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September 7

September 7, 2020 (2020-09-07) (Monday)
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  • Argentine debt restructuring
    • S&P Global Ratings upgrades Argentina's long term sovereign-credit rating to "CCC+" from "SD" citing the end of prolonged foreign and local law foreign currency debt restructurings, effectively pulling the country out of default territory after the country successfully restructured over $100 billion in sovereign debt. (Reuters)

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September 6

September 6, 2020 (2020-09-06) (Sunday)
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(Posted) RD: Lou Brock

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

Nominator's comments: Looks like a decent article already... Nohomersryan (talk) 22:35, 6 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

(Posted) RD: Kesavananda Bharati

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

Nominator's comments: Petitioner of a landmark case that led to the Basic structure doctrine of the Indian Constitution. Article has been edited / updated and is ready for additional eyes. Ktin (talk) 05:40, 6 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

  • Oppose no DOB, no early life, "basic structure" statement has 13 inline refs, the paragraph doesn't make clear if Kerala was imposing restrictions on him or an institution he represented, doesn't really indicate what he argued to persuade the court (given he "is acknowledged as one of the key actors" it should say more) and the article overall suffers from WP:PUFF and could use a copyedit for grammar. --LaserLegs (talk) 10:31, 6 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    LaserLegs, Done. Cleaned up the statement that had 13 inline refs. Now more manageable. Also added some more details of the arguments. Did a round of overall content cleanup to do away with WP:PUFF. Also see some streamlining by Destroyeraa (Thanks!) I think, in the current state, the article should be good for RD. Ktin (talk) 15:49, 6 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    The article says " attempts to acquire the Mutt's property" and the Matha article says "math, matha or mutt, is a Sanskrit word that means "institute or college", and it also refers to a monastery in Hinduism.". So which is it? Did Kerala attempt to get the land of an institution or an individual? This always happens with these articles where someone points out specific grievances and those grievances are addressed but no one takes the time to actually make the article worth a damn. --LaserLegs (talk) 22:22, 6 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    LaserLegs, Mutt is the anglicized spelling of Matta or Math, and all three are perfectly right spellings as noted here Matha. Regarding, monastery vs institute / college -- I believe they would be both. Typically in these Mutts, as I understand, the monasteries also house centers of learning. Regarding the actual sequence of events, I learnt that the state intended to acquire the land that belonged to the Mutt (as stated in the article). As the chief / head pontiff of the Mutt, the subject of the article filed the petition in the Supreme court. [2] [3]. Ktin (talk) 22:37, 6 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    Cool, so which "Mutt" because that's what I have been trying to figure out. Not that it matters now I guess it's posted --LaserLegs (talk) 00:05, 7 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    LaserLegs, all three of the Mutts (Mutt, Matha, Math) are the same as indicated here Matha. Remember that these are transliterations of words from some of the Indic languages and hence the variations in spelling which do not mean much of a difference. Ktin (talk) 00:13, 7 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    @Ktin: LaserLegs was asking about the specific type of institution the word means and which was represented in the court, in this case that would be a monastery of sorts. The meaning of the word should be explained in the article itself as well. Gotitbro (talk) 01:58, 7 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    Gotitbro, Not really. The distinction between monastery and institution of learning is usually fluid in Indic Mutts. I don't think you would be able to speak about one without the other in this case. Ktin (talk) 02:35, 7 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

*Weak Oppose there is still a "needs additional citations" template. Otherwise, it's good. Dan the Animator 19:44, 6 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

September 5

September 5, 2020 (2020-09-05) (Saturday)
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RD: Nomination header

Article: Jiří Menzel (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): BBC
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Nominator's comments: Oscar-winning Czech director Jiri Menzel has died aged 82. --Jenda H. (talk) 19:00, 7 September 2020 (UTC) Jenda H. (talk) 19:00, 7 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

September 4

September 4, 2020 (2020-09-04) (Friday)
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(Posted) RD: Joe Williams

Article: Joe Williams (Cook Islands politician) (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): RNZ, Newshub
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Article updated
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Nominator's comments: Former PM of the Cook Islands. First notable COVID-19 death in New Zealand.  Nixinova   T   C   22:33, 4 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

(Closed) Kosovo–Serbia agreement

Discussion has been open for 48 hrs and consensus to post is not going to develop. -Ad Orientem (talk) 19:52, 6 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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Article: 2020 Kosovo–Serbia agreement (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ Kosovo and Serbia have agreed to normalize economic relations and Kosovo mutually recognize Israel. (Post)
News source(s): Associated Press
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Article needs updating
Nominator's comments: Historic agreement. --Sakiv (talk) 18:32, 4 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
The article's been substantially improved now.--Sakiv (talk) 14:53, 5 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment: Reopened following premature non-admin closure; most of the opposes above concern article quality rather than clear notability issues. SpencerT•C 00:10, 6 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Strong Oppose It is a notable event, but notability itself is not enough. We have an obligation to readers to present them with topics that have undergone fact-checking. I have raised a very serious issue on the talkpage: there never was a Kosovo-Serbia agreement. The Trump administration put forward that narrative likely for its own election-related reasons, but Kosovo and Serbia never signed an agreement with each other. Each signed a non-binding document with the Trump administration and delegations from both countries have stated that they never signed an agreement with each other. The title, the narrative and many other details must be fact-checked.--Maleschreiber (talk) 01:12, 6 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Strong oppose A glorified photo op doesn't deserve front page coverage. Amanuensis Balkanicus (talk) 19:34, 6 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
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(Posted) RD: David Graeber

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

Nominator's comments: Graeber was an polemicist and one of the most publicly visible anthropologists of the last few decades. He was also a noted left-wing activist. The article has been updated by Joe Roe, Boredintheevening, Wukai and others. —Brigade Piron (talk) 15:45, 4 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

*Oppose Missing int-text refs. Dan the Animator 19:29, 4 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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(Closed) MT New Diamond

No consensus to post. Stephen 05:28, 7 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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Article: MT New Diamond (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ Fire erupts at the MT New Diamond, a very large crude carrier in the eastern coast of Sri Lanka. (Post)
Alternative blurb: ​ At least one person is missing in a fire which broke out at the MT New Diamond in the eastern coast of Sri Lanka.
News source(s): Channel News Asia, Reuters, France 24
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Article updated
Nominator's comments: This is gaining wide media coverage. Abishe (talk) 17:17, 3 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Wait At this point, its not a "disaster" as such. No oil has spilled as they rush to contain the fire, and only one person on board is missing. It could get worse, but if all that this ends up one death but no ecological impact, that's not really a ITN event. --Masem (t) 17:22, 3 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Wait One death. Wait until fire is under control-more info will come. ~ Destroyeraa🌀 17:24, 3 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose death toll is a meaningless metric but the article is disjointed and stubbish. Write a paragraph or two on the vessel itself (builder, owner, laid down, etc). The problem with all of these articles is that they don't say much because not much is known and it'll either stay that way forever or it'll get expanded but by then it'll be opposed as "stale". Personally I don't like featuring these disaster stubs on the main page but it does seem to be the thing to do. --LaserLegs (talk) 19:35, 3 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Wait Oppose Let see if there is a spill or more deaths. Good nom on a developing story, but now apparent not ITN-worthy. Albertaont (talk) 19:46, 3 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
I appreciate the sentiment, but that's a rather unfortunate way of expressing it? —Brigade Piron (talk) 21:25, 3 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
What's unfortunate is the event, not what we say here. – Sca (talk) 22:26, 3 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
They're not mutually exclusive! —Brigade Piron (talk) 09:05, 4 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
It's out. – Sca (talk) 14:31, 6 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
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(Posted) GW190521

Article: GW190521 (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ A merger of two intermediate-mass black holes is detected by LIGO and VIRGO (Post)
Alternative blurb: ​ Massive blackhole, 100-1000 times the mass of the sun, is detected by scientists at LIGO and VIRGO.
Alternative blurb II: ​ First-time confirmed detection of two small black holes merging near a third larger one, and associated with a coincident and uncharacteristic flash of light.
Alternative blurb III: ​ A black hole in the mass gap is detected for the first time by LIGO and VIRGO.
News source(s): Bangkok Post Northwestern NASA, NYTimes, The Astrophysical Journal, Physical Review Letters, LIGO
Credits:

Article updated

Nominator's comments: Intermediate mass black hole used a bit loosely. The key point is that the black holes are in the "mass gap". Banedon (talk) 08:07, 3 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

  • Technically the gravitational wave has been observed rather than the merger. Stephen 08:20, 3 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    I think that is a distinction without a difference. I am not writing this; I am typing it. You are not seeing this; the light is entering your eyes which sends a signal to your brain, which interprets the signals as sight. --- C&C (Coffeeandcrumbs) 08:51, 3 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Most of what's significant about this event is not yet captured in the page describing it. I aim to put some effort into that now; let's see how far I get. Nick Levine (talk) 08:51, 3 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    • I'm a little happier about this now; I've captured what I thought was most important. I think it might be worth going ahead with announcing this, while it's fresh, even though the article could do with some more work (can't they all). Nick Levine (talk) 10:05, 3 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • This is an interesting event, but one which has been overplayed in the media. The current blurb is misleading, as they were not IMBHs prior to the merger. The actual novelty here is finding a black hole in the mass gap, yet that's never mentioned in the article. Instead the article focuses on the idea that the product of the merger is an intermediate mass black hole, which depends on the definition you pick and the latter article shows there has been plenty of evidence of those before, even if it was more indirect. The EM counterpart stuff should be taken with a massive grain of salt; the association is far from proven. As an astronomer I find this very interesting, but I'm not convinced that a more accurate (i.e. toned down) article and blurb would appeal to ITN readers. Modest Genius talk 10:35, 3 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
These black holes are not just in the mass gap, they're also in the range where they can conceivably constitute 100% of dark matter (see Fig 6 of [4]). I don't know what field of astronomy you're in but I'm finding this pretty damn exciting. Banedon (talk) 12:02, 3 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
That appears to be WP:OR, as I've not seen any reliable sources that explicitly link GW190521 with dark matter. Modest Genius talk 12:49, 3 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
[5] see section 6.3 of the paper. It's not the only possible explanation, but it's a possible one, and it's pretty damn exciting. Banedon (talk) 13:05, 3 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
One paragraph in the section on scenarios which are "disfavored either by the data, or by low prior probability of the alternative hypothesis, or by both". Modest Genius talk 15:37, 3 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
They can't have written much more, given the unknown prior probability. Besides, anything they write except very general statements (which is what they've written) is likely to be wrong. They say as much, "we do not attempt to quantify such scenarios". You can be sure though cosmologists are going to be looking at the result, I already know some who are. Banedon (talk) 23:01, 3 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Weak Oppose Pretty darn exciting. Nothing recent stated in blurb-needs to be updated. Article also needs to be expanded and updated with new info from new papers.~ Destroyeraa🌀 13:33, 3 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Often scientific discoveries or conclusions from research are announced long after the actual findings, in order to allow for peer review and other rechecking. 331dot (talk) 13:36, 3 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
The results were published yesterday. It takes time for scientific results to be verified, analysed, written up, peer-reviewed etc. That it took a year to publish this event should not have any bearing on whether to feature it in ITN - the news is now. Modest Genius talk 15:34, 3 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
You might be looking at a wrong source - the NYT article is from June; it's currently September. Banedon (talk) 03:14, 4 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • No denying this isn't interesting or cool. Fascinating. However blurb needs to reflect something about the new scientific papers - all the blurbs say right now is that LIGO and VIRGO detected the merger, which happened more than a year ago. ~ Destroyeraa🌀 21:56, 3 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Of course. It's called serving the reader. – Sca (talk) 22:28, 3 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • The Rambling Man TRM -- do you believe that this is an article worth posting on ITN, but, the blurbs are not doing justice and hence the oppose? If so, it will require some collective effort, but, we can polish the blurb. However, if folks believe that the article is fundamentally not for the homepage, then, no amount of polishing the blurb will help. Ktin (talk) 23:24, 3 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
I like that idea. Posting. --Tone 12:58, 4 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
FWIW - seems consistent with the following => According to astrophysicist Vicky Kalogera of Northwestern University, “This is the first and only firm/secure mass measurement of an intermediate mass black hole at the time of its birth ... Now we know reliably at least one way [such objects can form], through the merger of other black holes.”[6] — Preceding unsigned comment added by Drbogdan (talk • contribs) 13:08, 4 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Post-posting comment – Re "a black hole in the mass gap" – is this similar in its effects to the chrono-synclastic infundibulum? America wants to know. – Sca (talk) 13:58, 4 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    Maybe "An intermediate-mass black hole is observed…" would be less jargony? The "mass gap" is just "the range between 'small' and 'large' black hole masses", which, until now, no observed black hole has been in. --47.146.63.87 (talk) 00:32, 5 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

References

  1. ^ a b Cofield, Calla (25 June 2020). "Black Hole Collision May Have Exploded With Light". NASA. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  2. ^ a b Overbye, Dennis (25 June 2020). "Two Black Holes Colliding Not Enough? Make It Three - Astronomers claim to have seen a flash from the merger of two black holes within the maelstrom of a third, far bigger one". The New York Times. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  3. ^ a b Abbott, R.; et al. (2 September 2020). "Properties and Astrophysical Implications of the 150 M ⊙ Binary Black Hole Merger GW190521". The Astrophysical Journal. 900 (1): L13. doi:10.3847/2041-8213/aba493.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link)
  4. ^ a b Abbott, R.; et al. (2 September 2020). "GW190521: A Binary Black Hole Merger with a Total Mass of 150 M ⊙". Physical Review Letters. 125 (10): 101102. doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.125.101102.
  5. ^ a b Staff (2 September 2020). "GW190521: The Most Massive Black Hole collision Observed To Date" (PDF). LIGO Scientific Collaboration. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  6. ^ Overbye, Dennis (3 September 2020). "These Black Holes Shouldn't Exist, but There They Are - On the far side of the universe, a collision of dark giants sheds light on an invisible process of cosmic growth". The New York Times. Retrieved 4 September 2020.

September 2

September 2, 2020 (2020-09-02) (Wednesday)
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(Posted) RD: Wick Allison

Article: Wick Allison (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): The Dallas Morning News; KXAS-TV (NBC)
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Article updated
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 Bloom6132 (talk) 21:50, 3 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

(Posted) RD: Tom Seaver

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

Nominator's comments: Legendary baseball pitcher best remembered for the 1969 World Series. This is breaking news so updating is in progress. Referencing needs work. Ad Orientem (talk) 01:02, 3 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

(Posted) RD: David Capel

Article: David Capel (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): BBC, The Guardian, Cricinfo
Credits:

Article updated
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Nominator's comments: A renowned English cricketer and had a long playing career for Northamptonshire Cricket Club Abishe (talk) 16:38, 2 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

RD: Kang Kek Iew

Article: Kang Kek Iew (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): Le Figaro, NYT, CNN
Credits:

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

Nominator's comments: High-profile convict of crimes against humanity during the Cambodian Genocide. Varavour (talk) 16:20, 2 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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(Posted) RD: Moose Lallo

Article: Moose Lallo (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): Rop, Ron (September 2, 2020). "Remembering Moose Lallo". Muskegon Channel. Retrieved September 2, 2020.
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Article updated
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Nominator's comments: Well sourced article. Connormah (talk) 16:52, 3 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

(Posted) RD: Lance Finch

Article: Lance Finch (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): CBC News / Canadian Press; Vancouver Sun
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Article updated
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 Bloom6132 (talk) 17:30, 2 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

RD: Erick Morillo

Article: Erick Morillo (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): BBC
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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: Almost there, death section needs filling out and awards need referencing, but everything else is sound. The Rambling Man (Hands! Face! Space!!!!) 20:54, 1 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

(Posted) RD: Barbara Judge

Article: Barbara Judge (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): Financial Times
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Article updated
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Nominator's comments: Article in good shape, well sourced and updated. --TDKR Chicago 101 (talk) 13:50, 1 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

(Closed) China-India border skirmishes

(non-admin closure) Strong consensus not to post, SNOW close. ~ Destroyeraa🌀 18:16, 2 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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Article: 2020 China–India skirmishes (talk · history · tag)
Ongoing item nomination (Post)
News source(s): See article
Credits:

Article updated
Nominator's comments: It's been making the news for some time and by the looks of it is going to make the news for a while. Banedon (talk) 23:52, 1 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose for the same reason as last time. The last skirmish was on June 15, everything since then is diplomatic bickering. Updates are hyper reporting now commentary about the Thai Canal helping China to "surround India". No thanks, not for OG --LaserLegs (talk) 00:03, 2 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose has something changed in the last few months? Seems to get re-nomed every 3-4 weeks. Outside of India, doesn't seem to be ITN at all. Albertaont (talk) 07:34, 2 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose per above and procedural note: The sources field of the template is there so that editors can quickly get a feel if the current development is worthy of posting, and is especially helpful for long articles such as this one. It is a little off-putting to have to rummage through the article to find the current event which prompted this posting, only to find that it's an opinion piece.130.233.2.170 (talk) 10:45, 2 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose The article is good, but the most important parts of the event are not happening these days.--WEBDuB (talk) 17:00, 2 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
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August 31

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(Posted) RD: John Thompson

Article: John Thompson (basketball) (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): Washington Post, ESPN
Credits:

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

Nominator's comments: Former Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball coach. Only one CN tag I see, but otherwise looks to be in good shape. rawmustard (talk) 14:45, 31 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

(Posted RD) RD/Blurb: Pranab Mukherjee

No consensus for a blurb. Stephen 05:32, 2 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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Article: Pranab Mukherjee (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination
Blurb:  Former President of India Pranab Mukherjee (pictured) dies aged 84. (Post)
News source(s): Reuters, Associated Press, New Indian Express, DNA, Hindustan Times, First Post
Credits:

Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with a Wikipedia article are always presumed to be important enough to post (see this RFC and further discussion). Comments should focus on whether the quality of the article meets WP:ITNRD.
Nominator's comments: Former President of India (2012 – 2017) passes away DTM (talk) 12:32, 31 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Fixed DTM (talk) 15:08, 31 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Several new CN tags have been added since I last looked, so please review those. (The books have been fixed). --Masem (t) 17:08, 31 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
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(Stale) Mustapha Adib Prime minister designate

Articles: Mustapha Adib (politician) (talk · history · tag) and Prime Minister of Lebanon (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ Mustapha Adib becomes the designated Prime Minister of Lebanon, replacing Hassan Diab. (Post)
News source(s): France 24, CNN, Al Jazeera
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Nominator's comments: The credit goes to Emmanuel Macron. Abishe (talk) 11:54, 31 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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