Wikipedia:In the news/Candidates

This page provides a forum for editors to suggest items for inclusion on In the news (ITN), a protected template on the Main Page, as well as the forum for discussion of candidates. This is not the page to report errors in the ITN section on the Main Page—please go to the appropriate section at WP:ERRORS.

This candidates page is integrated with the daily pages of Portal:Current events. Under each daily section header below is the transcluded Portal:Current events items for that day (with a light green header). Each day's portal page is followed by a subsection for suggestions and discussion.

Some jargon: RD refers to "recent deaths", a subsection of the news box which lists only the names of the recent notable deceased. Blurb refers to the full sentences that occupy most of the news box. Most eligible deaths will be listed in the recent deaths section of the ITN template. However, some deaths may be given a full listing if there is sufficient consensus to do so.

Al-Aqsa Mosque At least nine people are killed in a school shooting in Kazan, Russia. Israeli airstrikes and Hamas militant missile launches kill dozens of people and injure hundreds more following clashes at the al-Aqsa Mosque (pictured) and elsewhere in Jerusalem. In Afghanistan, a bombing near a school in Kabul kills at least 85 people and injures more than 140 others. Ongoing: COVID-19 pandemic Recent deaths: Dennis Joseph Norman Lloyd James Dean Karl-Günther von Hase Curtis Fuller S. A. E. Nababan view — page history — related changes — edit

How to nominate an item In order to suggest a candidate: Update an article to be linked to from the blurb to include the recent developments, or find an article that has already been updated. Find the correct section below for the date of the event (not the date nominated). Do not add sections for new dates. These are automatically generated (at midnight UTC) by a bot; creating them manually breaks this process. Nominate the blurb for ITN inclusion under the "Suggestions" subheading for the date, emboldening the link in the blurb to the updated article. Use a level 4 header (====) when doing so. Preferably use the template {{ITN candidate}} to nominate the article related to the event in the news. Make sure that you include a reference from a verifiable, reliable secondary source. Press releases are not acceptable. The suggested blurb should be written in simple present tense. Adding an explanation why the event should be posted greatly increases the odds of posting. Please consider alerting editors to the nomination by adding the template {{ITN note}} to the corresponding article's talk page. There are criteria which guide the decision on whether or not to put a particular item on In the news, based largely on the extensiveness of the updated content and the perceived significance of the recent developments. These are listed at WP:ITN. Submissions that do not follow the guidelines at Wikipedia:In the news will not be placed onto the live template. Headers Items that have been posted or pulled from the main page are generally marked with (Posted) or (Pulled) in the item's subject so it is clear they are no longer active. Items can also be marked as (Ready) when the article is both updated and there seems to be a consensus to post. The posting admin, however, should always judge the update and the consensus to post themselves. If you find an entry that you don't feel is ready to post is marked (Ready), you should remove the mark in the header. Voicing an opinion on an item Format your comment to contain "support" or "oppose", and include a rationale for your choice. In particular, address the notability of the event, the quality of the article, and whether it has been updated. Please do not... add simple "support!" or "oppose!" votes without including your reasons. Similarly, curt replies such as "who?", "meh", or "duh!" are usually not helpful. Instead, explain the reasons why you think the item meets or does not meet the ITN inclusion criteria so a consensus can be reached. oppose an item because the event is only relating to a single country, or failing to relate to one. This applies to a high percentage of the content we post and is unproductive. accuse other editors of supporting, opposing or nominating due to a personal bias (such as ethnocentrism). Conflicts of interest are not handled at ITN. comment on a story without first reading the relevant article(s). oppose a recurring item here because you disagree with the recurring items criteria. The criteria can be discussed at the relevant talk page.

May 13

Portal:Current events/2021 May 13

Current events of May 13, 2021 (2021-05-13) (Thursday) Armed conflicts and attacks 2021 Israel–Palestine crisis The death toll from the airstrikes in Gaza rises to 84 people killed, while 480 more are wounded. The city of Rafah is attacked by multiple Israeli raids. Protests continue in the West Bank, resulting in the wounding of 35 more Palestinian protesters. (Al Jazeera) Health and environment COVID-19 pandemic COVID-19 pandemic in Australia, COVID-19 vaccination in Australia Moderna signs an agreement with the Australian government to buy 25 million doses of its vaccine, having announced by Health Minister Greg Hunt. (ABC Australia) COVID-19 pandemic in Russia, Lineage B.1.617 Russia reports its first cases of the Lineage B.1.617 variant in 16 Indian students at Ulyanovsk State University. (Reuters) COVID-19 pandemic in Thailand Thailand reports a record 4,887 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours due to emergence of jail clusters that infected 2,835 prisoners. It brings the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 93,794. (Bloomberg) Politics and elections Ex-Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed is flown to Germany for further medical treatment after an assassination attempt with a car bombing seriously injured him in the week. Maldives authorities blame extremists, amongst which he was unpopular. (DW) Sports 2020–21 UEFA Champions League, Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on association football UEFA decides to relocate the 2021 UEFA Champions League Final, which is to be played between English clubs Manchester City and Chelsea on May 29, to the Estádio do Dragão in Porto, Portugal. The Atatürk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul, Turkey, was scheduled to host the event, but stricter pandemic-related travel restrictions imposed by the British government on Turkey prompted the move by UEFA. (CNN)

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May 12

Portal:Current events/2021 May 12

Current events of May 12, 2021 (2021-05-12) (Wednesday) Armed conflicts and attacks War in Afghanistan 2021 Afghanistan attacks Mullah Mannan Niazi, the deputy leader of a splinter group of Taliban led by Mullah Rasul, is wounded and left in a coma after attackers targeted the area where he lived in Herat Province. Three of Niazi's men were killed and four others were also wounded in the clash. (TOLO News) Afghan officials confirm that Nirkh District, in Maidan Wardak Province, was captured by the Taliban yesterday as the group seized the district building and set it on fire after days of intense siege. Attacks by the group have significantly increased as United States troops have started to withdraw from the country before the final deadline of September 11. (DW) 2021 Israel–Palestine crisis Thirty-seven more Palestinian civilians are killed after further airstrikes are executed by Israel in the Gaza Strip, bringing the death toll to 69. Among the victims are a five-year-old child and their parents who died as a residential building collapsed, while five more are farmers killed at their farm. The number children killed rise to seventeen. At least 390 people have also been injured. The main Palestinian headquarters and all the police stations in Gaza are destroyed by the strikes. Protests also erupt in the West Bank, resulting in the deaths of three protesters. (Al Jazeera) Three more people are killed by Hamas' rockets in Lod, while an IDF soldier is killed as a military jeep outside Gaza is bombed, bringing the Israeli death toll to seven. (BBC) The Israel Defense Forces says that it has conducted a "complex and first-of-its-kind operation" in the Gaza Strip, killing several senior members of Hamas. (AP) (Reuters) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declares a state of emergency in the city of Lod following rioting between Arabs and Jews. It is the first use of emergency powers over an Arab community in Israel since 1966. (Times of Israel) U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken announces that the Biden administration will send Hady Amr to help defuse tensions. Blinken also defends Israel’s right to exist and condemns Hamas for firing rockets. (Ynet) 2021 Colombian protests President of Colombia Iván Duque Márquez announces that 65 officers have been given disciplinary actions for acts of brutality allegedly committed while repressing demonstrations. Of the actions, eight were for homicide, 27 for abuse of authority, and 11 for physical assaults. (MercoPress) Business and economy Amazon wins a legal dispute against a European Union order to pay back taxes of €250 million ($303 million). The setback renewed calls from EU lawmakers for a global corporate tax deal and for several to voice their support for the Biden administration's proposed 21% minimum tax rate on multinationals. (Reuters) Tesla announces they will no longer accept Bitcoin as payment. (AP) Health and environment COVID-19 pandemic COVID-19 pandemic in Asia COVID-19 pandemic in India India reports a record 4,205 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide death toll to 254,197. (The Times of India) COVID-19 pandemic in Uttar Pradesh A total of 52 bodies have been found floating in the Ganges in the state of Uttar Pradesh with suspicions that villages may simply be disposing of pandemic deaths in the river. (The New Indian Express) COVID-19 pandemic in Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan signs a agreement with the World Bank to purchase vaccines developed by Sinopharm. (Kabar) COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia Malaysia reports a record 39 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide death toll to 1,761. (Malay Mail) COVID-19 pandemic in Sri Lanka, Travel restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic Sri Lanka imposes a night travel ban from 11:00 p.m. to 4:00 a.m. until May 31 in order to combat the rise of COVID-19 cases. (The Hindu) COVID-19 pandemic in Thailand Thailand reports a record 34 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide death toll to 486. (Bangkok Post) COVID-19 pandemic in Taiwan Taiwan reports a record 16 new locally transmitted cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 1,231. (CNA) COVID-19 pandemic in Europe COVID-19 pandemic in France The French National Assembly approves the creation of a COVID-19 health pass to enable international travel and organization of large events. MPs also agree to end the state of emergency on June 1 and replace it with a transitional period that will last until the end of September, which will allow the prime minister to extend the 9 p.m. curfew until June 30. (Euronews) (The Connexion) COVID-19 pandemic in Hungary Hungary announces that hospitals are resuming elective surgeries, which had been suspended during the pandemic. However, due to the workload, altered circumstances, the vaccination campaign, and other factors, waiting list times have effectively doubled and are now one to two years for most patients. (Hungary Today) COVID-19 pandemic in Norway Prime Minister Erna Solberg announces that Norway will remove the Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine from its vaccination programme due to the risk of rare blood clots. (Bloomberg) COVID-19 pandemic in North America COVID-19 pandemic in Cuba, Deployment of COVID-19 vaccines Cuba initiates its mass vaccination campaign for around 1.7 million people, using its locally-developed SOBERANA 02 and ABDALA vaccines, both of which have yet to complete its Phase III clinical trials. (The New York Times) COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, COVID-19 vaccination in the United States The Centers of Disease Control and Prevention advisory panel votes to recommend the use of Pfizer–BioNTech vaccine for children aged 12 to 15 years. (The New York Times) Lineage B.1.617 The World Health Organization says that the B.1.617 variant first detected in India in October has now been detected in more than 4,500 samples from 44 countries that were uploaded to an open-access database. (Khaleej Times) Climate change A study published in Nature estimates that during the last glacial maximum, low-to-mid latitude land surfaces at low elevation cooled on average by 5.8 °C relative to their present day temperatures. The study was based on an analysis of noble gases dissolved in groundwater rather than examinations of species abundances that have been used in the past. (phys.org) (Nature.com) Law and crime Child sexual abuse in the United Kingdom Twenty-nine men are charged with the sexual exploitation and rape of a teenage girl over a seven-year period in Calderdale and Bradford, West Yorkshire, between 2003 and 2010. (BBC) The government of Sierra Leone decides to push for the abolition of capital punishment. (IOL) Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz is investigated by anti-corruption prosecutors for allegedly lying to Parliament about his role in the Ibiza affair. Kurz denies the charges. (Politico.eu) UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab reports that war criminal and former Republika Srpska President Radovan Karadžić will serve the rest of his life sentence in the United Kingdom. Karadžić was handed the sentence by International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia in 2019 for crimes against humanity committed during the Bosnian War. (Al Jazeera) Politics and elections Protesters gather in Paris, France in support of Palestine following attacks on the Al-Aqsa Mosque and Gaza Strip. During the protest, police dispersed crowds. (Anadolu Agency) Sports Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sports The Badminton World Federation announces the cancellation of the 2021 Singapore Open, which would have been held from June 1–6, due to travel restrictions caused by the pandemic. (Reuters)

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RD: Bob Koester

Article: Bob Koester (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): Chicago Tribune; Chicago Sun-Times
Credits:

• Updated and nominated by Bloom6132 (talk · give credit)

Article updated
Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with their own 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.

 Bloom6132 (talk) 10:43, 13 May 2021 (UTC)

May 11

Portal:Current events/2021 May 11

Current events of May 11, 2021 (2021-05-11) (Tuesday) Armed conflicts and attacks 2021 Israel–Palestine crisis Israel launches another series of strikes in the Gaza Strip, killing eight people and wounding several others, thereby bringing the total death toll from the strikes to 32. The Hanadi Tower is also destroyed during the incident. Hamas responds to the attacks by launching rockets towards Israel, including several towards Tel Aviv, killing three people. (Reuters) An Israeli-Arab man is killed and two more are wounded after a Jewish gunman opens fire against a group of protestors in Lod. (The Jerusalem Post) Palestinian actress Maisa Abd Elhadi is injured after being shot by Israel Police in Haifa. (The Independent) Protests break out in London, New York City, and other cities across the world expressing solidarity with Palestine. In Manhattan, pro-Palestinian protesters gather at the Israeli consulate on East 42nd Street. Additionally, U.S. Reps Rashida Tlaib and André Carson participate in a protest at the State Department in Washington, D.C. (Arab News) (Gothamist) (Newsweek) Armed miners on seven boats attack the indigenous Yanomami community in the Brazilian Amazon rainforest, opening fire against them and wounding one person. The Yanomami respond to the fire, killing three miners and wounding four others. (BBC) Health and environment COVID-19 pandemic COVID-19 pandemic in Asia COVID-19 pandemic in Nepal Nepal reports a record 9,317 new cases and 225 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the total of confirmed cases to 413,111 and the nationwide death toll to 4,084. (Kathmandu Post) COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines, Lineage B.1.617 The Philippines reports its first cases of the Lineage B.1.617 variant first detected in India in two Filipino seafarers who travelled to Oman and the United Arab Emirates. (CNA) COVID-19 pandemic in Taiwan The Taiwanese government prohibits outdoor gatherings of more than 500 people and indoor gatherings of more than 100 people, as well as banning all food and drink in trains until June 8, after reporting six new domestic COVID-19 cases with no clear source of infection. (Reuters) COVID-19 pandemic in Europe COVID-19 pandemic in Slovakia Slovakia suspends the use of the Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine for people that received the first dose after the State Institute for Drug Control ruled that the death of a 47-year-old woman was likely connected to the jab. (Euronews) COVID-19 pandemic in Spain Spain approves the use of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine for people under the age of 60 years. (El Pais) COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil The Brazilian federal government suspends the nationwide vaccination of pregnant women using Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine after the death of an expectant mother in Rio de Janeiro from a stroke possibly related to the vaccination. (SABC News) Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte signs Presidential Proclamation No. 1143, declaring a state of calamity for one year due to the African swine fever, two years after the disease was reported in the country. (Rappler) International relations Kenya–Somalia relations The Kenya Civil Aviation Authority suspends all commercial flights to Somalia for three months, days after both countries announced the restoration of diplomatic relations. No reason is given for the suspension. (Al Jazeera) Law and crime Kazan school shooting Seven students and two teachers are killed and 21 others are wounded in a mass shooting at a school in Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia. The attacker has been arrested. (Al Jazeera) Colonial Pipeline cyberattack‎ Some gas stations in the U.S. states of Alabama, Florida, and North Carolina begin to run out of fuel as the Colonial Pipeline shutdown enters its fourth day after a cyberattack on May 7. (Bloomberg) 1Malaysia Development Berhad scandal Malaysian state fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad sues units of Deutsche Bank, JPMorgan Chase, and Coutts for a combined amount of US$2.9 billion on the basis of negligence and conspiracy to defraud. The lawsuit is a bid to recover lost assets of more than $23 billion. (RFI) The Troubles According to a coroner's inquest report, ten people shot dead in the 1971 Ballymurphy massacre in Belfast were innocent civilians and their killings were unjustified. Nine of the people had been shot by the British Armed Forces. (The Guardian) Sports 2020–21 Premier League Manchester City win the Premier League for the fifth time after rivals Manchester United were defeated 2–1 by Leicester City. (The Guardian) 2020–21 Primeira Liga Sporting CP win the Primeira Liga, the top tier of the Portuguese football league system, for the first time since the 2001–02 season. They become the first team other than Porto or Benfica to win the title in 19 years. (The Washington Post)

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RD: Lester L. Wolff

Article: Lester L. Wolff (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): NYT
Credits:

• Nominated by AleatoryPonderings (talk · give credit)

Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with their own 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: American politician. Looks decent at a quick glance. AleatoryPonderings (???) (!!!) 21:58, 12 May 2021 (UTC)

• Oppose for now There are still 4 cn tags. I will support it once resolved. _-_Alsoriano97 (talk) 22:07, 12 May 2021 (UTC)

  Alsoriano97, They are now addressed. AleatoryPonderings (???) (!!!) 22:33, 12 May 2021 (UTC)

  Support enough referenced with ITN minimum requirements. _-_Alsoriano97 (talk) 10:16, 13 May 2021 (UTC)

• Support Tags addressed— Preceding unsigned comment added by Jackattack1597 (talk • contribs) 23:23, 12 May 2021 (UTC)

RD: Serge Bouchard

Article: Serge Bouchard (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): Montreal Gazette
Credits:

• Nominated by Amakuru (talk · give credit)
• Updated by AleatoryPonderings (talk · give credit) and PotentPotables (talk · give credit)

Article updated
Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with their own 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: Quebec anthropologist, author and broadcaster. Article is currently a stub, but I'm hoping to expand it today.  — Amakuru (talk) 10:13, 12 May 2021 (UTC)

• Comment article has been expanded from stub-size. PotentPotables (talk) 02:49, 13 May 2021 (UTC)
• Weak support – 10 entries in the "Works" are unsourced, but the rest of the article is well-referenced. —Bloom6132 (talk) 08:36, 13 May 2021 (UTC)

(Posted) RD: Norman Lloyd

Article: Norman Lloyd (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): WaPo
Credits:

• Nominated by AllegedlyHuman (talk · give credit)

Article updated
Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with their own 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: American actor, 106. AllegedlyHuman (talk) 23:28, 11 May 2021 (UTC)

• Support - Article is very well-referenced.--SirEdimon ^Dimmi!!! 04:20, 12 May 2021 (UTC)
• Posted. Looks fine.  — Amakuru (talk) 07:37, 12 May 2021 (UTC)

Ballymurphy massacre

Article: Ballymurphy massacre (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​An inquest into the deaths of 10 people at Ballymurphy, Belfast, in 1971 finds they were killed without justification. (Post)
News source(s): Guardian
Credits:

• Nominated by Yorkshiresky (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Pincrete (talk · give credit)

Article updated

Nominator's comments: Notable event in history of the Troubles. Lead item on UK news. Blurb probably needs some work. yorkshiresky (talk) 19:17, 11 May 2021 (UTC)

• Oppose – Historical note half a century after the fact; lacking wider significance. – Sca (talk) 22:12, 11 May 2021 (UTC)
• Oppose - I don't see much British news covering it (although I'm checking the BBC from over here in America). -- Rockstone^{[Send me a message!]} 22:14, 11 May 2021 (UTC)
• Oppose Ultimately it's just a correction for the historical record. The result isn't particularly eventful or surprising, and no prosecutions, etc, are planned to come from it. Uses x (talk • contribs) 23:25, 11 May 2021 (UTC)
• Support - 10 innocent people were found unlawfully shot by the British Army. This is absolutely significant news, doesn't matter when it happened. STSC (talk) 20:10, 12 May 2021 (UTC)
• Support If the Brereton Report can be posted, don't see a reason to oppose this - article looks fine. Gotitbro (talk) 21:36, 12 May 2021 (UTC)
• Oppose Hard to see how this is significant or important or, frankly, even interesting. Mlb96 (talk) 02:56, 13 May 2021 (UTC)

  It is interesting -- I imagine particularly interesting for those involved in the Troubles, but I don't think it's ITN worthy. -- Rockstone^{[Send me a message!]} 03:50, 13 May 2021 (UTC)

Manchester City win the 2020–21 Premier League season

Article: 2020–21 Premier League (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​In association football, Manchester City win the 2020–21 Premier League. (Post)
News source(s): BBC
Credits:

• Nominated by NorthernFalcon (talk · give credit)
• Created by 11cookeaw1 (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Flix11 (talk · give credit) and Kowalczyk900 (talk · give credit)

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

Nominator's comments: This just happened, so the article has not been updated yet. This is ITN/R. As noted in the Bayern Munich nomiation below, there's been some discussion about whether to nominate soccer champions at the end of the season or at the time when it is mathematically impossible for them to lose the title. The previous blurb on the Premier League champion went with the end of the season, but in line with the Bayern Munich nomination below, I'm nominating this now. NorthernFalcon (talk) 19:08, 11 May 2021 (UTC)

• Support Top sports news story at the moment on both BBC and NBC, and it seems reasonable to post when championship is achieved, not when season ends. Wizardoftheyear (talk) 19:23, 11 May 2021 (UTC)
• Oppose Not internationally notable. --Heymid (contribs) 19:26, 11 May 2021 (UTC)
  • Event is listed at ITN/R. Wizardoftheyear (talk) 19:30, 11 May 2021 (UTC)
    • ... and if it weren't, please see worldwide media coverage of the Premier League. ---Sluzzelin talk
      • This is a joke vote, don't worry!! The Rambling Man (Stay alert! Control the virus! Save lives!!!!) 20:01, 11 May 2021 (UTC)
        • Not internationally notable? BAHAHAHA, I'm in Indonesia and my math teacher spent like half of his class time to talk about this. He's a fan of MU, btw. --Regards, Jeromi Mikhael 01:35, 12 May 2021 (UTC)
• Oppose quality is not there yet; barely any prose. My personal preference is to wait until the end of the season, but I can see the opposing view as City's win is "in the news" now.-- P-K3 (talk) 19:35, 11 May 2021 (UTC)
• Oppose - no prose summary of the season, and information in lead is not repeated in prose anywhere else in the article. PCN02WPS (talk | contribs) 20:18, 11 May 2021 (UTC)
• Wait until the end of the season. ITNR explicitly says 'the conclusion of the ... tournament or series'. There are still several games to go; just because Man City cannot be overtaken doesn't mean the competition is over. Also, the article is not ready because the prose summary is extremely brief, giving no more information than the table. See 2018–19_Premier_League#Summary for an example of the sort of treatment required. Article maintainers have a few weeks to sort that out before the season actually concludes. Modest Genius ^talk 11:24, 12 May 2021 (UTC)
• Oppose Generally post at end of season, when readers can also see final standings. See past blurb which mentions "concludes".—Bagumba (talk) 11:37, 12 May 2021 (UTC)

  I really don't care, but thought I was upholding a precendent, which it might not be (see below).—Bagumba (talk) 12:36, 12 May 2021 (UTC)

• Comment - obviously the quality isn't there yet, but if and when that's resolved, it should absolutely be posted now. In English football, the winner is declared as soon as one team cannot be caught; that's what reliable sources report, and the trophy is usually presented either at that game or before the next game. Last year, Liverpool clinched the title on 26 June, and we posted it on that date, not one month later when the season finally drew to a close.  — Amakuru (talk) 11:44, 12 May 2021 (UTC)

  Then please update WP:ITNR so fans and non-fans alike don't need to quibble over this again.—Bagumba (talk) 12:32, 12 May 2021 (UTC)

Posting early was a novelty in 2020 and was controversial. That was a Covid-disrupted season played partly while the rest of the country was in a strict lockdown, so I don't think it sets a precedent. 2019 was posted at the end of the season, so were 2018, 2017 etc. (I got bored of checking them all). Modest Genius ^talk 13:06, 12 May 2021 (UTC)

• Wait for the end of season (and establish this as ITNR for sport events where such a winner can be determined early). While the event is around one team mathematically winning the season, the rest of the games will still be played out as there will be 2nd, 3rd, etc and other placements, and other things can happen - eg I would assume M.C. here would immediate drop into their 2nd and 3rd strings to risk injuring their lead players for next year. We should feature the completed season when all is said and done and while this will still end up with M.C. as the winners, the article will document all other placements and other things that happened afterwards. --Masem (t) 13:10, 12 May 2021 (UTC)
• Oppose Target article has very little useful prose. Needs a lot of expansion of prose. If and when that is fixed, consider this opposition to be a support. --Jayron32 14:12, 12 May 2021 (UTC)
• Oppose - The 2020–21 Premier League season isn't over yet. STSC (talk) 19:45, 12 May 2021 (UTC)
• Oppose Stat filled article, half of the available prose is about COVID-19. Gotitbro (talk) 21:38, 12 May 2021 (UTC)

RD: Colt Brennan

Article: Colt Brennan (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): NBC Sports
Credits:

• Nominated by PCN02WPS (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Johndavies837 (talk · give credit)

Article updated
Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with their own 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: Record-setting University of Hawaii quarterback, spent some time in the NFL. Article needs some work, I'll see what I can do today. PCN02WPS (talk | contribs) 17:39, 11 May 2021 (UTC)

• Support article seems well developed. –DMartin 21:38, 11 May 2021 (UTC)
• Oppose Outstanding citation tags.—Bagumba (talk) 04:37, 12 May 2021 (UTC)

(Posted) Kazan school shooting

Article: Kazan school shooting (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​At least 9 people are killed in a school shooting in Kazan, Russia. (Post)
News source(s): BBC
Credits:

• Nominated by Kiril Simeonovski (talk · give credit)
• Created by Cerberon-900 (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Cerberon-900 (talk · give credit)

Article updated

Nominator's comments: School shootings in Russia are rare and mass shootings with two-digit death toll even rarer.--Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 08:32, 11 May 2021 (UTC) --Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 08:32, 11 May 2021 (UTC)

• Support Absolutely in the news. I expect those who supported two-digit death toll in USA shootings to also support this. Regards, Jeromi Mikhael 09:42, 11 May 2021 (UTC)

What about those who spit bile and venom at two-digit death toll shootings in the USA? You know Russia is a different country, on a different continent right? Maybe you should try to stay focused --LaserLegs (talk) 10:46, 11 May 2021 (UTC)

Gratuitously contentious. – Sca (talk) 15:44, 11 May 2021 (UTC)

@LaserLegs: Hello, I mentioned USA because mass shootings from USA are the most frequent here and I rarely see mass shootings nom from other countries. Thank you for your understanding. --Regards, Jeromi Mikhael 11:03, 11 May 2021 (UTC)

• Support Most definitely should be in the news. Although the sources I'm reading say that it's at least 8, not 11. REDMAN 2019 (talk) 09:59, 11 May 2021 (UTC)
• Support posting when now the article's quality is good enough. It's currently too short, but is rapidly being expanded. Jim Michael (talk) 10:00, 11 May 2021 (UTC)
• Oppose on quality the article is a micro-stub, 602 characters long. Needs to be a minimum of 3-4 times longer than that before we should consider putting it on ITN. Also, cn tag needs to be addressed. Joseph2302 (talk) 10:02, 11 May 2021 (UTC)

• Support now that article is good enough. This is an uncommon event, and therefore ITN worthy. Joseph2302 (talk) 16:37, 11 May 2021 (UTC)

• Oppose on quality as above. A weak stub at the moment. Event is notable enough for ITN however. The Rambling Man (Stay alert! Control the virus! Save lives!!!!) 10:08, 11 May 2021 (UTC)
  • Support article much better than when I first assessed. The Rambling Man (Stay alert! Control the virus! Save lives!!!!) 17:02, 11 May 2021 (UTC)
• Support in principle, oppose on quality per above. The article is WAY too short. Try following the disaster stub template. It's a neat tool to get out of stub status. --Aknell4 (talk • contribs) 12:48, 11 May 2021 (UTC)
  • Support the article has been developed to ITN standards. --Aknell4 (talk • contribs) 15:29, 11 May 2021 (UTC)
• Oppose Article is too short to be put on the main page. As always, if this is fixed, then consider my opposition to be ended. --Jayron32 13:53, 11 May 2021 (UTC)
• Oppose - Not ready yet for ITN. STSC (talk) 14:40, 11 May 2021 (UTC)
• Comment – Cited sources indicate this is another disgruntled former student, apparently acting alone on personal motives. Wider significance might be doubtful. – Sca (talk) 15:39, 11 May 2021 (UTC)

It makes it less notable than if it were carried out by a terrorist group, but I think it still notable enough for ITN. Jim Michael (talk) 16:33, 11 May 2021 (UTC)

• Support As of now, the article is ready. And per nom, school shootings in Russia, particularly the deadly ones, are relatively rare. Brandmeister^talk 16:26, 11 May 2021 (UTC)
• Oppose - we would not post this if it happened in the US. We should not post it just because it happened elsewhere. --Rockstone^{[Send me a message!]} 16:54, 11 May 2021 (UTC)

  I'm afraid that argument is deeply flawed and I suspect you know it. There are plenty of instances where mass shootings outside the US are much more notable (like almost all of them) because the frequency with which they occur in the United States is far higher than almost any other country in the universe. The Rambling Man (Stay alert! Control the virus! Save lives!!!!) 17:01, 11 May 2021 (UTC)

  We don't get mass shootings of 9 people that often here, though. I just don't see anything that makes this notable beyond that it took place in a country where mass shootings aren't as common. -- Rockstone^{[Send me a message!]} 22:16, 11 May 2021 (UTC)

  Mass shootings, as you know, happen in the US practically every day. This is not just about the numbers, this is about the infrequency and the numbers. But you knew that. The Rambling Man (Stay alert! Control the virus! Save lives!!!!) 09:14, 12 May 2021 (UTC)

  Very few mass shootings in the US (or anywhere) kill 9 people. I'm just saying that if we wouldn't consider this shooting notable in the US, it shouldn't be notable elsewhere. -- Rockstone^{[Send me a message!]} 21:42, 12 May 2021 (UTC)

  That doesn't make any sense. We have plenty of examples of mass shootings in the US which go way beyond nine deaths, but very few indeed elsewhere. You know that. The Rambling Man (Stay alert! Control the virus! Save lives!!!!) 09:31, 13 May 2021 (UTC)

  I wish things were different in the United States but there have been more mass shootings this year than in Russia since the dissolution of the Soviet Union.--Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 17:07, 11 May 2021 (UTC)

• Posted. Spencer^T•C 18:42, 11 May 2021 (UTC)
• Post-posting support Good enough quality-wise now.-- P-K3 (talk) 19:37, 11 May 2021 (UTC)
• PP Comment – Not entirely convinced happening in Russia made it major. Oh well. – Sca (talk) 22:15, 11 May 2021 (UTC)
• Comment: please add more depressing events to ITN. 2601:602:9200:1310:91B9:30F0:652:3D3B (talk) 08:53, 12 May 2021 (UTC)

If you would like to see more "positive" events posted, please develop articles about such an event in the news and nominate them. 331dot (talk) 08:55, 12 May 2021 (UTC)

We seem to get these amusing comments on a semi-regular basis. Are you saying we should ignore fatal events? The world is a messy place and ITN correctly reflects it. --BorgQueen (talk) 17:16, 12 May 2021 (UTC)

May 10

Portal:Current events/2021 May 10

Current events of May 10, 2021 (2021-05-10) (Monday) Armed conflicts and attacks War in Afghanistan 2021 Afghanistan attacks Eleven people are killed and 29 more are wounded when a roadside bomb hits a bus in Zabul Province. (Al Jazeera) (TOLO News) Five members of the National Directorate of Security, the head of the economy directorate of the province, and a manager of the Central Bank branch in Logar Province are killed in three separate incidents, all of which involved attacks by unknown gunmen. In a fourth incident in the same province, two civilians are killed and six more are wounded after two mortar shells hit their house on Sunday evening. (TOLO News) Afghan peace process In the early hours, the Taliban announces a three-day ceasefire to observe the Eid-ul-Fitr holiday. A Taliban spokesman says that it is for the mujahideen to provide a peaceful and secure atmosphere to their compatriots. (Reuters) 2021 Israel–Palestine crisis Palestinian groups in the Gaza Strip including Hamas fire barrages of rockets at Israeli cities and towns near the Gaza border, as well as seven toward Jerusalem, injuring one person. Israel retaliates with airstrikes in Gaza killing 24 people and wounding 103 others. Nine children and a Hamas leader are among the dead. (Al Jazeera) 2021 Colombian protests President of Colombia Iván Duque Márquez orders a mass deployment of troops to the city of Cali and its surrounding area after 12 days of protests. (MercoPress) Human Rights Watch reports on the use of "horizontal high-speed multiple projectile launchers" meant to fire multiples of tear gas or stun grenades simultaneously. The Executive Director of the Americas Division, José Miguel Vivanco, publishes a corroborating video reportedly showing a Venom grenade launcher from Combined Systems being used against protesters. (MercoPress) (Twitter) 2019–2021 Persian Gulf crisis A US Coast Guard vessel fired roughly 30 warning shots on Monday to drive away Iranian fast-attack boats in an "unsafe" encounter in the Strait of Hormuz. (MSN) 2021 Kyrgyzstan–Tajikistan conflict Citizens who evacuated from the Batken Region due to clashes at the Kyrgyzstan–Tajikistan border return to the area for the first time since the clashes. (AKIPress) Disasters and accidents Chernobyl disaster Ukrainian scientists report that, for an unknown reason, the levels of nuclear radiation have increased in the remains of the Chernobyl power plant. Most areas of containment have shown decreasing radiation levels, however, in one particular room, radiation counts have doubled over the last four years. These radiation levels are high enough to preclude installing sensors. Additionally, fuel containing materials, which were initially the consistency of lava, are disintegrating into radioactive dust. (Popular Mechanics) (Nature) Health and environment COVID-19 pandemic COVID-19 pandemic in North America COVID-19 pandemic in Canada COVID-19 pandemic in Alberta Alberta expands its vaccine eligibility to people over the age of 12 years. (Global News) COVID-19 pandemic in the United States COVID-19 vaccination in the United States The Food and Drug Administration authorizes the Pfizer–BioNTech vaccine for use in children between the ages of 12 and 15 years. (MSN) COVID-19 pandemic in Asia COVID-19 pandemic in India COVID-19 pandemic in Tamil Nadu, COVID-19 lockdown in India Tamil Nadu enters a two-week complete lockdown until May 24 amidst an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases. (Livemint) COVID-19 pandemic in Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan receives the second component of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine. (Kabar) COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia, Malaysian movement control order Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin announces a new nationwide movement control order from May 12 until June 7, with additional restrictions due to an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases. (Malay Mail) COVID-19 pandemic in Nepal Nepal reports a record 9,127 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 403,794. (Kathmandu Post) COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines, COVID-19 vaccination in the Philippines The Philippines receives its first shipment of 193,050 doses of the Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine distributed through the COVAX initiative. (GMA News Online) COVID-19 pandemic in Thailand, Lineage B.1.617 Thailand reports its first two cases of the Lineage B.1.617 variant in a woman and her four-year-old son who traveled from Pakistan and are currently in quarantine. (ABC News) COVID-19 pandemic in Argentina, variants of SARS-CoV-2 Argentina reports its first cases of the Lineage B.1.617 variant in two people who travelled from Paris, as well as its first case of the Lineage B.1.351 variant in a person who travelled from Spain. (Reuters) COVID-19 pandemic in Greece Greece reopens primary and junior high schools for in-person classes for the first time in months. The courts also restart many activities. (U.S. News and World Report) COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom The United Kingdom lowers its COVID-19 Alert level to level 3 as vaccinations and lockdown restrictions ease pressure on the NHS, which means that the transmission of the virus is no longer rising exponentially. (The Independent) Variants of SARS-CoV-2 The World Health Organization classifies the Lineage B.1.617 variant as a "Variant of Concern", becoming the fourth variant to be designated as being of global concern after the B.1.1.7, B.1.351, and P.1 variants. (The Wall Street Journal) International relations COVID-19 pandemic in Bahrain, COVID-19 pandemic in the United Arab Emirates, Travel restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates establish “a safe travel corridor” for those who have been vaccinated against COVID-19, which will be in effect by the end of this week. (Al-Arabiya English) Law and crime 2021 Dunedin Countdown stabbing A man stabs and injures four people in a Countdown supermarket in Dunedin, New Zealand. He is also injured and has been hospitalised. (ABC News) A court in Paris dismisses the complaint of a French Vietnamese woman against several manufacturers of the Agent Orange chemical used by the United States military during the Vietnam War. The court rules it to be a sovereign case under the jurisdiction of the United States (VnExpress) Politics and elections The Federal Parliament of Nepal votes 124–93 in a no confidence vote against Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli over both his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic and his attempts to lead a minority government after his party, the Nepal Communist Party, split into the Communist Party of Nepal–UML and Communist Party of Nepal–Maoist earlier this year. President Bidya Devi Bhandari is expected to name Oli caretaker Prime Minister until the next election. (Al Jazeera) Science and technology Sources in Russia's defense industry report that Russia will be carrying out three tests of the RS-28 Sarmat hypersonic ICBM during the third quarter of 2021 at the Kura Missile Test Range in Kamchatka Krai as part of flight design tests. Two of the tests are expected to test maximum capabilities for the ICBM with a specified range of 18,000 km and speeds of around Mach 20, prior to final deployment with the armed forces in 2022. (TASS) Sports Italian Football Federation president Gabriele Gravina threatens to expel Juventus from Serie A, the highest tier of the Italian football league system, if the club does not withdraw from the proposed European Super League before the start of the next season. (BBC)

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(Posted) RD: Dennis Joseph

Article: Dennis Joseph (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): Times of India
Credits:

• Nominated by Amakuru (talk · give credit)
• Updated by 202.164.131.251 (talk · give credit) and Ranjithsiji (talk · give credit)

Article updated
Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with their own 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: Indian screen-writer. Needs some expansion and citations, which I will endeavour to update in the next day or so.  — Amakuru (talk) 10:32, 11 May 2021 (UTC)

• Comment - I've had a go at whipping this into shape, so any comments or suggestions welcome please. Cheers  — Amakuru (talk) 20:39, 11 May 2021 (UTC)
• Support Nice job updating, well sourced (even has the filmography fully sourced) JW 1961 ^Talk 22:28, 11 May 2021 (UTC)
• Support – well-referenced; meets minimum ITN requirements. —Bloom6132 (talk) 22:40, 11 May 2021 (UTC)
• Posted to RD. Spencer^T•C 20:50, 12 May 2021 (UTC)

(Posted) RD: S. A. E. Nababan

Article: S. A. E. Nababan (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): UCA News
Credits:

• Updated and nominated by Jeromi Mikhael (talk · give credit)

Article updated
Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with their own 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: Leader of the largest church in Indonesia and Southeast Asia for more than a decade (his last five years were disputed) — 10 May refers to his burial day. I visited his funeral home for about fifteen minutes. The photo that was used in the article was the last photo I took before I left the funeral home. (you could see from the stare) Article is still in development, please kindly wait. Article is done, please voice your opinion or input for the article. Regards, Jeromi Mikhael 14:08, 10 May 2021 (UTC)

• Support Good depth of coverage, AGF on the sources, referenced. Spencer^T•C 17:54, 10 May 2021 (UTC)
• Support definitely good enough for RD. Joseph2302 (talk) 18:01, 10 May 2021 (UTC)
• Oppose One-sentence lead too short. Even missing the country per MOS:CONTEXTBIO.—Bagumba (talk) 06:25, 11 May 2021 (UTC)

@Bagumba: Hi Bagumba, thank you for your input, I have expanded the lead. --Regards, Jeromi Mikhael 09:39, 11 May 2021 (UTC)

Striking my "oppose"—Bagumba (talk) 09:43, 11 May 2021 (UTC)

• Support Looks alright and notable enough for a RD.--Vacant0 (talk) 16:03, 11 May 2021 (UTC)
• Posted to RD. Spencer^T•C 18:35, 11 May 2021 (UTC)

(Posted) RD: James Dean (footballer)

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

• Nominated by The Rambling Man (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Joseph2302 (talk · give credit)

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

 The Rambling Man (Stay alert! Control the virus! Save lives!!!!) 14:01, 10 May 2021 (UTC)

• Comment: I've added some more on circumstances surrounding his death. There doesn't look to be much more that can be added, it looks just about long enough for RD now. Joseph2302 (talk) 14:14, 10 May 2021 (UTC)
• Support It's short, but per above there's probably not much more to say.-- P-K3 (talk) 13:11, 11 May 2021 (UTC)
• Support Information on the page seems to be well-cited even though its short, seems good.--Vacant0 (talk) 16:05, 11 May 2021 (UTC)
• Posted  — Amakuru (talk) 21:43, 11 May 2021 (UTC)

(Pulled) Colonial pipeline

A junction in Dorsey, Maryland being inspected by the chairman of the NTSB

Article: Colonial Pipeline cyberattack (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​The largest U.S. refined products pipeline system is shut down by a cyberattack. (Post)
Alternative blurb: ​The largest U.S. refined products pipeline system is shut down by a cyberattack, resulting in gasoline shortages in several states.
Alternative blurb II: ​The largest U.S. refined products pipeline system is shut down after a cyberattack, resulting in gasoline shortages in several southeastern states.
News source(s): BBC; Reuters
Credits:

• Nominated by Andrew Davidson (talk · give credit)
• Created by Elijahandskip (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Fashqueen (talk · give credit) and Bri (talk · give credit)

Article updated

Nominator's comments: It's a new article which needs more work such as a picture but it's a reasonable start Andrew🐉(talk) 12:41, 10 May 2021 (UTC)

• Oppose I was ready to support this based on the blurb, but that's not what happened at all. Their IT systems were hit by malware and as a precaution they shut down their industrial control systems. In that regard, it's not really notable it's the internet equivalent of checking for unlocked doors. Targeted attacks on industrial control systems I would support. --LaserLegs (talk) 13:27, 10 May 2021 (UTC)

  The gas shortage that since transpired is the bigger news now.—Bagumba (talk) 01:23, 13 May 2021 (UTC)

• Oppose + per LaserLegs, single entities being hit by a cyberattack (regardless of means) is far too narrow for ITN. We'd be focused on something on a far more massive scale like the 2017 cyberattacks on Ukraine (which also hit numerous orgs outside Ukraine). --Masem (t) 13:30, 10 May 2021 (UTC)
• Oppose - Overblown.--WaltCip-(talk) 14:56, 10 May 2021 (UTC)
• Oppose poor stub, story is not of particular note. The Rambling Man (Stay alert! Control the virus! Save lives!!!!) 16:44, 10 May 2021 (UTC)
• Update I was just listening to the latest BBC report. They said that the main pipeline is still shut, that there is no date yet for resumption and that President Biden has declared a state of emergency. This seems to be a bigger deal than the current top blurbs -- the bombing of a school and the collapse of a bridge. The latter was a week ago now so, as usual, ITN is not keeping up with what's actually in the news. Andrew🐉(talk) 17:24, 10 May 2021 (UTC)

  Actually, at least part of the problem is that it's a crap stub. And I don't recall standards for inclusion being on a sliding scale depending on the age of the material in the ITN template, but perhaps I missed that discussion and community consensus. The Rambling Man (Stay alert! Control the virus! Save lives!!!!) 20:43, 10 May 2021 (UTC)

• Support This is a big deal given the circumstances. It has the potential to economically impact the US -- -- Rockstone^{[Send me a message!]} 17:43, 10 May 2021 (UTC)
  • Gas prices will go up by $0.20 a gallon. That's about it. Any further speculation on potential economic impact is WP:CRYSTALBALL and contingent on a continued shutdown after the end of the week. --WaltCip-(talk) 19:19, 10 May 2021 (UTC)

    And an increase by $0.21/gallon would set a record for most expensive petrol in the United States. osunpokeh (talk) 04:28, 11 May 2021 (UTC)

    Prices go up. So what? The Rambling Man (Stay alert! Control the virus! Save lives!!!!) 07:49, 11 May 2021 (UTC)

  • To note - it's affecting airports as well - it's a primary source (because it's basically brand new information, but it's the airline saying itself that it's due to the pipeline) but one AA flights from CLT-Europe and a long-haul flight CLT-Hawaii have diversions planned en-route to pick up more fuel (or possibly to pick up fuel to tank it back to CLT). This twitter thread has the screenshot of the flight data that AA put in directly for the reason for the stop, and this (unreliable source afaik) has more information. Just saying, this should be left open for another few days at least as it certainly has the potential to impact more industries than just auto fuel. -bɜ:ʳkənhɪmez (User/say hi!) 23:46, 10 May 2021 (UTC)

    Now covered by multiple reliable sources (including reuters, cnbc) and officially confirmed by the company that the stops are because of fuel supply issues at Charlotte Douglas International Airport. I'm going to work on adding this to the article on it, and I don't think at all that this should be part of the blurb, but it's not just "gas prices will go up by 20 cents a gallon" - it is having impacts on multiple sectors other than just the automotive gasoline industry. -bɜ:ʳkənhɪmez (User/say hi!) 01:39, 11 May 2021 (UTC)

    Breathless reliable source coverage does not equate to actual newsworthiness. WaltCip-(talk) 13:10, 11 May 2021 (UTC)

• Support for having significant coverage in the news. Einsof (talk) 00:54, 11 May 2021 (UTC)
• Support This has resulted in a formal state of emergency, so I think WP:N is well satisfied here. The article is okay.130.233.213.199 (talk) 05:39, 11 May 2021 (UTC)
• Comment this has already dropped out of the top eleven news stories on BBC News' world homepage. If this happened in any other country on planet Earth it'd just be an inconvenience, but in the US it's a "state of emergency". Give us strength. The Rambling Man (Stay alert! Control the virus! Save lives!!!!) 07:48, 11 May 2021 (UTC)

  There are now four other US-related stories ahead of this one on the BBC News world homepage. Then you have "Americans panic-buying gas". Wow. The Rambling Man (Stay alert! Control the virus! Save lives!!!!) 09:17, 12 May 2021 (UTC)

  On the other hand, it's currently (see my timestamp) the top story at BBC's US & Canada News page. ---Sluzzelin talk 09:23, 12 May 2021 (UTC)

Oppose per Rambling Man's comment. Just a minor disturbance, gas price hike is common. Regards, Jeromi Mikhael 16:46, 11 May 2021 (UTC)

• Oppose if this wasn't in the US, this nom would have been snow closed by now. No evidence that it is important enough for ITN, or that there will be any lasting impact (for more than a few days) of it. Joseph2302 (talk) 08:59, 11 May 2021 (UTC)

• I don't know how you can say this. It would absolutely be posted if this happened in another developed country. -- Rockstone^{[Send me a message!]} 03:42, 12 May 2021 (UTC)

• Prove it. The Rambling Man (Stay alert! Control the virus! Save lives!!!!) 09:15, 12 May 2021 (UTC)

• Nobody can prove anything, this is all people manifesting the biases that exist in their head into something tangible. AllegedlyHuman (talk) 09:29, 12 May 2021 (UTC)

• Oppose Per Joseph2302. Alsoriano97 (talk) 10:11, 11 May 2021 (UTC)
• Support - Significant news, and it's having a domino effect on many states. STSC (talk) 14:35, 11 May 2021 (UTC)
• Support with an updated blurb - now there are gasoline shortages in several states. The article is good enough, though I expect it will be better tomorrow. User:力 (power~enwiki, π, ν) 23:08, 11 May 2021 (UTC)
• Support. Now there are significant gasoline shortages affecting several states[1], with two of them, North Carolina and South Carolina, having declared the state of emergency, and Florida having activated National Guard. Even before that happened the CBS News characterized the event as "the worst cyberattack to date on critical U.S. infrastructure"[2]. Nsk92 (talk) 00:53, 12 May 2021 (UTC)
• I am also still seeing this in the news. Willing to post, however, please suggest a blurb that reflects the recent developments. --Tone 09:33, 12 May 2021 (UTC)
  • Posting. I'll make it today's item. --Tone 09:43, 12 May 2021 (UTC)
    • Hi Tone, not to be rude or something but when the majority of !votes here are opposing the blurb to be posted I expect the posting admin to make a concise explanation as to why the admin posted it. Thank you... Regards, Jeromi Mikhael 10:25, 12 May 2021 (UTC)
• Pull Tone there is absolutely no consensus to post this story here at all. Indeed, opposers outnumber the support. What are you doing? The Rambling Man (Stay alert! Control the virus! Save lives!!!!) 10:26, 12 May 2021 (UTC)
  • • • My reasonins at this point is that the topic has shifted from a cyberattack to a disruption of supply. Several of the initial opposes did not consider this new development while the recent supports do. I did not just count the votes. But no hard feelings from my side if another admin decides to pull. --Tone 10:28, 12 May 2021 (UTC)
        • Your personal reasoning about what earlier commentators now think isn't what we're here for, consensus is still very much against this story. You have just "supervoted". Suggest your revert yourself. The Rambling Man (Stay alert! Control the virus! Save lives!!!!) 10:30, 12 May 2021 (UTC)
• Pull This should not have been posted without any consensus whatsoever, especially with a numerical majority against it. Jackattack1597 (talk) 10:31, 12 May 2021 (UTC)
• Pull and leave discussion open, there's still quite a few days left. No need to rush this one, if consensus develops then it does – but absolutely never post before that point. AllegedlyHuman (talk) 10:34, 12 May 2021 (UTC)
• Keep. I endorse the posting, per the reason given. This is not a vote count. I too, however, won't feel bad if this is pulled. 331dot (talk) 10:41, 12 May 2021 (UTC)

  The reasoning that an admin can read the minds of other editors? This has no consensus and the admin action was a supervote. This is procedurally negligent and an abuse of the admin tools. The Rambling Man (Stay alert! Control the virus! Save lives!!!!) 10:57, 12 May 2021 (UTC)

  If you want us to count votes, you know where you may propose that. Calling their evaluation "abuse" is a gross misuse of the word. If you disagree with the rationale, okay, but it was in good faith. 331dot (talk) 12:44, 12 May 2021 (UTC)

  No, it was pure and simple abuse of position. There is absolutely no way Tone could have known the feelings of those who had commented previously about the developments since. To post an item with not just no consensus, but consensus against posting is not what admins should be doing. What happened is called a "supervote". I think we all know that, and this is now defending the indefensible. The Rambling Man (Stay alert! Control the virus! Save lives!!!!) 12:59, 12 May 2021 (UTC)

• Pull consensus was not reached. Alsoriano97 (talk) 10:43, 12 May 2021 (UTC)
• Pull I don't think the blurb extracts the exact notability of the cyberattack. I see that oil prices in the US reached a historical high since 2014, which seems more important than the oil shortages in a few states. Anyway, this causes only a short-lived disruption with minor impact on the US economy.--Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 10:55, 12 May 2021 (UTC)
• Pulled. With due respect to Tone and 331dot for their rationales above, it seems crystal clear to me at this point that the posting of this item does not enjoy the consensus of the community. This may still find consensus to post, but probably it's best to actually ping in the earlier opposes to see if they've changed their minds based on later developments. Cheers  — Amakuru (talk) 10:57, 12 May 2021 (UTC)

  Seems the post could have been reasonable if it was discounting the "relating to a single country" opposes. However, that was not stated. Many of the new opposes are over the procedural reading of consensus, not specifically "not significant to be a blurb" opposes.—Bagumba (talk) 11:23, 12 May 2021 (UTC)

  There are three problems with this story. Firstly, notability is not well established. Secondly, proposed blurbs are not the best that we can get out of it. Thirdly, it took place five days ago with a couple of consequential events afterwards. Given that only the last blurb in the box documents earlier news, this could quickly become stale and nomination for ongoing would be a better fit.--Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 11:44, 12 May 2021 (UTC)

  It seems the pulled blurb was more about the shortage, which is more in the news now than the date of the cyberattack. A similar example is the current Isreal–Hamas blurb using the later airstrike date, rather than the orginal clashes in Jerusalem.—Bagumba (talk) 11:51, 12 May 2021 (UTC)

  The problem is that we're talking a shortage of gasoline (raising prices) to a portion of a first world country. Oh no how ever will we get through this. Gas prices were already elevated from the driver shortage earlier last month. Unless we have something that is having world-pricing effects (eg the Suez Canal blockage), we really should be careful about stories related to "inconveniences" in first-world countries. --Masem (t) 12:52, 12 May 2021 (UTC)

  No different than posting leisure entertainment "news" from first-world countries, or continuous doom and gloom from developing countries.—Bagumba (talk) 14:43, 12 May 2021 (UTC)

• Post-pull endorse pull - while I support posting, there clearly wasn't consensus to post yet. I do still support posting, though. User:力 (power~enwiki, π, ν) 19:52, 12 May 2021 (UTC)
• Re-post - It's still very much in the news: Panic buying and hoarding add to long lines and outages at gas stations as Colonial Pipeline shutdown drags on - STSC (talk) 20:33, 12 May 2021 (UTC)

  This is daft, there was no consensus to post in the first place and there's still no consensus to post. The Rambling Man (Stay alert! Control the virus! Save lives!!!!) 21:48, 12 May 2021 (UTC)

Not daft at all. Consensus can change. STSC (talk) 22:26, 12 May 2021 (UTC)

Um, but consensus hasn't changed!!!! You already supported and there's still no consensus to post. Duh. The Rambling Man (Stay alert! Control the virus! Save lives!!!!) 07:09, 13 May 2021 (UTC)

To my knowledge, we didn't post the toilet paper shortage, did we? WaltCip-(talk) 22:27, 12 May 2021 (UTC)

Seriously, which commodity is more important to you? Like the toilet paper shortage, panic buying gas worsens impact of Colonial Pipeline hack - STSC (talk) 22:50, 12 May 2021 (UTC)

Panic!! I can't drive my gas guzzling car!! Meanwhile tens of thousands of people a day are dying of Covid. Talk about "inconvenience"! The Rambling Man (Stay alert! Control the virus! Save lives!!!!) 07:09, 13 May 2021 (UTC)

If you have a covid related nomination to make, please do. 331dot (talk) 08:18, 13 May 2021 (UTC)

I don't know if you're being deliberately challenging here, I mean defending supervoting from an admin is one thing, but of course the use of Covid here is to provide some context for the relative significance of this story. A few Americans can't make a 500-mile round trip to pick up a Wendys. Big deal. The Rambling Man (Stay alert! Control the virus! Save lives!!!!) 09:33, 13 May 2021 (UTC)

• Re-post -- it is ongoing and continuing to effect the southeastern US. -- Rockstone^{[Send me a message!]} 21:43, 12 May 2021 (UTC)

  This is daft, there was no consensus to post in the first place and there's still no consensus to post. The Rambling Man (Stay alert! Control the virus! Save lives!!!!) 21:48, 12 May 2021 (UTC)

• NYT states Colonial is restarting the pipeline and it will take "several days". Nothingburger. Suggest this nom be closed.--WaltCip-(talk) 22:28, 12 May 2021 (UTC)

Just like the politicians used to say, "Crisis? What crisis?" - STSC (talk) 22:59, 12 May 2021 (UTC)

• Re-post w/ alt blurb II The gas shortage is the bigger news now, days later after the initial nomination from news of the shutdown. Alt II corrects early "opposes" that the cyberattack directly shutdown the pipeline, when the pipeline company proactively shut it down after to contain the attack. The gas impact is specifically to the Southeast. Par for the course, any U.S.-related nomination riles up "global impact" debates and "single country" opposes about a country of 300+M people. The pulls were mostly procedural and not outright opposes.—Bagumba (talk) 01:49, 13 May 2021 (UTC)
  • It is a first world inconvenience, which we really do not post. No one's lives are at stack (as the case would be if it were a winter storm or wildfires). --Masem (t) 02:24, 13 May 2021 (UTC)
    • But you also opposed a winter storm outage in the US, which consensus ended up to post. (Wikipedia:In_the_news/Candidates/February_2021#(Posted)_February_13–17_winter_storm_(Winter_Storm_Uri)). Perhaps you meant "United States inconvenience", not "first world".—Bagumba (talk) 02:57, 13 May 2021 (UTC)
• Oppose The Nominator seem to ask several people to vote here, anyway I am also with Rambling Man's comment. CommanderWaterford (talk) 08:30, 13 May 2021 (UTC)

oppose. from what i can tell, this story has three parts: the hack, the shutdown, and the panic. my nonexpert opinion leads me to believe that the hack itself does not seem notable enough, being apparently a routine cybersecurity attack that had neither the sophistication of stuxnet, nor the widespread nature of the bear attack, nor the informational repercussions of equifax. the shutdown does not appear to be notable enough, with the pipeline being restarted in under a week, and the supply chain likely to be fully restored within a few days. the panic may be unusual, but, like the toilet paper panic, it has caused no deaths, injuries, or major incidents that i am currently aware of. however, if the shortage caused by the panic continues long after the supply chain has been fully restored, i think this might be worth a blurb. in addition, i fear that poor storage of hoarded gasoline may lead to a future tragedy that may be notable enough to post on itn, in which case, this hack could be referenced in the subsequent disaster blurb. dying (talk) 12:15, 13 May 2021 (UTC)

(Posted; ongoing updates) Jerusalem clashes

Article: 2021 Jerusalem clashes (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​Clashes in Jerusalem at the Al-Aqsa Mosque leave hundreds of Palestinians and more that 20 Israeli police injured. (Post)
Alternative blurb: ​The Israel Police storm the Al-Aqsa Mosque ahead of Jerusalem Day marches, amid clashes that have left hundreds injured.
Alternative blurb II: ​Clashes in Jerusalem at the Al-Aqsa Mosque leave hundreds of Palestinians injured and more than 20 Palestinians dead, as well as more than 20 Israeli police injured.
News source(s): AP BBC Guardian, Reuters, dpa
Credits:

• Nominated by AllegedlyHuman (talk · give credit)

Article updated

Nominator's comments: Worldwide front page news. Shaping up to be a major escalation in a long saga of conflict. AllegedlyHuman (talk) 08:06, 10 May 2021 (UTC)

• Tentative support but the article is a bit short. The intro could be expanded as well. --Tone 08:58, 10 May 2021 (UTC)

Tone, I have expanded the lead beyond a sentence. AllegedlyHuman (talk) 09:12, 10 May 2021 (UTC)

• Weak support because the article is too short for read. I think if i strongly support, i would prefer Altblurb instead. 36.77.95.215 (talk) 09:02, 10 May 2021 (UTC)
• Oppose disaster stub. There are no details about the storming of the mosque (number of officers, time of day, what was going on inside, what prompted them to take that building in the first place, what damage was done to it, did they occupy it or just leave afterwards, was there a specific target in mind and was that target achieved), the rest of the article has nonspecific comments about clashes but no basic where, when, who types of details. 136 people across all of Jerusalem? Was there city wide rioting or were the police picking up random Palestinians? "Further clashes followed at the Al-Aqsa mosque" clashes with who? Were random Israelis just loitering at an important Islamic holy site looking for a fight? --LaserLegs (talk) 10:01, 10 May 2021 (UTC)

As the person who has added most of what you're referring to, very little information of the sort you're asking for currently exists. If you can find sourced information that would benefit the reader, please, add it to the article. AllegedlyHuman (talk) 10:04, 10 May 2021 (UTC)

If very little of that information exists, then maybe there ought not be an article for it. --LaserLegs (talk) 10:16, 10 May 2021 (UTC)

And this is not AllegedlyHuman's fault but is a common problem with breaking event articles like this: international reaction sections should not be including simple quotes from countries that express sympathy or similar types of language. Every reasonable country is going to issue a statement about these disasters, and they stick out (particularly when MOS:FLAGS are used) like sore thumbs. If countries are actually helping (for example, in the KRI Nanggala (402) search and recovery, several countries outside Indonesia are stated to helped, this should clearly be documented. Or if a country does simply give a statement and that prompts some significant reaction, that can be documented as well. But it can be expected that generally, no country is going to be an ass and is going to offer sympathy for losses of human live and tradegy and these sections do not really help our articles. --Masem (t) 13:37, 10 May 2021 (UTC)

• Comment – Widely covered but complicated and difficult to comprehend. Wider significance may be doubted. – Sca (talk) 13:12, 10 May 2021 (UTC)
• Support Article is well referenced, and while short does hit all of the important parts. Some expansion of the narrative is welcome, but it's good enough for posting. Would prefer the original blurb. --Jayron32 14:20, 10 May 2021 (UTC)
• Support on significance, neutral on quality this is a major story that is garnering significant reactions from world leaders. The article quality is fine in terms of citing sources, but I find the article's explanation of why the clashes are happening lacking. If it's not fixed before I'm off of work, I'll see if I can do something about that. NorthernFalcon (talk) 14:56, 10 May 2021 (UTC)

Too much flag salad for my taste. – Sca (talk) 15:37, 10 May 2021 (UTC)

• Support - major escalation of this conflict.BabbaQ (talk) 15:49, 10 May 2021 (UTC)
• Support A significant event and the article is about what 2021 Baghdad hospital fire was at when it was put into ITN. --Aknell4 (talk • contribs) 16:15, 10 May 2021 (UTC)
• Support Significant development, article quality is decent. Hrodvarsson (talk) 19:39, 10 May 2021 (UTC)
• Support This is an extremely significant escalation drawing international attention. The article does need a lot more background on the events though. Blade Jogger 2049 ^Talk 19:48, 10 May 2021 (UTC)
• Support Events in the last 12 hours clearly are pushing this to importance. (Still have my reservations on the international reactions section but there's enough in the rest of the article to support). --Masem (t) 19:55, 10 May 2021 (UTC)
• Weak oppose on quality The background and reaction sections are both individually longer, more detailed, better written, than the part which should be the substance: what is happening. And a lot is happening, but the article doesn't reflect that. Kingsif (talk) 20:17, 10 May 2021 (UTC)
• Support Yes, its true that this has happened before. But the ITN is because there has been a significant increase in clashes after a period of relative stability. Albertaont (talk) 20:35, 10 May 2021 (UTC)
• Posted – Muboshgu (talk) 20:44, 10 May 2021 (UTC)
• Post-posting comment – AP and BBC on Monday quote Gaza "health officials" saying at least 20 people, including nine children, were killed in Israeli airstrikes. – Sca (talk) 21:35, 10 May 2021 (UTC)
• Post-posting comment update to alt blurb 2 212.74.201.233 (talk) 22:00, 10 May 2021 (UTC)
• * Post-posting comment The current blurb is misleading. It seems to suggest that 20 people were killed at Al-Aqsa in Jerusalem, but the deaths happened in subsequent clashes in Gaza. The blurb should be clarified. 142.117.9.52 (talk) 00:42, 11 May 2021 (UTC)
• Post-posting comment Change the blurb, it is absurdly misleading. Something like "20 Palestinians are killed in Israeli air strikes after clashes at the Al-Aqsa Mosque" would be fine. Mlb96 (talk) 03:15, 11 May 2021 (UTC)
• Post-posting comment The blurb as currently phrased is offensively misleading fake news - it implies that the Palestinians who were killed were killed in the clashes in Jerusalem (there are various reputable sources that can attest to the local police's - both Jewish and Arab - restraint regarding the protests, and the efforts to avoid casualties). The Palestinians who were killed were killed in Israeli air strikes in Gaza after Hamas fired rockets on Israel, including on Jerusalem. 87.68.252.89 (talk) 04:53, 11 May 2021 (UTC)
• Nom comment Yes, the blurb on MP is incorrect – 20 were not killed at the mosque. I do not know who added altblurb 2 or why that one was selected but it is inaccurate. Given the nature of the topic a fix ASAP is advised. Pinging WP:ERRORS. AllegedlyHuman (talk) 05:01, 11 May 2021 (UTC)
• This is FAKE news. FAKE, WRONG, news. Rockets were fired at Israel from Gaza, people in Israel were injured. Israel responded with airstrikes in Gaza. People in Gaza were killed. Nobody was killed in Jerusalem.TotallyAbrupt (talk) 05:36, 11 May 2021 (UTC)
• Two comments - (1) notwithstanding the embarrassing error that we posted to the main page as highlighted above, I think the blurb should still be amended to make mention of the subsequent development of Hamas firing at Israel and Israel firing at Gaza with loss of life;[3] and (2) the blurb is still misleading, because it implies that all the clashes were at the Al-Aqsa mosque, when in fact the injuries happened "across Jerusalem" (in the words of the article).  — Amakuru (talk) 08:26, 11 May 2021 (UTC)

  Update: I've now added "and elsewhere in" before Jerusalem, to correct the second point.  — Amakuru (talk) 08:35, 11 May 2021 (UTC)

  @Amakuru: The problem with adding "elsewhere" is that the existing "more than 20 Israeli police officers" part was specifically from sources for the mosque. Sure, it's still "more than", but I doubt we'll ever get an accurate cumulative count for "elsewhere". This blurb is fast becoming unwieldy without identifying the scope of what news we are blurbing about for this wide-ranging article.—Bagumba (talk) 08:53, 11 May 2021 (UTC)

  Well, the "at the mosque and elsewhere" clause does also include the state of affairs where one facet of the incident was exclusively at the mosque. I certainly see it as an improvement on the outright erroneous text that I amended. To be honest, it's almost getting to the point where we might consider pulling this and rethinking what it should say from scratch, because it's fast becoming a comedy of errors. (And to some extent this was the worry that LaserLegs was trying to convey above - the article itself doesn't seem to entirely make clear what the scope was and what the most noteworthy aspects were).  — Amakuru (talk) 09:34, 11 May 2021 (UTC)

  The blurb started "​Clashes in Jerusalem at the Al-Aqsa Mosque leave ..." It's OK if the blurb limits mention to a fact that occured at Al-Aqsa Mosque. That's an editorial decision on what is blurb-worthy. The blurb did notsay that clashes were exclusively at the mosque. We could widen the blurb's scope, as the actual article covers more than just the mosque (no comment on what the actual article should cover). However, that really should be driven by consensus.—Bagumba (talk) 10:06, 11 May 2021 (UTC)

• Reworded I have boldly changed the wording on this to reflect the aftermath of the Israeli airstrikes as a result of the clashes. That's clearly what the media has focused on. I will profess my wording is likely not best but felt it needed to be changed as clearly the import of the story has drastically shifted from what was originally posted. --Masem (t) 13:09, 11 May 2021 (UTC)

  @Masem: Israeli air-strikes following clashes at the Al-Aqsa Mosque ... omits Hamas firing rockets into Israel. Looking rather unbalanced.[4]—Bagumba (talk) 13:37, 11 May 2021 (UTC)

  Added to account for that (+2 deaths from NYTimes), also dealt with a wording order from errors. --Masem (t) 13:44, 11 May 2021 (UTC)

• information Clashes on the Israel-Gaza border: Two women were killed in Ashkelon and several people were injured after Hamas opened heavy rocket fire on southern Israel. Hundreds of rockets have been fired at Israel since May 10, including a barrage of 7 rockets into the Jerusalem area, in parallel with the riots in Jerusalem. In response to the shooting, the IAF attacked a number of targets in the Gaza Strip, as part of a military operation called the "Wall Guard" (The Times of Israel) ידידיה צ' צבאן (talk) 16:43, 11 May 2021 (UTC)
• Comment As it's posted on the main page, please, add links there to Operation Guardian of the Walls and Palestinian rocket attacks on Israel, like this:

Israeli air-strikes and Hamas militant missile launches kill at least 26 people and injure hundreds more following clashes at the Al-Aqsa Mosque (pictured) and elsewhere in Jerusalem.--Triggerhippie4 (talk) 17:30, 11 May 2021 (UTC)

Elsewhere is the Damascus Gate. Euro know (talk) 06:32, 12 May 2021 (UTC)

Someone already added (though it seems like an overlinked blurb to me).—Bagumba (talk) 12:00, 12 May 2021 (UTC)

• Comment Can we put this in the ongoing section? BBC states that it may escalate to a full-scale war Scaramouche33 (talk) 15:28, 12 May 2021 (UTC)

  Probably, although dropping into "ongoing" usually occurs after the initial blurb drops off the bottom of ITN.  — Amakuru (talk) 15:39, 12 May 2021 (UTC)

• update Clashes with terrorist organizations in the Gaza Strip: Six killed in Israel after the terrorist organization Hamas opened heavy rocket fire on southern Israel and the Dan Bloc. Hundreds of rockets have been fired at Israel since May 10, in parallel with the riots in Israel during Ramadan, including the riots in Jerusalem. In response to the shooting, the IAF attacked many targets in the Gaza Strip, as part of a military operation called "The Guardian of the Walls" (Haaretz) (The Times of Israel) ידידיה צ' צבאן (talk) 16:07, 12 May 2021 (UTC)
• Pull and put in Ongoing per updates above. Correct me if I'm wrong, but blurbs are usually for one-time events, and there have been multiple attacks. There is no sign of the attacks stopping so it's worth putting in ongoing. Jbvann05 18:49, 12 May 2021 (UTC)
  • No need to stuff it in ongoing while it's still an item; if the article is still being updated when it's time for the item to roll off, then ongoing can be considered. Spencer^T•C 20:17, 12 May 2021 (UTC)
• Please, change the link for "missile launches" on the Main Page from Palestinian rocket attacks on Israel to List of Palestinian rocket attacks on Israel in 2021. --Triggerhippie4 (talk) 21:23, 12 May 2021 (UTC)

  Why? That's a paltry list in its current state.—Bagumba (talk) 02:22, 13 May 2021 (UTC)

• POV issues First, this is just a POV failure. Why are we doing bold edits to ITN? Second, and most subtly, why is Israeli air strikes listed first? Chronologically, Hamas fired air weaponry first. And alphabetically, H appears before I. So could someone explain the criteria used for the ordering here? ProcrastinatingReader (talk) 09:55, 13 May 2021 (UTC)

  @ProcrastinatingReader: You'd have to notify those editors directly about their edits.—Bagumba (talk) 11:52, 13 May 2021 (UTC)

  I think it's Masem who added both skimming the history of Template:In the news, but I haven't looked more closely. In any case, could Masem either swap the order or justify the current one? ProcrastinatingReader (talk) 12:07, 13 May 2021 (UTC)

May 9

Portal:Current events/2021 May 9

Current events of May 9, 2021 (2021-05-09) (Sunday) Armed conflicts and attacks War in Afghanistan 2021 Afghanistan attacks 2021 Kabul school bombing The death toll from yesterday's school bombing in Kabul increases to 68 people. (Reuters) With multiple electricity pylons near Kabul being destroyed by bomb blasts, electricity supplier Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat (DABS) is reporting a shortage of 530 megawatts of power and announced that it will take 20 days to repair the destroyed pylons. Residents are accusing DABS of discrimination during these outages, as the capital's elite had 24-hour electricity. (TOLO News) Yemeni Civil War The United States Navy announces that it has seized a shipment of thousands of weapons in a stateless dhow on the Arabian Sea believed to be en-route to Yemen. (Politico) 2021 Israel–Palestine crisis The Israeli Supreme Court agrees to delay its ruling on whether Palestinian residents in East Jerusalem's Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood can be evicted to make way for Jewish settlers to later this month, following a series of violent clashes between Israeli police and Palestinian protesters over this issue. (The Guardian) Business and economy Colonial Pipeline cyberattack U.S. President Joe Biden declares a state of emergency following Friday's ransomware cyberattack against Colonial Pipeline, the largest fuel pipeline in the U.S., which transports 2.5 million barrels a day – 45 percent of the U.S. East Coast's supply of diesel, gasoline, and jet fuel. (BBC) A day after appearing on Saturday Night Live and causing Dogecoin's value to drop by a third by calling the digital currency a "hustle", SpaceX CEO Elon Musk announces that his company will accept the cryptocurrency as payment for a DOGE-1 mission to the Moon. (Reuters) (CNBC) Disasters and accidents A landslide at a clandestine gold mine in Siguiri, Guinea, kills at least fifteen miners. (BBC) Rescue operations are underway in southwest London to help a small whale, believed to be a Minke, stranded in the River Thames, apparently stuck on the Richmond Lock's boat rollers. (BBC) Health and environment COVID-19 pandemic COVID-19 pandemic in Europe COVID-19 pandemic in Germany Germany lifts its curfew and some social restrictions, such as requiring a negative test result to enter certain venues, for those who have been vaccinated or who have recovered from COVID-19. These people are also no longer required to enter quarantine unless they have travelled to a high-risk country. (MedicalXpress) COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of Ireland Taoiseach Micheál Martin receives his first dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine. (The Irish Times) COVID-19 pandemic in Spain Spain lifts its state of emergency that had been imposed since October, allowing people to travel freely between regions for the first time in months. The country's curfew is also lifted. (France 24) COVID-19 pandemic in Asia COVID-19 pandemic in Laos Laos reports its first death from COVID-19. The patient is a 53-year-old woman who had been receiving treatment at a designated hospital in Vientiane since April 30. (Big News Network) COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia Malaysia reports a record 26 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide death toll to 1,683. (New Straits Times) COVID-19 pandemic in Sri Lanka Sri Lanka reports a record 2,672 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the cumulative number of patients to 125,906. (Newsfirst) COVID-19 pandemic in the United States COVID-19 pandemic in Florida, Variants of SARS-CoV-2 Florida has reported more than 10,000 cases of the Lineage B.1.1.7, Lineage P.1, and Lineage B.1.351 variants since spring break. (ABC News) COVID-19 pandemic in Tunisia Tunisia enters a seven-day strict lockdown during the Eid al-Fitr holiday, which includes a curfew from 7:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. (Al Jazeera) Law and crime 2021 Colorado Springs shooting Six people are killed by a gunman in a mass shooting during a birthday party at a residence in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The gunman, who committed suicide at the scene, is believed to have been a boyfriend of one of the victims. (BBC) Capital punishment in Egypt Coptic monk Wael Saad Tawadros, better known as Brother Isaiah, is executed over the killing of bishop Anba Epiphanius, the abbot of the Monastery of Saint Macarius the Great in Wadi El Natrun, in 2018. (Macau Business) Politics and elections 2021 Colombian protests Claudia Blum, the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Colombia, resigns from her post amidst the ongoing anti-government protests that have killed at least 26 people. (Semana) Science and technology Environmental issues in Kyrgyzstan A court in Kyrgyzstan fines a company owned by Centerra Gold 261.7 billion soms for environmental pollution at the Kumtor Gold Mine. (Business Recorder) The China Manned Space Engineering Office says that remnants of the Chinese Long March-5B Y2 rocket made an uncontrolled re-entry into Earth's atmosphere into the Indian Ocean, just west of the Maldives. (CNN) (The New York Times) South Korea reports that it now holds the world's largest number of standard-essential patents followed by the United States, Finland, and Japan. Standard-essential patents refer to major technologies that are vital in producing standardized products and that must be verified by standards organizations. (Yonhap)

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RD: Dhiru Parikh

Article: Dhiru Parikh (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): [5]
Credits:

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

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

Nominator's comments: Article might need some copyedit. Nizil (talk) 07:05, 12 May 2021 (UTC)

(Posted) RD: Karl-Günther von Hase

Article: Karl-Günther von Hase (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): FAZ and others
Credits:

• Updated and nominated by Gerda Arendt (talk · give credit)

Article updated
Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with their own 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: Died age 103. Had, after military in World War II, a long career as spokesman for the German Federal Government under 3 chancellors, ambassador to the UK, and a short career as head of the ZDF tv, but that's what he is known for. Had a sad stub of an article. There could be more (especially life after ZDF, from 1982 that is) but I need a break. Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:49, 11 May 2021 (UTC)

• Support Looks good and well-cited. Good job Gerda.--Vacant0 (talk) 16:07, 11 May 2021 (UTC)
• Support article definitely good enough for RD. Joseph2302 (talk) 16:10, 11 May 2021 (UTC)
• Weak support Would like to see more info about his 7-year role as ambassador to the UK and a little more depth as mentioned by the nominator, but what's there meets minimum standards. Spencer^T•C 18:33, 11 May 2021 (UTC)
• Posted  — Amakuru (talk) 21:43, 11 May 2021 (UTC)

2021 World Women's Curling Championship

Article: 2021 World Women's Curling Championship (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​Switzerland's Silvana Tirinzoni wins the World Women's Curling Championship, becoming only the fifth skip to win back-to-back Women's Championships. (Post)
Alternative blurb: ​Switzerland's Silvana Tirinzoni wins the World Women's Curling Championship, defeating Russia's Alina Kovaleva in the final.
Alternative blurb II: ​The Swiss team lead by Silvana Tirinzoni wins the World Women's Curling Championship, only the fifth time a team has won back-to-back Women's Championships.
News source(s): TSN, Sportsnet
Credits:

• Nominated by A202985 (talk · give credit)
• Created by Edwyth (talk · give credit)
• Updated by TracyFleuryFan (talk · give credit) and Earl Andrew (talk · give credit)

Article updated

Nominator's comments: Highest level curling tournament besides the Olympics. Winning back-to-back championships is rare. A202985 (talk) 17:14, 10 May 2021 (UTC)

• Support article is quality (in terms of citations), and this is a top-level championship for an international sport. Prefer original blurb, then alt blurb I if we're not going with the original. NorthernFalcon (talk) 02:44, 11 May 2021 (UTC)
• Oppose on quality, undecided how much to factor the subject's significance. Very liitle write-up on the final, aside from a couple of sentences in the lead. Be good to have some background on Russia's path to the final. Zero prose on bronze medal.—Bagumba (talk) 02:46, 11 May 2021 (UTC)

  Article has since been expanded. It'd be better to move the final and bronze medal game details to their respective sections, leaving only brief mention in the lead.—Bagumba (talk) 06:31, 11 May 2021 (UTC)

  Oppose While there have been improvements on quality I think the subject's significance is not enough for an IAR given that ITN posts are currently not stagnant.—Bagumba (talk) 04:10, 12 May 2021 (UTC)

• None of the blurbs seems good. The championship is won by the team, not by the skip, so blurb and Alt are not good. Alt2 is better, but "only the fifthe time something happens" is not really that remarkable after 42 or so editions. In fact, a "team" (meaning Switzerland or Canada" has won back-to-back titles more often than 5 times (Canada even won 4 in a row), I suppose it is only the fifth time with the same skip? I would use a variation of Alt1: "The Swiss team lead by Silvana Tirinzoni wins the World Women's Curling Championship, defeating Russia in the final" (with a link to the Russian team added probably). Fram (talk) 09:22, 11 May 2021 (UTC)

  i also agree with not mentioning the back-to-back victories, as doing so could be considered sensationalism. the russian team should probably be mentioned, but please note that, in this tournament, the russian athletes were representing the russian curling federation, and not russia, in accordance with a ruling associated with the russian doping scandal. as a result, the phrase "defeating Russia" may be technically incorrect, while i am assuming that "defeating the Russian team" may avoid the issue. dying (talk) 18:20, 11 May 2021 (UTC)

• Oppose don't see why World Curling Championships are important enough to be on ITN. We didn't post the men's championships last month- where article quality is similar- so not sure why people think the women's ones are more important and ITN-worthy? Joseph2302 (talk) 10:23, 11 May 2021 (UTC)

....or maybe it just wasn't nominated and there is nothing nefarious going on here. 331dot (talk) 10:27, 11 May 2021 (UTC)

I still don't see why a World Curling Championship regardless of gender) is important enough for ITN. And nobody has yet demonstrated why that would be the case. Joseph2302 (talk) 10:28, 11 May 2021 (UTC)

nominator A202985 has mentioned that it is the "[h]ighest level curling tournament beside the Olympics", while NorthernFalcon notes that it is "a top-level championship for an international sport". dying (talk) 12:08, 11 May 2021 (UTC)

There are tons of sports with World Cups/World Championships which are the highest level of their sport- see Template:World championships in 2021. My concern is that if we start posting some sports World Championships, we may get overrun with nominations for other sports World Championships that are as equally important to their sports. I don't think the level of coverage of Curling World Championships makes it important enough for ITN, which is a view I'd hold for most sports World Championships on the template I listed. Joseph2302 (talk) 14:19, 11 May 2021 (UTC)

Not to argue against your viewpoint on this nomination, but one of the most common criticisms of ITN I see is that we don't post enough, not that we post too much. Being flooded with nominations and postings is a problem I would want to have. 331dot (talk) 14:27, 11 May 2021 (UTC)

Joseph2302, i think your concern is valid, and was also something i was considering when trying to determine my support for this nomination. i have watched curling before, but do not know enough about whether the sport is considered important enough to merit posting on itn.

i've since perused the discussions on the talk page and noticed that: (1) in order to increase the variety of competitions featured on itn, there is interest to add an esport tournament to itn/r if a worthy one can be identified; (b) all the blurbs currently featured are disaster blurbs; and (iii) itn/c could possibly benefit from more feminine input. seeing that this nomination adds more variety to what i understand has been posted before, is not considered a disaster (except maybe for the russian team), and deals with a women's championship, i think the topic is currently worthy of posting.

for now, i would hesitate to add the championship (or its male counterpart) to itn/r, echoing the concern that you mentioned. however, i think posting this year's championship can address some concerns currently being voiced on the talk page. dying (talk) 16:04, 11 May 2021 (UTC)

• support, as noted in my lengthy time-wasting comment above, and because the quality exceeds minimum requirements. dying (talk) 16:04, 11 May 2021 (UTC)
• question: what is the standard for mentioning runners-up in blurbs? is there one? dying (talk) 12:08, 11 May 2021 (UTC)

  In general, where the post is about a championship game, where one team or player defeats another in head-to-head competition, we often describe the event "In Super Bowl LXXXVIII the Cleveland Browns defeated the Carolina Panthers by a score of 53 to 32" or something like that. In the case of things like races, season champions determined by round robins, judged events like gymnastics, etc. etc. where there is not a clear 'head to head' game that determines the champion, we don't usually list the "also rans" who came in lower places. I'm not sure how curling is contested, I know that there are head-to-head matches, but I don't know if the champion is awarded to the team that wins the most matches in a round robin, or to the winner of a single championship match. It would matter which as to what typical convention we use. --Jayron32 16:26, 11 May 2021 (UTC)

  thanks for the thorough explanation, Jayron32. i had noticed that the boat race seemed to violate this standard, but i wasn't sure if this was because there were only two schools participating. in this curling tournament, i believe the championship has a final match that determines both first and second places, so i am assuming that mentioning the runner-up here is appropriate. dying (talk) 18:20, 11 May 2021 (UTC)

• Support article quality is not bad for a sports article. While it is very table heavy, the prose in the article does cover the event sufficiently, with a large paragraph adequately describing the championship, refs look good. --Jayron32 12:21, 11 May 2021 (UTC)
• Weak oppose Article needs lede cleaned up with the prose about the championship moved to the section further down the page and other info moved to appropriate sections. At present, article is top heavy with all the prose at the top and dozens of tables following. If fixed, willing to Weak support. Spencer^T•C 18:28, 11 May 2021 (UTC)
• Comment fixed lede length concerns. Opted against making the round-robin table section collapsible, but if people think that's a good idea it can be pursued. NorthernFalcon (talk) 19:11, 11 May 2021 (UTC)
• Oppose on notability. A good example of a story that is not "in the news." Personally, I like curling and I watched the gold medal match live on TV. But curling is still very much a niche sport, especially geographically. At the 2021 World Women's Curling Championship the total number of teams represented was pretty small, and outside of Europe and North America only three countries were represented, China, Japan and South Korea. It's very hard to find anything in GoogleNews covering the event's final, and none of the major news sites have covered it, even in their back sections. Even Swissinfo doesn't appear to have covered it[6], although Switzerland won. It's fine to want to post more sports stories and especially women's sports stories but they have to be more widely covered than this one. Nsk92 (talk) 19:29, 11 May 2021 (UTC)

  Nsk92, you made some really good points that i was previously unaware of, so i did some digging around to try to get some idea of what, roughly, the viewership numbers actually were. apparently, sportcal, a sports market intelligence company, published a global sports impact event study on the 2018 world men's curling championship here. page 68 of their report states that the total cumulative audience was about 83.54 million television viewers. it also notes that 18.4% of the audience watched it live, so that means it had a live audience of about 15.37 million people. in comparison, the last sporting event featured on itn, the kentucky derby, had an live u.s. audience of about 14.4 million, according to deadline. i don't know if the women's and men's championships have similar viewership numbers, but i think this is at least a decent argument that the world men's curling championship is notable enough for itn, and possibly also for itn/r. dying (talk) 00:42, 12 May 2021 (UTC) [added "live u.s." qualification. dying (talk) 12:24, 12 May 2021 (UTC)]

The Deadline story you quote re Kentucky Derby concerns the Nielsen ratings, which measure the live TV viewership in the U.S. only. Even in the U.S. the actual numbers of people who saw the Derby live were certainly much higher since many people watch horse racing in sports bars and racing halls, etc. If you factor in the global viewership (at some point those numbers would become available), the numbers would look much different. Your 15.37 million extrapolated live viewership figure for the 2018 mens world championship shows the dangers of trying to perform the kind of WP:OR that you tried to do here. The bulk of the total viewership shown on p. 68 there, 58.23 million, were from China where I doubt very much that live broadcasting of NBC Sports or of the Olympic Channel is available. Much more likely all of those 58.23 million people watched some reruns later on. In fact, pages 65-66 in the same document list the TV broadcast hours for the event by 10 top markets and China is not even listed there. In any case this is Wikipedia, and on Wikipedia the main and deciding factor for considering notability is the coverage of a given event by WP:RS. The Derby received massive news coverage worldwide. The curling world championship final game received rather little. Nsk92 (talk) 07:48, 12 May 2021 (UTC)

you're right, this is original research, and i had no intention of adding these sorts of statistics to the article space without asking around for further input since i know i'm missing a deeper understanding of these numbers. this original research was presented only to get a rough idea for a sanity check, since my current knowledge of the area is pretty much nonexistent.

i recognize the deadline statistic was based on live u.s. viewership, which is why i did not think the 83.54 million and 14.4 million numbers were comparable. i don't know if calculating the 15.37 million number using the 18.4% statistic is valid, but i think it's a reasonable assumption to make, and at least gives a better number to use for comparison. i couldn't find any global viewership numbers for the kentucky derby for any year, but reasoned that, since it was a u.s. event, the 14.4 million value would likely make up the plurality, if not the majority, of the global audience. (i realize now that i should have explicitly qualified my statement about the deadline statistic and note that it was based on live u.s. viewership in order to avoid people misintepreting it as cumulative global viewership. for some reason, when i wrote it, i had thought it was implied. thank you for making it explicit for the benefit of anyone else reading this.)

admittedly, i don't think total broadcast hours is a reliable indicator of viewership. page 65 notes that russia is the market with the most broadcast hours, and that the russian channel match arena is the channel with the most broadcast hours, even though page 68 notes that the cumulative television audience in russia is roughly 0.80 million. also, page 65 lists the chinese channels cctv5 and cctv5+ amongst the top ten channels with respect to broadcast hours, even if china itself is not amongst the top ten markets with respect to broadcast hours.

i don't know how to quantify the viewership in sports bars and racing halls, or the viewership in the equivalent venues for curling events, but i had made the (perhaps erroneous) assumption that the methods used in determining viewership as reported by sportcal is roughly equivalent to those used in determining viewership as reported by deadline, largely because i couldn't figure out how to make any meaningful comparisons otherwise.

i agree that it's very likely that the chinese audience did not watch nbc sports or the olympic channel. however, i also doubt that those are the only two channels through which the chinese audience can watch the event broadcasted live. page 62 lists a number of different broadcasters that appear to have rights to broadcast the event live, including cctv5 and cctv5+, and pages 63 and 64 appear to list the total number of live broadcast hours for each territory, including a value of 15:51:00 for china. also, this 2019 source states that there are plans to launch a cctv olympic channel, which makes sense considering the location of the 2022 winter olympics, but i don't know if it has been launched yet, and even if it has, i doubt it would be noted in a report from 2018. in any case, even if no one in china watched it live, i had assumed that inclusion on itn was not based on live viewership, and had only compared live viewership numbers because it was the only meaningful comparison i could make from the data i could find.

also, is the deciding factor based on the coverage of an event, as noted by reliable sources, or the coverage, by reliable sources, of an event? if it's the former, that's what i'm trying to determine. if it's the latter, i'm wondering if there may be an inadvertent bias by relying on anglophone or european sources, but i don't have a working knowledge of enough languages to determine if that is true.

in any case, i'm not trying to state that the 2018 world men's curling championship had a higher viewership than the 2021 kentucky derby. i'm only attempting to determine if the viewership was significant enough that posting the 2021 world women's curling championship would not be considered unreasonable. after all, it's likely that many sporting events with a higher viewership than the kentucky derby are already on itn/r, so requiring a competition to have more viewers than those of the kentucky derby before the competition is posted may not help with the goal of adding variety to the competitions posted to itn. furthermore, i doubt that the kentucky derby is the least watched sporting event on itn/r. i only used it for comparison because it was the last one posted to itn. dying (talk) 12:24, 12 May 2021 (UTC)

i was still trying to figure out why you had difficulty finding information about the final in swiss news sources, so i decided to try it myself, and i think you're right about the final not being reported on swissinfo. however, they have covered the swiss team before, and it turns out that their coverage of sports appears rather minimal, since it does not appear to be one of the topics they focus on (or at least the wikipedia article on swissinfo is telling me so). that being said, it took me perhaps a few seconds to find this article, as it's the top result (for me, at least) for the search "curling site:.ch", and i would probably consider radio télévision suisse a reliable major news site. also, i noticed that your query for swissinfo was in english, which further reinforces my worry that we may be inadvertently biased if we are relying on anglophone sources. dying (talk) 17:12, 12 May 2021 (UTC)

Chadian victory over FACT

Article: Front for Change and Concord in Chad (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​The Chad National Army announces its victory over rebellious Front for Change and Concord in Chad. (Post)
News source(s): VOA, Al Jazeera
Credits:

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

Article updated

Nominator's comments: According to our article, FACT has been active since 2016 and involved in the death of President Idriss Déby which we posted. Brandmeister^talk 21:23, 9 May 2021 (UTC)

• Comment If this hasn't been independently confirmed yet, we run the risk of it being a Mission Accomplished moment. AllegedlyHuman (talk) 21:25, 9 May 2021 (UTC)
• Oppose article for a rebel organization with zero history and a few short paragraphs isn't at all adequate. --LaserLegs (talk) 21:33, 9 May 2021 (UTC)
• comment: source appears to mention that the military has had a mission accomplished moment regarding the rebels before. dying (talk) 22:41, 9 May 2021 (UTC)
• Wait per all.  – John M Wolfson (talk • contribs) 23:20, 9 May 2021 (UTC)
• Oppose Not in it's sparse yet WP:PROSELINE state.—Bagumba (talk) 00:39, 10 May 2021 (UTC)
• Oppose Bold links an org which has been active since 2016, whose article was created less than a month ago. I question how impactful they really were/are. Sources for this event are: a state-controlled source previously and openly engaged in propaganda (VoA), and a state-controlled source that one could say is INVOLVED (AJ - not cited in the article). This has to be a wait at the very least.130.233.213.199 (talk) 06:13, 10 May 2021 (UTC)

fact has been associated with the death of president déby, and the article on fact was created in 2016, so personally, i think they have been impactful enough. (i'm not sure if you're conflating the article on fact with the article on the northern chad offensive, which was created less than a month ago.) also, although i generally appreciate a healthy skepticism of sources, in this case, both sources provide virtually the same text, taken from reuters. (finding the differences between them is interesting, though.) reuters has since updated their article to report the fact that fact "said it was not aware of an end to the fighting", implying that this may be another mission accomplished moment. dying (talk) 09:20, 10 May 2021 (UTC)

Medina Spirit drug positive

Article: Medina Spirit (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit faces potential disqualification after failing post-race drug testing. (Post)
Alternative blurb: ​Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit fails post-race drug testing.
News source(s): ESPN, Washington Post, BBC, BloodHorse, AP
Credits:

• Nominated by JRHorse (talk · give credit)
• Created by Strattonsmith (talk · give credit)

Nominator's comments: The Kentucky Derby is one of America's most significant thoroughbred races and the first leg of the Triple Crown. JRHorse (talk) 15:48, 9 May 2021 (UTC)

• Wait until the definitive outcome, but otherwise this is a rather curious story. We did post high-level doping incidents so I'd support it. --Tone 15:51, 9 May 2021 (UTC)
• This may be just an update to the current blurb if it is still up there if this is confirmed. --Masem (t) 15:55, 9 May 2021 (UTC)
  • Altblurb added. JRHorse (talk) 15:57, 9 May 2021 (UTC)
    • Would the win go to the second-placed horse? In which case that might need to go on the ITNR listing. The Rambling Man (Stay alert! Control the virus! Save lives!!!!) 16:26, 9 May 2021 (UTC)
      • That's what I assume we're waiting on for the officiating body to decide if they will nullify the win, and reaward it to #2, or simply not award it, or call for a new race. --Masem (t) 16:32, 9 May 2021 (UTC)
        • From the racetrack: "To be clear, if the findings are upheld, Medina Spirit's results in the Kentucky Derby will be invalidated and Mandaloun will be declared the winner."[7]—Bagumba (talk) 17:04, 9 May 2021 (UTC)
• Oppose Wait until test results are upheld.—Bagumba (talk) 16:39, 9 May 2021 (UTC)
• Wait until the horse is disqualified. 331dot (talk) 21:57, 9 May 2021 (UTC)
• Wait per all.  – John M Wolfson (talk • contribs) 23:32, 9 May 2021 (UTC)
• Wait until horse is DQ'ed, then add to current blurb (with new winner) and bump. PCN02WPS (talk | contribs) 02:59, 10 May 2021 (UTC)

  If it comes to be, a new blurb would need to be posted as the old one is off the MP now.—Bagumba (talk) 07:52, 11 May 2021 (UTC)

(Closed) 2021 London mayoral election

Reclosing Sca's SNOW close. Very clear this will not be posted. --Masem (t) 15:57, 9 May 2021 (UTC)

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Article: 2021 London mayoral election (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​At the 2021 London mayoral election, incumbent mayor Sadiq Khan (pictured) is re-elected (Post)
News source(s): Telegraph
Credits:

• Nominated by The C of E (talk · give credit)
• Created by AusLondonder (talk · give credit)
• Updated by JamesVilla44 (talk · give credit)

Article updated

Nominator's comments: Election for mayor of the capital of the United Kingdom  The C of E God Save the Queen! (talk) 06:11, 9 May 2021 (UTC)

• I believe we never post mayoral election, regardless of the city. --Tone 06:13, 9 May 2021 (UTC)
• oppose. even if we did, and this election was to be judged on its own merits, the mayor remains unchanged, and khan's reëlection does not appear to have been under serious question. article is of decent quality, though. dying (talk) 06:52, 9 May 2021 (UTC)
• Oppose Local politics for the 37th-largest city in the world. AllegedlyHuman (talk) 07:05, 9 May 2021 (UTC)
  • That list stopped making sense when China juked their stats by folding the whole metropolitan area into the "city". Chongqing has a larger population than London, but with an "area" of 22,000 sqkm it's bigger than the entire South East Region of the UK. --LaserLegs (talk) 10:06, 9 May 2021 (UTC)
• Oppose We never post local elections. Alsoriano97 (talk) 07:20, 9 May 2021 (UTC)
• Oppose because of local elections. 110.137.161.129 (talk) 09:53, 9 May 2021 (UTC)
• Comment the OP has not marked this as ITN/R, and "we never post local elections" is not codified anywhere at WP:ITN. Lets just judge it on it's own merits, such as Dying did above. I'd say "we never post local elections" opposes should be discounted for the purposes of evaluating consensus or closure. If that camp would like to codify such a clause, head over to WT:ITN --LaserLegs (talk) 09:58, 9 May 2021 (UTC)

No one has claimed it is codified anywhere(and I would oppose doing so) but it is fair to say as a general practice we don't usually post such a local election. I can't recall when we have, at least. 331dot (talk) 10:36, 9 May 2021 (UTC)

• Oppose - The nominator will have to point out the significance of this election before we consider it. STSC (talk) 11:02, 9 May 2021 (UTC)
• Comment I'm re-opening this. London is an Alpha++ Global city and while I'm not convinced on the "significance" here there is absolutely no criteria at all anywhere that says mayoral elections are "inadmissible". Let this discussion play out, and if someone wants to ban local elections, head over to WT:ITN and kick off an RFC. --LaserLegs (talk) 14:57, 9 May 2021 (UTC)

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May 8

Portal:Current events/2021 May 8

Current events of May 8, 2021 (2021-05-08) (Saturday) Armed conflicts and attacks War in Afghanistan 2021 Afghanistan attacks 2021 Kabul school bombing A bombing outside a school in a Hazara area of Kabul kills 58 people and injures more than 150 others. The majority of the casualties are schoolgirls. The Taliban denies involvement in the attack, which is the deadliest in Afghanistan so far this year. (Al Jazeera) Moro conflict Datu Paglas market occupation More than 200 BIFF militants storm the town of Datu Paglas, Philippines, forcing many residents to evacuate. The town's market is occupied by the fighters, before being reclaimed by the army. (Al Jazeera) 2021 Israel–Palestine crisis Further clashes between Palestinian protesters and Israeli police in East Jerusalem's Old City injure at least 90 Palestinians. (Al Jazeera) Health and environment COVID-19 pandemic COVID-19 pandemic in Asia COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh, Lineage B.1.617 Bangladesh reports its first six cases of the Lineage B.1.617 variant, which was discovered in India, prompting the authorities to extend the land border closure by two weeks. (Dhaka Tribune) COVID-19 pandemic in India COVID-19 pandemic in Kerala, COVID-19 lockdown in India Kerala enters a nine-day complete lockdown, closing shops, suspending public transport, and severely restricting the on-road movement of people amidst an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases. (The Economic Times) India reports 401,078 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 21.9 million. The country also reports a record 4,187 deaths in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide death toll to 238,270. (Khaleej Times) COVID-19 pandemic in Pakistan Pakistan declares an eight-day partial lockdown until May 16 ahead of the celebration of Eid al-Fitr next week. (BBC) COVID-19 pandemic in Sri Lanka Sri Lanka approves the emergency use of the Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine as the country faces its third wave of the pandemic and the highest number of active cases since the pandemic began. The minister overseeing the situation says that Sri Lanka will try to secure five million doses of the vaccine as India has restricted the supply of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine. (Reuters) COVID-19 pandemic in Madagascar Madagascar receives its first shipment of 50,000 doses of the Covishield vaccine manufactured by the Serum Institute of India. (Africanews) COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa, Lineage B.1.617 South Africa reports its first four cases of the Lineage B.1.617.2 variant in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal provinces, where all of these had a travel history to India. (SABC News) European Union response to the COVID-19 pandemic The European Commission signs a new deal with Pfizer and BioNTech to purchase 900 million doses of its vaccine with an additional option to purchase another 900 million doses for delivery from 2021 to 2023 which they intend to use as booster shots against the illness and to allow for the vaccination of children and teenagers. (The Irish Times) Politics and elections 2021 Scottish Parliament election The Scottish National Party wins a historic fourth term in office. Along with the Scottish Greens, the majority of seats in the new Scottish Parliament will belong to parties favouring a proposed second independence referendum. Voter turnout also reaches a record high of 64%. (The Guardian)

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(Ready) RD: Graeme Ferguson

Article: Graeme Ferguson (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): Deadline Hollywood; The Hollywood Reporter; CFBG-FM
Credits:

• Updated and nominated by Bloom6132 (talk · give credit)

Article updated
Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with their own 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.

 Bloom6132 (talk) 12:32, 12 May 2021 (UTC)

• Support seems enough referenced. _-_Alsoriano97 (talk) 18:57, 12 May 2021 (UTC)

Bayern Munich wins 2020–21 Bundesliga

Article: 2020–21 Bundesliga (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​In association football, Bayern Munich win the 2020–21 Bundesliga, their 9th consecutive and 30th overall Bundesliga title. (Post)
Alternative blurb: ​In association football, the Bundesliga concludes with Bayern Munich as champions
News source(s): BBC, CNN, The Athletic, SI
Credits:

• Nominated by NorthernFalcon (talk · give credit)
• Created by S.A. Julio (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Kante4 (talk · give credit) and Msf3000 (talk · give credit)

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

Nominator's comments: I know there's been discussion in the past as to whether we nominate a soccer champion at the moment when they can no longer mathematically be caught, or when the season is over, but I believe the last time this was blurbed was at the mathematical point, so I'm nominating this now. NorthernFalcon (talk) 18:26, 11 May 2021 (UTC)

• Comment: Outside of a section on COVID, there is minimal prose in the article body. Some kind of prose season summary outside the lede would be needed. Spencer^T•C 18:46, 11 May 2021 (UTC)
• Comment correct European grammar would be Bayern Munich win the 2020-21 Bundesliga. Also, not sure if we need season, and the stats seem superfluous. And the link should avoid redirects probably. Joseph2302 (talk) 18:53, 11 May 2021 (UTC)

• Comment fixed the dashes and the blurb text. NorthernFalcon (talk) 19:03, 11 May 2021 (UTC)

• Comment prose summary added. NorthernFalcon (talk) 22:26, 11 May 2021 (UTC)

• Wait until the season finishes. ITNR explicitly states 'the conclusion of the ... tournament or series'. The article has limited prose but what's there seems good enough. The summary section does meet our minimum criteria. So this can be posted once the final game has been played (and the article updated accordingly). The no need for the year or number of victories in the blurb, and the focus should be the entire competition not just the winner. Adding altblurb. Modest Genius ^talk 11:31, 12 May 2021 (UTC)
• Oppose Generally post at end of season, when readers can also see final standings. See past Premier League blurb which mentions "concludes".—Bagumba (talk) 11:37, 12 May 2021 (UTC)

(Posted) RD: Curtis Fuller

Article: Curtis Fuller (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): NPR
Credits:

• Updated and nominated by Bloom6132 (talk · give credit)

Article updated
Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with their own 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.

 Bloom6132 (talk) 03:26, 11 May 2021 (UTC)

• Support The article looks well-cited, even the discography sections. rawmustard (talk) 14:57, 11 May 2021 (UTC)
• Support Slim but meets minimum depth standards; marking ready. Spencer^T•C 18:18, 11 May 2021 (UTC)
• Posted  — Amakuru (talk) 21:43, 11 May 2021 (UTC)

(Posted) RD: Theodore Katsanevas

Article: Theodore Katsanevas (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): To Vima
Credits:

• Nominated by Alsoriano97 (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Strattonsmith (talk · give credit)

Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with their own 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: Greek politician, dies from COVID-19. Article seems pretty ready, at least after a quick review. Alsoriano97 (talk) 13:10, 10 May 2021 (UTC)

• Support Good depth of coverage, referenced. Spencer^T•C 17:46, 10 May 2021 (UTC)
• Posted to RD. Spencer^T•C 18:15, 11 May 2021 (UTC)

RD: Helmut Jahn

Article: Helmut Jahn (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times
Credits:

• Nominated by CoatCheck (talk · give credit)

Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with their own 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: Internationally famed German architect. Killed in Chicago bicycling accident at 81. CoatCheck (talk) 23:00, 9 May 2021 (UTC)

• Comment: Still plenty of citing needed - I am working on some, but everybody is welcome to jump in. KConWiki (talk) 01:46, 10 May 2021 (UTC)

RD: Pete du Pont

Article: Pete du Pont (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): NYT
Credits:

• Nominated by AleatoryPonderings (talk · give credit)

Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with their own 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 governor of Delaware. Tagged for years and needs work. AleatoryPonderings (???) (!!!) 17:35, 9 May 2021 (UTC)

• Oppose per quality. Alsoriano97 (talk) 11:18, 11 May 2021 (UTC)

(Posted) Kabul school bombing

Article: 2021 Kabul school bombing (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​A bombing near a school in Kabul, Afghanistan kills at least sixty and injures 150. (Post)
Alternative blurb: ​In Afghanistan, a bombing near a school in Kabul kills at least 68 and injures 165.
News source(s): NYTimes, CNN, AP, Reuters
Credits:

• Nominated by Masem (talk · give credit)
• Created by Cerberon-900 (talk · give credit)
• Updated by EDG 543 (talk · give credit), Marathonmutig (talk · give credit) and Leaky.Solar (talk · give credit)

Article updated

Nominator's comments: Article needs clear expansion prior to posting. Masem (t) 16:20, 9 May 2021 (UTC)

• Support – in principle, with the usual caveat regarding expansion of article. Reuters at 16:30 said at least 68. – Sca (talk) 16:34, 9 May 2021 (UTC)
• comment: i had suggested a merge here and here when there were two articles about the same bombing, but the merge appears to have been performed imperfectly when there was no consensus for the target, and i feel that the article which had been made into a redirect had more detail. dying (talk) 17:14, 9 May 2021 (UTC)
  • I've merged in some of the content from the Sayed Ul-Shuhada school bombing article (before it was redirected). --Masem (t) 17:40, 9 May 2021 (UTC)
• Support - easily important enough & the article is now good enough to post. Jim Michael (talk) 18:35, 9 May 2021 (UTC)
• Support Afghanistan has had several terrorist bombings this year, but this is the biggest one so far. NorthernFalcon (talk) 18:40, 9 May 2021 (UTC)
• Support High death toll even for ill-fated Afghanistan. Brandmeister^talk 19:04, 9 May 2021 (UTC)
• Oppose quintessential disaster stub. The only detail about the attack is that it happened. No idea on the size of the explosive, the type of vehicle, structural damage, emergency response, law enforcement response, nothing. This should be a paragraph in 2021 Afghanistan attacks not a standalone article. I'm surprised it's not already been posted. I'll add a map. --LaserLegs (talk) 21:38, 9 May 2021 (UTC)
• Oppose on quality of content with sparse "Background" section. At a minimum, resurgence of the Taliban, relationship of Taliban with Hazaras and their views on education for girls is missing.[8] The topic at least seems in the news as it's the first story on NYTimes.com right now.—Bagumba (talk) 06:09, 10 May 2021 (UTC)

  Section now expanded.—Bagumba (talk) 09:41, 10 May 2021 (UTC)

• Support altburb Sufficient quality and breadth in new, dedicated article on event that is in the world news.—Bagumba (talk) 09:41, 10 May 2021 (UTC)
• Posting. --Tone 11:18, 10 May 2021 (UTC)

(Posted) RD: Bo

Article: Bo (dog) (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): 6ABC, People, TODAY
Credits:

• Updated and nominated by AllegedlyHuman (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Joseywales1961 (talk · give credit)

Article updated
Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with their own 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 presidential pet. AllegedlyHuman (talk) 19:14, 8 May 2021 (UTC)

• Support – seems to well sourced Vacant0 (talk) 20:26, 8 May 2021 (UTC)
• Oppose citations missing. The Rambling Man (Stay alert! Control the virus! Save lives!!!!) 20:34, 8 May 2021 (UTC)
• Weak Support while some citations may be missing, it is well sourced. 110.137.161.129 (talk) 20:43, 8 May 2021 (UTC)
• Support Added refs to tagged paragraphs and Section on kidnap plot so concerns all look to be addressed now JW 1961 ^Talk 20:50, 8 May 2021 (UTC)
• Posted. I've been working my way up the ITN/C page, and it seems the dog is the first RD entry that's been improved enough to post. Man's best friend indeed...  — Amakuru (talk) 21:35, 8 May 2021 (UTC)
• Post-posting support - well done on the improvements. PCN02WPS (talk | contribs) 03:39, 9 May 2021 (UTC)
• Post-posting comment – Bo-wow. ZZZzzzz. – Sca (talk) 13:01, 9 May 2021 (UTC)

May 7

Portal:Current events/2021 May 7

Current events of May 7, 2021 (2021-05-07) (Friday) Armed conflicts and attacks 2021 Israel–Palestine crisis At least 178 Palestinians are injured in clashes with Israeli police at the al-Aqsa Mosque and elsewhere in East Jerusalem. (Al Jazeera) 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war Armenia says that it has returned all prisoners of war to Azerbaijan under Article 8 of the November 9 agreement. (Asbarez) Insurgency in Southeastern Nigeria At least seven police officers are killed in a shooting spree in Rivers State, Nigeria. (BBC) Disasters and accidents A tower block at New Providence Wharf, London, United Kingdom, catches fire. The block is clad in the same material as that which was on Grenfell Tower, which caught fire in 2017. More than 100 firefighters and 20 fire engines were sent to the scene. (Metro) Health and environment COVID-19 pandemic COVID-19 pandemic in Asia COVID-19 pandemic in India India reports a world record of 414,188 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 21.49 million. (Al Jazeera) COVID-19 pandemic in Japan Japan extends the state of emergency for Tokyo, Osaka, Hyogo, and Kyoto until May 31. It also declares a state of emergency for Aichi and Fukuoka Prefectures. (The Japan Times) COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia Malaysia reports 4,498 new cases in the past 24 hours, which is the first time the country has reported 4,000 new cases since February. It subsequently brings the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 432,425. (Malay Mail) COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom, Travel restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic The United Kingdom adds Turkey, the Maldives and Nepal to its "red list" of countries, where travellers will be required to quarantine in a hotel for 10 days upon their return to the UK at their own expense. Twelve countries are also added to the government's "green list", including Portugal and Israel. This new "traffic light system" will take effect on May 17, when international travel is no longer illegal. (BBC) International relations France–Lebanon relations, Lebanese liquidity crisis French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian threatens to step up pressure against Lebanese politicians he accuses of committing "collective suicide" by failing to pull the country out of its economic meltdown. During his visit to Beirut, Le Drian said that punitive actions could be taken by France and the European Union. (Reuters) Law and crime Colonial Pipeline cyberattack Colonial Pipeline, which supplies 45% of the U.S. East Coast's fuel supply, suffers a malware attack that causes a shutdown of their system. (CNBC) Politics and elections Elections in the United Kingdom 2021 Senedd election The Welsh Labour Party wins a record sixth term in office. With 52 out of 60 seats declared, Labour has won 30 seats in the Senedd, reaching a working majority and equalling their best performance. (BBC) Science and technology A whole-genome study confirms the existence of four distinct species of giraffes, corroborating the conclusions of a 2016 DNA study; previously, it was believed that all giraffes were members of a single species. The study also supports the existence of seven subspecies of giraffes. (Sci-News) Sports UEFA reveals that nine of the 12 association football clubs that planned to participate in the suspended European Super League proposal agree, through a "club commitment declaration", to financial sanctions imposed by the governing body. This includes a five percent cut in their revenue for one season. Only Barcelona, Juventus, and Real Madrid did not sign the declaration, although UEFA has committed to "take appropriate action" against clubs still committed to the Super League. (IOL)

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(Posted) RD: Courtenay Bartholomew

Article: Courtenay Bartholomew (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): The Trinidad Guardian
Credits:

• Nominated by Amakuru (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Guettarda (talk · give credit)

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

Nominator's comments: Article updated with his death but was already in quite decent condition already. Subject was a notable HIV researcher in Trinidad, and also an author on religious books.  — Amakuru (talk) 11:31, 10 May 2021 (UTC)

• Comment - thanks for nominating this, Amakuru. He was quite a notable figure regionally. I probably shouldn't !vote on this, but I do think the article is in good enough shape for the main page. Guettarda (talk) 12:29, 10 May 2021 (UTC)
• Support – well-referenced; meets minimum ITN requirements. —Bloom6132 (talk) 12:30, 10 May 2021 (UTC)
• Posted to RD. Spencer^T•C 17:44, 10 May 2021 (UTC)

(Posted) RD: Shamim Hanafi

Article: Shamim Hanafi (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): The Daily Jang, Urdu
Credits:

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

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

Nominator's comments: Article updated. Subject was a known figure in the Urdu literature. Will be updating further at the availability of new sources. So far, everything in the article is sourced. ─ The Aafī ^(talk) 01:07, 7 May 2021 (UTC)

• Support looks good. --Gazal world (talk) 16:33, 7 May 2021 (UTC)
• Support It might need some copyediting. -Nizil (talk) 13:47, 8 May 2021 (UTC)
• Oppose for now - there's a long gap in the biography section, between 1976 and 2010... personally I did a huge number of things between those two years, and most likely Mr Hanafi did too!  — Amakuru (talk) 21:33, 8 May 2021 (UTC)

  Amakuru, addressed. ─ The Aafī ^(talk) 01:23, 9 May 2021 (UTC)

• Posted. Alright, thanks TheAafi for the update.  — Amakuru (talk) 11:32, 10 May 2021 (UTC)

RD: Tawny Kitaen

Article: Tawny Kitaen (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): Variety
Credits:

• Nominated by KingOfAllThings (talk · give credit)

Article updated
Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with their own 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: American actress known for "Bachelor Party". Article looks OK, but might need some work. KingOfAllThings ^{(thou shalt chatter!)} 00:06, 9 May 2021 (UTC)

• Oppose. Lots of uncited statements in the prose, as well as in the filmography unfortunately.  — Amakuru (talk) 12:20, 10 May 2021 (UTC)
• Comment The article sourcing looks complete now. Pinging @Amakuru:. Joofjoof (talk) 20:28, 12 May 2021 (UTC)
• Support The article has been cleaned up and looks fine. KittenKlub (talk) 07:20, 13 May 2021 (UTC)

(Posted) RD: Cruz Reynoso

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

• Nominated by Extraordinary Writ (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Sdkb (talk · give credit)

Article updated
Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with their own 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: First Latino to serve on the California Supreme Court. Sourcing looks fine. Extraordinary Writ (talk) 05:01, 10 May 2021 (UTC)

• Support. Looks decent to me, well sourced and lots of detail. Marking as ready. Cheers  — Amakuru (talk) 12:22, 10 May 2021 (UTC)
• Posted to RD. Spencer^T•C 17:43, 10 May 2021 (UTC)

May 6

Portal:Current events/2021 May 6

Current events of May 6, 2021 (2021-05-06) (Thursday) Armed conflicts and attacks 2021 Kyrgyzstan–Tajikistan conflict The Ministry of Emergency Situations reports that 136 houses and 84 facilities in the Batken region have been destroyed during clashes at the border. (AKIPress) Tajikistan authorities say that 19 people were killed and 87 others were injured during border clashes with Kyrgyzstan. (RFERL) 2021 Malé bombing Former president of the Maldives Mohamed Nasheed and four other people are injured in a bomb blast in the capital Malé. (BBC) 2021 Jersey dispute France sends two patrol boats, the Athos and Le Themis, to Jersey in response to the British deployment of the HMS Severn and the HMS Tamar to Jersey. The dispute arose after French fishermen threatened to blockade the port of Saint Helier in protest of a new system for obtaining fishing permits. (Bloomberg) Kivu conflict, Ituri conflict, Allied Democratic Forces insurgency The Democratic Republic of the Congo enacts a "state of siege" over the provinces of Kivu and Ituri for 30 days. During this time, both provinces will be placed under military rule. The provincial governments and entities of these provinces will either be replaced by offices of the FARDC or by the national police. Civil jurisdictions will also be replaced by military jurisdictions. (France 24) Health and environment COVID-19 pandemic COVID-19 pandemic in Europe COVID-19 pandemic in Russia COVID-19 vaccination in Russia Russia authorizes the use of a single-shot "Sputnik Light" vaccine, which it says has an efficacy rate of 79.4%. (CNBC) COVID-19 pandemic in Denmark Gyms, theatres, and cinemas are reopened in Denmark as a part of the easing of restrictions and a reliance of the "corona pass", which confirms that a person has either tested negative in the past 72 hours, been vaccinated, or recently recovered from COVID-19. (France 24) COVID-19 pandemic in North Macedonia Prime Minister Zoran Zaev receives his first dose of the BBIBP-CorV vaccine. (Xinhua News Agency) COVID-19 pandemic in Poland, Lineage P.1 Poland reports its first three cases of the Lineage P.1 variant, which was first discovered in Brazil, in the southern voivodeship of Silesia. (The First News) COVID-19 pandemic in Asia COVID-19 pandemic in Cambodia Cambodia ends a three-week blanket lockdown in Phnom Penh despite an increase in the number of COVID-19 infections, though tighter restrictions remain in place in some districts. (Reuters) COVID-19 pandemic in India India reports a world record of 412,262 new cases in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 21 million. The country also reports a record 3,980 deaths from COVID-19, thereby bringing the nationwide death toll to 230,168. (ABC Australia) COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines Due to public outrage, President Rodrigo Duterte apologizes for receiving a dose of the Sinopharm BBIBP-CorV COVID-19 vaccine, which has not yet been authorized by the Philippines' Food and Drug Administration for emergency use. (BBC) COVID-19 pandemic in Uzbekistan Uzbekistan reports 452 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, which is the highest single-day total this year, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 93,176. (Xinhuanet) COVID-19 pandemic in Australia The New South Wales government restricts the size of gatherings and reintroduces a mandatory mask-wearing policy for indoor areas and public transport after the wife of a man who tested positive for COVID-19 also tests positive. The restrictions will be in effect until Monday at 12:01 a.m. (The Sydney Morning Herald) COVID-19 pandemic in the United States A study by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation estimates that the true COVID-19 death toll in the United States is more than 900,000 people. (NPR) International relations Recognition of the Armenian Genocide Latvia's Saeima votes to formally recognize the massacre of Armenians by the Ottoman Empire during World War I as a genocide. (RFERL) Law and crime 2021 Rio de Janeiro shootout At least 25 people are killed in a shootout between police and drug traffickers in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is the deadliest police operation to occur in the country since 2016. (BBC) Lord's Resistance Army insurgency The International Criminal Court sentences Ugandan warlord and member of the Christian terrorist group Lord's Resistance Army Dominic Ongwen to 25 years in prison for charges including murder, rape and sexual enslavement. The former child soldier's lawyers had asked for a lenient sentence considering his childhood trauma. (DW) Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong is sentenced to a further 10 months imprisonment for participating in an unauthorized assembly on June 4, 2020 to commemorate the crackdown on the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests. (Reuters) Politics and elections Elections in the United Kingdom 2021 Senedd election, 2021 Scottish Parliament election Wales and Scotland hold elections for their respective national parliaments. The elections use the proportional additional member system, unlike the first past the post system used in House of Commons elections. (The Guardian) 2021 Hartlepool by-election In what is considered a major blow to the opposition Labour Party, the Conservative Party candidate Jill Mortimer wins the by-election in Hartlepool, becoming the first-ever Conservative and female MP in the constituency's history. Mortimer hails it as a "truly historic" result. (BBC)

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(Posted) RD: Karl Wirsum

Article: Karl Wirsum (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): Chicago Sun-Times; ARTnews
Credits:

• Updated and nominated by Bloom6132 (talk · give credit)

Article updated
Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with their own 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.

 Bloom6132 (talk) 01:06, 10 May 2021 (UTC)

• Support. Looks good, marking as ready.  — Amakuru (talk) 12:25, 10 May 2021 (UTC)
• Posted to RD. Spencer^T•C 17:28, 10 May 2021 (UTC)

(Posted; blurb disc.) Attempted assassination of Mohamed Nasheed

Article: Mohamed Nasheed (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​Speaker of the Maldives People's Majlis Mohamed Nasheed (pictured) is hospitalized in critical condition due to a car bomb in Malé. (Post)
Alternative blurb: ​Speaker of the Maldives People's Majlis Mohamed Nasheed (pictured) and four others are injured in a car bombing.
Alternative blurb II: ​Maldives speaker of parliament and former president Mohamed Nasheed (pictured) is injured with four others in a car bombing in Malé.
News source(s): BBC, Reuters, AP, Straits Times
Credits:

• Nominated by Joofjoof (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Islesnippy (talk · give credit)

Article updated

Nominator's comments: He is the president who held an underwater cabinet meeting. This bombing has been added to his article, but there is also Draft:Attempted assassination of Mohamed Nasheed. Joofjoof (talk) 15:20, 9 May 2021 (UTC)

• Tentative support, he is currently holding an important political position. Not sure if a separate article is needed, there already is a paragraph in the main one. I'd suggest a fork if there are other significant consequences. --Tone 15:56, 9 May 2021 (UTC)
• Support on the merits; an attack against a sitting governmental leader. 331dot (talk) 17:21, 9 May 2021 (UTC)
• comment: i don't think the draft is necessary, but i don't think it's a bad draft, and it should be easily able to surpass the fuzhou standard with a bit of work. also, the investigation and aftermath will almost certainly expand the new article. the update in the body of the speaker's article currently appears to be one long paragraph with one source. dying (talk) 17:45, 9 May 2021 (UTC)
  • Can we get some more input here? I'm willing to post when I see some more feedback. --Tone 08:50, 10 May 2021 (UTC)
• Support article is surprisingly good though with a few gaps, full paragraph about the attacks is a bit light on details. --LaserLegs (talk) 10:12, 10 May 2021 (UTC)
• Oppose He's an ex-president, somewhat diminishing the significance when this is only a page update. As far as quality, the update covers the blurb, but is missing his improved condition and suspects.[9].—Bagumba (talk) 10:55, 10 May 2021 (UTC)
  • He is the speaker of the legislative body, that is still a top-3 political position in the country. --Tone 11:16, 10 May 2021 (UTC)
  • And his presidency ended in a coup. --LaserLegs (talk) 11:19, 10 May 2021 (UTC)
    • So? He is still a top-3 politician in the country. Or is this an endorsment from your side? I don't think we are discussing popularity here. --Tone 11:31, 10 May 2021 (UTC)
      • Moot now, but yes, an endorsement. The coup establishes some notability for this former president. --LaserLegs (talk) 10:45, 11 May 2021 (UTC)
  • Striking "oppose" after improved quality.—Bagumba (talk) 04:49, 11 May 2021 (UTC)
• Oppose per Bagumba. Not a national leader, and the assassination attempt was unsuccessful. Not seeing the major long-term impact of this.  — Amakuru (talk) 12:10, 10 May 2021 (UTC)

That we cannot see the impact does not mean there won't be one. We posted the storming of the US Capitol which was an attempt to assassinate Mike Pence, Nancy Pelosi, and others, even though it was unsuccessful. 331dot (talk) 12:17, 10 May 2021 (UTC)

He is a national leader, the leader of his country's legislature. 331dot (talk) 12:18, 10 May 2021 (UTC)

That's not a national leader, since the country has a presidential system. And it's not really comparable to the storming of the US capitol. If the Maldives legislature were stormed in similar fashion I'd support, but this is currently a "terrorist" incident by unknown attackers, with no deaths. We shouldn't make a special case of it just because someone famous was involved.  — Amakuru (talk) 12:28, 10 May 2021 (UTC)

It is systemic bias to post the attempted assassination of the leaders of the US Congress but not the leader of the Maldives legislature. I respectfully but strongly disagree with your assessment. 331dot (talk) 13:50, 10 May 2021 (UTC)

The storming of the capitol was not primarily an attempted assassination. It was an attempt to seize control of the country's government buildings. Totally different. Considering that we regularly decline to post bombings around the world that kill in some cases 10 or even more people, the real systemic bias would be to singling out this incident which had no fatalities, and the main target making a recovery, just because he's a top bod in the legislature.  — Amakuru (talk) 14:27, 10 May 2021 (UTC)

Striking Oppose. I won't hold th is up it there's otherwise will in the community. Consider me a weak support, assuming the quality of the update is sufficient, which I haven't yet checked.  — Amakuru (talk) 15:34, 10 May 2021 (UTC)

Amakuru They had a gallows outside the Capitol and chanted "hang Mike Pence",source and were literally only feet from him before being lured away by a clever police officer. Prosecutors are saying the primary goal was to kill elected officials. source. Just FYI. 331dot (talk) 18:42, 10 May 2021 (UTC)

• Support if someone is high-profile enough to be considered an assassination attempt rather than attempted murder, then the attempt is probably high-profile enough for a blurb. While the Maldives has seen assassination attempts in the past, I don't think once every six years or so is too frequent to deny this a blurb. NorthernFalcon (talk) 15:02, 10 May 2021 (UTC)
• Support for receiving significant news coverage and having an updated article. Einsof (talk) 01:04, 11 May 2021 (UTC)
• Comment Still no page updates using latest sources on arrested suspects and him being off life support. Latest source in article is 3 days old.—Bagumba (talk) 01:29, 11 May 2021 (UTC)
  • Y Your link has been added, and seems to be the latest non-Maldivian source. Nasheed is still in intensive care; the "prime suspect" has been arrested, but the police are still looking for accomplices. Joofjoof (talk) 03:59, 11 May 2021 (UTC)
• Support In the spirit of more fresh content on ITN, the quality of the page—both the update itself and overall—combined with being ex-president, merit a post. Recommend alt blurb II, as most sources refer to him primarlily as being the ex-president. The wording follows Reuters' "Maldives speaker of parliament and former president",[10] which is also in line with our MOS:JOBTITLES; "People's Majlis" is a bit obscure and less accessible.—Bagumba (talk) 04:49, 11 May 2021 (UTC)
• Posted by Amakuru.—Bagumba (talk) 09:07, 11 May 2021 (UTC)
• (Copied from WP:ERRORS.) The attempted assassination of Mohamed Nasheed has its own article, that should be linked to instead. Ji11720 (talk) 15:48, 11 May 2021 (UTC)

(Posted) RD: Yitzhak Arad

Article: Yitzhak Arad (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): The Yeshiva World ABC News both from the AP
Credits:

• Nominated by 73.81.124.98 (talk · give credit)

Article updated
Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with their own 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: Soviet partisan and author, Israeli Holocaust historian, director Yad Vashem 73.81.124.98 (talk) 19:10, 7 May 2021 (UTC)

• Support. I was actually about to nominate this myself. The article seems in fairly good form. —Brigade Piron (talk) 09:37, 8 May 2021 (UTC)
• Comment: 1 CN to address then this is good to go. Spencer^T•C 17:06, 8 May 2021 (UTC)
• Posted to RD. CN addressed. Spencer^T•C 17:09, 8 May 2021 (UTC)

(Posted) RD: Jim Johnson (ice hockey, born 1942)

Article: Jim Johnson (ice hockey, born 1942) (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): NHL.com; The Philadelphia Inquirer
Credits:

• Updated and nominated by Bloom6132 (talk · give credit)

Article updated
Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with their own 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.

 Bloom6132 (talk) 07:47, 7 May 2021 (UTC)

• Support Short but sufficient, well referenced. --Jayron32 12:17, 7 May 2021 (UTC)
• Posted to RD. Spencer^T•C 17:05, 8 May 2021 (UTC)

2021 Rio de Janeiro shootout

Article: 2021 Rio de Janeiro shootout (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​At least 28 people are killed in a shootout between the police and drug traffickers in Rio de Janeiro. (Post)
News source(s): BBC, AP, Guardian, Reuters
Credits:

• Nominated by Kiril Simeonovski (talk · give credit)
• Created by Cerberon-900 (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Cerberon-900 (talk · give credit)

Article updated

Nominator's comments: This is reportedly the deadliest police operation in the city for years. Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 19:19, 6 May 2021 (UTC)

• A question I would have if the 25 people killed (excluding the officers) were all part of the drug ring or if this included bystanders. As while 25 deaths is rather "big", if they were all members of that drug ring would make this less of a "tragedy", while if those 25 included civilians, that makes it something far more significant. I read there were two civilian injuries on the metro, but that's not as major yet. Perhaps more detail is needed. --Masem (t) 19:27, 6 May 2021 (UTC)
  • Yes. If there are reliable sources on how many of them were drug traffickers and civilians, we should adjust blurb accordingly. Brandmeister^talk 21:07, 6 May 2021 (UTC)
    • Going off the Reuters source, "The victims included one police officer, and the remainder were suspected members of the drug-trafficking gang that dominated life in the slum, including some of its leaders, police said." (eg no innocent lives were taken, thankfully). However I think the emphasis on the wreckless nature of this shootout needs to be better reflected in the article and the blurb for this to be posted as this is what is being called out. If the same event happened, but it was all confined to a drug warehouse, likely it would not be as significant a story. It is a story because the police actively chased down and shot at these drug people through favelas and put innocents at risk, which is the story, not so much that 25 drug dealers + connected people were killed. --Masem (t) 04:03, 7 May 2021 (UTC)
• Support in principle, oppose in reality at least until it's expanded beyond a stub. – Muboshgu (talk) 19:41, 6 May 2021 (UTC)
• Comment you can expand the article without any new information and get it posted by following the User:LaserLegs/Disasterstub template. --LaserLegs (talk) 20:38, 6 May 2021 (UTC)

I added quite a bit of filler to bulk it up. The AP wire story has a few more details if someone has time to fill in the shooting section else I'll try to get to it later. --LaserLegs (talk) 23:35, 6 May 2021 (UTC)

There I think that'll do it. --LaserLegs (talk) 00:12, 7 May 2021 (UTC)

WP:POINT  Nixinova   T   C   02:54, 7 May 2021 (UTC)

• Support in principle. These are great news that don't happen every moment. But I will only support 100% until the article is no longer a stub. MSN12102001 (talk) 20:43, 6 May 2021 (UTC)
• Support in principle – Per previous. – Sca (talk) 22:00, 6 May 2021 (UTC)
• Oppose article quality For a borderline stub, it looks WP:ORish when the "Background" section is backed exclusively by sources not directly tied to the current event. For breaking news, I expect the current sources to be the initial framers of that perspective.—Bagumba (talk) 02:20, 7 May 2021 (UTC)
• Oppose Dog bites man. Police shoot criminals. Mlb96 (talk) 05:20, 7 May 2021 (UTC)
• Support Major police operation which resulted in a large death toll. It's historically notable. If this had happened in NYC, London, Paris, Sydney etc. rather than Rio, this discussion & the article would have quickly become much longer. It would be one of the world's biggest news stories. It would have been posted within a couple of hours & it's unlikely that anyone would have opposed it being posted. Jim Michael (talk) 08:06, 7 May 2021 (UTC)
• Oppose for now on quality. The "Background" section is not background for this article, it's a random collection of outdated (14+year old) statistics about crime in Brazil that has little relevance to the incident in question. If we take that out (as we should) then we have a stub with little more information than the blurb would contain. We need some cleanup and expansion before this is main-page ready. --Jayron32 12:20, 7 May 2021 (UTC)

Some of it is relevant. It needs to be improved, not removed. I added the 2010 Rio de Janeiro security crisis to that section. What sort of info do you think should be added to the shootout article? Jim Michael (talk) 13:25, 7 May 2021 (UTC)

Of EXTREMELY marginal relevance, especially given that the text you added says "There was a crisis in 2010". Really? What was the crisis? What were the details? Most importantly: How did it lead to the events in question? The section is still a bunch of outdated, random, national crime statistics. That's not background information. Here's what IS relevant background information:

What is the name of the gang or gangs involved. What is some of their history? How were they organized? How did they come to work in this part of Rio de Janeiro? What were some of their prior interactions with law enforcement? What about the police force in question? What prior interactions have they had with this gang? What have they done in the past to deal with this gang? Other similar gangs? What has led to the growth of drug use in this neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro? What caused it to escalate? This is not an exhaustive list of things I'd expect to see, but a good sampling of some possible avenues to go with expanding the background section. Not "There was a crisis 11 years ago. Here's some random national crime stats from 14 years ago". That's not useful information. --Jayron32 14:01, 7 May 2021 (UTC)

A lot of that info - which would be useful - hasn't been reported by RS. The crisis is relevant because it was about violence in Rio between drug-dealing gangs and the authorities. Jim Michael (talk) 14:23, 7 May 2021 (UTC)

Well, then, maybe we don't have an article worth posting on the main page. --Jayron32 14:25, 7 May 2021 (UTC)

How can a controversial shootout, with a death toll of 25, which has been responded to with a protest & criticism by orgs & notable people, not be worthy of ITN? Many readers will be interested, but not yet aware that it happened. The info that you suggest will be added to the article as RS release it. Jim Michael (talk) 14:37, 7 May 2021 (UTC)

You're not responding to the thing I said. You're inventing, in your mind, something I didn't say, and then responding to the thing you invented. What I said was, we don't have an article worth posting on the main page. Let me say it again, in case you missed the important word. A R T I C L E. I didn't say the event wasn't important, or worth informing people about. I said the article was not good enough to post to the main page. Make the article good enough and the article will be posted on the main page. If the article cannot be made better than the article will not be put up in ITN. I have said nothing about the event. I have said the article is not good enough. Comprendez? --Jayron32 15:51, 7 May 2021 (UTC)

See my comments above: the reason this is getting attention is not that this was another drug raid, but that the police allowed the gun fight to run rampant through civilian homes, and they are being called out by many humanitarian groups for this. That should be a focus, more than two lines in reaction. --Masem (t) 13:28, 7 May 2021 (UTC)

You're saying that the Reactions section should be the longest part of the article? Jim Michael (talk) 13:33, 7 May 2021 (UTC)

I'm not sure if it should be the longest, but it should be far more than two lines presently. Obviously the details of the shootout are still required, but as I said, if this was the same scale of event but isolated to a warehouse and no innocents were at risk, this would be a yawner of a headline. --Masem (t) 13:46, 7 May 2021 (UTC)

It would then have received significantly less media coverage, but it'd still easily be notable enough for an article. Jim Michael (talk) 13:55, 7 May 2021 (UTC)

Right and it wouldn't have been notable for ITN. It's being considered at ITN as widespread media coverage is focused on the fact there was a rampant gunfight through civilian homes that the police seemed to have no regard for in conducting this raid, not that the police killed 25 drug dealers. --Masem (t) 14:00, 7 May 2021 (UTC)

• Comment the background section may be dated, but it's sourced and relevant and I explained why in the talk page in response to Jayron32. Either way, I've done as much as I'm going to do to the article. Post it or not. Have a good weekend! --LaserLegs (talk) 17:30, 7 May 2021 (UTC)

  You've said the words "it's relevant". Saying those words does not make it so. It's just not. I want this article to be posted to, but I'm not willing to compromise on quality standards to do so. We're not just putting any shit article on the main page just to make sure the topic makes ITN because some people find it important. You even called your own additions "filler" which were just added to "bulk" up the article. If it's just there to increase the word count, it's not relevant. I've explained in some detail why the inclusion of outdated, random national crime statistics is not relevant to an article about a specific police shootout in 2021. I've even told you how to add actual good information to the article. I don't know why you refuse to do so. --Jayron32 18:20, 7 May 2021 (UTC)

• comment:

about six years ago, a shootout in the u.s., in which nine died and police were involved, was not posted.

about a week later, a shootout in mexico, in which forty-three died and police were involved, was posted.

also, i agree that the background information currently presented does not seem very pertinent. perhaps it would be appropriate to mention the police killing of a 14-year-old boy last may, which led to public condemnation during the george floyd protests in brazil and a subsequent ruling by the supreme federal court curtailing such raids in favelas during the pandemic, a ruling that apparently has been flouted since october. dying (talk) 18:31, 7 May 2021 (UTC)

That depends? Was the 14 year old being recruited to sell drugs? I added two sentences one about the rise in drug crime and one about the recruitment of children by gangs. The raid was conducted because police believed such recruiting was taking place. Waste our time with more off topic irrelevant garbage if you feel the need; I've done no such thing. --LaserLegs (talk) 22:03, 7 May 2021 (UTC)

i had suggested adding the information above to the article because i had seen reliable sources providing these facts as relevant background information, and had thought they would be appropriate for the article. if you do not feel the same, then i apologize for having wasted your time.

in the interest of full disclosure, i feel that i should mention that i have had personal experience with such raids in brazil when military police boarded a bus i was on with guns drawn in order to apprehend a suspected drug runner. i apologize for not having mentioned this earlier, as it had not occurred to me to mention it until i was trying to understand why i had felt that the background information currently provided in the article was not very pertinent, while you did. i do not know if the experience has given me a viewpoint that is not as neutral as i would have hoped to adopt.

however, regardless of whether the currently provided statistics are relevant to the article, i currently echo Bagumba's concern regarding the possible wp:or violation as a result of providing such statistics. many of the reliable sources appear to be skeptical of the claims made by the police and the government, and the reason for the raid that the police had provided, that children were being recruited by a drug trafficking gang, is suspected to be a pretext. perhaps this source and this source are more forthcoming about this skepticism.

i believe the 14-year-old boy that was killed last may had nothing to do with drugs, and that was one of the reasons why there was such an outcry over the killing. similarly, it is suspected that not all of those killed in this raid were suspects, and the circumstances of this incident have led the un's human rights office to call for an independent investigation.

ultimately, i think there's a story here, but i'm worried that the article is currently not telling it properly. dying (talk) 18:51, 8 May 2021 (UTC)

• Support on significance, oppose on quality at the moment. Hrodvarsson (talk) 20:04, 8 May 2021 (UTC)
• Support on significance and on quality. While shootouts are common in Brazil, what is uncommon is the death toll and the nature of this shootout. I support on quality because I think the orange tag is not valid. NorthernFalcon (talk) 04:29, 9 May 2021 (UTC)
• Oppose on quality As of writing, page still has an orange tag. AllegedlyHuman (talk) 04:40, 9 May 2021 (UTC)
• Oppose - Isn't it quite normal in Rio de Janeiro? STSC (talk) 14:46, 11 May 2021 (UTC)
• Support in principle, oppose on quality. Horrific event and way beyond even the usual level of violence in Brazil's major cities. However the article is short, orange tagged, and has almost nothing on the reaction and aftermath. Also, the blurb isn't NPOV: none of the victims had been convicted of drug trafficking, they were killed without trial. Modest Genius ^talk 11:35, 12 May 2021 (UTC)

(Closed) Jersey fishing dispute

Consensus not to post. --Tone 06:27, 9 May 2021 (UTC)

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Article: 2021 Jersey dispute (talk · history · tag)
Ongoing item nomination (Post)
News source(s): (AP News) (Reuters)
Credits:

• Nominated by Elijahandskip (talk · give credit)
• Created by Jèrriais janne (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Ecrusized (talk · give credit) and Curb Safe Charmer (talk · give credit)

Nominator's comments: Still on-going, so a blurb wouldn’t be right and would just change multiple times. Elijahandskip (talk) 14:14, 6 May 2021 (UTC)

Oppose ongoing, would support blurb. According to the infobox, and the lead, it has been going on for 1 day, since 5 May. The article was created on 21:03, May 5, 2021‎. Given the relatively short lifespan of the article, and the short duration of the dispute, it does not qualify as an "ongoing" story in either sense (a long-term story and an article that receives frequent, quality updates). The article on its own is in good enough shape, and the story is being covered by the news, so I don't see why we couldn't put this into blurb form, but this is not what ongoing is for. --Jayron32 14:19, 6 May 2021 (UTC)

• Support blurb and oppose ongoing for now per Jayron. This is a notable dispute and the article is in good shape. Once a blurb is posted, we can move it to ongoing when it rolls off if it's still ongoing or update the blurb if the involved parties reach an agreement to solve the dispute.--Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 14:48, 6 May 2021 (UTC)
• Oppose while this Monty Python sketch is well documented, we should probably wait for...well, something to happen before we consider posting. GreatCaesarsGhost 15:52, 6 May 2021 (UTC)
• Oppose per GreatCaesarsGhost. Not enough of an event for ITN. Wizardoftheyear (talk) 16:20, 6 May 2021 (UTC)
• Oppose for now, will support a blurb if the story develops further, but so far this is very minor news and nothing of note has happened. --Jbvann05 (talk) 17:08, 6 May 2021 (UTC)
• Oppose Seriously small-time sabre rattling given the onus of other problems in the world. Could develop into something more but far too soon for ITN. --Masem (t) 19:29, 6 May 2021 (UTC)
• Wait if the French blockade or cut the power then sure. It's certainly in the news. --LaserLegs (talk) 20:40, 6 May 2021 (UTC)
• Oppose -- not notable right now. If this were playing out elsewhere, like India and Pakistan, would we post it? -- Rockstone^{[Send me a message!]} 03:17, 7 May 2021 (UTC)
• Support - for a few reasons. First, it's an international protest. Second, it doesn't look like it will be resolved soon. Finally, ships have been deployed by both governments, escalating the incident even further (as an international protest it's already unusual). If this had happened between India & Pakistan, I'd hope we would post it because there'd be a fourth reason: both countries are nuclear-armed with a history of strong mutual distrust. The question is whether this should be a blurb or ongoing. It seems difficult to construct a blurb, especially since the situation is fluid, hence ongoing seems more appropriate. Banedon (talk) 05:09, 7 May 2021 (UTC)

  I understand this is probably a joke, but if you legitimately think this is worth posting, you are not helping your case with such absurd hyperbole. GreatCaesarsGhost 15:22, 7 May 2021 (UTC)

• Support blurb and oppose ongoing for now more the unexpected nature of this dispute. If it becomes a protracted conflict, re-nom for ongoing. Albertaont (talk) 06:06, 7 May 2021 (UTC)
• Oppose – Comparatively minor, and predictable, squabble. Lacking wider significance. – Sca (talk) 12:46, 7 May 2021 (UTC)
• Oppose - far too minor. Jim Michael (talk) 18:13, 7 May 2021 (UTC)
• Support - The dispute could last for some time. STSC (talk) 18:41, 7 May 2021 (UTC)

Yes, especially if the residents of nearby Guernsey get involved. – Sca (talk) 19:27, 7 May 2021 (UTC)

• Oppose. There are certainly potentially notable fishing disputes. However, this is far less notable than the 2018 blockades of Calais and Boulogne and a dozen similar instances in the last 20 years. —Brigade Piron (talk) 09:43, 8 May 2021 (UTC)
• Oppose As noted in the article this got a lot more attention in Britain than it did in France (perhaps because the French weren't having local elections). That should tell us something about whether we should put in on ITN. Daniel Case (talk) 04:43, 9 May 2021 (UTC)
• Oppose Flash in the pan, was over very quickly. The French surrendered the protest when they saw the Royal Navy. This was never going to be another Trafalgar. The C of E God Save the Queen! (talk) 06:23, 9 May 2021 (UTC)

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RD: Ajit Singh (politician)

Article: Ajit Singh (politician) (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): The Times of India
Credits:

• Nominated by Pharaoh of the Wizards (talk · give credit)

Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with their own 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 Indian minister Pharaoh of the Wizards (talk) 12:34, 6 May 2021 (UTC)

• Oppose A good part of the article is unreferenced. Please ping me if this is fixed, I'll surely change my mind then. ─ The Aafī on Mobile ^(talk) 21:17, 7 May 2021 (UTC)
• Comment: Looks like referencing has improved, but needs copyediting before this is ready for the MP. Spencer^T•C 01:58, 10 May 2021 (UTC)

(Withdrawn) COVID-19 vaccination

Withdrawn by nom. --Jayron32 12:45, 6 May 2021 (UTC)

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Article: COVID-19 vaccine (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: No blurb specified (Post)
Credits:

• Nominated by Kiril Simeonovski (talk · give credit)

Article updated

Nominator's comments: The proposal is to add a link to COVID-19 vaccination in parentheses immediately after COVID-19 pandemic. Many, if not most, of the news related to the COVID-19 pandemic are about vaccines or the ongoing process of vaccination so it needs to be somehow separated from the main article to highlight its significance at this stage of development. --Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 10:02, 6 May 2021 (UTC)

• Oppose. I opposed the removal of the special Covid box a few months back, but the decision was made and that's where we are. Vaccination isn't the only aspect of the pandemic that's currently newsworthy, there's the wave in India and Brazil, the variants, changes to lockdown arrangements in different countries too. The pandemic article covers all those topics so it's IMHO sufficient to have that as the primary link into the topic.  — Amakuru (talk) 10:14, 6 May 2021 (UTC)

  The primary article is not going to be replaced with this one; it's just a proposal to add a link to a secondary article in parentheses (I was also against removing the box with all links to relevant articles a few months ago.).--Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 10:25, 6 May 2021 (UTC)

  Yeah, I do understand what you're proposing. I just don't think it's correct to single out out the vaccination programmes for an extra line, as they are far from the only aspect of COVID currently in the news. Cheers  — Amakuru (talk) 11:09, 6 May 2021 (UTC)

• Oppose It already appeared in ongoing section as part of the COVID-19 pandemic article. I don't see any reasons to nominated it as ongoing. 110.137.163.125 (talk) 10:21, 6 May 2021 (UTC)
• Oppose No reason to link the same article from two different parts of the Front Page, let alone two different parts of just Ongoing.130.233.213.199 (talk) 11:04, 6 May 2021 (UTC)
• Oppose – Per previous. No need further to complicate the MP. – Sca (talk) 12:42, 6 May 2021 (UTC)
• Withdrawn Thanks for the comments so far. It seems like consensus in support of my proposal is not going to develop.--Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 12:38, 6 May 2021 (UTC)

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