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Former good article nomineeDiego Maradona was a Sports and recreation good articles nominee, but did not meet the good article criteria at the time. There may be suggestions below for improving the article. Once these issues have been addressed, the article can be renominated. Editors may also seek a reassessment of the decision if they believe there was a mistake.
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DateProcessResult
August 17, 2006Good article nomineeNot listed
In the newsA news item involving this article was featured on Wikipedia's Main Page in the "In the news" column on November 25, 2020.

What is going on??

Why are there so many pending edits? Is this person dead? P,TO 19104 (talk) (contribs) 16:26, 25 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, it has been announced as we write here. Being who he is, there are loads and loads of people coming here to edit the article. Someone should add {{Recent death}} to the top. Cambalachero (talk) 16:32, 25 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]
The tag should be removed.--Jack Upland (talk) 08:31, 26 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Immediate death

This is my first time editing a page about a living person who just died today. Does anyone know the procedure or have the link to the page explaining it? It would be greatly appreciated! Double Plus Ungood (talk) 16:34, 25 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

https://www.thedailybeast.com/argentinian-soccer-icon-diego-maradona-dead-at-60
Wasn't there a problem with using that page as a source? I would prefer to wait for big sites like CNN. Cambalachero (talk) 16:54, 25 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Yeah, exactly. I meant a link to Wikipedia MoS as to how this kind of procedure is done lol. This specific situation is hard to find. Double Plus Ungood (talk) 01:21, 26 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 25 November 2020

Died 25th November 2020 due to a cardiac arrest. 2.27.81.149 (talk) 16:37, 25 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 25 November 2020 (2)

Death = 25/11/2020 Cause = Cardiac Arrest 2001:8F8:1E23:A173:25F3:6987:793F:6B53 (talk) 16:39, 25 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 25 November 2020 (3)

Diego Maradona has passed away, on the 25th of November 2020, due to sudden cardiac arrest https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-8986821/Diego-Maradona-died-suffering-cardiac-arrest-according-reports.html NoahRushaidat (talk) 16:55, 25 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

 Already done P,TO 19104 (talk) (contribs) 16:57, 25 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 25 November 2020 (4)

92.232.180.44 (talk) 18:00, 25 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Diego Maradona passed away on 25th November 2020

 Already done - info is already in the article. Giraffer munch 18:18, 25 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Info box image

Why does it keep changing? I was wondering if we should have a poll on what people prefer? Govvy (talk) 19:28, 25 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Now that he's passed away, recency is no longer a factor in the image. Rather, we use a photo of when the person was the most renowned. Benica11 (talk) 19:42, 25 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Hes barely known as a coach so the 1986 player pic should be used Binho24 (talk) 20:50, 25 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 25 November 2020 (6)

new image for the section in popular culture Vincenzo.togni (talk) 20:10, 25 November 2020 (UTC) thumb|Diego Maradona in Naples (2019)[reply]

 Not done: The section already has 4 images, there isn't room for more. Cambalachero (talk) 21:58, 25 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 25 November 2020 (5)

The abstract concerning 1994 World Cup contains a factual error. Argentina were eliminated in the second round by Bulgaria (and not Romania, as the article reads currently) 46.114.39.158 (talk) 20:24, 25 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Not true. Bulgaria didn't play Argentina in the second round. Moriori (talk) 21:04, 25 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]
 Not done Although Argentina lost 0-2 to Bulgaria, it still had enough points to advance from Group D into the Round of 16. There Argentina lost 2-3 to Romania and was out of the World Cup. Cambalachero (talk) 01:36, 26 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

RfC Lead Image

I feel that the current lead image is a bit blurry. I have no problem if its a photo of Maradona in his prime even if it dates back a few years, but the current lead image is very blurry. Here I'll list some good candidates for lead image. Feel free to add some images. I am adding this on the talk page for discussion to avoid a potential "edit war" over lead image. This way the lead image can be placed with consensus thus avoiding a tug of war over which image is the best. --TDKR Chicago 101 (talk) 13:47, 26 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

  • Option A
    Option A
  • Option B
    Option B
  • Option C (original lead image before death)
    Option C
    (original lead image before death)
  • Option D
    Option D
  • Option E
    Option E
  • Option F
    Option F
  • Option G (current lead image)
    Option G
    (current lead image)
  • Option H
    Option H
  • Option I
    Option I
The five images of the younger Maradonna on the right are all PD in Argentina, according to the information on Commons. They are too new to be PD in the US, and have no free licences. William Avery (talk) 15:37, 26 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]
I don't have a strong opinion, but I thought editors should be aware of how some of the images were tagged on Commons. William Avery (talk) 08:49, 27 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time

One of the greatest football players, or one of the greatest sportsmen? It would help if this statement in the introduction were changed to "one of the greatest footballers of all time" or if the sentence were expanded to indicate that it means across all of sport. It has two sources, but one doesn't talk about any "greatest" ratings and the other is no longer working. 108.39.223.134 (talk) 13:53, 26 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

was a football player [...] widely considered one of the greatest players. Its clear that "fooball player" is meant Binho24 (talk) 14:24, 26 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]
I think that calling him a great sportsman will lead to a long argument as the idea that some of his off-field habits are not to be sniffed at. Whereas he was undoubtedly a very good footballer. Britmax (talk) 14:29, 26 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]
"Sportsmen" may be far too subjective as a claim. Is Diego Maradona better or worse than, say, Michael Jordan and Roger Federer? Under which criteria? How can we compare players of football, basketball, and tennis? Leave it at just his specific field. Cambalachero (talk) 14:52, 26 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]
We could look at the admitted cheating record of these sportsmen. How many times did Jordan deliberately cheat, in order to defeat the opposition? Has Federer ever knowingly broken the rules to win a game? What sort of illegal drugs did Jordan, Federer and Maradona do during their playing career? After their playing career? This sort of criteria. -Roxy the inedible dog . wooF 15:52, 28 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]
It was a rhetorical question. Thing is, you can't say that either of them is better, nobody can be the "best sportsmen" because you can't compare apples and oranges. Cambalachero (talk) 21:28, 28 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]
The point is that he doesn't deserve comparison with great sportsmen like those, and others, because he was far from being a sportsman. He was a cheat and an addict with footballing ability. -Roxy the inedible dog . wooF 14:56, 29 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Death

Should we move the comments about Maradona's recent hospitalization and emergency brain surgery to the sub-section about his drug abuse and health issues? The reason why I am proposing this is because Maradona died from a heart attack, and that his heart attack seemed to not be related to his recent hospitalization. Feel free to leave your thoughts on this minor issue. Leiwang7 (talk) 17:34, 26 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Franco

Many sources call him "Diego Armando Maradona Franco", but the second last name is repeatedly removed from the page. Whatever this is about, it needs to be mentioned in the article. 46.114.105.116 (talk) 17:34, 26 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

"Franco" is the last name of his mother. Perhaps other countries have other uses, but in Argentina someone only takes the last name of the father, unless he makes some special legal arrangement (that he did not). He's legally "Diego Armando Maradona", and people and sources know him under that name. Cambalachero (talk) 17:46, 26 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Cambalachero, I don't doubt what you are saying, but for the benefit of the Wikipedia community, could you post a citation that supports what might be common knowledge in Argentina regarding last names and what is retained to help clarify the comment bad above? I found one source but cannot say with certainty that this commonly accepted. See https://www.ciee.org/sites/default/files/content/hsib/orientation/argentina.pdf Jurisdicta (talk) 23:03, 26 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Wikipedia:You don't need to cite that the sky is blue. You may find one or two sources that call him "Diego Armando Maradona Franco", against millions and millions who use either "Diego Armando Maradona" or just "Diego Maradona". Cambalachero (talk) 23:42, 26 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Heritage should be changed: Father had Galician/Spanish heritage and better specified his Croatian heritage

His father is of Galician heritage besides Croatian. Here all their bloodline in Geni and an article in their heritage with genealogic records.

His Galician bloodline since his great great grandfather arrived to Argentina https://www.geni.com/people/Francisco-Fern%C3%A1ndez-de-Maradona-y-Fuentes/6000000009889112409

Also about his Croatian heritage (mother side). His great grandfather was Croatian that's why her first daughter was named "Dalma". Here it only said a journalist said it has distant Coratian heritage. It should be change to a Croatian great gradfather and that's the reaso why he named her daughter Dalma.

His great grandfather was Matej Kariolić: https://www.geni.com/people/Matej-Karioli%C4%87/6000000025313772092

https://www.eldia.com/nota/2020-11-26-12-16-0-el-especial-homenaje-de-croacia-a-diego-maradona-deportes 

https://blog.myheritage.es/2010/06/diego-armando-maradona-de-ascendencia-croata-y-gallega/

He has Italian and Croatian heritage in his mother side: https://www.geni.com/people/Dalma-Salvadora-Franco-Cariolichi/6000000025313397313 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Andy1985ar (talk • contribs) 09:38, 27 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

All above "information" is based on blogs. I bet one day we'll "learn" that Diego was a proud Croatian who likes his homeland Argentina. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 109.92.166.176 (talk) 16:39, 29 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Indeed, someone keeps on trying to add information about his supposed Galician or Croatian heritage, even claiming his Italian heritage is unproven, despite the fact that this has been reported in reliable sources, such as the obituary from The Guardian that is referenced in the current version, and that the sources normally used to claim his Galician/Croatian ancestry are nothing more than speculative blogs, dodgy websites about the heritage of the famous, or random conferences and/or interviews. I would say this needs to be watched and protected (the current Spanish and Italian versions include all this spurious information and it is simply embarrassing).

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Author name

Hi. Yesterday I added the current infobox image for the article. However, I couldn't find any information about the author of the photo, and this information is necessary so that the image will not be deleted from Commons. Could someone help me to find the author of the photo? Here is the link. Thank you. --Mazewaxie (talk • contribs) 16:36, 2 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hi @Mazewaxie:, I'm sorry to tell you that the photo you uploaded will be surely removed from Commons so the source is a French magazine (not public domain according to EU rules). As this photo was most probably taken in Mexico during the World Cup, it is protected because hat country has a long term for PD images (30 years after the author's death). Because of that, I suggest you to restore the previous image at the infobox so Commons is plenty of Maradona photos dressed as player, which are PD (Argentina) (there is another good image here as well). Regards, Fma12 (talk) 19:21, 2 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Hi @Fma12:, I'm pretty sure that the photo was not taken in Mexico '86, since Maradona had shorter hair during that tournament. By the way, I'm currently searching for the author, because the French magazine source is recent, but the photo was already circulating on the internet, so it could still be from Argentina. I'll try to find more information, since I think it's a perfect image for the article. I wish you a nice day :) --Mazewaxie (talk • contribs) 19:42, 2 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

The Vandalism

What vandalism occured? ZianSaal (talk) 21:38, 5 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Here's one The whole page is a mess. At least two edit wars and sporadic vandalism plus constructive edits. If you have a constructive edit to make, please make an WP:edit request. Sorry for any inconvenience. --Deepfriedokra (talk) 21:42, 5 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I don’t see how it is a mess. I looked at the difference, but did not find anything that messed it. ZianSaal (talk) 02:35, 6 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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