101 (talk) 21:51, 10 May 2018 (UTC)

• TDKR, you say it's all been fixed up. I looked through a combined diff of your changes. The first ref I spot check is this; not the best source, maybe, but it supports the content. Then, I check this NYT story, added to support "Deukmejian won the election by about 100,000 votes, about 1.2 percent of the 7.5 million votes cast." Nowhere in the source can I find that. And guess what? That completely unsurprising, because this is a 1986 source, discussing the 1986 election. And at this point I've had enough of this article, but you can be sure that it isn't going to be posted without thorough vetting. I've removed the "attention needed" tag, because it's the article that needs attention, not this nomination. So much for ITN's supposedly superior quality control. Vanamonde (talk) 05:32, 11 May 2018 (UTC)

Armenia PM

Article: Nikol Pashinyan (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ Following weeks of protests, Nikol Pashinyan is elected prime minister of Armenia. (Post)
Credits:

• Nominated by Lihaas (talk · give credit)

Nominator's comments: Not ITNR but seems like a culmination fo protests. That round to soros. Lihaas (talk) 19:32, 8 May 2018 (UTC)

• Support article on the new prime minister is well sourced in every paragraph (even if I think the lead is too long for an article of such length). Under the new constitution, the PM is the most powerful person in Armenian politics, so this is equivalent to a new German chancellor or British PM rather than, for example, a new PM in France. Anarcho-authoritarian (talk) 19:47, 8 May 2018 (UTC)
• Oppose checked the refs, a few dead links leave a few paragraphs totally unsourced. It's in the news, should be posted, but BLP and all. --LaserLegs (talk) 21:04, 8 May 2018 (UTC)
• Oppose not good enough for a BLP. The Rambling Man (talk) 22:19, 8 May 2018 (UTC)
• Support new prime minister after prior one leaves in turmoil seems newsy enough. Carlossuarez46 (talk) 22:27, 8 May 2018 (UTC)
• Support - Per historic reaction to national protests.BabbaQ (talk) 23:47, 8 May 2018 (UTC)
• Support but bold the protest article. This is very significant as the new prime minister was the leader of the protests. Brendon the Wizard ✉️ ✨ 01:11, 9 May 2018 (UTC)
• Comment The blurb is unclear and may not adhere to NPOV. From the blurb it is unclear if A) the protests are against the prime minister, B) the protests are for the prime minister, or c) the protests are not even related to the prime minister. OtterAM (talk) 02:22, 10 May 2018 (UTC)

• Reply The protests were previously in the news. The protests were against Sargsyan becoming Prime Minister, and they escalated when the leader of the protests, Pashinyan, was detained. He was released, Sargsyan stepped down, and Pashinyan was elected Prime Minister. If possible, the blurb should be rephrased to include this context. Brendon the Wizard ✉️ ✨ 15:09, 10 May 2018 (UTC)

USA/JCPOA

Article: Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ The United States of America withdraws from the JCPOA (Post)
Alternative blurb: ​ United States withdraws from the Iran deal
Credits:

• Nominated by Lihaas (talk · give credit)

Nominator's comments: Just announced, bu t this will be all over the news shortly. I imagine For Min's all over are writing PR statements already. Welcome to World War III Lihaas (talk) 18:37, 8 May 2018 (UTC)

Approve - but I'd recommend linking to the United States withdraw from Iran Deal Wikipedia article instead. FlowerRoad (talk) 18:45, 8 May 2018 (UTC)

That article does not need to exist. Not yet anyways.Lihaas (talk) 18:49, 8 May 2018 (UTC)

It's no different from United States withdrawal from the Paris Agreement. In international relations and long-term, it's certainly more notable. Businesses and other governments are still fighting climate change, this gutted the Iran Deal. FlowerRoad (talk) 19:10, 8 May 2018 (UTC)

That article can really use copy editing. The reaction section is, uh, something else. Juxlos (talk) 20:26, 8 May 2018 (UTC)

• Weak Oppose solely on the orange NPOV tag near the bottom of the article. That has to go before this could be posted. Otherwise this looks like a solid and well sourced article. Get rid of the tag and I will happily support. On a side note I concur that we should use plain language for the link vice the acronym. -Ad Orientem (talk) 18:48, 8 May 2018 (UTC)

I have removed the tag from the section "Continued Criticism", because the last discussion on that part was in 2016, and, as far as I can tell, the article seems to have settled into a consensus version in that section. OtterAM (talk) 02:30, 9 May 2018 (UTC)

Approve It's in the news, has been talked about for quite a while, one of President Trump's campaign focuses.— Preceding unsigned comment added by Pmradu (talk • contribs) 18:53, 8 May 2018 (UTC)

• Comment: The blurb is technically wrong. "Trump described the move as a “withdrawal,” which is technically incorrect because the agreement, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), is not a treaty. The US can only abide by or violate the terms of the Iran accord." [5].--Mhhossein ^talk 18:54, 8 May 2018 (UTC)*
• Support someone forked the article into something smaller and more suitable. altblurb proposed --LaserLegs (talk) 19:01, 8 May 2018 (UTC)
• Support original blurb but strongly oppose the first altblurb and new article as a standalone. It's basically being used as a coatrack to attack Trump, even though Trump was the one squarely behind finding a way for the US to exit this. --Masem (t) 19:09, 8 May 2018 (UTC)

What a strange world we live in that factual statements about trump, including fact checking his objective lies, are considered "attacks". Very strange indeed. --LaserLegs (talk) 20:38, 8 May 2018 (UTC)

• Oppose for now - Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action has only a one-line update and United States withdrawal from the Iran Deal is still a stub. Both articles need more detail. I share Masem's concerns about Donald Trump and the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.--Pawnkingthree (talk) 19:29, 8 May 2018 (UTC)
  • We need those articles merged. There's zero reason to have two of them (And personally, I think this all can be in the main JCPoA article once you take out the anti-Trump rhetoric and put some of that on Foreign policy of the Donald Trump administration) --Masem (t) 19:32, 8 May 2018 (UTC)

Agree totally.Lihaas (talk) 19:34, 8 May 2018 (UTC)

• Support: So long as the blurb retains a NPOV and isn't used as a politicized platform to take jabs at Trump. DARTHBOTTO _talk•cont 19:34, 8 May 2018 (UTC)

Actually, hold off for a little bit. There's a merger proposal to address the content fork. DARTHBOTTO _talk•cont 19:55, 8 May 2018 (UTC)

I'd suggest we ignore the minor content fork, and link to the main article: JCPOA. OtterAM (talk) 19:58, 8 May 2018 (UTC)

• Support: This is big news in almost all the world press, and Wikipedia has a well developed article about it. I support option 2 because the acronym "JCPOA" is a little obscure. This is the right time to post this item because it has become finalized. OtterAM (talk) 19:56, 8 May 2018 (UTC)
• Support - monumental news, well worth posting. However, only the main target article is fit for posting at present, and the content forks should be avoided in my view. Stormy clouds (talk) 20:05, 8 May 2018 (UTC)
• Oppose stub. Take away the inevitable "reactions" section and you have basically one or two useful sentences. The Rambling Man (talk) 20:05, 8 May 2018 (UTC)

What? Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action is a stub?Lihaas (talk) 20:10, 8 May 2018 (UTC)

No, United States withdrawal from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action is. Move on. The Rambling Man (talk) 22:20, 8 May 2018 (UTC)

Indeed. It's not like this is about some fat pool player's nipples, Lihaas. Use your head. We have standards to maintain. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 165.225.0.95 (talk) 16:08, 9 May 2018 (UTC)

Alternative Blurb 2: United States withdraws from the Iran deal.

This version has the advantage that there is no linking to a stub and no acronyms are used. OtterAM (talk) 20:07, 8 May 2018 (UTC)

• Support ... in principle, but strongly suggest title of target article be changed. To say that Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action is "a little obscure" is today's ultra-understatement. It makes no sense whatever to the general reader, who's been hearing about the "Iran nuclear deal" for three years, and who's never heard of the "JCPOA." Pure bureaucratic obfuscation.

As to the article itself, it must include reactions, among them the joint pledge of Germany, France and the UK to stay in the agreement. Sca (talk) 20:15, 8 May 2018 (UTC)

• Support – Major international news, certainly mention-worthy. Master of Time (talk) 20:17, 8 May 2018 (UTC)
• Comment - With no prejudice towards the nomination itself, Lihaas, for the love of god, STOP USING ITN AS YOUR POLITICAL FORUM. Comments such as "Welcome to World War III" are neither collegiate, nor helpful, nor are they in any way contributory to helping build an encyclopedia.--WaltCip (talk) 20:21, 8 May 2018 (UTC)
• Comment The problem with the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action article is that it's monstrous, finding the update is a challenge. The reactions, especially from the other signatories are exceptionally relevant and bolting them into the JCPA article bulks it up even more for no reason. The content fork (I don't care which one) is a better target since it covers the lead up and reactions to the decision in more detail: which is the story here. Attacking Trump? Pointing out that he's made demonstrably false statements [6] about the arrangement isn't an "attack" at all ... it's sad that it has to be done. --LaserLegs (talk) 20:48, 8 May 2018 (UTC)
• Oppose on quality. There seems to be three possible target articles: Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action has an orange tag (and is too long, and has too many notes, but that's irrelevant right now), United States withdrawal from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action is a stub, and Donald Trump and the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action also has orange tags. This is a mess. Isa (talk) 20:49, 8 May 2018 (UTC)

I suggest we just ignore the two stubs, and not let the existence of those two stubs sabotage the inclusion of this article in "In the News". The main Wikipedia article is long and complicated, but it's also probably the clearest explanation of the JCPOA avaliable online. I think it would be an embarrassment if Wikipedia doesn't mention this event, when its dominating headlines across the world. — Preceding unsigned comment added by OtterAM (talk • contribs) 23:16, 8 May 2018 (UTC)

• Support it's been simmering in the news for a long time. This undoes years of diplomacy and antagonizes the US's allies. Post, even if the quality is not that good under the "cure for cancer" clause. Banedon (talk) 00:23, 9 May 2018 (UTC)
• Support - let's not be silly. Let's post the most complete article. This is major international news. starship.paint ~ KO 00:33, 9 May 2018 (UTC)
• Change target? – It might make more sense to change the primary target article to United States withdrawal from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, although this still carries the ridiculously bureaucratic title "Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action." Sca (talk) 01:00, 9 May 2018 (UTC)

Präsident Donald Trump (Bild) hat angekündigt, dass sich die USA aus dem Atomabkommen mit dem Iran zurückziehen werden. – Sca (talk) 13:01, 9 May 2018 (UTC)

• Support - Important development which can have far reaching consequences. I think it would be better to put the withdrawal article on the frontpage than the JCPOA article, since it covers the news better. Dragnadh (talk) 13:41, 10 May 2018 (UTC)

RD: Maurane

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

• Nominated by Sherenk1 (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: Belgian singer. Lots of referencing issues. Sherenk1 (talk) 08:17, 8 May 2018 (UTC)

• Oppose This article needs to be re-sourced entirely, and that will mean rewriting it from scratch to match content with source. Non-trivial work.–Ammarpad (talk) 15:29, 8 May 2018 (UTC)
• Oppose: nowhere near ready at all. Would require a dedicated expert contributor to be considered in time Anarcho-authoritarian (talk) 19:48, 8 May 2018 (UTC)

United Arab Emirates takeover of Socotra

Article: United Arab Emirates takeover of Socotra (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ UAE forces occupy the Yemeni island of Socotra (Post)
Alternative blurb: ​ An invasion by United Arab Emirates forces takes over the Yemeni island of Socotra.
News source(s): WaPost Jerusalem Post
Credits:

• Nominated by Kintetsubuffalo (talk · give credit)

 Kintetsubuffalo (talk) 04:19, 8 May 2018 (UTC)

• Support seems pretty obvious, this kind of territorial change (if confirmed) does not happen often. Banedon (talk) 05:28, 8 May 2018 (UTC)
• Support - International implications on this unauthorized seizure of sovereign territory. I have created an altblurb with proper links. Jusdafax (talk) 06:00, 8 May 2018 (UTC)
• Support Takeover of a territory is a very big deal that merits inclusion.--Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 08:40, 8 May 2018 (UTC)
• Weak support Once again, for a venue to show off our best work, this is barely enough text to qualify for "good enough". Since this is such a newsworthy event, one would presume that there was more information than this about it somewhere. If so, I am at a loss at why someone would want to avoid putting it in the article. --Jayron32 12:40, 8 May 2018 (UTC)

Because there isn't, and in our frantic effort to post "important" stories to the MP of Wikipedia the community is tolerating a very low bar for quality, basically rehashing the one or two wire stories about the subject dooming the article to forever-stub status when actual news media moves on. --LaserLegs (talk) 12:44, 8 May 2018 (UTC)

Presumably there are stories in the UAE press or Socotra press? Why would you adamently refuse to use those? --Jayron32 16:23, 8 May 2018 (UTC)

• Comment: if this was really a military invasion / annexation surely there would be more widespread news coverage? Other than the Washington Post article linked above (which is actually a republished AP wire story), I'm not seeing any coverage in outlets beyond the region. If only local press are picking this up, is it really as big as the headline sounds? I don't know the answer but it seems suspicious. Modest Genius ^talk 16:17, 8 May 2018 (UTC)

  All press is local, and saying "this is only covered by local press" just means "it isn't covered by my local press". Local press is not unreliable by default, and I see no reason to refuse to use a source simply because it isn't based in the U.S. or Britain. --Jayron32 16:25, 8 May 2018 (UTC)

  Yes and no. As noted by others below, many of those local/regional sources have close links to governments which are involved in the Yemeni civil war, or support opposing sides in Syria, or have long-standing hostilities with one side or another (e.g. the Qatar blockade). Bias is a potential issue, so I would prefer some outside media analysis. There's no reason why that has to be from the US or UK (I never mentioned them), but the current sourcing does worry me. Modest Genius ^talk 10:32, 9 May 2018 (UTC)

• Comment I'm not an expert on this at all, but I'm still a little unclear about the significance of this event. Firstly, there are an awful lot of foreign troops in Yemen anyway. The Saudi led intervention hasn't been declared as an 'annexation'. So how precisely is this different? Also, many of the sources in the article are from Al Jazeera, which is run by the Qatari government, which obviously doesn't have great relations with the UAE now, so this might not be an entirely reliable source. BubbleEngineer (talk) 16:40, 8 May 2018 (UTC)
• Oppose Just seems to be a minor incident in a protracted civil war, like Somalia and Syria. We'd need better independent sourcing. Andrew D. (talk) 16:55, 8 May 2018 (UTC)
• Oppose Seems a factoid rather than a properly considered event within a clear wider context. The content doesn't feel very neutral either and a wider selection of sourcing from a variety of different outlets would be necessary to support this tone as NPOV. Spartaz ^Humbug! 17:10, 8 May 2018 (UTC)
• Oppose unless the UAE states they are formally annexing the territory. 331dot (talk) 17:12, 8 May 2018 (UTC)
• Wait until there is an official UAE statement on this. If it's "we are occupying Yemen's territory to xxx" then oppose, but if they invoke the "99-year lease" thing or the like then support. Juxlos (talk) 20:08, 8 May 2018 (UTC)

I suppose you would have waited for an official announcement from the Soviets when they invaded Hungary in 1956, huh? Abductive (reasoning) 20:32, 8 May 2018 (UTC)

Well, yeah. If we label it in 1956 as "The Soviet Union invaded and took over Hungary" instead of "The Soviet Union invades Hungary in response to a revolution" that would be inaccurate. Juxlos (talk) 20:44, 8 May 2018 (UTC)

• Support, major development, one for the history books. Abductive (reasoning) 20:32, 8 May 2018 (UTC)
  • Dont you think its a bit to early to say something as portentous as that?Spartaz ^Humbug! 22:17, 8 May 2018 (UTC)
• Support. Socotra is one of the few territories that has not switched hands during the war...until now. 172.98.154.119 (talk) 23:57, 8 May 2018 (UTC)
• Oppose. There is insufficient evidence to support the claim that this is a "takeover". The main source, Al Jazeera, is decidedly pro-Qatari and anti-Emirati, so it can't be trusted for neutrality. All other sources indicate an "increased presence" of UAE forces on the island, and "protests" against the presence. I concur with Juxlos, we should wait for an official UAE statement (or even one from Yemen). 184.151.37.158 (talk) 00:27, 9 May 2018 (UTC)

  Oppose I think we do have an official UAE statement:[7] This is an active war zone with proxy considerations, and we should hardly expect the UAE to following Yemen's (literal) marching orders. If this is an annexation, it's ITN-worthy. But I'd put that at 70-30 right now, and we don't do retractions here; we wait for facts. ghost 11:39, 9 May 2018 (UTC)

• Support. Major regional development and one for the history books for sure. There is no doubt this is a military occupation giving the Yemeni reaction. GWA88 (talk) 05:59, 10 May 2018 (UTC)
• Oppose - The UAE already had a military presence on the island. So, unless they annex it this time, it's pretty much an insignificant story being overstated by pro-Qatar media. Fitzcarmalan (talk) 08:23, 11 May 2018 (UTC)

May 7

Portal:Current events/2018 May 7

May 7, 2018 (2018-05-07) (Monday) Armed conflicts and attacks Yemeni Civil War (2015–present) Airstrikes by the Saudi-led coalition destroy the Presidential Palace in Sana'a, Yemen, with at least six killed and 30 injuries reported, coalition officials claim they had targeted high-ranking Houthi officials. (Yahoo! News) Hamas has offered Israel a longterm ceasefire including prisoner exchanges, in return for reductions to the Gaza blockade, and infrastructural improvement. (The Jewish Telegraphic Agency) Arts and culture List of highest-grossing films American superhero film Avengers: Infinity War becomes the fastest film to make US$1 billion worldwide, in just eleven days. (BGR) Large sections of the old Tappan Zee Bridge are to be sunk and used as material to build an artificial reef off the coast of Long Island. (MNN) Business and economy Latvian bank ABLV sues the European Central Bank in the Court of Justice of the European Union, saying the ECB triggered ABLV's collapse. The bank failed following allegations by the United States that ABLV was laundering money on behalf of North Korea. (Reuters) The United States Department of Defense says it has resumed accepting deliveries of F-35 Lightning II fighter jets from manufacturer Lockheed Martin after resolving a dispute over a production error which was leading to corrosion. (Reuters) Oliver North is announced to be the next president of the National Rifle Association. (NRA) Legal status of cryptocurrency In a landmark bankruptcy case the Ninth Arbitration Court of Appeal in Moscow rules cryptocurrencies are property and demands access to a party's Bitcoin reserves. (Bitcoinist) Disasters and accidents 2018 lower Puna eruption About 35 structures in Leilani Estates are destroyed during the Kīlauea eruption in Hawaii. (KFOR-TV) A collision of two trains near Aichach in Germany leaves two people dead and at least 14 injured. (DW) International relations United States–Venezuela relations The United States imposes sanctions on three Venezuelans and 20 drug entities for trafficking activity. (Yahoo! News) United States Vice President Mike Pence calls on Venezuela to suspend its presidential election later this month citing corruption concerns. This follows a similar announcement made by the European Union. (Bloomberg) Israel–Paraguay relations Paraguay announces that it will move its embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem by the end of May. Paraguay is the third country to relocate its embassy to Jerusalem after the United States and Guatemala. (Reuters) Law and crime Terrorism in Egypt Egyptian chief prosecutor Nabil Sadek refers 555 ISIL suspects suspected of 63 terror attacks to a military court, while the Giza Criminal Court in Cairo sentences nine terrorists to life imprisonment and two others to five years imprisonment each. (The Times of Israel) Terrorism in Israel The Knesset approves by 55 votes to 14 a bill designed to confiscate payments made by the Palestinian Authority to terrorists in Israel. (Arutz Sheva) Murder of Kim Wall Danish inventor Peter Madsen appeals his life sentence for murdering Swedish journalist Kim Wall onboard his homemade submarine. He has not appealed his conviction. (BBC) Indiana accused serial killer Shawn Grate is convicted of two murders. He has previously confessed to, but not been charged with, two more murders and entered guilty pleas to crimes including rape. (10tv) An Indonesian court rejects a bid by Islamic group Hizb ut-Tahrir to overturn its ban in the country. The group was outlawed by presidential decree in 2017 on national security grounds. (The Guardian) Finland says compensation payouts for wrongful convictions and imprisonments have quadrupled in ten years, with three million euros paid in 2017 versus 720,000 euros in 2007. (YLE) Politics and elections Politics of Japan Centrist opposition party Democratic Party merges with centre-right Party of Hope, forming the Democratic Party for the People. Members of both parties that disapproved of the merger choose to either join the Constitutional Democratic Party, become independents or remain in the Party of Hope. (The Asahi Shimbun) Fourth inauguration of Vladimir Putin Russian President Vladimir Putin is inaugurated at the Grand Kremlin Palace in Moscow for a fourth term as President of Russia following his victory in March's presidential election. (BBC) Lebanese general election, 2018 In official results, Hezbollah and allied parties win a slight majority of seats in Parliament. (Reuters) 2017–18 United States political sexual scandals, Weinstein effect Attorney General of New York Eric Schneiderman, whose office sued The Weinstein Company for sexual harassment and discrimination, resigns amid allegations of violence towards four women during his tenure as Attorney General. (NBC News) Italian President Sergio Mattarella says either fresh elections must be held or a neutral caretaker government installed following the collapse of a third round of talks aiming to form a coalition after March's general election failed to produce a clear winner. (BBC) Science and technology Discoveries of exoplanets Scientists discover that WASP-96b has an atmosphere that is free of clouds. (Phys.org) Sports 2018 Stanley Cup playoffs The Washington Capitals advance to the Eastern Conference Finals for the first time in 20 years with a 2–1 win over arch rival Pittsburgh Penguins, winning the series 4–2. (Sporting News)

---

(Attention needed) RD: Miki Muster

Article: Miki Muster (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
Credits:

• Nominated by Tone (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: A pioneer in the field of animation and comics in Slovenia. The article was rather short but I believe I have sufficiently expanded it now. Language could probably need some polishing. One of the sources is in English as well. Tone 22:23, 8 May 2018 (UTC)

• Support Article is well sourced and informative. Generally I like these short, but well referenced articles than huge mis-referenced and under-referenced articles that most of BLPs here are. –Ammarpad (talk) 07:07, 9 May 2018 (UTC)
• Support - ready for posting.BabbaQ (talk) 09:26, 9 May 2018 (UTC)
• Weak oppose inadequate lead and phrases like "fell in love with animation" are not encyclopedic in tone. The Rambling Man (talk) 20:21, 9 May 2018 (UTC)
  • @The Rambling Man: I changed the wording and expanded the lede. Please check. --Tone 08:01, 10 May 2018 (UTC)

(Posted) Snooker world championship

Article: 2018 World Snooker Championship (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ Mark Williams defeats John Higgins to win the World Snooker Championship. (Post)
News source(s): BBC
Credits:

• Nominated by The Rambling Man (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: Plenty of images of the magnificent Williams available too. The Rambling Man (talk) 20:59, 7 May 2018 (UTC)

• support - ready for posting.BabbaQ (talk) 21:01, 7 May 2018 (UTC)
• Support -The article has been substantially developed. –Ammarpad (talk) 21:06, 7 May 2018 (UTC)
• Pretty good, but I added some {{cn}} tags. – Muboshgu (talk) 21:07, 7 May 2018 (UTC)
• Comment Source for the "rounds" tables at the end? Still over all a great example of a sports tournament article. --LaserLegs (talk) 00:26, 8 May 2018 (UTC)
• Strong support. That is an excellent article! Added a suitable image. Modest Genius ^talk 10:19, 8 May 2018 (UTC)

Kudos to Thomas Kirk Larsen and Lee Vilenski who seem to have contributed the majority of the prose. Modest Genius ^talk 12:59, 8 May 2018 (UTC)

Thanks! Thomas has been pretty awesome, and copyedited a lot of my entries, but it's the sourcing that is important. The competition was really a great watch. Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 13:36, 8 May 2018 (UTC)

• Support. Longest ever gap between successive championships, I think. "The Welsh Potty machine" or whatever it is might still have currency, but "Sprog" was at least 20 years ago? Martinevans123 (talk) 10:37, 8 May 2018 (UTC)

• Yep, 15 years since his previous victory in 2003. He didn't even qualify for the tournament last year.--Pawnkingthree (talk) 12:24, 8 May 2018 (UTC)

• Support as tags seem to have been fixed.--Pawnkingthree (talk) 12:24, 8 May 2018 (UTC)
• Support this is what an article about a sporting event should look like, with sufficient prose, well referenced, etc. A few tables are nice, but where an article is nothing but tables, that's a problem. Someone obviously thought this was important enough to write about, and did. It should be held up as a model for how to properly write a sports article. --Jayron32 12:42, 8 May 2018 (UTC)
• (edit conflict)Comment Due to having a lot of edits on the article in question, I won't vote, but it should be noted, that not only did Williams not qualify last season, he'd won 3 ranking tournaments this season, and hadn't won a single one since 2011 before that, and had considered retiring before the start of this season. Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 13:36, 8 May 2018 (UTC)

• And that it was his wife Joanne who persuaded him to keep playing. Martinevans123 (talk) 14:30, 8 May 2018 (UTC)

• Posted. Black Kite (talk) 13:31, 8 May 2018 (UTC)
• Comment No picture of Williams naked? Not that I'm into those kind of shenanigans... Lugnuts ^{Fire Walk with Me} 17:49, 8 May 2018 (UTC)

• Thanks for prompting. His naked appearance now added to article, with a source. Martinevans123 (talk) 18:01, 8 May 2018 (UTC)

• I'm sure we can get a "fair use" image of Williams and his nips. The Rambling Man (talk) 22:21, 8 May 2018 (UTC)

• Comment does this mean the loser got snookered? : ) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.88.179.204 (talk) 00:56, 9 May 2018 (UTC)

(Closed) No secret chambers in King Tuts tomb

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

---

Article: KV62 (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ Sonar tests disprove the theory that hidden chambers may have been present in Tutankhamun's tomb. (Post)
News source(s): BBC AP (via NBC)
Credits:

• Nominated by Masem (talk · give credit)

Article updated

Nominator's comments: This is clearly unusual as an ITN, as proof of something that doesn't exist thus keeps the "status quo". However, since this theory popped up in 2015, there's been rather interest in the possibility of these chambers (which some suggested may even had been Nefertiti). This result (which Egypt's ministry has accepted as definitive) ends that theory. The article has one secton related to thefts that is unsourced, unfortunately. Masem (t) 04:02, 7 May 2018 (UTC)

• Oppose trivia, and ideal for DYK. The Rambling Man (talk) 07:33, 7 May 2018 (UTC)
• Per TRM —SerialNumber54129 ^{paranoia /cheap shit room} 08:13, 7 May 2018 (UTC)

Would you count that as an Oppose? Python Dan (talk) 14:06, 7 May 2018 (UTC)

• Oppose - per above, more preferable as a DYK item. Stormy clouds (talk) 11:45, 7 May 2018 (UTC)
• Oppose, the lack of something doesn't make a good ITN item. --12:09, 7 May 2018 (UTC)
• Oppose unorthodox nomination, but it’s trivial at best, this would be better off at DYK as the previous users have noted. Python Dan (talk) 14:10, 7 May 2018 (UTC)
• Oppose – Extra! Extra! No plane crashes today! Sca (talk) 14:55, 7 May 2018 (UTC)

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

May 6

Portal:Current events/2018 May 6

May 6, 2018 (2018-05-06) (Sunday) Armed conflicts and attacks 2018 Gaza border protests The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) open fire on a group of Palestinian men trying to sabotage the Israeli-Gazan border fence, killing three and injuring two others. The IDF also attacks a Hamas outpost near the border, stating that the location was used to launch incendiary kites and other objects in an attempt to burn Israeli fields. (The Jerusalem Post) Hamas releases videos showing dozens of Palestinians successfully breaching the fence and infiltrating Israel. (Israel National News) Kashmir insurgency Two days of clashes in Indian-administrated Jammu and Kashmir leaves eight militants and nine civilians dead, while over 100 protesters are injured during anti-India demonstrations. (Benar News) Pakistani Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal is shot at following a rally in Narowal, Punjab. A bullet pierces his right shoulder. He is in stable condition now and the gunman has since been arrested, according to Government Officials. (The New York Times) (The Nation) War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) A mosque being used for voter registration is bombed in Khost, Afghanistan, killing at least 14 people and injuring 33. (ABC News) Business and economy Economy of France French economy minister Bruno Le Maire says Air France may collapse over ongoing strike action and the state will not bail the firm out despite owning 14.3% of parent Air France-KLM. (BBC) Disasters and accidents Flash floods cause transportation issues and damage buildings in Ankara, the capital of Turkey. (BBC) 2018 lower Puna eruption At Leilani Estates, 26 homes and 4 buildings were destroyed by Kīlauea, forcing 1700 people to leave their homes. (Reuters) Law and crime Malaysian authorities announce sixteen arrests connected to an international human trafficking ring. The arrests follow the seizure of modified tanker ship MV Etra in Malaysian waters on Tuesday with 127 Sri Lankan migrants on board being smuggled to New Zealand and Australia. The arrests include seven people captured aboard a fishing vessel used to transfer migrants onto MV Etra. (The South China Morning Post) Politics and elections Lebanese general election, 2018 Lebanon holds its first parliamentary election since 2009. (BBC) The Electoral Commission of Zambia says it will disqualify anybody who commits violence in the campaign for upcoming by-elections slated for June. (The Lusaka Times) In an interview granted to the newspaper El Comercio, the Peruvian president, Martín Vizcarra, ruled out presenting himself for re-election in 2021 or calling early elections. Vizcarra, as vice president, took office late March after former President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski resigned due to a corruption scandal and strong pressures of the Congress. (América Televisión) Far-right politics in the United Kingdom Thousands of far-right activists attend a protest in London, United Kingdom amid a recent crackdown on far-right activity on social media. Guest speakers included former English Defence League leader Tommy Robinson, Vice magazine co-founder Gavin McInnes, and UK Independence Party (UKIP) leader Gerard Batten. (The Guardian)

---

Ahsan Iqbal

Article: Ahsan Iqbal (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ Pakistan's Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal is shot and injured in an assassination attempt. (Post)
News source(s): BCC CNN NYT
Credits:

• Nominated by Auntie Agni (talk · give credit)

Article updated

Nominator's comments: Article updated and well sourced. Auntie Agni (talk) 08:35, 8 May 2018 (UTC)

• Oppose for lack of a sufficient update. It gives no more information than the blurb does.--Pawnkingthree (talk) 12:25, 8 May 2018 (UTC)

  I added more information but another editor removed it. [8] Now I have restored it. --Auntie Agni (talk) 07:38, 11 May 2018 (UTC)

• Oppose both on notability of the event and the article's quality. When he's actually assassinated it may be worth posting, ceteris paribus. –Ammarpad (talk) 15:25, 8 May 2018 (UTC)

  I hope you meant 'if' rather than 'when'! Modest Genius ^talk 16:11, 8 May 2018 (UTC)

• Oppose. Sadly Pakistan has a long history of political assassinations; a failed attempt does not reach the threshold of major encyclopaedic impact that would justify a blurb. Modest Genius ^talk 16:11, 8 May 2018 (UTC)

(Posted) RD: Khaled Mohieddin

Article: Khaled Mohieddin (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): Arab News
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 updated and well sourced --TDKR Chicago 101 (talk) 20:40, 6 May 2018 (UTC)

• Support -It looks OK. –Ammarpad (talk) 03:59, 7 May 2018 (UTC)
• Posted Stephen 06:23, 7 May 2018 (UTC)

[Ready] Lebanon election

Article: Lebanese general election, 2018 (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ After 9 years and postponement, Lebanon votes in a new parliament. (Post)
Alternative blurb: ​ Hezbollah and its political allies gain in Lebanese new parliament elction held after 9 years.
Alternative blurb II: ​ A general election concludes in Lebanon, with Hezbollah and its allies gaining more seats than they already had.
News source(s): NYTimes, Reuters
Credits:

• Nominated by Lihaas (talk · give credit)

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

Nominator's comments: While it is ITNR, this is further important due to the Syria situation. Article has a tag and result should be out in about 12 or so hours. –Lihaas (talk) 05:49, 6 May 2018 (UTC)

• Comment - Results going to be announced tomorrow or day after. We can assess after that. Sherenk1 (talk) 11:50, 6 May 2018 (UTC)
• Comment - Regardless of who "wins" the election, it's going to take a little while to decide whether Saad Hariri stays in power or if the government is fully taken over by Hezbollah. 2600:6C50:407F:F9E5:0:CA15:D4A1:AB23 (talk) 15:35, 7 May 2018 (UTC)
• Support + Comment - The 9 year wait is significant, but I prefer that we don't post it until we also have the results to announce. Brendon the Wizard ✉️ ✨ 17:17, 7 May 2018 (UTC)
• Nomination was closed while awaiting results. Now that results are announced, discussion can continue. – Muboshgu (talk) 20:20, 8 May 2018 (UTC)
• Support, per ITNR. No-one really won the election, most probably the same dominant parties will again form a grand coalition, the unusual thing is the long delay and wrangling. The international press focused a lot on Hezbollah's performance, but in terms of seats Hezbollah presence in parliament stayed more or less the same (winning landslide victories in their own home turf). --Soman (talk) 21:21, 8 May 2018 (UTC)

• Support per ITNR, article seems to be in good shape. --Jamez42 (talk) 02:33, 9 May 2018 (UTC)
• Support: This is a ITN worthy event. --Mhhossein ^talk 13:08, 9 May 2018 (UTC)
• Support: This event is important and the article meets the criteria.--Seyyed(t-c) 17:54, 9 May 2018 (UTC)
• Oppose article is tagged, and blurb is poor. The Rambling Man (talk) 20:22, 9 May 2018 (UTC)

The Rambling Man: The tag is already removed; What's your suggestion regarding the blurb? --Mhhossein ^talk 13:15, 10 May 2018 (UTC)

Shouldn't it be telling us who is in charge out there? The Rambling Man (talk) 13:23, 10 May 2018 (UTC)

@The Rambling Man: I proposed an alternative blurb. Did you mean such a thing? --Mhhossein ^talk 13:04, 11 May 2018 (UTC)

• Altblurb II proposed, and marked ready. Other than the minor 'Background' and 'Postponement' sections, the article is well cited and meets standard ITN expectations. Fitzcarmalan (talk) 15:12, 11 May 2018 (UTC)

(Posted) 2018 Kentucky Derby

Article: 2018 Kentucky Derby (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ Justify wins the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs, US, ridden by jockey Mike E. Smith. (Post)
News source(s): The New York Times
Credits:

• Nominated by Ammarpad (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Jlvsclrk (talk · give credit)

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

Nominator's comments: ITN/R event and breaking 136-year record. Alternative blurb to reflect the record-breaking feat is welcome. –Ammarpad (talk) 02:54, 6 May 2018 (UTC)

• Support Newsworthy. Ultimograph5 (talk) 12:20, 6 May 2018 (UTC)
• Support Good go to. Teemu08 (talk) 13:45, 6 May 2018 (UTC)
• Support Solid article, Payout needs a source but otherwise looks good. -Ad Orientem (talk) 16:53, 6 May 2018 (UTC)

  Payout now sourced. Thanks for reminding. –Ammarpad (talk) 17:06, 6 May 2018 (UTC)

• Ready -Ad Orientem (talk) 17:07, 6 May 2018 (UTC)
• Support it's ITN/R. Lepricavark (talk) 18:14, 6 May 2018 (UTC)
• Posted Ed ^{[talk] [majestic titan]} 20:21, 6 May 2018 (UTC)

May 5

Portal:Current events/2018 May 5

May 5, 2018 (2018-05-05) (Saturday) Armed conflicts and attacks An explosion in Deir al-Balah, Gaza, kills six Palestinians. Hamas and the Israel Defense Forces both deny responsibility and blame each other for the blast. (BBC) The Israeli Air Force used a "hotline" to issue an urgent warning to Khemeymim Airbase in Syria when a Russian fighter jet strayed close to Israeli airspace near the Golan Heights. Last year a Syrian warplane was shot down in a similar incident. (AMN) Disasters and accidents An earthquake strikes a coal mine near Jastrzębie-Zdrój, Poland; rescuers have thus far recovered two miners alive and located a third, while four remain unaccounted for. (CBC) Two coal mines collapse in Balochistan, Pakistan. A gas explosion triggered one collapse, in Pir Ismail, Marwar, killing sixteen. A second collapse near Quetta kills two more with five miners missing. (The Express Tribune) The Federal Aviation Administration of the United States orders Boeing 787 jets using Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engines to operate within one hour of an airport at all times following safety concerns with the engines worldwide which culminated in Air New Zealand and Air China grounding their fleets last week. (The Telegraph) Law and crime 2017–2018 Russian protests Russian police detain about 1,600 anti-government protesters, including opposition leader Alexei Navalny. (RTÉ) Terrorism in England Naa'imur Zakariyah Rahman, from London, formally denies an ISIL plot to murder Theresa May. (BBC) Egypt's Court of Cassation rejects appeals by 45 people handed long prison terms over a 2013 Port Said riot that killed 42. The riots broke out in response to death sentences handed out over a previous riot in 2012 that killed 72 football fans. (Xinhua) Politics and elections Protests against Emmanuel Macron Thousands of people in central Paris demonstrate in an anti-Macron protest against his sweeping reforms. 2,000 security forces are deployed. (ABC) Science and technology Exploration of Mars NASA's InSight Mars lander launches from Vandenberg Air Force Base near Lompoc, California. It is the first interplanetary mission launched from the West Coast of the United States. (CBS News) Sports 2018 Kentucky Derby Pre-race favorite Justify wins the Kentucky Derby, becoming the first horse since 1882 to win the race while unraced as a two-year-old. The race was run under the wettest conditions in its history; by post time, more than 2.8 inches (7.1 cm) of rain had fallen on race day, breaking a record that had lasted since 1918. (WDRB – weather) (CBS Sports)

---

(Closed) Quetta mine collapse

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

---

Article: No article specified
Blurb: ​ Twin coal mine collapses near Quetta, Pakistan kill at least 23. (Post)
News source(s): BBC CNN
Credits:

• Nominated by Auntie Agni (talk · give credit)

Nominator's comments: I can't find any article. Auntie Agni (talk) 09:31, 8 May 2018 (UTC)

• @Auntie Agni: I suppose WPO:BEBOLD and WP:WRITETHEARTICLEFIRST come to mind  ;) —SerialNumber54129 ^{paranoia /cheap shit room}

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

(Posted) Launch of InSight/MarCO

Articles: InSight (talk · history · tag) and Mars Cube One (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ The InSight spacecraft (pictured) and its companion MarCO cubesats are successfully launched towards the planet Mars. (Post)
Alternative blurb: ​ The InSight spacecraft (pictured) is successfully launched towards Mars, alongside its companion MarCO cubesats.
News source(s): The New York Times, BBC News, The Guardian
Credits:

• Nominated by PhilipTerryGraham (talk · give credit)

 – PhilipTerryGraham (talk · articles · reviews) 12:51, 5 May 2018 (UTC)

• This is pretty much ready to post - I'll just wait until I see some more support. --Tone 14:57, 5 May 2018 (UTC)
• Support - Article is good. Sherenk1 (talk) 15:08, 5 May 2018 (UTC)
• Support - Need this one. Ultimograph5 (talk) 15:15, 5 May 2018 (UTC)
• Comment - I added an image to the nomination, as I realise the ITN section will need one once the item on the Inter-Korean summit is bumped by this incoming item. – PhilipTerryGraham (talk · articles · reviews) 17:40, 5 May 2018 (UTC)
• Comment. This will also get posted when it arrives at its destination, per ITNR. 331dot (talk) 19:07, 5 May 2018 (UTC)
• Support good to go. The Rambling Man (talk) 21:28, 5 May 2018 (UTC)
• Support - good 2 go.BabbaQ (talk) 22:22, 5 May 2018 (UTC)
• Support Looks good. Davey2116 (talk) 23:52, 5 May 2018 (UTC)
• Support Very well done indeed. --TDKR Chicago 101 (talk) 00:02, 6 May 2018 (UTC)
• Posted. Espresso Addict (talk) 01:17, 6 May 2018 (UTC)

Question: Would it be better to add that the spacecraft were launched "by NASA"? I would love to see that addition because it would give NASA credit for paying for the launch. Brian Everlasting (talk) 01:38, 6 May 2018 (UTC)

@Brian Everlasting: NASA funded it, Lockheed Martin built it, the United Launch Alliance launched it, and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory runs and operates it. So, there is a lot of people you exclude when you solely credit it to just NASA. – PhilipTerryGraham (talk · articles · reviews) 03:23, 6 May 2018 (UTC)

• Succinct, neutral blurb is all that's needed. We are not advertising for them, why should we argue on who to credit?. –Ammarpad (talk)

Russian protests

Article: 2017–2018 Russian protests (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ 5 May started protests in Russian. (Post)
News source(s): BBC
Credits:

• Nominated by UkrainianCossack (talk · give credit)

 UkrainianCossack (talk) 10:07, 5 May 2018 (UTC)

• Comment this would be more fitting for an ongoing nomination, not a separate blurb. Hornetzilla78 (talk) 12:09, 5 May 2018 (UTC)
• Oppose - I am not seeing any updates on the article. Am I wrong? Sherenk1 (talk) 12:44, 5 May 2018 (UTC)
• Support on principle, oppose on quality - I'm already hearing a lot about this story from outlets and peers, so I'm fully convinced that it's an important news story, but the article is far from ready. There were very few additions for the 5th May protests and unfortunately I had to roll them back because there were no sources and the sentences added used wording that isn't compatible with MoS. Brendon the Wizard ✉️ ✨ 20:10, 5 May 2018 (UTC)
• Oppose not sure how the blurb is commensurate with the article. The Rambling Man (talk) 21:29, 5 May 2018 (UTC)
• Oppose nothing about 5 May in the article minus the infobox. Feels like a POV push especially with the poor translation for the blurb. Juxlos (talk) 21:50, 5 May 2018 (UTC)
• Oppose Apparently this started last year. So nothing new?Zigzig20s (talk) 21:59, 5 May 2018 (UTC)
• Comment From what I see in the article there were rallies on 5 May. So, did these protests continue or they only occur this day? If there is a new wave of protests and a new article was created, I would consider supporting this.--Jamez42 (talk) 18:17, 10 May 2018 (UTC)

(Closed) North Korean time zone change

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

---

Article: Time in North Korea (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ After the inter-Korean summit, North Korea changes its time zone to match that of South Korea. (Post)
Alternative blurb: ​ After the inter-Korean summit, North Korea changes its time zone from UTC+08:30 to UTC+09:00, matching that of South Korea.
News source(s): BBC
Credits:

• Nominated by EternalNomad (talk · give credit)

Nominator's comments: I think any permanent change (not DST of course) in time zone is a significant event. Perhaps we can update the previous blurb about the summit. EternalNomad (talk) 00:49, 5 May 2018 (UTC)

• Oppose Not seeing this in the news, probably more of a DYK item. --LaserLegs (talk)
• Oppose per LaserLegs, I’m only seeing this as a ploy to improving relationships between the two Koreas. SamaranEmerald (talk) 01:04, 5 May 2018 (UTC)
• Support - Because it actually went through. Sherenk1 (talk) 01:40, 5 May 2018 (UTC)
• Oppose minor, barely notable piece of news that does not warrant an ITN post. This is basically saying we post “Daylight Savings Time begins/ends in the United States”, albeit half the time change. Kirliator (talk) 02:03, 5 May 2018 (UTC)
• Oppose good faith nom. Interesting trivia. But it's still trivia. -Ad Orientem (talk) 02:24, 5 May 2018 (UTC)
• Oppose I disagree with the comparison to American Daylight Savings time, which is far more routine. Still, this is too trivial to merit posting at ANI. Lepricavark (talk) 03:07, 5 May 2018 (UTC)
• Oppose -We cannot litter main page with every segment of their chat. We posted the grand part, that's the meeting itself. That's enough. May be DYK?. –Ammarpad (talk) 04:06, 5 May 2018 (UTC)
• Comment Three years back I have nominated article about recently established Pyongyang time. It was not approved. --Jenda H. (talk) 09:45, 5 May 2018 (UTC)
• Support - I actually disagree with peoples assessment above. I think this is just the kind of news that should appear on ITN. It is part of history that Korea changes back time in an effort to soften relations. Article seems decent enough for posting.BabbaQ (talk) 10:06, 5 May 2018 (UTC)
• Oppose Kinda getting a 'cool story bro' feeling from this. A bit of harmless trivia. talk to !dave 11:36, 5 May 2018 (UTC)

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

May 4

Portal:Current events/2018 May 4

May 4, 2018 (2018-05-04) (Friday) Armed conflicts and attacks Basque conflict In Cambo-les-Bains, France, ETA performs its final act of dissolution in the presence of politicians such as Gerry Adams, Jonathan Powell, Brian Currin and Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas. (El País) Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy reminds a crowd to remember the 853 victims of the conflict and reaffirms that there will be no impunity for the violence perpetrated by ETA during its 60-year history. (El País) Arts and culture Nobel Prize in Literature The Nobel Prize in Literature 2018 is postponed to 2019 after Jean-Claude Arnault, husband of the former Swedish Academy member Katarina Frostenson, is accused of sexual assault, resulting in her resignation, and leaving the academy without a quorum. (The Guardian) Disasters and accidents 2018 Hawaii earthquake A magnitude 6.9 earthquake hits Hawaii, the strongest in over 40 years, amid ongoing seismic and volcanic activity. (LA Times) (First Post) 2018 lower Puna eruption Hawaiian volcano Kīlauea begins erupting at the Leilani Estates subdivision, spurring a mandatory evacuation order of residents. (County of Hawaii) (HVO) A heap of mining waste collapses at a jade mine in Kachin State, Myanmar, causing a landslide that kills at least 17 people. Six people are also left injured and an unknown number of people are missing. (AP) (Channel NewsAsia) Maritime incidents in 2018 A Turkish cargo ship collides with Greek warship Armatalos off the coast of Lesbos in the Aegean Sea. The Hellenic Navy says the ship then retreated to Turkish waters without responding to radio messages. (The Guardian) International relations 2017–18 North Korea crisis North Korea–South Korea relations At 23:30 local time, North Korea changes its time zone to match South Korea (UTC+09:00) – a "first practical" impetus for Korean reunification, says the official North Korean agency KCNA. (BBC) South Korea–United States relations U.S. President Donald Trump announces that he will meet South Korean President Moon Jae-in on May 22. (Reuters) Cold War II The United States Navy re-establishes the United States Second Fleet, which was disbanded in 2011, citing recent heightened tensions between NATO and Russia. (Reuters) Law and crime Animal welfare Fifty juvenile crocodiles are seized at Heathrow Airport, London, after officials discover that they were being kept in inhumane conditions. (BBC) Abortion in the United States Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds signs a bill into law which bans most abortions in the state if a fetal heartbeat can be detected, or roughly after around six weeks into pregnancy. (Reuters) Terrorism in Israel An arson attack on a pile of hay bales in the Jordan Valley does hundreds of thousands of Shekels of damage. Local authorities describe the attack as terrorist. (Ynetnews) Science and technology Volcanology A new model suggests that supervolcano eruptions occur more often in regions being pulled by tectonics. (Brinkwire) Physical cosmology Using recent data from the Gaia spacecraft, the value of the Hubble constant is determined to be 73.52±1.62, which confirms a disagreement with other methods of measuring the constant with a confidence of 99.993%. (Inquisitr) Sports In baseball, the Los Angeles Angels' Albert Pujols becomes the 32nd Major League Baseball player to reach 3,000 career hits. (Yahoo! Sports)

---

(Closed) Albert Pujols' 3000th career hit

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

---

Articles: Albert Pujols (talk · history · tag) and 3000 hit club (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ Albert Pujols becomes the 32nd Major League Baseball player to record 3,000 hits (Post)
News source(s): CBS NewsSI.com Yahoo! Sports
Credits:

• Nominated by Purplebackpack89 (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Drdrepepper (talk · give credit) and Purplebackpack89 (talk · give credit)

Nominator's comments: Significant baseball accomplishment and Pujols is a GA. pbp 13:47, 5 May 2018 (UTC)

• Oppose "32nd player" basically says this might be a career achievement, but not a significant milestone for the sport. --Masem (t) 14:38, 5 May 2018 (UTC)
• Oppose I'm as big a baseball fan as they come (just check my promoted content) and while it's great he reached that milestone, it's not a significant enough sports story for us to post. – Muboshgu (talk) 14:40, 5 May 2018 (UTC)
• Oppose -Muboshgu and Masem have said everything. –Ammarpad (talk) 17:54, 5 May 2018 (UTC)
• Oppose. Pujols is one of the greatest to ever play the game, but this isn't even a record being broken. It's very impressive, but he's not even the first active player to hit 3000, and he certainly won't be the last to do it. Nohomersryan (talk) 18:55, 5 May 2018 (UTC)
  • Out of curiosity, does anyone have any examples of sport records/milestones that were posted to ITN? Nohomersryan (talk) 18:56, 5 May 2018 (UTC)
    • Can't see any at the moment, but pretty confident we have posted some key world record-breaking (sub 4-minute mile, for example) figures, but not all of them. --Masem (t) 19:09, 5 May 2018 (UTC)
• Oppose DYK. The Rambling Man (talk) 21:29, 5 May 2018 (UTC)

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

Nigeria mosque bombing

Article: 2018 Mubi suicide bombings (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ A Boko Haram bombing at a mosque kills 86 people in Nigeria. (Post)
News source(s): [9]
Credits:

• Nominated by 108.214.192.62 (talk · give credit)

Nominator's comments: The bombing happened a few days ago, massive fatalities even for a country like Nigeria. 108.214.192.62 (talk) 04:51, 5 May 2018 (UTC)

• Oppose as still a stub, otherwise the nomination is right, tremendous loss of life. The Rambling Man (talk) 06:51, 5 May 2018 (UTC)
• Oppose - but only until someone expands and improve the article.BabbaQ (talk) 10:07, 5 May 2018 (UTC)
• Support in Principle, Oppose in Quality large-scale attack, but the article is in desperate need of an expansion. Will change to full support once necessary changes are made. Hornetzilla78 (talk) 12:15, 5 May 2018 (UTC)

(Posted) RD: Doina Cornea

Article: Doina Cornea (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): The Washington 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 updated and well sourced --TDKR Chicago 101 (talk) 22:09, 4 May 2018 (UTC)

• Support Solid article. Well sourced. No issues. Memorie veșnică! -Ad Orientem (talk) 22:26, 4 May 2018 (UTC)
• Support per above, nice job TDKR. Kirliator (talk) 02:05, 5 May 2018 (UTC)
• Marked as Ready -Ad Orientem (talk) 02:22, 5 May 2018 (UTC)
• Posted. Vanamonde (talk) 04:24, 5 May 2018 (UTC)

(Posted) Kīlauea eruption

Article: Kīlauea (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ The eruption of volcano Kīlauea in Hawaii forces the evacuation of thousands people. (Post)
Alternative blurb: ​ The eruption of volcano Kīlauea in Hawaii forces the evacuation of nearly two thousand people.
Alternative blurb II: ​ The eruption of volcano Kīlauea, followed by an earthquake, in Hawaii forces the evacuation of nearly two thousand people.
News source(s): CNN, Guardian
Credits:

• Nominated by Brandmeister (talk · give credit)

Article updated

Nominator's comments: The article is GA. Update could be expanded further. Brandmeister^talk 10:15, 4 May 2018 (UTC)

• Oppose. Kilauea erupts frequently; almost continually in fact. A new vent that requires evacuations is rare, but so far no-one has been hurt and very little damage has been done. I'll be willing to reconsider if things get much worse, but right now this is missing the 'disaster' part of a natural disaster. Modest Genius ^talk 10:48, 4 May 2018 (UTC)
• Support - 10,000 people being evacuated is a significant number. Article in good shape. Mjroots (talk) 12:24, 4 May 2018 (UTC)
  • Where does it say 10,000? I read 1,500. Abductive (reasoning) 17:07, 4 May 2018 (UTC)
    • @Abductive: - BBC TV news said 10k just before I posted. Mjroots (talk) 04:55, 5 May 2018 (UTC)
• Support - Indeed, large evacuation. BabbaQ (talk) 12:31, 4 May 2018 (UTC)
• Support - This eruption is getting featured heavily in the news and the Wikipedia article is a well-written one that will be nice to highlight. OtterAM (talk) 14:43, 4 May 2018 (UTC)
• Support - widely reported major eruption. Good opportunity to feature a GA. -Zanhe (talk) 18:22, 4 May 2018 (UTC)
• Support - It’s 1,800 evacuated, not 10k. I have updated the article noting the destroyed houses, closed geothermal power station, and no-fly zone. I’ve also added a sub-header for navigation, and added an altblurb. Jusdafax (talk) 19:54, 4 May 2018 (UTC)
• Oppose per Modest Genius. It's affecting a trivial number of people and as yet has caused next-to-no damage. It's inconvenient, but 1,500 people can be evacuated from a large hotel because of a fire alarm. Nothing significant to see here, nothing that will live long in the memory, nothing that a real encyclopedia would note beyond a single bullet point in the list of eruptions of volcanoes for this year, certainly not main page material, despite the good quality article (and weak update). The Rambling Man (talk) 20:19, 4 May 2018 (UTC)
• Support While I agree with Modest Genius that Kilauea has been erupting continuously since 1983, article is in excellent shape, and coverage is widespread across the media. Python Dan (talk) 23:18, 4 May 2018 (UTC)
• Comment There appears to have been a related earthquake. As more information comes out, I think an updated blurb may be needed soon. SounderBruce 23:39, 4 May 2018 (UTC)
• Support - As per above. Sherenk1 (talk) 01:39, 5 May 2018 (UTC)
• Support - major news item, earthquake has added to notability. Not sure what the delay is here. It's not often we get a WP:GA to post. Martinevans123 (talk) 09:04, 5 May 2018 (UTC)
• Support Making the headlines with the related quake. Article is GA class. –Ammarpad (talk) 09:33, 5 May 2018 (UTC)
• Marked as Ready looks like the consensus is highly in favor of posting this. Hornetzilla78 (talk) 12:12, 5 May 2018 (UTC)
• Added altblurb mentioning earthquake. Please change or remove however you like. GreyGreenWhy (talk) 19:09, 5 May 2018 (UTC)
• Comment ANY ADMINS THERE? I oppose this, but the consensus is clear, and has been for about 12 hours. Why isn't this being posted? The Rambling Man (talk) 21:31, 5 May 2018 (UTC)
• Posted alt2 with a picture. -- KTC (talk) 23:22, 5 May 2018 (UTC)
• Comment Maybe needs up date after new info here from BBC. 26 homes destroyed, new fissures after earthquake etc. Thanks, GreyGreenWhy (talk) 07:47, 7 May 2018 (UTC)
• Comment - In reaction to the ongoing and destructive eruption, I have created 2018 lower Puna eruption as a stand-alone article, moving much of the update from the Kīlauea article to there. If deemed worthy this article could be linked to the word “eruption” in the blurb. And I’d favor adding the 26 destroyed houses in the blurb per GreyGreenWhy, though the blurb might be too long. Jusdafax (talk) 11:41, 7 May 2018 (UTC)

(Posted) Nobel Prize in Literature 2018 postponed

Article: Nobel Prize in Literature (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ Following sexual assault allegations concerning the organisation, the Swedish Academy postpones the 2018 award of the Nobel Prize in Literature for a year. (Post)
Alternative blurb: ​ The 2018 Nobel Prize in Literature is postponed until 2019
Alternative blurb II: ​ Following sexual assault allegations concerning the Swedish Academy, the 2018 Nobel Prize in Literature is postponed until 2019
Alternative blurb III: ​ The Swedish Academy postpones the 2018 Nobel Prize in Literature after several members of the Academy leaves in protest.
Alternative blurb IV: ​ Following numerous resignations, the Swedish Academy postpones the 2018 Nobel Prize in Literature until 2019
News source(s): BBC
Credits:

• Nominated by LukeSurl (talk · give credit)

Article updated

Nominator's comments: This seems an important events surrounding an item that would have been ITNR. Nobel_Prize_in_Literature#Controversies_about_Swedish_Academy_board_members has a decent write-up of these events. LukeSurl ^{t c} 09:22, 4 May 2018 (UTC)

• Support Ha, you beat me to this nom by a whisker. :) Significant enough and it is in the news now even if the prize wasn't due until November. Not sure if this should be posted now or then when people will be looking for it. Suggested more concise blurb, the first sounds too much like a juicy tabloid headline to me. cart-Talk 09:42, 4 May 2018 (UTC)
• Support - per historic decision by a significant institution. I suggest using the org blurb.BabbaQ (talk) 09:44, 4 May 2018 (UTC)

• BabbaQ, I was edit conflicted while I was trying to add that the original blurb is also sort of incorrect since it is the Nobel Comity that ultimately awards the prize, the Academy is just one part of that comity, and the comity has postponed the prize because of the trouble in the Academy. cart-Talk 09:50, 4 May 2018 (UTC)

• Ok, I see your point.BabbaQ (talk) 09:59, 4 May 2018 (UTC)

• New blurb suggested. cart-Talk 10:01, 4 May 2018 (UTC)

• Support on the merits. Very unusual to not give out this award. 331dot (talk) 09:44, 4 May 2018 (UTC)
• Support. Who would have thought that the MeToo revolution would affected the Nobel Literature prize? Count Iblis (talk) 09:56, 4 May 2018 (UTC)
• Support I was wondering what brought Nobel Prize in Lit. to ITN at this time and thought it must be something unusual. And yes, it is.... –Ammarpad (talk) 10:16, 4 May 2018 (UTC)
• I have made a third more neutral Blurb suggestion.BabbaQ (talk) 10:31, 4 May 2018 (UTC)
• Support Excellent suggestion. —SerialNumber54129 ^{paranoia /cheap shit room} 10:51, 4 May 2018 (UTC)
• Weak support. The prize itself is ITNR, and this is effectively the negative of that. On the other hand we're essentially saying 'something won't happen as planned'. On balance I think it's worth a blurb, but only just. I've added yet another blurb suggestion (alt4), as none of the existing ones are particularly satisfactory. The reasons for the controversy seem sufficiently complicated that we shouldn't try to summarise them in the blurb. Modest Genius ^talk 10:56, 4 May 2018 (UTC)

• "Complicated" is an understatement, the whole thing is called Paradise Hotel here in Sweden. A short neutral blurb is best since there are numerous things leading up to this postponing; we can't single out one of them. cart-Talk 11:14, 4 May 2018 (UTC)

• A problem with "resignations" in the blurb is "Technically, members are appointed for life to the Swedish Academy and cannot resign, although they can refuse to take part". -- KTC (talk) 12:15, 4 May 2018 (UTC)

• Not any more. As a result of this debacle, the Swedish King has altered the rules. See section: Nobel_Prize_in_Literature#Controversies_about_Swedish_Academy_board_members. cart-Talk 12:34, 4 May 2018 (UTC)

• Have those that "resigned" prior to the rules change resigned formally since the rules change, or are they still technically refuse to take part so the seat couldn't be filled? -- KTC (talk) 12:48, 4 May 2018 (UTC)

• Article is now tweaked for better reading, thanks for pointing it out. The new rule is only two days old and everything is still a mess. One member has formally handed in her resignation, the rest haven't got around to it yet, no seats are held with the intention of hindering new members. No seats have been re-filled. This current uncertainty and mess is why I think the blurb should be short and neutral as in the first altblurb. cart-Talk 12:55, 4 May 2018 (UTC)

As W.carter - being in Sweden and able to read Swedish - almost certainly has a better understanding of this complex scenario than the rest of us, I think it is prudent to defer to them on which blurb(s) are adequate here. --LukeSurl ^{t c} 13:03, 4 May 2018 (UTC)

• Support Apparently the first time the prize has ever been withheld due to a scandal (the only previous occasions were due to war time or a lack of suitable candidates.) My preference would be altblurb 2.--Pawnkingthree (talk) 12:44, 4 May 2018 (UTC)
• As a Swede I think blurb 3 or 4 is the most appropriate as the postponing has more reasons for happening than the sexual harassment scandal. BabbaQ (talk) 13:09, 4 May 2018 (UTC)

• You are right that the resignation and inactive members due to the crisis is the legal reason the Academy can't work at the moment. The sexual harassment scandal was one of the things that triggered the crisis, but so was the suspicion of financial crime now under investigation by the Swedish Economic Crime Authority as well as long-held bad blood between members, active and inactive. But of course it is the sex scandal that the media picks up on. cart-Talk 13:20, 4 May 2018 (UTC)

• Support blurbs 3/4, but oppose on quality There are a few quality and BLP concerns of the update to this. Notably, per BBC that the accused member had denied the charges but this is not included. The update should focus less on what the accusations are, only that they were given and that board members wanted to leave in protest, something the King granted on May 2. Nothing about the accusations have been proven so we have to be very careful there. --Masem (t) 13:27, 4 May 2018 (UTC)

• Articles updated with that the accused denies charges. Btw, he is not a member of the academy, he is just married to one. cart-Talk 14:19, 4 May 2018 (UTC)

• Posted alt 1. -- KTC (talk) 13:30, 4 May 2018 (UTC)

• I think it is the wrong blurb that has been posted. The issue is wider than that particular issue and blurb 3 and 4 would have been more appropriate. Anyway its good it got posted.BabbaQ (talk) 14:06, 4 May 2018 (UTC)

• If one of those blurbs were chosen, we must first figure out if we are talking about real resignations or simply leaving while still formally being members until their resignations have been handed in. How many chair are now leagally empty? Since not even the Academy is clear about this, how can we be. cart-Talk 14:23, 4 May 2018 (UTC)

• For ITN's purpose, it doesn't matter how many chairs are empty or are pending, just that as a whole of the remaining voting members, they voted to postpone their selection until next year. --Masem (t) 14:34, 4 May 2018 (UTC)

• No, they don't have a quorum now and so have no power to decide a prize currently. They are stuck until they change the rules. Andrew D. (talk) 14:44, 4 May 2018 (UTC)

• Oppose I saw the item on the main page just now. The blurb didn't explain matter well and so I clicked through. The article doesn't explain the matter well either – there's nothing at all in the lead about this. Reading other sites to understand what's happening, the issue is that the committee doesn't have a quorum because many members are boycotting it and some have been doing so since 1989! The organisation is clearly a shambles and, while there's talk of what they are going to do to sort it out, they haven't actually done it yet and so we shouldn't be predicting that it will all be done by 2019. Per WP:CRYSTAL, more work is needed to present this uncertainty more clearly. Andrew D. (talk) 14:44, 4 May 2018 (UTC)

• Reliable sources are saying two laureates will be announced in 2019.[10] It's true that the matter is not mentioned in the lead, but modifying the blurb so it goes straight to Nobel_Prize_in_Literature#Controversies_about_Swedish_Academy_board_members would solve this.--Pawnkingthree (talk) 15:11, 4 May 2018 (UTC)

• Now in lead and section is fixed with info about the quorum. I think the most reliable source is the press release from the Academy itself. cart-Talk 15:38, 4 May 2018 (UTC)

(Closed) Ex-VW CEO indicted

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

---

Articles: Martin Winterkorn (talk · history · tag) and Volkswagen emissions scandal (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ Ex-Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn is indicted on fraud and conspiracy charges in the USA over the Volkswagen emissions scandal (Post)
Alternative blurb: ​ Former CEO Martin Winterkorn is indicted in the USA over the Volkswagen emissions scandal
News source(s): New York TimesReutersBBC
Credits:

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

Article updated

Nominator's comments: This international scandal has been ongoing since 2015, but the criminal indictment of a major corporation CEO is highly unusual, newsworthy and notable. Jusdafax (talk) 01:21, 4 May 2018 (UTC)

• Oppose, longstanding consensus at ITN is only to post convictions. Please withdraw your nomination or waste everybody's time watching it get inevitably closed. Abductive (reasoning) 02:03, 4 May 2018 (UTC)

I maintain the Winterkorn indictment is of such an unusual nature per the references that it precludes your “consensus” which many here, including me, have never signed off on. Jusdafax (talk) 02:47, 4 May 2018 (UTC)

I think what you are saying is that you believe an IAR exception to our customary approach is justified. I will think about it. This is unusual in the extreme. -Ad Orientem (talk) 02:54, 4 May 2018 (UTC)

Thanks Ad Orientem, that’s a more diplomatic statement which I endorse. I can’t recall a similar criminal charge being filed against a top-rank corporate CEO before. Another notability factor is the statement by the U.S. Attorney General which I have added to the target article. I am continuing to expand both articles. Jusdafax (talk) 03:00, 4 May 2018 (UTC)

• Oppose We don't usually post indictments outside of world leaders due to potential BLP issues, because we don't presume guilty before they are proved innocent. --Masem (t) 03:22, 4 May 2018 (UTC)

I don’t agree that this is a BLP issue. It’s sourced information and news around the world. Per Ad Orientem, this is not your usual criminal indictment. There are also major economic considerations for Volkswagen itself. Jusdafax (talk) 03:26, 4 May 2018 (UTC)

I should clarify that in his article or in the Dieselgate article, this is not a BLP issue. But to put it in a high priority space like ITN, that's a bit different. Front page should be more careful as to these types of charges which have yet to result in convictions. Additionally, he's the ex-CEO, and thus has little effect on the company proper. --Masem (t) 04:11, 4 May 2018 (UTC)

Volkswagen has already admitted guilt in the case, and Winterkorn has resigned over it. The referenced articles state that the indictment is likely to have financial and legal effects, and calls into question the corporate culture that led to the emissions cheating. The charges are filed at the highest legal system of the U.S. Government. It’s on front pages all over the world. We are re-reporting a high-profile, high-level, unique indictment that has among other things substantial financial considerations. Your concerns do you credit, but I strongly disagree with them. This is important, groundbreaking news. In my view it can’t be compared to, say, a murder case or pedestrian scandal. The ITN precedent is the 2015 FIFA corruption case which of is similar criminal magnitude in the sporting world. And yes, the FIFA indictments were ITN blurbs. Jusdafax (talk) 04:34, 4 May 2018 (UTC)

• Oppose –Probably may support when he is actually convicted and more update on the conviction exist in the article. Mere indiction of former CEO doesn't rise to level of significance required at ITN. Comparing this with FIFA case does shows exactly why this shouldn't be on ITN too. FIFA is the world's preeminent body of the World most popular sports. You can't even compare notability of convoluted FIFA case with this scant news of retired business executive being indicted. –Ammarpad (talk) 07:14, 4 May 2018 (UTC)

There’s a difference between retirement and being forced to leave due to exposure. Yeah, over ten million illegal vehicles and an 8 billion dollar settlement for starters as a result of this CEO’s actions, which he has taken responsibility for. But in your world, charges of breathtaking corporate corruption is “scant” news... depends on what you believe is important, eh? Jusdafax (talk) 08:28, 4 May 2018 (UTC)

• Weak oppose. I might(emphasis on might) support this if he was currently the CEO, but he is not. He is currently just a private citizen for which BLP applies. 331dot (talk) 09:48, 4 May 2018 (UTC)
• Wait for a verdict. A conviction might be suitable for ITN, a mere indictment is not. Modest Genius ^talk 10:58, 4 May 2018 (UTC)
• Oppose – Per Masem, 331. – Sca (talk) 15:59, 4 May 2018 (UTC)
• Oppose Stormy Daniels next. The Rambling Man (talk) 19:16, 4 May 2018 (UTC)

That’s the kind of snark that lost you your adminship. Jusdafax (talk) 19:27, 4 May 2018 (UTC)

Yawn, change the record. As a regular and one with considerable experience, you should know by now that we simply don't post "accusations". This is sadly a complete waste of time. The Rambling Man (talk) 19:31, 4 May 2018 (UTC)

Yawn yourself. Take your further quibbles to the Talk page. Jusdafax (talk) 19:57, 4 May 2018 (UTC)

There are no quibbles. You're the one that started badgering me and gravedancing. Check the mirror. The Rambling Man (talk) 20:15, 4 May 2018 (UTC)

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

References

Nominators often include links to external websites and other references in discussions on this page. It is usually best to provide such links using the inline URL syntax [http://example.com] rather than using <ref></ref> tags, because that keeps all the relevant information in the same place as the nomination without having to jump to this section, and facilitates the archiving process.

For the times when <ref></ref> tags are being used, here are their contents: