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Ural Airlines Airbus A321 in 2013 Brazil's National Institute for Space Research announces that it has detected more than 39,000 wildfires in the Amazon rainforest since January. At least 80 people are killed and 160 others injured in a bombing at a wedding in Kabul, Afghanistan. All 233 people on board Ural Airlines Flight 178 (aircraft pictured) survive a crash following bird strikes in both engines of an Airbus A321. Typhoon Lekima impacts the Philippines, the Ryukyu Islands, Taiwan and East China, killing at least 80 people. Ongoing: Hong Kong protests Recent deaths: David Koch Tim Fischer Russ Conway Mohammed Zahur Khayyam Jack Perkins Guo Zhenqian view - page history - related changes - edit

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August 23

Portal:Current events/2019 August 23

Current events of August 23, 2019 (2019-08-23) (Friday) Armed conflicts and attacks Syrian Civil War, 2019 Northwestern Syria offensive The Syrian Army captures the entire northern Hama-southern Idlib rebel pocket, asserting control over the strategic towns of Kafr Zita, Al-Lataminah and Murak, as well as numerous villages and an archaeological site, following the withdrawal of rebel forces. (Reuters) (Al Masdar) The Turkish observation post near Murak is encircled by government forces. (Asharq Al-Awsat) (Ansamed) Al-Qaeda accuses "treacherous Pakistani forces" of detaining for more than a year the wife and two other relatives of the group's leader Ayman al Zawahiri. (Al Arabiya) Iran–Israel proxy conflict U.S. officials confirm that an airstrike on an Iranian weapons depot in Amirli, Iraq on July 19 that killed two Iranian military commanders was conducted by Israel. The strike is the first known Israeli attack inside Iraq since Operation Opera in 1981. (Voice of America) International relations China–United States trade war China retaliates on the United States' latest tariff decisions by imposing tariffs of up to 25% on some American goods. (CNBC) U.S. President Donald Trump states on Twitter that he has "hereby ordered" that U.S. companies find an alternative for manufacturing in China and relocate "HOME". (Barron's) (The Guardian) Politics and elections 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries Massachusetts Representative Seth Moulton announces he is suspending his 2020 presidential campaign. (NBC News) Uruguayan President Tabaré Vázquez is diagnosed with a malignant tumor. (Los Andes)

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(Posted) RD: David Koch

Article: David Koch (talk, history)
Recent deaths nomination
News source(s): CBS News

• Nominated by SoWhy (talk • give credit)
• Updated by MrSunshine01 (talk • give credit)

Article updated
Per this RFC and further discussion, the nomination of any individual human, animal or other biological organism with a standalone Wikipedia article whose recent death is in the news is presumed to be important enough to post. Discussion should focus only on the quality of the article. See also WP:ITNRD.

 SoWhy 13:05, 23 August 2019 (UTC)

• Support Was just about to nominate this myself. Significant person in American business and politics. No CN tags, no big tags pbp 13:50, 23 August 2019 (UTC)
• Weak Oppose Article looks pretty good, but is still mostly written in the present tense. The biggest problem I have with it is the "Criticism and recognition" section title; the section seems fine, I just think the title is a little off (though I have no idea for a better one). Also, the personal life section has a claim that isn't referenced about his being on a flight that crashed (on the ground it seems). I'm not sure if it is encyclopedic or not and it doesn't seem contentious, so I let it stand. Rockphed (talk) 14:27, 23 August 2019 (UTC)

I've added 2 sources for the plane crash. Johndavies837 (talk) 16:52, 23 August 2019 (UTC)

• I just re-read the whole thing and couldn't find any present tense. I might be overlooking something but could you maybe point out examples? Regards SoWhy 17:55, 23 August 2019 (UTC)

• Support Definitely notable enough. Jokullmusic 19:12, 23 August 2019 (UTC)
• Support Good to go. MSN12102001 (talk) 20:23, 23 August 2019 (UTC)
• Support "Criticism and recognition" contains criticism and recognition. Concise, precise and properly cased. What's not to love? InedibleHulk (talk) 22:33, August 23, 2019 (UTC)
• Posted – Muboshgu (talk) 22:44, 23 August 2019 (UTC)

August 22

Portal:Current events/2019 August 22

Current events of August 22, 2019 (2019-08-22) (Thursday) Armed conflicts and attacks Papua conflict Indonesia cuts off Internet in the provinces of Papua and West Papua amid pro-independence unrest. (The Guardian) (RTÉ) War in Afghanistan (2001–present) A ninth round of peace talks between the United States and the Taliban starts in Doha, Qatar. (Al Jazeera) Disasters and accidents At least four people are dead and more than 100 injured after lightning strikes the summit of Giewont in the Tatra Mountains, Poland. Another person was killed in Slovakia. (tvn24.pl) (gazeta.pl) (BBC) At least five people have been killed and 21 others are injured in a stampede at a rap concert in Algiers, Algeria. (BBC) International relations Japan–South Korea relations, GSOMIA South Korea decides against extending the General Security of Military Information Agreement (GSOMIA). South Korean officials express that the exclusion from Japan's preferred trade list on 12 August eliminated any benefit to maintaining the agreement. (NHK) Law and crime 2018 Chemnitz protests A Syrian man is jailed for manslaughter in relation to a stabbing in Chemnitz, Saxony, Germany last year. The killing sparked far-right protests and riots in the city. (BBC) Eileen Sarmenta and Allan Gomez murder Philippine Department of Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra and Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) Director-General Nicanor Faeldon said that former Calauan Mayor Antonio Sanchez is not eligible under a 2013 law that credits good conduct time allowance (GCTA) for an early release from prison. (Philippine Daily Inquirer) Politics and elections 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries Washington governor Jay Inslee drops out of the presidential primaries to focus on his re-election bid. (The New York Times) Science and technology The second GPS IIIA satellite is successfully launched by a Delta IV Medium rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. It is the last launch of the Delta IV Medium vehicle. (Orlando Sentinel) The uncrewed Soyuz MS-14 mission to resupply the International Space Station commences. Its launch was a successful test of a Soyuz spacecraft atop a Soyuz-2 launch vehicle, which will replace the Soyuz-FG as the carrier rocket for Soyuz spacecraft starting in 2020. (NASASpaceFlight.com) (Space.com)

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RD: Junior Agogo

Article: Junior Agogo (talk, history)
Recent deaths nomination
News source(s): BBC Sport

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

Per this RFC and further discussion, the nomination of any individual human, animal or other biological organism with a standalone Wikipedia article whose recent death is in the news is presumed to be important enough to post. Discussion should focus only on the quality of the article. See also WP:ITNRD.

 The Rambling Man (Staying alive since 2005!) 19:44, 22 August 2019 (UTC)

• Oppose – Sourcing issues including the stats in infobox. --- Coffeeandcrumbs 00:01, 23 August 2019 (UTC)
• Comment He really isn't a very well known football player, I thought about posting this here, but decided against it because nothing really stood out in his career apart from sadly he died really young. Govvy (talk) 10:29, 23 August 2019 (UTC)

  the nomination of any individual human, animal or other biological organism with a standalone Wikipedia article whose recent death is in the news is presumed to be important enough to post. Discussion should focus only on the quality of the article. The Rambling Man (Staying alive since 2005!) 10:36, 23 August 2019 (UTC)

@The Rambling Man: I didn't mean to be rude, I just thought that Agogo wasn't notable enough for inclusion, his page is a little bit messy and a lot of content could probably be added. As for stats in the info box, they are covered by the soccerbase external links. Govvy (talk) 10:49, 23 August 2019 (UTC)

I didn't think you were being rude, I simply pointed you to the fact that notability is assumed, quality is all that's important. The Rambling Man (Staying alive since 2005!) 10:55, 23 August 2019 (UTC)

• Oppose Under-sourced. There are no citations for his career in the US or for Bristol Rovers. Pawnkingthree (talk) 11:47, 23 August 2019 (UTC)
• Oppose per Pawnkingthree. C'mon! Basic, basic stuff here!--WaltCip (talk) 12:13, 23 August 2019 (UTC)

(Posted) RD: Tim Fischer

Article: Tim Fischer (talk, history)
Recent deaths nomination

• Updated and nominated by Hawkeye7 (talk • give credit)
• Updated by Inter&anthro (talk • give credit)

Per this RFC and further discussion, the nomination of any individual human, animal or other biological organism with a standalone Wikipedia article whose recent death is in the news is presumed to be important enough to post. Discussion should focus only on the quality of the article. See also WP:ITNRD.

Nominator's comments: Former deputy PM of Australia. Fought at Coral and Balmoral in Vietnam. Hawkeye7 (discuss) 03:53, 22 August 2019 (UTC)

• Weak oppose a few unreferenced claims. The Rambling Man (Staying alive since 2005!) 08:54, 22 August 2019 (UTC)

  Support good to go. The Rambling Man (Staying alive since 2005!) 10:39, 22 August 2019 (UTC)

• Support: Just got rid of the last couple of "citation needed" tags. HiLo48 (talk) 10:33, 22 August 2019 (UTC)
• Support comprehensive, duly updated and well referenced. JennyOz (talk) 10:53, 22 August 2019 (UTC)
• Comment still good to go 8 hours later. The Rambling Man (Staying alive since 2005!) 18:39, 22 August 2019 (UTC)
• Comment I'll bet the recent death of a US Vice-President wouldn't just sit in here in a ready but unposted state for 11 hours. Wikipedia's inherent bias against things in "unimportant" places is fully on display here. HiLo48 (talk) 21:33, 22 August 2019 (UTC)
• Comment still good to go 11 hours later. The Rambling Man (Staying alive since 2005!) 21:39, 22 August 2019 (UTC)
• Posted -Ad Orientem (talk) 21:45, 22 August 2019 (UTC)

August 21

Portal:Current events/2019 August 21

Current events of August 21, 2019 (2019-08-21) (Wednesday) Armed conflicts and attacks Yemeni Civil War (2015–present) A United States MQ-9 military drone is reportedly shot down in Yemen's Dhamar Governorate. A Houthi spokesperson claims responsibility and adds they used a locally-developed missile. (Reuters) War in Afghanistan (2001–present) 17 August 2019 Kabul bombing The death toll of a suicide bombing during a wedding in Kabul, Afghanistan, four days ago, increases to 80. (Al Jazeera) Business and economy United States federal budget The Congressional Budget Office forecasts a deficit of US$1 trillion in 2020, up from the previous estimate of $892 billion. (The New York Times) International relations 2019 Persian Gulf crisis, Australia–United States relations Australia announces that it has agreed to join the United States' coalition, along with the United Kingdom and Bahrain, to prevent Iran from targeting ships travelling through the Strait of Hormuz. Australia will deploy a Boeing P-8 Poseidon and a frigate. (The Sydney Morning Herald) Denmark–United States relations Queen Margrethe II of Denmark expresses surprise at U.S. President Donald Trump's abrupt cancellation of his planned visit to her country. Experts on the royal house call the move an act of "disrespect" as illness was not the apparent cause. (TV2) Iceland–United States relations The office of the Prime Minister of Iceland Katrín Jakobsdóttir confirms she will not meet the Vice President of the United States Mike Pence on his visit in September, citing "prior commitments". (AP News) Law and crime Catholic Church sexual abuse cases in Australia The Supreme Court of Victoria rejects an appeal made by Cardinal George Pell against a six-year jail sentence for child sexual abuse. (The Guardian) China–United Kingdom relations The Foreign Ministry of China confirms that United Kingdom consulate in Hong Kong employee Simon Cheng, who was reported missing, is administratively detained for 15 days by Shenzhen police. (CNN) Indian senior opposition Rajya Sabha MP and former Cabinet Minister Palaniappan Chidambaram is arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation on charges of corruption and money laundering during his term as Minister of Finance. Chidambaram has said to the Supreme Court that the government is practicing a "politically-motivated vendetta" against him and his son Karti, who is also an opposition MP. (BBC)

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RD: Celso Piña

Article: Celso Piña (talk, history)
Recent deaths nomination
News source(s): WaPost

• Nominated by Masem (talk • give credit)

Article updated
Per this RFC and further discussion, the nomination of any individual human, animal or other biological organism with a standalone Wikipedia article whose recent death is in the news is presumed to be important enough to post. Discussion should focus only on the quality of the article. See also WP:ITNRD.

Nominator's comments: Mexican accordionist. Needs lots of sourcing TLC to get this in postable shape. Masem (t) 13:55, 23 August 2019 (UTC)

(Posted) RD: Russ Conway (journalist)

Article: Russ Conway (journalist) (talk, history)
Recent deaths nomination
News source(s): Star

• Nominated by DBigXray (talk • give credit)
• Updated by Connormah (talk • give credit)

Article updated
Per this RFC and further discussion, the nomination of any individual human, animal or other biological organism with a standalone Wikipedia article whose recent death is in the news is presumed to be important enough to post. Discussion should focus only on the quality of the article. See also WP:ITNRD.

Nominator's comments: Pulitzer prize winner finalist, Start Class article with good sourcing DBigXrayᗙ 15:54, 21 August 2019 (UTC)

• Correction: He was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize, but did not win. However, he was honored with the Elmer Ferguson Memorial Award, which is the journalist's equivalent of the Hockey Hall of Fame. Flibirigit (talk) 16:10, 21 August 2019 (UTC)

• Thanks Flibirigit, corrected. It doesnt matter for this discussion though. Cheers.--DBigXrayᗙ 16:39, 21 August 2019 (UTC)

• Support: Everything in the article looks reasonably well-referenced, although I did see a slight over-reliance on references #1 and #5 (as 45% of the citations in the article link to one of those two refs, out of 14 total sources). I don't think that's a problem in terms of the article's nomination to RD, but I figured it was worth mentioning just in case. TheHardestAspectOfCreatingAnAccountIsAlwaysTheUsername 18:00, 21 August 2019 (UTC)
• Support – non-traditional style (for section heading) but that is not a concern for ITN. Sourcing is good and not reliant on a single source. Note that Houston & Shoalts is also used, so there are actually 3+ dominant reliable sources. That is more than enough. --- Coffeeandcrumbs 00:26, 22 August 2019 (UTC)
• Support Well done, at least well referenced. Good to go IMO--BoothSiftTalks 02:29, 22 August 2019 (UTC)
• Support good to go. The Rambling Man (Staying alive since 2005!) 08:55, 22 August 2019 (UTC)
• Comment still good to go 12 hours later. The Rambling Man (Staying alive since 2005!) 18:40, 22 August 2019 (UTC)
• Comment still good to go 15 hours later. The Rambling Man (Staying alive since 2005!) 21:39, 22 August 2019 (UTC)
• Posted -Ad Orientem (talk) 21:49, 22 August 2019 (UTC)

RD: Giovanni Buttarelli

Article: Giovanni Buttarelli (talk, history)
Recent deaths nomination
News source(s): Politico

• Nominated by DBigXray (talk • give credit)
• Updated by Gianluigi02 (talk • give credit)

Article updated
Per this RFC and further discussion, the nomination of any individual human, animal or other biological organism with a standalone Wikipedia article whose recent death is in the news is presumed to be important enough to post. Discussion should focus only on the quality of the article. See also WP:ITNRD.

Nominator's comments: Start Class article with good sourcing DBigXrayᗙ 15:35, 21 August 2019 (UTC)

• Oppose – Majority unreferenced and external links in the body. --- Coffeeandcrumbs 00:30, 22 August 2019 (UTC)
• Oppose The article is mostly unreferenced. --BoothSiftTalks 02:29, 22 August 2019 (UTC)

RD: Babulal Gaur

Article: Babulal Gaur (talk, history)
Recent deaths nomination
News source(s): News18

• Updated and nominated by DBigXray (talk • give credit)

Article updated
Per this RFC and further discussion, the nomination of any individual human, animal or other biological organism with a standalone Wikipedia article whose recent death is in the news is presumed to be important enough to post. Discussion should focus only on the quality of the article. See also WP:ITNRD.

Nominator's comments: Start Class article. Sourcing needs work. Elected 10 times, ex CM. Stated "Drinking is a fundamental right", so he was my kind of man. DBigXrayᗙ 06:07, 21 August 2019 (UTC)

• Oppose As you say, sourcing needs work. It looks like 2/3 of the article is not footnoted. Also, I hope "His education qualification was B.A. LLB" can be expanded. Rockphed (talk) 12:14, 21 August 2019 (UTC)
• Oppose The sourcing definitely needs work at this moment. --BoothSiftTalks 02:28, 22 August 2019 (UTC)

 Working to resolve the issues. --DBigXrayᗙ 15:54, 23 August 2019 (UTC)

August 20

Portal:Current events/2019 August 20

Current events of August 20, 2019 (2019-08-20) (Tuesday) Armed conflicts and attacks Syrian Civil War, 2019 Northwestern Syria offensive The Al-Qaeda-linked faction Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) acknowledges "a redeployment" south of the strategic town of Khan Shaykhun. (AP News) Media close to the government reports that the Syrian Army has entered the northern sector of the town of Khan Shaykhun, following the reported HTS withdrawal. (Al-Masdar) Health and environment The Spanish Ministry of Health declares an outbreak of listeriosis in Andalusia as a national health alert after cases are reported in Asturias, Madrid, Catalonia and Extremadura, including one death. (RTVE) International relations 2019 Venezuelan presidential crisis Nicolás Maduro confirms United States reports that top Venezuelan officials have been having secret meetings with members of the Trump administration. Maduro claims the talks encourage Trump to listen to him; United States sources claim the talks encourage Maduro supporters to defect. (The Guardian) Proposed United States purchase of Greenland U.S. President Donald Trump cancels his September state visit to Denmark because Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen says she has no interest in discussing the purchase of Greenland. (BBC) Law and crime Crime in Brazil Thirty-seven passengers on a bus over Rio–Niterói Bridge, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, are held hostage before police shoot dead the armed hijacker. After closer inspection, police discover the hijacker used a fake plastic gun. (BBC) (Extra) Former professional basketball player Mateen Cleaves is acquitted of several sex crimes in a court in his hometown of Flint, Michigan. (MLive) (WJRT-TV) A modification of the Volcker rule is approved by the OCC and the FDIC. The new version eases rules on proprietary trading by Wall Street banks. Consumer groups criticize the rule change, claiming it removes protections from taxpayers. (Reuters) The Texas Department of Information Resources reports the computer systems of 23 towns in the state were hit by a ransomware attack on August 16. "One single threat actor" is suspected. (Insider) Politics and elections Politics of Italy, Conte Cabinet Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte resigns. He criticizes Deputy Prime Minister, Matteo Salvini, accusing him of sinking the ruling coalition for personal and political gain. The President of Italy, Sergio Mattarella, accepts Conte's resignation and announces that he will start consultations with party leaders. (Reuters) (Reuters) Science and technology List of unmanned aerial vehicles The Russian Ministry of Defence announces that the six-tonne satellite-controlled reconnaissance drone Altius-U has performed its maiden flight. (TASS) Sports Expansion of Major League Soccer Major League Soccer, the top level of the men's sport in the U.S., announces that a team in St. Louis, Missouri will become the league's 28th team, most likely in 2022. The ownership group, led by several female members of the Taylor family that controls the Enterprise Holdings car rental company, is the first in MLS in which women hold a majority interest. (ESPN)

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(Posted) 2019 Brazil wildfires

Article: 2019 Brazil wildfires (talk, history)
Blurb: ​Brazil's National Institute for Space Research announces that it has detected more than 74,000 wildfires in the Amazon rainforest since January.
News source(s): BBC, CNN, The Guardian, CBS, Fox News, Reuters, Washington Post. There's plenty more.

• Nominated by Vanamonde93 (talk • give credit)
• Created by Oceanflynn (talk • give credit)

Article updated

 Vanamonde (Talk) 02:09, 22 August 2019 (UTC)

• Comment – The surge marks an 83% increase over the same period of 2018... and is the highest since records began in 2013, according to National Institute for Space Research (Brazilian space agency) via Reuters --- Coffeeandcrumbs 02:18, 22 August 2019 (UTC)
• Support Looks good to me--BoothSiftTalks 02:22, 22 August 2019 (UTC)
• Support - All referenced and notable Sherenk1 (talk) 05:01, 22 August 2019 (UTC)
• Support Whle these have been going since January, only yesterday/today did the media seem to realize this was a significant problem. --Masem (t) 05:30, 22 August 2019 (UTC)
• Support good to go. The Rambling Man (Staying alive since 2005!) 08:57, 22 August 2019 (UTC)
• Support. Per above MSN12102001 (talk) 11:46, 22 August 2019 (UTC)
• Support uh, I guess this is going to impact mankind or entire life on earth. --DBigXrayᗙ 12:01, 22 August 2019 (UTC)
• Support as an "Ongoing" event. --Bageense^(disc.) 15:04, 22 August 2019 (UTC)

  It should go up as a blurb (it has been ready for 6 hours or more) and if the event is still taking place when the blurb gets to the bottom of the template, it can then (at the discretion of an admin) be transferred into Ongoing rather than just roll off. The Rambling Man (Staying alive since 2005!) 15:07, 22 August 2019 (UTC)

  • @The Rambling Man: No prob. Now I'd like to suggest a new image to be added, but I don't know where to do it, Wikipedia domain pages look too confusing. This is the image I want to propose. --Bageense^(disc.) 16:29, 22 August 2019 (UTC)

    • Either here or at WP:ERRORS would be fine. The Rambling Man (Staying alive since 2005!) 16:34, 22 August 2019 (UTC)

• Posted per WP:IAR. Yes, I know it's my own nomination, but I didn't contribute to the article, consensus here is clear, and nobody else seems to be around. Vanamonde (Talk) 15:24, 22 August 2019 (UTC)

Giuseppe Conte

Article: Giuseppe Conte (talk, history)
Blurb: ​Giuseppe Conte resigns as Prime Minister of Italy.
News source(s): CNN, BBC, NYT, AP, WX Post

• Nominated by Davey2116 (talk • give credit)

Article needs updating

Nominator's comments: Another Italian government kicks the bucket. Davey2116 (talk) 16:38, 20 August 2019 (UTC)

• Comment If I am reading these articles right, this is the announcement of the plan to resign. If that's right, let's wait until he actually does. --Masem (t) 16:49, 20 August 2019 (UTC)
• Weak Oppose (for now) I agree with Masem: when he actually does announce, this would be better to post (pending the update of his wiki article) --mike_gigs (talk) 17:15, 20 August 2019 (UTC)
• Oppose As I understand things, this is just a formality preliminary to a general election. The election and any change in government is what we would post. -Ad Orientem (talk) 17:21, 20 August 2019 (UTC)
• Removed the ITNR tag - "Changes to the head of government are discussed on their own merits." GreatCaesarsGhost 17:36, 20 August 2019 (UTC)
• Comment – He's "tendered his resignation," but has been asked to stay on as a caretaker PM until ... the ice cream melts?
  A separate article on 2019 Italian Political Crisis would be appropriate. (Ongoing?) – Sca (talk) 20:31, 20 August 2019 (UTC)
• Oppose local politics; userbase bias. Italy is a country of 60 million people and is not a great power. We can't possibly post every time some government resigns in some country somewhere in the world. 5.44.170.9 (talk) 21:27, 20 August 2019 (UTC)

  Of course we can. Opposing based on population and perception of "great power"ness is absurd. This will, however, be posted once a new head is elected. The Rambling Man (Staying alive since 2005!) 22:34, 20 August 2019 (UTC)

  For example, the UK and France are both permanent security council members, yet they have "small" populations as well. Your reasoning is really absurd. --BoothSiftTalks 06:19, 21 August 2019 (UTC)

  In response to the IP editor, we post about every country, big or small. That said, it's bizarre to consider Italy - the 23rd largest by population out of 193 UN member states - to be too irrelevant for ITN. That would be an example of what you call "userbase bias." Cheers,  Vanilla  Wizard  💙 07:44, 21 August 2019 (UTC)

• Oppose For now until he actually resigns--BoothSiftTalks 06:19, 21 August 2019 (UTC)

  Well, his resignation is official since August 20... chaos was replaced with crisis, as the NYT eloquently summarized in a headline. Wakari07 (talk) 22:21, 22 August 2019 (UTC)

• Comment I have no strong opinions waiting until the resignation actually occurs, but I do recall us posting Theresa May's intentions to resign long before she officially did so & certainly before the leadership election produced a replacement.  Vanilla  Wizard  💙 07:34, 21 August 2019 (UTC)

  That nom was quite contentious for the same reasons. The supporters largely argued that the breadth and depth of coverage was the reason to post, which I find specious. Of course the big anglophone countries are going to get more media coverage - due to the media bias that we seek to ignore in our decision making. GreatCaesarsGhost 11:42, 22 August 2019 (UTC)

• Question: does anyone know how long it is likely to take to select the successor? I'm hesitant to post the same story twice in rapid succession, but a change of PM in a G8 country is important enough for ITN and it's in the mainstream media now. If the process will take more than a couple of weeks, I support a blurb that says 'announces his intention to resign once a successor has been selected' or similar wording. If a successor will be in place faster than that, I prefer to wait for a combined blurb. Modest Genius ^talk 11:13, 21 August 2019 (UTC)
  • Without having spend the effort to actually see what is going on, it looks like the last PM to resign mid-term took 3 days between announcement and resignation. The PM before that tendered resignation 13 Feb 2014, had it accepted on 14 Feb, Matteo Renzi formed a government on the 21st, was sworn in on the 22th, and received parliamentary support on the 25th. So we probably have about 2 weeks before the new PM takes office and this leaves the news. Then again, it might result in a new general election which will take months to sort everything out. As a note, the last time an Italian PM resigned without a general election we didn't post the resignation but did post the replacement.Rockphed (talk) 13:03, 21 August 2019 (UTC)

Part of the problem is that Italian prime ministers resign with numbing regularity – there have been nearly 60 since WWII.
– Sca (talk) 14:49, 21 August 2019 (UTC)

The Italian president said tonight that he gives the parties four days to talk. He said that Tuesday, he'll have new consultations (implying he'll then make a new declaration on either an alternative majority or new elections). But I guess he could also announce that he needs more time...Wakari07 (talk) 22:01, 22 August 2019 (UTC)

• Support We can't wait until the ice caps melt. This is a major, ongoing political crisis in a major country. Wakari07 (talk) 22:38, 22 August 2019 (UTC)

+Comment The article to be linked to is Conte Cabinet. I briefly updated it for the events after 20 August 15:00 GMT, that is after Conte expressed in the Senate his intention to resign. Wakari07 (talk) 03:03, 23 August 2019 (UTC)

• Support. Now that he has officially resigned, it's ITN worthy. Despite the fact that Italian governments tend to change more often than people change their underwear. Regards SoWhy 07:42, 23 August 2019 (UTC)
• Oppose Coalition governments are fragile by their nature, making their collapse a fairly routine occurrence in the parliamentary system. No rationale has been brought forth to justify why this is special. GreatCaesarsGhost 17:00, 23 August 2019 (UTC)

  That is a fairly unjust generalization imho. Germany has had coalition governments since 1949 and maybe a single one could have said to have "collapsed" (Schmidt, 1982). Regards SoWhy 17:44, 23 August 2019 (UTC)

This chaos/crisis is special because it makes headlines for weeks now. [1] [2] Investors are in an odd wait-and-see lethargy. [3] It's also unique that "If the country does head to new polls in the coming months, the current parliamentary term would become the shortest in Italian republican history." [4]. Plus: the entire Senate was recalled from recess [5], and if elections are decided it would be the first time they'd be held in autumn or winter [6] etc. Of course, Salvini has the poll numbers in mind. For me, it's like WP:Snow in summer. Wakari07 (talk) 19:31, 23 August 2019 (UTC)

Interstellar iron-60 detected in Antarctic snow

Closed per WP:SNOW. Consensus indicates posting is not likely. (non-admin closure) INeedSupport ^:V 20:11, 21 August 2019 (UTC)

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Article: iron-60 (talk, history)
Blurb: ​Interstellar iron-60 detected in Antarctic snow
News source(s): PRL, CNN

• Nominated by Count Iblis (talk • give credit)

Article updated

 Count Iblis (talk) 12:00, 20 August 2019 (UTC)

• Oppose. Interstellar 60Fe on Earth was discovered 20 years ago [7] and has been confirmed several times e.g. [8]. Finding it in Antarctic snow rather than sea floor sediments does not justify an ITN blurb. Modest Genius ^talk 12:13, 20 August 2019 (UTC)
• Oppose per MG. The Rambling Man (Staying alive since 2005!) 12:57, 20 August 2019 (UTC)
• Oppose per Modest Genius. The discovery on Earth would have been ITN-worthy but confirming its presence in the snow of Antarctica is not.--Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 19:22, 20 August 2019 (UTC)
• Oppose No need for this to be include in ITN as per MG--BoothSiftTalks 06:18, 21 August 2019 (UTC)
• Snow way. Lugnuts ^{Fire Walk with Me} 12:27, 21 August 2019 (UTC)

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August 19

Portal:Current events/2019 August 19

Current events of August 19, 2019 (2019-08-19) (Monday) Armed conflicts and attacks Syrian Civil War; 2019 Northwestern Syria offensive Syrian Air Force warplanes repeatedly strike a Turkish military convoy driving through the rebel-held region of Idlib, reportedly causing several casualties and forcing it to stop. Turkey claims the convoy was aiming to supply observation posts, while Syria accuses it of carrying weapons and ammunition to rebel groups. (BBC) (The National) The Syrian Army enters the strategic town of Khan Shaykhun in the Idlib Governorate for the first time since losing control of the town to rebels in 2014, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. (Middle East Monitor) War in Afghanistan (2001–present) 66 people, including children, have been wounded after a series of ten explosions in restaurants and public squares hit the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad, as the country marked the 100th anniversary of its independence from British rule. No group claimed responsibility for the bombings. Even if many bombs exploded and several people were injured, no one died in the attacks. (Al Jazeera) Insurgency in the Maghreb Suspected Islamist militants launch an attack on an Burkina Faso Armed Forces unit, killing 24 Burkinabé soldiers and wounding 7 others, the heaviest loss for the army in its fight to contain Islamist terrorism. The army said it had launched a land and air operation in response to the attack. (Reuters) Disasters and accidents Deforestation in Brazil After fifteen days of raging fires in the Amazon Forest in Rondônia, thick smoke clouds cover the Brazilian city of São Paulo in darkness. Street lamps had to be lit in the city around 2PM. The fires, suspected to be intentional, are still burning the forest. (G1) International relations 2019 Hong Kong anti-extradition bill protests; Cross-Strait relations China condemns Taiwan after President Tsai Ing-wen offered support and asylum to Hong Kong protesters facing prosecution in Hong Kong courts. (Al Arabiya) Twitter says it has suspended more than 200,000 automated accounts on the social media site that it believes were part of a Chinese government-run campaign to spread misinformation about the protests in Hong Kong. (ABC News) Law and crime 2016–present purges in Turkey Turkey's Ministry of the Interior tweets that 418 people in 29 provinces are detained by police, for suspected links with the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK). The authorities have also announced that they "replaced" the mayors of three major southeastern cities. (Reuters) Former President of Sudan Omar al-Bashir appears in court for the first time at a Khartoum court to face corruption charges. (Al Arabiya) Women's rights in El Salvador Evelyn Hernández is acquitted of murder after her newly-born child was found deceased in a toilet. The ruling is being held as a landmark case decision for women's rights in El Salvador, which has one of the strongest anti-abortion laws in Central America. (BBC) Politics and elections The Palestinian Authority bans LGBT activities in the West Bank in anticipation of an upcoming Al Qaws event. (Jerusalem Post) Science and technology Astronomers led by a team from McGill University in Montreal announce the detection of eight new repeating fast radio bursts (FRBs) using the Canadian Hydrogen Intensity Mapping Experiment (CHIME) radio telescope. The astronomers report they also found complex morphologies and downward-drifting sub-bursts in some of the eight new FRBs. (Phys.org)

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RD: Harry B. Luthi

Article: Harry B. Luthi (talk, history)
Recent deaths nomination
News source(s): FOX

• Updated and nominated by DBigXray (talk • give credit)

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Nominator's comments: Start Class excellent sourcing. Our article may be short but it is beyond the stub criteria and has all the relevant public info on the ex mayor. DBigXrayᗙ 07:59, 22 August 2019 (UTC)

• Weak support just above stub, but what's there is alright. The Rambling Man (Staying alive since 2005!) 09:01, 22 August 2019 (UTC)

(Posted) RD: Jack Perkins (reporter)

Article: Jack Perkins (reporter) (talk, history)
Recent deaths nomination
News source(s): NY Times

• Updated and nominated by DBigXray (talk • give credit)

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Nominator's comments: Start Class article with good sourcing DBigXrayᗙ 05:38, 22 August 2019 (UTC)

• Support Fixed one unsourced statement. --Masem (t) 05:44, 22 August 2019 (UTC)
• Weak oppose at least one unsourced claim exists. The Rambling Man (Staying alive since 2005!) 09:02, 22 August 2019 (UTC)

• Fixed the one unsourced claim pointed by The Rambling Man. thanks --DBigXrayᗙ 12:16, 22 August 2019 (UTC)

• Support good to go. The Rambling Man (Staying alive since 2005!) 12:56, 22 August 2019 (UTC)

• Comment still good to go 6 hours later. The Rambling Man (Staying alive since 2005!) 18:40, 22 August 2019 (UTC)
• Comment still good to go 9 hours later. The Rambling Man (Staying alive since 2005!) 21:47, 22 August 2019 (UTC)
• Posted -Ad Orientem (talk) 21:53, 22 August 2019 (UTC)

(Posted) RD: Guo Zhenqian

Article: Guo Zhenqian (talk, history)
Recent deaths nomination
News source(s): The Paper

• Updated and nominated by Zanhe (talk • give credit)

Article updated
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Nominator's comments: Article is fully sourced. Died on 13 August, but announced on 19th. Zanhe (talk) 07:39, 20 August 2019 (UTC)

• Comment The article appears to be in good shape, however, 3 of the 4 sources are in Chinese with no obvious translations available. It would be appropriate that a native bilingual check before posting.130.233.3.115 (talk) 07:51, 20 August 2019 (UTC)

• He is mentioned in plenty of English sources, but I haven't added them because they're not detailed enough. See this book, for example, which does mention some of his major positions. -Zanhe (talk) 08:17, 20 August 2019 (UTC)

• Support Happy to AGF on the sources based on Zanhe's previous work. The Rambling Man (Staying alive since 2005!) 08:05, 20 August 2019 (UTC)
• Posted to RD. Spencer^T•C 11:56, 21 August 2019 (UTC)

(Posted) RD: Mohammed Zahur Khayyam

Article: Mohammed Zahur Khayyam (talk, history)
Recent deaths nomination
News source(s): NDTV

• Nominated by DBigXray (talk • give credit)
• Updated by Vrishchik (talk • give credit) and Fylindfotberserk (talk • give credit)

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Nominator's comments: Start Class article. Sourcing needs work Now Excellent sourcing. Music composer. DBigXrayᗙ 18:25, 19 August 2019 (UTC)

• Oppose Entire paragraphs are unreferenced, including the entire Early Life section as I am aware. You are indeed correct that sourcing needs work. --BoothSiftTalks 00:15, 20 August 2019 (UTC)

• Support Nice work-- BoothSift 21:58, 22 August 2019 (UTC)

• Support Notable singer of India who left a good legacy. However, I agree that paragraphs need sourcing as person is recently passed away.— Harshil ^{want to talk?} 07:33, 20 August 2019 (UTC)
• Oppose nowhere near ready. The Rambling Man (Staying alive since 2005!) 08:05, 20 August 2019 (UTC)

  Weak support I'm switching to "ws" because the amount of work done has been excellent, the article needs a serious copyedit and a proseline assassination attempt, but it's far better than it was. Great work. The Rambling Man (Staying alive since 2005!) 18:42, 22 August 2019 (UTC)

• Support One of the best known music composers of India who has received state funerals and numerous national awards during his career Manish2542 (talk) 19:42, 20 August 2019 (UTC)

  No-one is questioning the notability, but the article is junk. The Rambling Man (Staying alive since 2005!) 22:35, 20 August 2019 (UTC)

• Oppose – Sourcing issues in the article. --- Coffeeandcrumbs 00:31, 22 August 2019 (UTC)

Thanks folks for your kind review. I understand that all the controversial (or challengable) facts in a BLP need sources. Several editors are working to improve this page. It will be helpful for all of us, if you can add Cn tags in the article or point them here or on the talk page. regards. --DBigXrayᗙ 06:56, 22 August 2019 (UTC)

Fixed The sourcing issues have all been fixed. Took tremendous amount of work and teamwork with User:Fylindfotberserk and User:Vrishchik. The article needs a review again. Courtesy ping User:Boothsift, The Rambling Man, User:Coffeeandcrumbs--DBigXrayᗙ 17:14, 22 August 2019 (UTC)

• Support – Marked ready. --- Coffeeandcrumbs 23:38, 22 August 2019 (UTC)

C Twelve hours and still waiting. --DBigXrayᗙ 11:59, 23 August 2019 (UTC)

• Posted to RD. Could use some more copyediting and sections in careers, but meets minimum standards and there is consensus to post. Spencer^T•C 12:29, 23 August 2019 (UTC)

RD: Jagannath Mishra

Article: Jagannath Mishra (talk, history)
Recent deaths nomination
News source(s): The Hindu

• Nominated by DBigXray (talk • give credit)
• Updated by Yashthepunisher (talk • give credit)

Article updated
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Nominator's comments: Start Class article with good sourcing DBigXrayᗙ 08:36, 19 August 2019 (UTC)

• Weak oppose sourcing poor in some areas. The Rambling Man (Staying alive since 2005!) 08:46, 19 August 2019 (UTC)
• Oppose Tense problems and general language issues throughout. Many terms ("lahks[lots?] of teachers", "mince his words", "the Center", "draconian", etc.) are not understood outside of India, editorial, or otherwise problematic. Many of the claims, especially in the lede, seem hagiographical, and I am not in a position to know whether they are true because there is no source for them. I assume that the suffix "-ji" to a name indicates then unsuffixed person in the Bihar Press Bill section; this makes for rather confusing reading. The Publications section is lacking entirely. It's a little suspicious that someone with so long a publication history would not have a single reference to even one.130.233.3.115 (talk) 10:14, 19 August 2019 (UTC)

 Working 130.233.3.115 thanks for reviewing. I have removed lakhs (FYI lakh =0.1 million). The suffix ji is honorific, and I have removed them. Lack of sources may be attributed to Internet WP:BIAS. I am working to fix your other concerns as well. Some help in copy editing will be appreciated. --DBigXrayᗙ 10:30, 19 August 2019 (UTC)

August 18

Portal:Current events/2019 August 18

Current events of August 18, 2019 (2019-08-18) (Sunday) Armed conflicts and attacks War in Afghanistan 17 August 2019 Kabul bombing ISIL claims responsibility for a terrorist attack against a wedding party in Afghanistan the day prior, which left 63 people dead and over 200 injured. (The Guardian) International relations Iran–United States relations; United Kingdom–United States relations Gibraltar authorities reject the request by the U.S. to seize the Iranian oil tanker Grace 1. They argue that EU, not U.S. law, is applicable in Gibraltar. The tanker is also renamed. (Al Arabiya) Politics and elections 2019 Hong Kong anti-extradition bill protests The organizers claim that at least 1.7 million people join a peaceful rally in Victoria Park, Hong Kong. Protesters spill into nearby streets, with train service intermittently suspended due to the sheer number of people. (The Guardian)

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US missile test

Article: Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (talk, history)
Blurb: ​The United States conducts its first intermediate-range missile since withdrawing from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty with Russia.
News source(s): Sydney Morning HeraldBBC

• Updated and nominated by Hawkeye7 (talk • give credit)
• Updated by Fenetrejones (talk • give credit)

Nominator's comments: The US has recently withdrawn from this significant Cold War-era treaty. Hawkeye7 (discuss) 21:37, 21 August 2019 (UTC)

• Oppose We just posted the withdrawl. And it was known that the US was getting ready to do this test ASAP after the withdrawl. Not a significant event for ITN. --Masem (t) 21:46, 21 August 2019 (UTC)
• Oppose just business as usual now. The Rambling Man (Staying alive since 2005!) 09:02, 22 August 2019 (UTC)
• Oppose per Masem. Modest Genius ^talk 10:38, 22 August 2019 (UTC)
• Weak support. Yes, we did post the US withdrawal from the ITN recently. But I don't think it was clear then or was a given that U.S. will quickly resume testing that had been prohibited by the ITN, and the consequences of such a possible resumption were not clear as well. For example, it was possible that there would be a push of some sort to conclude a new treaty. However, on Aug 22, after the U.S. test, there was a UN Security Council meeting[9], called by China and Russia, and it became apparent that nobody is in the mood to push for a new treaty. China then explicitly stated that it is not interested in negotiations for a potential new treaty [10]. Then Putin ordered the Russian military to prepare a "symmetrical response" to the U.S. test [11]. So now it appears that a period of a missile arms race will follow. That seems significant enough to me. Nsk92 (talk) 17:09, 23 August 2019 (UTC)

RD: Jack Whitaker

Article: Jack Whitaker (talk, history)
Recent deaths nomination
News source(s): ESPN NBC

• Updated and nominated by DBigXray (talk • give credit)

Article updated
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Nominator's comments: Start Class article. I am working to improve the sourcing. DBigXrayᗙ 05:34, 19 August 2019 (UTC)

• Oppose sourcing far from adequate. The Rambling Man (Staying alive since 2005!) 08:44, 19 August 2019 (UTC)

Fixed lot of improvements made since you last reviewed. The Rambling Man, Please review again. --DBigXrayᗙ 08:45, 22 August 2019 (UTC)

Weak support one minor claim left unreferenced at this time, article is improved, well done. The Rambling Man (Staying alive since 2005!) 09:04, 22 August 2019 (UTC)

Fixed thank you. I have referenced that claim now.--DBigXrayᗙ 09:40, 22 August 2019 (UTC)

RD: Kathleen Blanco

Article: Kathleen Blanco (talk, history)
Recent deaths nomination
News source(s): NYT, CBS News

• Nominated by Davey2116 (talk • give credit)

Article needs updating
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Nominator's comments: American politician, former governor of Louisiana (2004–08) dies at age 76. Article needs lots of work. Davey2116 (talk) 00:06, 19 August 2019 (UTC)

• Oppose Not in close shape for posting. --Masem (t) 00:21, 19 August 2019 (UTC)
• Oppose per Masem. The Rambling Man (Staying alive since 2005!) 08:44, 19 August 2019 (UTC)
• Comment This article may have been edited by a serial copyright violator with a particular interest in Louisiana politics – please check this link. FoxyGrampa75 (talk) 22:33, 22 August 2019 (UTC)

2019 Canary Islands wildfires

Article: 2019 Canary Islands wildfires (talk, history)
Blurb: ​9000 people are evacuated from their homes due to the second wildfire within a week in Gran Canaria, the worst to hit Spain in the last six years.
News source(s): BBC, Euronews, Sky News, El País, AP, Guardian, AFP

• Nominated by Vishal dh (talk • give credit)

Article updated

Nominator's comments: This is a significant event in Spain; it is being covered by all national news outlets as well as significant international ones. In addition, the Canary Islands are a popular summer tourist destination, although tourism has not yet been affected by the events. Vishal dh (talk) 10:03, 19 August 2019 (UTC)

• Oppose local event that happens commonly, without casualty figure or anyother reason that makes it notable of blurb. --DBigXrayᗙ 10:10, 19 August 2019 (UTC)
• Comment – Some 8,000 evacuated; fires said to be "out of control," spreading. (Two sources added.) – Sca (talk) 13:37, 19 August 2019 (UTC)
• Oppose Should this cause significant damage then it would make sense to post, but just the existence of wildfires or the evacuation order isn't sufficient for posting. --Masem (t) 16:42, 19 August 2019 (UTC)
• Wait As of right now it has not yet caused sufficient damage to be internationally notable. However, if the fire threatens a major population centre, or if the fire destroys the UNESCO site on Gran Canaria, then that would change. And I will note that the fire is rather close to both of those. NorthernFalcon (talk) 18:13, 19 August 2019 (UTC)
• Wait per Masem & NorthernFalcon. Modest Genius ^talk 18:22, 19 August 2019 (UTC)
• Wait – No fatalities (yet), but this 24,000-acre (38 sq. mi.) wildfire remains out of control despite 1,000 firefighters and 14 water-dropping helicopters and planes. By any standard – including those of the Western U.S. – that's major. Let's keep an eye on it. – Sca (talk) 14:01, 20 August 2019 (UTC)

PS: Possibly a candidate for Ongoing. – Sca (talk) 14:05, 20 August 2019 (UTC)

• Support Didn't take long for the California fires to be posted, as I remember that was before reports of people dying, and I think a good part of an entire island with threats to a WHS is more important internationally and historically than celebrities' houses, as sad as any kind of destruction is.

And I'm pretty sure the Tenerife fire on the 18/19 was actually within the Teide UNESCO WHS already. Kingsif (talk) 17:26, 20 August 2019 (UTC)

@Kingsif: fwiw the California wildfires in November 2018 (I'm assuming its these, specifically the Woolsey Fire because of the celebrity homes) were posted with 25 confirmed deaths and the near-total destruction of Paradise, CA in the Camp Fire. It was nominated when the destruction became evident, and the deaths were confirmed by the time it gained support for posting. ~ Cyclonebiskit (chat) 09:59, 21 August 2019 (UTC)

Which is fair and sad, but a wildfire in one of two island volcano WHS (not caused by the volcano) and another WHS that only got designated this year is also pretty tragic, whether there's people killed or towns destroyed. Kingsif (talk) 14:04, 21 August 2019 (UTC)

• Comment – Number of evacuated grown to 9000, affected area grown to 10,000 ha (over 6% of the entire island). Article updated to reflect latest information. Vishal dh (talk) 05:56, 21 August 2019 (UTC)

August 17

Portal:Current events/2019 August 17

Current events of August 17, 2019 (2019-08-17) (Saturday) Armed conflicts and attacks War in Afghanistan 17 August 2019 Kabul bombing 63 people are killed and 182 wounded in a suicide attack at a wedding party in Kabul, Afghanistan. The attacker set off explosives among the invitees. (Al Arabiya) Politics and elections Aftermath of the 2018–19 Sudanese protests The ruling military and the civilian opposition formally sign a power-sharing deal establishing a three-year transition period towards the election of a civilian government. (Al Jazeera) 2019 Hong Kong anti-extradition bill protests Thousands of school teachers join the 11th weekend of anti-government protests in Hong Kong. (Reuters) A rally of far-right groups such as the Proud Boys and Patriot Prayer is met by left-wing Antifa in Portland, Oregon. (The New York Times) The Argentinian Treasury Minister, Nicolás Dujovne, resigns after incumbent President Mauricio Macri's loss in a primary vote saw Argentina's peso fall to record lows. (Bloomberg) Science and technology China announces the successful first launch of the Smart Dragon-1 carrier rocket. (Reuters)

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RD: Cedric Benson

Article: Cedric Benson (talk, history)
Recent deaths nomination
News source(s): CNN

• Updated and nominated by DBigXray (talk • give credit)

Article updated
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Nominator's comments: C Class article with good sourcing DBigXrayᗙ 08:59, 19 August 2019 (UTC)

• Oppose whole unreferenced paras, and Early life (for instance), whole section unref. The Rambling Man (Staying alive since 2005!) 09:01, 19 August 2019 (UTC)

Calling for NFL experts to help with sourcing. User:Bagumba please take a look. --DBigXrayᗙ 06:50, 22 August 2019 (UTC)

RD: Kip Addotta

Article: Kip Addotta (talk, history)
Recent deaths nomination
News source(s): THR

• Nominated by Masem (talk • give credit)

Article updated
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Nominator's comments: Comedina frequently on Carson, but probably his legacy is the pun-filled song "Wet Dream". Article is almost there, releases need sources. While died on 13th, family only just announced his death on 17th. Masem (t) 15:46, 18 August 2019 (UTC)

• Support from this Dementoid. Newyorkbrad (talk) 16:53, 18 August 2019 (UTC)
• Oppose article looks incomplete (mainly about personal life) and insufficiently sourced. -Zanhe (talk) 01:47, 19 August 2019 (UTC)
• Oppose inadequate sourcing. The Rambling Man (Staying alive since 2005!) 08:43, 19 August 2019 (UTC)

(Posted) 17 August 2019 Kabul bombing

Article: 17 August 2019 Kabul bombing (talk, history)
Blurb: ​63 non-British/American people were killed in Kabul bombing.
Alternative blurb: ​At least 63 people are killed in a bombing of a wedding in Kabul, Afghanistan.
News source(s): Al Jazeera, AP, BBC, Guardian, AFP

• Nominated by Abutalub (talk • give credit)

 Abutalub (talk) 10:44, 18 August 2019 (UTC)

• Support alt blurb. This news is the headline of every news site across the world. --DBigXrayᗙ 11:22, 18 August 2019 (UTC)
• Support - headline news.BabbaQ (talk) 12:48, 18 August 2019 (UTC)
• Support – in principle due to high mortality. However, two-thirds of the current article consists of comments from assembled notables, while descriptive text is a spare 170 words. Further, the article's statement that "there were no immediate claims of responsibility" is misleading, as RS reports from AP, BBC, the Guardian and AFP say the local 'IS' affiliate claimed responsibility. – Sca (talk) 14:06, 18 August 2019 (UTC)
• Support - High casualty, hence notable as well - Sherenk1 (talk) 13:04, 18 August 2019 (UTC)
• Weak support - not the most comprehensive article imaginable but covers the bases satisfactorily. The Rambling Man (Staying alive since 2005!) 14:14, 18 August 2019 (UTC)
• Posted - Article may be short but that's about as much as major sources are reporting this morning, so should be fine. --Masem (t) 15:17, 18 August 2019 (UTC)

  Masem Don't link Afghanistan please. Common geographical location. Plus, consistency in the template too. The Rambling Man (Staying alive since 2005!) 15:24, 18 August 2019 (UTC)

  Fixed. --Masem (t) 15:27, 18 August 2019 (UTC)

• What a terrible blurb. Who proposed this first blurb? – Ammarpad (talk) 15:36, 18 August 2019 (UTC)
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia%3AIn_the_news%2FCandidates&type=revision&diff=911353180&oldid=911341836 --5.44.170.9 (talk) 15:58, 18 August 2019 (UTC)

Snide. – Sca (talk) 20:48, 18 August 2019 (UTC)

• Post-posting comment – Still quite thin. – Sca (talk) 20:52, 18 August 2019 (UTC)
  • I spot checked the latest news on this and there's not much else to say, that doesn't get into politicizing the incident (which is mostly speculation on the current US-Afghanistan talks, which we shouldn't post.) --Masem (t) 20:56, 18 August 2019 (UTC)
• User:Masem please make it 80 dead and 160 injured : src reuters--DBigXrayᗙ 13:02, 21 August 2019 (UTC)
  • FWIW fixes like these should goes to WP:ERRORS (so more eyes see it). --Masem (t) 13:24, 21 August 2019 (UTC)
    • User:Masem thanks, I will post there as well. I would not call this an error. Current events are expected to evolve and would need updation accordingly. regards. --DBigXrayᗙ 06:21, 22 August 2019 (UTC)

(Posted) RD: Damodar Ganesh Bapat

Article: Damodar Ganesh Bapat (talk, history)
Recent deaths nomination
News source(s): NDTV

• Updated and nominated by DBigXray (talk • give credit)

Article updated
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Nominator's comments: Start Class article with excellent sourcing. Indian social worker. DBigXrayᗙ 08:33, 18 August 2019 (UTC)

• Weak support very brief, but what's there is satis. The Rambling Man (Staying alive since 2005!) 14:16, 18 August 2019 (UTC)

The Rambling Man thanks for the feedback, I have further expanded the article. --DBigXrayᗙ 16:05, 18 August 2019 (UTC)

• Support - looks fine. -Zanhe (talk) 01:49, 19 August 2019 (UTC)
• Support – Ammarpad (talk) 03:37, 19 August 2019 (UTC)
• Posted Stephen 05:17, 19 August 2019 (UTC)

August 16

Portal:Current events/2019 August 16

Current events of August 16, 2019 (2019-08-16) (Friday) International relations Proposed United States purchase of Greenland In response to reports that U.S. President Donald Trump expressed interest in the United States acquiring Greenland, Greenland's Foreign Minister Ane Lone Bagger dismisses the idea, noting on Twitter that "a better and more equal partnership with Denmark should be the way forward for a stronger and longer-term free Greenland". (BBC News) (Reuters) Israel–United States relations According to Israel's Interior ministry, U.S. Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib sends a letter to Israeli Interior Minister Aryeh Deri, asking for permission to visit her elderly grandmother in the West Bank. Tlaib's request was approved on the condition that she "not advance boycott activities for the duration of her visit". Tlaib later declines to come, saying she won't let Israel impose "oppressive conditions" on her. (CNN) Law and crime Death of Jeffrey Epstein The death of accused sexual trafficker Jeffrey Epstein is ruled a suicide by hanging by the New York City Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. Epstein's attorneys say they will be conducting their own investigation into his death. (CNN)

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RD: Richard Williams (animator)

Article: Richard Williams (animator) (talk, history)
Recent deaths nomination
News source(s): BBC

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

Per this RFC and further discussion, the nomination of any individual human, animal or other biological organism with a standalone Wikipedia article whose recent death is in the news is presumed to be important enough to post. Discussion should focus only on the quality of the article. See also WP:ITNRD.

Nominator's comments: Multiple award-winning director. The Rambling Man (Staying alive since 2005!) 17:02, 17 August 2019 (UTC)

• Oppose. Filmography needs more sourcing and there's no prose about his death, just a single reference in the lede. Spengouli (talk) 18:44, 17 August 2019 (UTC)

RD: José Nápoles

Article: José Nápoles (talk, history)
Recent deaths nomination
News source(s): ESPN

• Updated and nominated by DBigXray (talk • give credit)

Article updated
Per this RFC and further discussion, the nomination of any individual human, animal or other biological organism with a standalone Wikipedia article whose recent death is in the news is presumed to be important enough to post. Discussion should focus only on the quality of the article. See also WP:ITNRD.

Nominator's comments: Boxing legend. " one of the greatest fighters of all time". Start Class article, sourcing needs some volunteers. DBigXrayᗙ 15:16, 17 August 2019 (UTC)

• Comment Generally regarded as one of the great welterweight fighters. InedibleHulk (talk) 20:12, August 17, 2019 (UTC)
• Oppose almost entirely unreferenced. The Rambling Man (Staying alive since 2005!) 11:53, 18 August 2019 (UTC)
• Oppose There are 7 sources listed, but it looks like none of them are in the main article text. Rockphed (talk) 19:51, 19 August 2019 (UTC)

RD: Peter Fonda

Article: Peter Fonda (talk, history)
Recent deaths nomination
News source(s): NBC News

• Nominated by Masem (talk • give credit)

Per this RFC and further discussion, the nomination of any individual human, animal or other biological organism with a standalone Wikipedia article whose recent death is in the news is presumed to be important enough to post. Discussion should focus only on the quality of the article. See also WP:ITNRD.

 Masem (t) 23:23, 16 August 2019 (UTC)

• Comment I can see someone arguing for a blurb here , but before we go that road, this is a poorly sourced article. And if someone tries to sweep the filmography (unsourced) to a separate article, that's not appropriate per recent discussion on the ITN talk page. Let's get this up to RD quality first before we talk a blurb. --Masem (t) 23:24, 16 August 2019 (UTC)
• Oppose far from ready, but never a blurb in any situation. The Rambling Man (Staying alive since 2005!) 06:10, 17 August 2019 (UTC)

WP:DENY.--WaltCip (talk) 16:13, 18 August 2019 (UTC)
The following discussion has been closed. Please do not modify it.
Support RD, support blurb We've posted some black woman writer I've never heard of a few weeks ago simoply because she was a black person with a Nobel prize (in literature!). Fonda clearly deserves a blurb then. 5.44.170.9 (talk) 07:51, 17 August 2019 (UTC) I don't see the criteria that says if 5.44.170.9 hasn't heard of someone, they can't be posted. I think it's also mildly offensive that you indicate Morrison was posted because she was "some black woman" who received a Nobel prize. 331dot (talk) 10:03, 17 August 2019 (UTC) Find me another nobel prize in literature winner who's death was posted as a blurb on english wikipedia over the past 10-15 years. It's self evient she was only posted because she was 1) woman 2) black for anyone who isn't lying to themselves 5.44.170.9 (talk) 11:33, 17 August 2019 (UTC) P.S. The fact that my comment is considered to be "offensive", and was even removed as such speaks volumes about the state of this website in 2019 as well as confirms what I said. No wonder the vote succeed, if all opposition is declared offensive and is immediately removed/banned from the website. 5.44.170.9 (talk) 11:36, 17 August 2019 (UTC) We would have blurbed the first white man to win the Nobel Prize in Literature when he died too! Does knowing that make you feel better? --- Coffeeandcrumbs 11:55, 17 August 2019 (UTC) If you don't like the state of Wikipedia, perhaps you should find somewhere else to spend your time and make your offensive statements. 331dot (talk) 12:07, 17 August 2019 (UTC) @331dot and Coffeeandcrumbs: The IP is trolling. I deleted their original comment for race baiting, but was reverted. -Zanhe (talk) 19:36, 17 August 2019 (UTC) The IP seems to be making a WP:POINT. If someone who knows how comes along it would be worth collapsing this convo.--Trans-Neptunian object (talk) 22:06, 17 August 2019 (UTC)

• Oppose blurb This blurbed death thing is getting out of control. Not every really famous person gets a blurb just because you like them. – Muboshgu (talk) 17:09, 17 August 2019 (UTC)

To note, I would be against this as a blurb myself, but was only cautioning here because of how his death was being handled in newspapers as "oh gosh, a major loss!", and wanted to address the major block to that point first. --Masem (t) 19:47, 17 August 2019 (UTC)

Masem, I wanted to do the same thing. RD only. – Muboshgu (talk) 20:57, 17 August 2019 (UTC)

• Oppose both Unsourced early life chunks, disproportionate Twitter beef, just OK in his field. InedibleHulk (talk) 20:01, August 17, 2019 (UTC)
• Oppose blurb As per Muboshgu--BoothSiftTalks 20:34, 17 August 2019 (UTC)
• Oppose blurb – In view of the subject's somewhat checkered film oeuvre. – Sca (talk) 20:47, 17 August 2019 (UTC)
• Oppose blurb I'm not seeing blurb-level fame here. Should be RD.--Trans-Neptunian object (talk) 22:06, 17 August 2019 (UTC)
• Comment The article is locked, but I've left my suggestions for CN resolutions on the talk page. It's a shame to see RD half-filled with barely-not-stubs of completely un-notable people, while a widely-recognized name gets left off. Oppose blurb, died of natural causes. I take that other IPs point, though, I think it better to not repeat mistakes.130.233.3.115 (talk) 06:50, 19 August 2019 (UTC)
• Comment is there a well-grounded reason why Fonda is still ignored in RD? --Biafra (talk) 13:49, 22 August 2019 (UTC)
  • RDs for the ITN box on main page must show a level of quality representative of what WP can be. Fonda's article remains drastically poorly sourced throughout, and no one has bothered to update it. --Masem (t) 13:52, 22 August 2019 (UTC)
    • understood. i'm just wondering that lot of other persons who were (still are?) visible there are with poorer and weaker quality... --Biafra (talk) 06:54, 23 August 2019 (UTC)

(Posted) RD: Felice Gimondi

Article: Felice Gimondi (talk, history)
Recent deaths nomination
News source(s): Sport Sky

• Nominated by Holapaco77 (talk • give credit)
• Updated by Zwerg Nase (talk • give credit)

Per this RFC and further discussion, the nomination of any individual human, animal or other biological organism with a standalone Wikipedia article whose recent death is in the news is presumed to be important enough to post. Discussion should focus only on the quality of the article. See also WP:ITNRD.

Nominator's comments: One of only seven cyclists to have won all three Grand Tours of road cycling (Tour de France, Giro d'Italia, and Vuelta a España) Holapaco77 (talk) 18:44, 16 August 2019 (UTC)

• Oppose about half the bio unreferenced. The Rambling Man (Staying alive since 2005!) 20:09, 16 August 2019 (UTC)

  Support excellent work on the article, good to go. The Rambling Man (Staying alive since 2005!) 10:57, 19 August 2019 (UTC)

• Oppose Multiple entire paragraphs are unreferenced --BoothSiftTalks 21:37, 16 August 2019 (UTC)

  Support Good work, good to go now. --BoothSiftTalks 00:13, 20 August 2019 (UTC)

• Support Have done some extensive work on the article, mainly sourcing. Maybe The Rambling Man and Boothsift can reevaluate as well? Zwerg Nase (talk) 10:55, 19 August 2019 (UTC)
• Support - Good work! I've listed Zwerg Nase as the updater. -Zanhe (talk) 01:13, 20 August 2019 (UTC)
• Posted. Black Kite (talk) 10:41, 20 August 2019 (UTC)

(Posted) RD: Princess Christina of the Netherlands

Article: Princess Christina of the Netherlands (talk, history)
Recent deaths nomination
News source(s): NL times

• Updated and nominated by DBigXray (talk • give credit)

Article updated
Per this RFC and further discussion, the nomination of any individual human, animal or other biological organism with a standalone Wikipedia article whose recent death is in the news is presumed to be important enough to post. Discussion should focus only on the quality of the article. See also WP:ITNRD.

Nominator's comments: Start Class article. DBigXrayᗙ 15:07, 16 August 2019 (UTC)

• Oppose Early life section looks to be entirely unreferenced, and other issues thereafter. The Rambling Man (Staying alive since 2005!) 15:13, 16 August 2019 (UTC)
• Oppose for now. Article needs some spit polish in several areas. In the realm of referencing, there are many more inline cites needed. While some stuff is uncontroversial and easily verifiable (like the fact that she had three sisters, etc.) other stuff which is more open to interpretation or not readily available in the public record, like "Christina was a bright and happy child, with a considerable talent for music. She also had a capacity for languages and as a young girl delighted the visiting President of the French Republic, René Coty, by conversing fluently with him in French." and the information on the faith healer, and several other places, needs direct inline citations. Furthermore, the article is woefully incomplete, it looks like she did nothing of note between changing her name in 1963, getting married and having children in the 1970s, and dying in 2019. Surely in four decades there's something worth reporting that happened in there? It does need some work. --Jayron32 15:24, 16 August 2019 (UTC)
• Support Lets get people looking this article and fixing it! All the best: Rich Farmbrough, 22:41, 16 August 2019 (UTC).
  
• Support per improvements. Weak Oppose - A few missing citations left in a couple of sections, as editors above have pointed out. If this is resolved, please ignore this !vote or consider it a support !vote.  Vanilla  Wizard  💙 05:02, 17 August 2019 (UTC)

Fixed all major issues. A lot of good work has been done by several editors to improve this. It needs a review again.--DBigXrayᗙ 17:13, 20 August 2019 (UTC)

• Weak oppose Still missing citations for some areas. Kingsif (talk) 17:35, 20 August 2019 (UTC)

Fixed added more citations for the missing ones and expanded the article more. Now every major info is reliably sourced. please review. courtesy ping, The Rambling Man, User:Jayron32, User:Vanilla Wizard, Kingsif--DBigXrayᗙ 18:19, 21 August 2019 (UTC)

Great work, thank you! I've struck my previous comment and replaced my !vote.  Vanilla  Wizard  💙 19:35, 21 August 2019 (UTC)

User:Vanilla Wizard thanks for reconsidering your !vote. I have made some further improvements to the page as well. Hope it gets posted before getting archived --DBigXrayᗙ 06:19, 22 August 2019 (UTC)

• Support – Looks good to go. Marked ready. --- Coffeeandcrumbs 06:24, 22 August 2019 (UTC)
• Posting. --Tone 07:50, 22 August 2019 (UTC)

Thanks Tone, can someone give the credits. --DBigXrayᗙ 12:04, 22 August 2019 (UTC)

now done by Tone.--DBigXrayᗙ 13:05, 22 August 2019 (UTC)

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