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. Archives of past nominations can be found here.

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.

A blurb is a one sentence summary of the news story. An alternate suggestion for the blurb is called an altblurb, and any more suggestions get labelled alt1, alt2, etc. A blurb needs at least one target article, highlighted in bold; reviewers check the quality of that article and whether it is updated, and whether reliable sources demonstrate the significance of the event. Other articles can also be linked. The Ongoing line is for regularly updated articles which cover events that remain in the news over a longer period of time. RD stands for the "recent deaths" line, and can include any living thing whose death was recently announced. In some cases, recent deaths may need additional explanation as provided by a blurb; this is decided by consensus.

Hunga Tonga eruption The Hunga Tonga volcano erupts (satellite animation shown), causing damage in Tonga and tsunamis across the Pacific Ocean. An apartment fire in the Bronx, New York City, kills 17 people. A rockfall at Furnas Lake in Capitólio, Brazil, kills 10 people. Sidney Poitier, the first black actor to win the Academy Award for Best Actor, dies at the age of 94. Ongoing: COVID-19 pandemic Recent deaths: Marlon Bundo Ronnie Spector Alexa McDonough Terry Teachout Adi Andojo Soetjipto Taskeen Manerwal 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.

January 17

Portal:Current events/2022 January 17
January 17, 2022 (2022-01-17) (Monday) Entertainment PS3 games now backward compatible for PlayStation 5.vgc

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January 16

Portal:Current events/2022 January 16

January 16, 2022 (2022-01-16) (Sunday) Armed conflicts and attacks Somali Civil War Somali government spokesperson Mohamed Ibrahim Moalimuu is injured in a suicide bombing in Mogadishu. (Al Jazeera) Nigerian bandit conflict Authorities say that gunmen have killed more than 50 people, including two soldiers and a police officer, in a raid on a village in Kebbi State, northwestern Nigeria. Security forces were forced to flee the area, leaving the militants to burn down shops and kidnap women and children. (Reuters) Business and economy Television licensing in the United Kingdom Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries announces that the United Kingdom's state broadcaster BBC will be reformed, with the television licence fee being abolished in 2027. Funding of the BBC will also be frozen for the next two years. Dorries says that "This licence fee announcement will be the last. The days of the elderly being threatened with prison sentences and bailiffs knocking on doors are over". (The Guardian) Disasters and accidents 2022 Hunga Tonga eruption and tsunami Satellite imagery of Hunga Tonga shows that most of the volcanic island was destroyed by the eruption. (BBC) The Australian Defence Force and New Zealand Defence Force send aircraft to assess the damage in Tonga as communications continue to be disrupted in the Pacific islands. (ABC News Australia) Health and environment COVID-19 pandemic COVID-19 pandemic in Thailand Thailand reports its first confirmed death related to the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in a 86-year-old woman who died last month in Songkhla Province. (Bangkok Post) International relations Philippines–Poland relations The Philippines says that it has agreed to buy 32 S-70i Black Hawk helicopters from Polish aerospace manufacturer PZL Mielec for 32 billion pesos ($624 million) in order to replace its aging fleet of Huey helicopters. (Reuters) Sports Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sports 2022 Australian Open The Federal Court of Australia confirms the lawfulness of the visa cancellation and deportation order against Novak Djokovic issued by the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship Alex Hawke. Djokovic's lawyers are considering legal recourse while Djokovic himself has said that he is disappointed with the decision but will cooperate with Australian authorities. (ABC News Australia) Djokovic is deported from Australia, and disqualified from the Australian Open. He is replaced with Salvatore Caruso from Italy. (ABC News Australia)

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RD: Shinji Mizushima

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

Nominator's comments: Japanese manga artist, known for baseball manga Abu-san and Dokaben. According to the Nikkan Sports, in 2019 and 2020 he was one of candidates for Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame balloting (but not elected). He died on January 10, but his death announced on January 17 (JST). --133.232.197.102 (talk) 03:20, 17 January 2022 (UTC)

RD: Charles McGee (Tuskegee Airman)

Article: Charles McGee (Tuskegee Airman) (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): Military Times, NBC4 Washington, US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin (via Twitter)
Credits:

• Nominated by Muboshgu (talk · give credit)

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

Nominator's comments: Purposely leaving the pipe in the header so you see he was one of the last Tuskegee Airmen. – Muboshgu (talk) 20:19, 16 January 2022 (UTC)

• Support The article is rated B-class and looks fine. Andrew🐉(talk) 22:43, 16 January 2022 (UTC)
• Support No major issues. [Memory eternal.] -Ad Orientem (talk) 00:44, 17 January 2022 (UTC)
• Support Article looks to be in good shape. AviationFreak💬 04:16, 17 January 2022 (UTC)

RD: Paul Myners

Article: Paul Myners, Baron Myners (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): The Guardian
Credits:

• Nominated by ArsenalGhanaPartey (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Rrburke (talk · give credit)

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

 ArsenalGhanaPartey (talk) 16:57, 16 January 2022 (UTC)

• Not Quite Ready Article is not in dreadful shape. But there are a handful of cites needed before we can post this. -Ad Orientem (talk) 00:49, 17 January 2022 (UTC)

January 15

Portal:Current events/2022 January 15

January 15, 2022 (2022-01-15) (Saturday) Armed conflicts and attacks 2022 Kazakh protests The death toll from the civil unrest in Kazakhstan increases to 225, including 19 members of the security forces, according to a statement from the Prosecutor General's Office. (Reuters) Colleyville synagogue hostage crisis An armed man claiming to be the brother of Pakistani Al-Qaeda suspect Aafia Siddiqui holds congregants hostage at Congregation Beth Israel Synagogue in Colleyville, Texas, United States. He is later shot and killed by police. (Fort Worth Star-Telegram) (Jerusalem Post) Disasters and accidents 2022 Hunga Tonga eruption and tsunami Tonga is hit by ashfall and a tsunami after the eruption of Hunga Tonga, destroying homes as locals struggle to find higher ground. Major flooding is reported in the capital Nukuʻalofa. Shock waves from the eruption are detected as far away as Alaska, United States. Other Pacific countries have also advised their citizens to seek higher ground. Internet access has reportedly been disrupted in Tonga. (The Sydney Morning Herald) (The Guardian) (VOA) King Tupou VI is evacuated from the Royal Palace by His Majesty's Armed Forces. (CNN) Two people are killed by a small tsunami in Lambayeque, Peru. (Bio-Bio Chile) Health and environment COVID-19 pandemic COVID-19 pandemic in Asia COVID-19 pandemic in Iran Iran reports its first three confirmed deaths related to the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in people from the cities of Tabriz, Yazd and Shahrekord. (CNA) COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines The Philippines reports a record for the third consecutive day of 39,004 new cases of COVID-19, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 3,168,379. (Rappler) International relations 2022 Serbian constitutional referendum, Kosovo–Serbia relations In an extraordinary session, the Assembly of the Republic of Kosovo votes to ban Kosovo Serbs from voting in Serbia's upcoming constitutional referendum on Kosovan territory. (Reuters) Sports 2021 NFL season 2021–22 NFL playoffs In American football, the Cincinnati Bengals defeat the Las Vegas Raiders, 26-19, ending their 31-year playoff drought and winning a playoff game for the first time since 1991. (BBC Sport)

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RD: Ed Cheff

Article: Ed Cheff (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): Spokesman-Review
Credits:

• Nominated by Muboshgu (talk · give credit)

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

Nominator's comments: Short, but should be complete – Muboshgu (talk) 00:31, 17 January 2022 (UTC)

• Support Short but adequate. -Ad Orientem (talk) 00:50, 17 January 2022 (UTC)

(Posted) RD: Marlon Bundo

Article: Marlon Bundo (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): 24.hu ANSA CNN Politico
Credits:

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

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

Nominator's comments: former bunny of the united states. announcement made on this date, though exact date of death appears unclear. article appears to be in decent shape. dying (talk) 07:58, 16 January 2022 (UTC)

• Support, article looks good and is fully cited. feminist (talk) 11:17, 16 January 2022 (UTC)
• Support Looks ready. ArsenalGhanaPartey (talk) 16:54, 16 January 2022 (UTC)
• Support Article is good. Condolences to Wesley. Davey2116 (talk) 18:18, 16 January 2022 (UTC)
• Support But I guess not a Thatcher or Mandela rabbit, so no bunny blurb. Martinevans123 (talk) 18:35, 16 January 2022 (UTC)
• Posted. --PFHLai (talk) 21:00, 16 January 2022 (UTC)
• PP Comment It's rather sad when we have a much better article about a pet rabbit than a recently deceased former Prime Minister of Japan. -Ad Orientem (talk) 02:39, 17 January 2022 (UTC)
  • Hear, hear... I dare not post a 300-word start-class wikibio next to it. --PFHLai (talk) 03:37, 17 January 2022 (UTC)

(Closed) Colleyville synagogue hostage crisis

Consensus will not develop to post. Stephen 00:17, 17 January 2022 (UTC)

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

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Article: Colleyville synagogue hostage crisis (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​An armed individual takes four hostages in a synagogue in Colleyville, Texas. (Post)
News source(s): CNN, Star-Telegram
Credits:

• Nominated by Muboshgu (talk · give credit)
• Created by Pennsylvania2 (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Pennsylvania2 (talk · give credit)

Nominator's comments: Ongoing hostage situation – Muboshgu (talk) 01:25, 16 January 2022 (UTC)

Comment - Let the event be over first. (PenangLion (talk) 01:44, 16 January 2022 (UTC))

• Wait but leaning oppose. Unless this turns into something a lot bigger, these kinds of things don't normally rate ITN blurbs. -Ad Orientem (talk) 01:49, 16 January 2022 (UTC)
  • Oppose Run of the mill hostage situation. No casualties, except the bad guy. Long term significance is likely nil. -Ad Orientem (talk) 20:34, 16 January 2022 (UTC)
• Wait, borderline oppose - Adding on to Ad Orientem's point, only four people were taken hostage, and one has already been released IIRC. Given the small number, unless it escalates into a major firefight or Siddiqui does get released because of this, I don't see anything particularly blurb worthy about this. Mount Patagonia (talk) 01:58, 16 January 2022 (UTC)

  I don't believe we have a WP:MINIMUMHOSTAGES policy. – Muboshgu (talk) 02:08, 16 January 2022 (UTC)

  The point is that, assuming no further escalation occurs, there isn't much about this that makes it important enough to get it reported as a blurb on the frontpage. Mount Patagonia (talk) 02:26, 16 January 2022 (UTC)

• Support. A threat like this has put the entire American Jewry on edge. | MK17b | (talk) 03:23, 16 January 2022 (UTC)
• Oppose -- this event, while I'm sure traumatic for all involved, ended uneventfully (thankfully). It is unlikely that there will be sustained coverage on its aftermath. -- Rockstone^{Send me a message!} 07:28, 16 January 2022 (UTC)
• Oppose Per Rockstone and Ad Orientem._-_Alsoriano97 (talk) 09:33, 16 January 2022 (UTC)
• Oppose – Per previous opposes. Crisis ended quietly. – Sca (talk) 13:22, 16 January 2022 (UTC)
• Oppose - does not rise to the level of significance required. Can this be added to one of the current events pages? Do we even have “News in the United States”? Maybe Wikinews? Great work on the article. Thank you for it. Jehochman ^Talk 13:57, 16 January 2022 (UTC)
• Wait The new British angle makes me think it might get more newsworthy attention. It is at least intriguing. Kingsif (talk) 19:18, 16 January 2022 (UTC)

Yes, the international angle will mean that the media will cover it more widely & for longer. The media & general public will be interested in Malik Faisal Akram's history in the UK & US. How he went from growing up in Blackburn, Lancashire to becoming a hostage-taker 4,600 miles away in Colleyville, Texas. Jim Michael (talk) 20:04, 16 January 2022 (UTC)

If it turns out Boris or the Queen were behind this, somebody ping me. Otherwise this was just a routine hostage situation with no wide ranging or long term significance. -Ad Orientem (talk) 20:36, 16 January 2022 (UTC)

They'll be an investigation in regard to how a non-resident foreigner bought guns in the US. Other aspects of the investigation will be why Akram choose to target a synagogue, what connection he thought a synagogue in Texas had to Aafia Siddiqui & why he thought she should be released. Jim Michael (talk) 20:55, 16 January 2022 (UTC)

• Weak oppose Surprising as it all is, looks like this is not some new wave of cross-border Islamic antisemitic terrorism, just the synagogue was open and close to the prison. So, standard as far as hostage incidents go, and consensus suggests those are not unusual enough to go in the box. Are they? Kingsif (talk) 21:14, 16 January 2022 (UTC)

I was initially opposed to it being posted, but I'm now undecided. If he was a lone wolf & his only connection to Siddiqui is that he was a supporter of her, it isn't important enough. Jim Michael (talk) 21:27, 16 January 2022 (UTC)

Noteworthy development this evening. - BREAKING: Two teenagers detained in south Manchester in relation to attack on Texas Synagogue | MK17b | (talk) 00:11, 17 January 2022 (UTC)

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

RD: Joe B. Hall

Article: Joe B. Hall (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): Yahoo Sports
Credits:

• Nominated by PCN02WPS (talk · give credit)
• Updated by 2601:98a:1:69c0::2b (talk · give credit)

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

Nominator's comments: Currently orange-tagged for citations; I'll be working on this shortly. PCN02WPS (talk | contribs) 18:08, 15 January 2022 (UTC)

(Posted) RD: Alexa McDonough

Article: Alexa McDonough (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): CBC
Credits:

• Nominated by Hcoder3104 (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Bloom6132 (talk · give credit)

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

Nominator's comments: Died 15th, announced on same day. —Hcoder3104 (talk) 15:25, 15 January 2022 (UTC)

• Wait: Promising article but multiple citations are still needed. Flibirigit (talk) 15:32, 15 January 2022 (UTC)

• @Flibirigit: done – all "citation needed" tags now addressed. —Bloom6132 (talk) 06:39, 16 January 2022 (UTC)

• Not Ready per Flibirigit. -Ad Orientem (talk) 18:37, 15 January 2022 (UTC)

• Ad Orientem I am not available to fix the citations. Hcoder3104 (talk) 22:11, 15 January 2022 (UTC)

• @Ad Orientem: all "citation needed" tags have now addressed. —Bloom6132 (talk) 06:39, 16 January 2022 (UTC)

• Support everything appears referenced now. NorthernFalcon (talk) 07:16, 16 January 2022 (UTC)
• Support as per above. Ornithoptera (talk) 11:35, 16 January 2022 (UTC)
• Support, article has no more maintenance tags and now meets citation requirements. Flibirigit (talk) 12:17, 16 January 2022 (UTC)
• Ready Much improved. Well done on referencing. -Ad Orientem (talk) 14:14, 16 January 2022 (UTC)
• Support article in great condition. Good job. _-_Alsoriano97 (talk) 14:42, 16 January 2022 (UTC)
• Posted—Bagumba (talk) 17:30, 16 January 2022 (UTC)

(Posted) 2022 eruption of Hunga Tonga

Article: 2022 Hunga Tonga eruption and tsunami (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​Tonga is hit by ashfall and a tsunami after the eruption of volcano Hunga Tonga (Post)
News source(s): The Sydney Morning Herald, BBC, Guardian, France 24, AP, LAT
Credits:

• Nominated by Jonas1015119 (talk · give credit)

Nominator's comments: Blurp per Current Events. The Capitólio rockfall article wasn't in a better state when it was posted either, and this event has arguably more global significance, so I think it's only fair. Are GIFs acceptable for ITN items? jonas (talk) 13:42, 15 January 2022 (UTC)

• Ongoing I was posting a nomination too but Jonas got there first. The volcano has been erupting since 20 Dec so this is the latest in a series of events and there may be more to come. Ongoing may therefore be sensible as with the other recent volcanic eruptions which lasted for weeks. Andrew🐉(talk) 13:47, 15 January 2022 (UTC)
• Support blurb and/or ongoing. The satellite image is especially interesting content. The target article seems sufficient. Jehochman ^Talk 13:50, 15 January 2022 (UTC)
• Do we have any information on deaths or financial impact? I agree the article is good, but what it is the significance? GreatCaesarsGhost 13:51, 15 January 2022 (UTC)
  • No immediate deaths (the island is unhabited) but there are tsunami warnings out at the present. --Masem (t) 13:58, 15 January 2022 (UTC)

  In the absence of reported mortality, Ongoing seems a logical choice for now. – Sca (talk) 14:10, 15 January 2022 (UTC)

PS: Somewhat underwhelming video here. - Sca (talk) 14:18, 15 January 2022 (UTC)

The article says communications are down. Jehochman ^Talk 14:12, 15 January 2022 (UTC)

• Support per Jehochman Nyanardsan (talk) 15:22, 15 January 2022 (UTC)
• Support Tsunami warning has been issued for the US West Coast. Looks like a powerful enough tsunami for it to be at least a major event, even in the (hopeful) case that casualties are limited or none. Juxlos (talk) 15:25, 15 January 2022 (UTC)
• Support Impact spans to U.S. and Canada. Article sufficiently sourced.—Bagumba (talk) 15:42, 15 January 2022 (UTC)
• Support regardless of ultimate death count. Top news story currently, the entire Pacific Ocean is on red alert. Large amounts of damage is inevitable. Mlb96 (talk) 16:44, 15 January 2022 (UTC)

  That's clearly speculation. Please see below. – Sca (talk) 16:58, 15 January 2022 (UTC)

• Wait! – AP dispatch of 16:30 relates "no immediate reports of injuries" in Tonga and "no reported damage and only minor flooding" in Hawaii. Also, wave height at Monterey, Calif., put at only 8 inches (20 cm). Prudence dictates reserving judgment until this apparently weak tsunami's effects known. – Sca (talk) 16:50, 15 January 2022 (UTC)

PS: Our own article, under subhead Impact, says: "No information is yet available on the extent of damage and casualties from Tonga due to communication issues." ITN promotion of such a sketchy article would be premature. – Sca (talk) 17:54, 15 January 2022 (UTC)

Just for posterity, full quotation from the AP article: "There were no immediate reports of injuries or on the extent of the damage because all internet connectivity with Tonga was lost at about 6:40 p.m. local time, said Doug Madory, director of internet analysis for the network intelligence firm Kentik." Prism55 (talk) 18:25, 15 January 2022 (UTC)

• Wait Volcanoes erupt all the time. If this one is substantially larger (it appears that we are giving in a VEI 5 without citation), or it causes death/destruction it could be posted. But I'm seeing nothing that specifically indicates this is significant. GreatCaesarsGhost 16:59, 15 January 2022 (UTC)
• Comment Though ITN is obsessed with WP:MINIMUMDEATHS, this is already unprecedented, even if (hopefully) the damage is minimal. She said the advisory was “fairly uncommon” because it was due to a volcanic eruption and not an underwater earthquake, and because it extended to the entire West Coast.[1].—Bagumba (talk) 17:05, 15 January 2022 (UTC)

  So far, this (continuing?) geologic/marine event appears to lack general significance or major impact. Ergo, wait. – Sca (talk) 17:28, 15 January 2022 (UTC)

• Comment I moved the article and then saw it was in ITN/C. Will this break anything? Skarmory (talk • contribs) 17:39, 15 January 2022 (UTC)
  • Taken care of. Mjroots (talk) 17:42, 15 January 2022 (UTC)
    • Okay, I don't really know the ropes around here but I will give a Weak support, as it is definitely making plenty of news right now. Skarmory (talk • contribs) 17:46, 15 January 2022 (UTC)
• Support blurb - making headline news world wide. Mjroots (talk) 17:40, 15 January 2022 (UTC)

So is Novak Djokovic. – Sca (talk) 17:48, 15 January 2022 (UTC)

• Support even if this ends up being a nothingburger. This is making front page news across the world including CBC News in Canada, NPR in the United States, The Japan Times, BBC in the UK, Al Jazeera in Qatar/Middle East.  Bait30  ^{Talk 2 me pls?} 17:54, 15 January 2022 (UTC)

  ITN is not a news ticker. – Sca (talk) 18:06, 15 January 2022 (UTC)

• I agree.  Bait30  ^{Talk 2 me pls?} 18:30, 15 January 2022 (UTC)

• Wait I support on importance - this probably should be ITNR, but isn't. The issue is that I haven't seen a metric for how large the eruption was, or an assessment of the impact on the ground in Tonga. Most of the article is about the tsunami (and the tsunami was barely an event at all). Presumably satellite internet in Tonga will be working in the morning and we will get some sense of the situation on the ground. Also there will presumably be a better sense of the size of the eruption. User:力 (powera, π, ν)
• Support - How much news do we end up posting from Tonga? And should we not concern ourselves with diversity of topics? A butcher's bill need not be an indication of newsworthiness.--WaltCip-(talk) 19:13, 15 January 2022 (UTC)
• Support [Ongoing] Compares well in impact and notability to most disasters posted on ITN. Lacking known deaths/damage doesn't help the case for such an event, but also doesn't disqualify it. EDIT: modified support for ongoing due to continued eruptions and impacts. DarkSide830 (talk) 19:26, 15 January 2022 (UTC)

  Another reason to wait. – Sca (talk) 19:39, 15 January 2022 (UTC)

  It can always be shifted to Ongoing once there's consensus for that. By the time it's cleared for an ongoing tab, it could be approaching stale - if not be completely stale. I don't see the point of sitting on a nomination if it meets criteria now, just in case it goes on longer than anticipated. Canadianerk (talk) 21:32, 16 January 2022 (UTC)

• Posted – Consensus in favor of posting, with some suggesting to wait. This is a significant geologic event with global news coverage and impact (even if it doesn't reach WP:MINIMUMDEATHS). It could be months before the full-scale of the eruption is seen, as major volcanic events can have an impact on global climate. The magnitude of the eruption (Volcanic Explosivity Index) is undetermined so a recurrence interval is not available as of yet. Pressure fluctuations are being observed halfway across the globe (with seismographs measuring the shockwave in the Cascade Volcanoes), which is not a frequent occurrence as far as I'm aware. A blurb is most appropriate over ongoing given the main event happened within the last day. Ongoing can be discussed down the road when this item rolls off the ticker. ~ Cyclonebiskit (chat) 20:08, 15 January 2022 (UTC)
  • For what it's worth, tsunamis were recorded in the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea (albeit very minor) from the sheer force of the shockwave and/or pressure fluctuations. ~ Cyclonebiskit (chat) 20:11, 15 January 2022 (UTC)
• Post-posting comment – Sunday coverage includes: "Tsunami threat over after huge Pacific volcano eruption" (BBC), "Pacific tsunami threat recedes as volcano ash cloud covers Tonga" (Guardian), "Surging waters sank at least one boat in Ventura (Calif.) Harbor" (AP). As of 13:00, no casualties had been reported. – Sca (talk) 13:37, 16 January 2022 (UTC)
• Another large eruption detected See here. Count Iblis (talk) 03:55, 17 January 2022 (UTC)

January 14

Portal:Current events/2022 January 14

January 14, 2022 (2022-01-14) (Friday) Armed conflicts and attacks Mali War Operation Barkhane Sweden announces that it will withdraw its troops from a French-led special forces mission in Mali later this year, in response to Mali's ruling military junta inviting private Russian military contractors to fight Islamist rebels. The deployment was originally expected to end in 2024. (Reuters) Disasters and accidents 2022 Hunga Tonga eruption and tsunami The Hunga Tonga, an undersea volcano, erupts, sending ash and steam 20 kilometers into the air. The government of Tonga issues a tsunami warning and advises people in all islands of Tonga to avoid the coasts. (RNZ) Health and environment COVID-19 pandemic COVID-19 pandemic in Asia COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines Travel during the COVID-19 pandemic The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases issues a resolution stating that all foreign nationals entering the Philippines must present proof of full vaccination. (Philippine Daily Inquirer) The Philippines reports a record for the second consecutive day of 37,207 new cases of COVID-19, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 3,129,512. (Rappler) COVID-19 pandemic in Bhutan Bhutan reports its first 14 cases of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in people who travelled abroad. (The Economic Times) COVID-19 pandemic in Cambodia, COVID-19 vaccination in Cambodia Cambodia begins administering fourth doses of the COVID-19 vaccine for high-risk groups, including healthcare workers, government ministers, and members of the armed forces. (AP) COVID-19 pandemic in Europe COVID-19 pandemic in Germany Germany reports a record for the third consecutive day of 92,223 new cases of COVID-19. (Anadolu Agency) COVID-19 pandemic in Sweden Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson tests positive for COVID-19. (The New York Times) COVID-19 pandemic in South America COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil, COVID-19 vaccination in Brazil Brazil begins a COVID-19 vaccination program for children aged 5 to 11 years old with the Pfizer–BioNTech vaccine despite objections from President Jair Bolsonaro. (France24) COVID-19 pandemic in Uruguay Uruguay opens its borders to citizens and residents who have been infected with COVID-19. People will need to travel in private vehicles across the border and be in a family "bubble". (Reuters) COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico Mexican health regulator COFEPRIS approves the emergency use of Pfizer's anti-COVID-19 oral drug Paxlovid. (The Hindu) Earthquakes in Indonesia A magnitude 6.6 earthquake is felt in Java and neighbouring islands in Indonesia. (Antara News) (CNA) Science and technology 2022 Ukraine cyberattack Up to 70 Ukrainian government websites are affected by cyberattacks. (BBC News) Sports Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sports 2022 Australian Open The Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, Alex Hawke, invokes his ministerial powers under the Migration Act 1958 to cancel Novak Djokovic's visa on "health and good order grounds". (ABC News Australia)

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RD: Jim Fahy

Article: Jim Fahy (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): The Irish Times; Irish Independent; RTE
Credits:

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

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

 Bloom6132 (talk) 10:51, 16 January 2022 (UTC)

• Support Respectable article. Referencing is solid as is usually the case with Bloom6132's nominations. -Ad Orientem (talk) 00:53, 17 January 2022 (UTC)

(Posted) RD: Ronald Stewart

Article: Ronald Stewart (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): CTV News; BarrieToday.com
Credits:

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

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

Nominator's comments: First reported today (January 14); died on January 10 (i.e. provable gap of at least two days). —Bloom6132 (talk) 12:12, 15 January 2022 (UTC)

• Support Short but adequate. No major issues. -Ad Orientem (talk) 18:39, 15 January 2022 (UTC)
• Posted. --PFHLai (talk) 19:48, 15 January 2022 (UTC)

(Posted) RD: Maria Aurora Couto

Article: Maria Aurora Couto (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): Times of India
Credits:

• Nominated by Ktin (talk · give credit)
• Updated by SerChevalerie (talk · give credit), Ktin (talk · give credit) and Fredericknoronha (talk · give credit)

Article updated
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Nominator's comments: Indian author. Padma Shri awardee. Article requires good amount of work before it can be ready. Edits done. Article has shaped into a nice C-class biography. Meets hygiene expectations for homepage / RD. Ktin (talk) 02:36, 15 January 2022 (UTC)

• Support No major issues. -Ad Orientem (talk) 18:41, 15 January 2022 (UTC)
• Posted. --PFHLai (talk) 19:47, 15 January 2022 (UTC)

RD: Toshiki Kaifu

Article: Toshiki Kaifu (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): The Wall Street Journal
Credits:

• Nominated by Fulmard (talk · give credit)
• Updated by WCIDFS (talk · give credit)

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

Nominator's comments: Japanese Prime Minister. He died on 9 January, but his death was only announced on 14 January. Fulmard (talk) 08:26, 14 January 2022 (UTC)

• I removed some of unreferenced material and added two cn tags. The text reads solid otherwise. --Tone 09:01, 14 January 2022 (UTC)
• Not Ready For a change referencing is not the issue. The article is just really subpar for a former prime minister of one of the world's major countries and needs expansion. -Ad Orientem (talk) 18:46, 15 January 2022 (UTC)
• Support when ready Article is really shorter than it should be. One CN tag, but that can be fixed along with expanding it This post was made by orbitalbuzzsaw gang (talk) 00:07, 16 January 2022 (UTC)
• The prose lacks info (and refs) on many of the subject's political office and honorary titles as shown in the infobox and the succession boxes on the wikipage. Please expand the coverage. --PFHLai (talk) 20:42, 16 January 2022 (UTC)

January 13

Portal:Current events/2022 January 13

January 13, 2022 (2022-01-13) (Thursday) Armed conflicts and attacks 2021–2022 Russo-Ukrainian crisis, Russia–United States relations Talks between NATO and Russia over Ukraine hit a breaking point as Poland warns of possible war. (Al Jazeera) Vladimir Putin warns that Russia will cut ties with the United States if sanctions are placed upon him. (Business Insider) The U.S. Senate rejects a bill that would sanction the Nord Stream pipeline amidst fears of a possible Russian invasion of Ukraine. (The New York Times) 2019–2022 Persian Gulf crisis Unidentified militants launch several rockets at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq, injuring a woman and a child. (CNN) Disasters and accidents Maynaguri train accident At least nine people are killed and about 50 others injured when a train derails in Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal, India. (CNN) Six people are missing and three others are hospitalized following an explosion and subsequent fire at a commercial building in Ottawa, Canada. (Reuters) Health and environment COVID-19 pandemic COVID-19 pandemic in Europe COVID-19 pandemic in Germany COVID-19 vaccination in Germany The Standing Committee on Vaccination recommends that children between the ages of 12 and 17 years should receive a booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at least three months after having received their second dose, becoming one of the first countries to authorize booster doses for this age group. (Deutsche Welle) Germany reports a record for the second consecutive day of 81,417 new cases of COVID-19. (Anadolu Agency) COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom COVID-19 pandemic in England British health secretary Sajid Javid announces that the self-isolation period for positive COVID-19 patients in England will be reduced to five days in order to reduce the impact of absences caused by the Omicron variant on businesses and the health sector. This change will take effect on January 17. (Financial Times) COVID-19 pandemic in Finland Finland reduces the quarantine period for positive COVID-19 patients to five days because the duration of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant's virus cycle is shorter than other variants. (Yle News) COVID-19 pandemic in Sweden Sweden reports a record 25,215 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours. (U.S. News & World Report) COVID-19 pandemic in Asia COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines COVID-19 vaccination in the Philippines The Philippine Department of Transportation issues a memorandum banning unvaccinated individuals from using all forms of public transportation in the National Capital Region beginning on January 17. (Philippine Daily Inquirer) The Philippine Department of the Interior and Local Government issues an administrative order to all barangays in the Philippines to submit a list of unvaccinated residents in order to prevent their movement in response to the recent increase in cases of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant. (GMA News) The Philippines reports a record of 34,021 new cases of COVID-19, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 3,092,409. This is the highest reported number of cases in a day since the start of the pandemic. (GMA News) COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh Bangladesh bans all public gatherings, restricts the capacity of public transportation to 50%, and mandates that face masks be worn in all public places in an attempt to reduce the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant. (The Business Standard) COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea, COVID-19 drug development South Korea receives their first shipment of Pfizer's Paxlovid anti-COVID-19 oral drug. (AP) COVID-19 pandemic in Africa COVID-19 pandemic in Senegal Senegal authorizes the use of COVID-19 vaccines for children over the age of 12 years and also authorizes the use of booster doses for adults. (Reuters) COVID-19 pandemic in Tunisia Tunisia reimposes a nighttime curfew between 10 pm and 5 am for the next two weeks and also orders the suspension of all public gatherings due to an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases in the country. (France 24) COVID-19 drug development The WHO guideline development group of international experts recommends the use of rheumatoid arthritis drug Baricitinib for severe and critical COVID-19 patients in combination with corticosteroids. (The Times of India) Heat waves of 2022 Onslow, Western Australia, reports the hottest day in recorded Australian history, reaching a high of 50.7°C (123.3°F). (The Guardian) African swine fever Italy imposes a six-month ban of hunting and other activities involving direct or indirect contact with infected boars in 114 rural areas in the north-western regions of Piedmont and Liguria, where the spread African swine fever has infected the animals. (Reuters) Law and crime COVID-19 pandemic in France, Vaccine passports during the COVID-19 pandemic The French Senate votes 249–63, with 26 abstentions, to approve a bill that would ban unvaccinated people from entering bars, restaurants, and other public places and also from using long-distance public transport. However, the modified bill would only apply to people over the age of 18 years and would only be in effect if the number of hospitalized patients exceeds 10,000 nationwide. (The Independent) As part of the fallout from his ongoing civil sexual assault trial, Prince Andrew hands back all of his royal patronages and military titles to the Queen and drops the use of the title "His Royal Highness" in an official capacity. (BBC News)

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RD: Junior Siavii

Article: Junior Siavii (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): NBC News
Credits:

• Nominated by ArsenalGhanaPartey (talk · give credit)
• Updated by 2600:1700:18d0:f8d0:49a7:d18b:f6d6:7da4 (talk · give credit), Normantas Bataitis (talk · give credit) and Rockchalk717 (talk · give credit)

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

 ArsenalGhanaPartey (talk) 03:21, 16 January 2022 (UTC)

• There are about 8 {cn} tags in this 529-word wikibio. Please add more footnotes and refs. --PFHLai (talk) 03:40, 16 January 2022 (UTC)

RD: Jean-Jacques Beineix

Article: Jean-Jacques Beineix (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): Le Monde
Credits:

• Nominated by Thriley (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Mason.Jones (talk · give credit) and Yorkshiresky (talk · give credit)

Article updated
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Nominator's comments: French film director Thriley (talk) 19:08, 14 January 2022 (UTC)

• Not Ready for the usual reason. -Ad Orientem (talk) 18:52, 15 January 2022 (UTC)
• Comment Citations have been added. Thriley (talk) 02:46, 17 January 2022 (UTC)
• Support Much improved. -Ad Orientem (talk) 02:55, 17 January 2022 (UTC)

(Posted) RD: Herbert Achternbusch

Article: Herbert Achternbusch (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): Der Spiegel
Credits:

• Updated and nominated by Grimes2 (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Gerda Arendt (talk · give credit) and Renewal6 (talk · give credit)

Article updated
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Nominator's comments: Bavarian film director, writer and painter. Death announced at this date. Grimes2 (talk) 09:00, 14 January 2022 (UTC)

• Support Solid article and well referenced. -Ad Orientem (talk) 19:07, 15 January 2022 (UTC)
• Posted. --PFHLai (talk) 20:56, 15 January 2022 (UTC)

(Posted) RD: Terry Teachout

Article: Terry Teachout (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): The Wall Street Journal
Credits:

• Nominated by Thriley (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Strattonsmith (talk · give credit), Sunshineisles2 (talk · give credit) and Ktin (talk · give credit)

Article updated
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Nominator's comments: American author, critic, biographer, playwright, stage director, and librettist Thriley (talk) 05:20, 14 January 2022 (UTC)

• Comment: Good depth of coverage, but Terry_Teachout#Other_work needs references. Pretty close to being ready. Spencer^T•C 16:46, 14 January 2022 (UTC)
• Not Ready for the usual reason. -Ad Orientem (talk) 19:00, 15 January 2022 (UTC)

• @Spencer and Ad Orientem: - Fixed the references and the orange box. Feel free to let me know if you'd want any additional edits. Cheers. Ktin (talk) 20:28, 15 January 2022 (UTC)

• Support Much improved. -Ad Orientem (talk) 20:53, 15 January 2022 (UTC)
• Posted to RD. Spencer^T•C 01:08, 16 January 2022 (UTC)

Anwar Raslan conviction

Article: Anwar Raslan (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​A German court convicts Anwar Raslan on 58 accounts of murder and at least 4000 cases of torture, in a world first conviction of torture by the government of Syria (Post)
Alternative blurb: ​A German court rules that the Syrian Bashar al-Assad regime commits torture and convicts former Colonel Anwar Raslan to life in prison for his role
News source(s): BBC, Taggeschau, AP, Guardian, DW, France24, AlJazeera
Credits:

• Nominated by Gerrit (talk · give credit)

Article updated

Nominator's comments: : Arguments in favour of the nomination: first court ruling worldwide explicitly ruling that the government of Syria commits torture and mass killings of civilians. The ruling has a high impact well beyond the case of the person convicted today. Arguments against the nomination: the defence lawyers can still appeal the conviction and the article on Anwar Raslan needs to be expanded. Gerrit ^CUTEDH 22:46, 13 January 2022 (UTC)

• Oppose on article quality. Article is far too short. Will reconsider upon expansion. -Ad Orientem (talk) 03:22, 14 January 2022 (UTC)
• Oppose. Article strikes me as being a little too "preachy", i.e. too eager to push a particular POV. Claims have been over-egged in furtherance of this. The Syrian government was not on trial and the "first" claims are either narrowly defined or seemingly in contradiction to the Al-Gharib case referred to in the references. 3142 (talk) 07:10, 14 January 2022 (UTC)
• Oppose Target article is an UNDUE and wholly NPOV BLP.2001:708:20:1300:0:0:0:1650 (talk) 09:19, 14 January 2022 (UTC)
• Oppose BLP issues- he has a right to appeal the verdict, and the article is question is wholly focused on this trial, and so is not NPOV. Also, numbers in article don't match the blurb, ALT1 is POV and not in the article, and the article needs more sources. Joseph2302 (talk) 09:32, 14 January 2022 (UTC)

Leaving the other issues aside, we usually post convictions and do not wait for all appeals to be exhausted(which can take years and even decades). If a conviction is overturned, that can be posted. 331dot (talk) 09:34, 14 January 2022 (UTC)

To clarify, there are no BLP issues when RS's supply the information. The last sentence here is whistling in the wind: Bill Cosby's overturned conviction was not posted. I doubt any would be, unless ITN policy on this is locked in place. 96.5.122.4 (talk) 15:46, 14 January 2022 (UTC)

There are however BLP violations on an article when it's written exclusively about this, with a massive focus on the conviction, and no other content. Joseph2302 (talk) 15:49, 14 January 2022 (UTC)

Cosby's should have been posted. 331dot (talk) 19:45, 14 January 2022 (UTC)

I absolutely agree. But unless such conviction status updates are locked in as ITN policy, it will not happen. 96.5.122.4 (talk) 19:31, 16 January 2022 (UTC)

• Support ... in principle, pending cleanup or separate article. A significant event and precedent. Very widely covered on Thursday; some follow-ups today. [2] [3] – Sca (talk) 16:35, 14 January 2022 (UTC)

January 12

Portal:Current events/2022 January 12

January 12, 2022 (2022-01-12) (Wednesday) Armed conflicts and attacks Somali Civil War A car bombing kills at least eight people in Mogadishu. (Reuters) Business and economy Ban of Twitter in Nigeria The Nigerian government lifts its Twitter ban, which was implemented in June 2021, after Twitter agreed to pay an "applicable tax" and also establish a legal entity within the country sometime in the first quarter of the year. (The Guardian Nigeria) Health and environment COVID-19 pandemic COVID-19 pandemic in Asia COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia, COVID-19 vaccination in Indonesia Indonesia begins administering booster doses of the COVID-19 vaccine for elderly and immunocompromised people amid fears of the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant. (The Jakarta Post) COVID-19 pandemic in Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia reports a record 5,362 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 593,545. (Al Arabiya English) COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea, COVID-19 vaccination in South Korea South Korea authorizes the use of the protein-based Novavax COVID-19 vaccine for adults, making it the fifth vaccine to be approved for use in the country. (The Washington Post) COVID-19 pandemic in Europe COVID-19 pandemic in Austria Austria reports a record 17,006 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 1,378,747. (Vienna.at) COVID-19 pandemic in Bulgaria Bulgaria reports a record 7,062 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 794,240. (BTA) COVID-19 pandemic in Germany Germany reports a record 80,430 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 7,661,811. (Euronews) International relations Israel and the Argentine foreign ministry separately issue condemnations against the presence of Iranian minister Mohsen Rezai at the inauguration of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega. Rezai is wanted by Argentina for his alleged connections to the 1994 AMIA bombing. (The Jerusalem Post)

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(Posted) RD: Adi Andojo Soetjipto

Article: Adi Andojo Soetjipto (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): Kompas
Credits:

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

Article updated
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Nominator's comments: Former associate justice. Regards, Jeromi Mikhael 15:25, 15 January 2022 (UTC)

• Support Article looks solid. Good job on referencing. -Ad Orientem (talk) 19:02, 15 January 2022 (UTC)
• Posted. Non-English refs AGF'd. --PFHLai (talk) 01:07, 16 January 2022 (UTC)

(Posted) RD: Stephen H. Sachs

Article: Stephen H. Sachs (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): The Baltimore Sun; WTOP-FM
Credits:

• Updated and nominated by Bloom6132 (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Y2hyaXM (talk · give credit)

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

 Bloom6132 (talk) 05:31, 14 January 2022 (UTC)

• Comment: Any info about what he did in his role as Attorney General, which seems to be his most notable political position? Spencer^T•C 06:17, 14 January 2022 (UTC)

• @Spencer: done. —Bloom6132 (talk) 08:41, 14 January 2022 (UTC)

• Support Adequate depth, referenced. Spencer^T•C 16:33, 14 January 2022 (UTC)

• Posted. --PFHLai (talk) 23:05, 14 January 2022 (UTC)

(Posted) RD: Ronnie Spector

Article: Ronnie Spector (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): AP, BBC, WaPo
Credits:

• Nominated by JosHeartTransplant (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Alexcalamaro (talk · give credit), GA-RT-22 (talk · give credit) and TDKR Chicago 101 (talk · give credit)

Article updated
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Nominator's comments: American singer who formed the girl group The Ronettes JosHeartTransplant (talk) 22:34, 12 January 2022 (UTC)

• Not Ready Referencing is very poor and will require some work before this can be posted. -Ad Orientem (talk) 22:56, 12 January 2022 (UTC)
• Oppose Too much unsourced content, and this does not really comply with WP:BLPSOURCES. Ritchie333 ^{(talk) (cont)} 23:25, 12 January 2022 (UTC)

  @Ritchie333: What's wrong with New York Daily News? GA-RT-22 (talk) 22:29, 15 January 2022 (UTC)

  Yes it's generally seen as reliable and as this is a report of a court proceeding I can't see the issue. Pawnkingthree (talk) 23:25, 15 January 2022 (UTC)

• As soon as sourcing issues are resolved, Strong Support. Highly influential and significant singer, and many of the songs by The Ronettes remain widely recognised to this day. TheScrubby (talk) 00:37, 13 January 2022 (UTC)

'Strong support' = support. – Sca (talk) 14:25, 13 January 2022 (UTC)

Also, the only criteria for a biographical article to be posted at RD is article quality. So, "support when issues resolved" is kinda redundant. Joseph2302 (talk) 14:56, 13 January 2022 (UTC)

• Stats FYI, this was the top read article yesterday. The readership was 465K and so not in the same league as Betty White, who is still in the charts after two weeks. Andrew🐉(talk) 12:08, 14 January 2022 (UTC)
• Oppose Discography still unreferenced. Pawnkingthree (talk) 13:15, 14 January 2022 (UTC)

 Done References added to Discography section too. Alexcalamaro (talk) 14:13, 15 January 2022 (UTC)

Support Good job. Pawnkingthree (talk) 23:21, 15 January 2022 (UTC)

• Support. Article looks in good shape. Martinevans123 (talk) 23:34, 15 January 2022 (UTC)
• Support – I just got rid of the last of the cn tags, and will continue to watch this article and provide sources as needed. It looks to me to be in pretty good shape right now. GA-RT-22 (talk) 02:19, 16 January 2022 (UTC)
• Comment: While we wait for a spot to open up on the RD line, can we have a non-primary source for the solo singles, please. And preferably not on the subject header, please. The footnotes shows up in the table of contents and looks rather odd there. Thanks. --PFHLai (talk) 12:43, 16 January 2022 (UTC)

• Good point, although a quick check at discogs and 45Cat (as usual) reveals they are all genuine. I'm not sure why any of her official discography should really be doubted. Martinevans123 (talk) 12:50, 16 January 2022 (UTC)

• Well, that was tagged. It's a minor thing that should not hold up this nom, but would be nice if it can be resolved before the link goes on MainPage. (Sorry, I have no clue what 45CAT means, but it's amusing to see it next to DiscOGs.) --PFHLai (talk) 16:12, 16 January 2022 (UTC)

• Lol. Consider yourself catted. Martinevans123 (talk) 17:34, 16 January 2022 (UTC)

• I see... thanks for the link. --PFHLai (talk) 18:07, 16 January 2022 (UTC)

• You can't trust it, as it's not WP:RS (... it's written by record experts). Martinevans123 (talk) 18:09, 16 January 2022 (UTC)

• Oh, well,... I'll leave things the way they are. BTW, thanks for fixing the table of contents. --PFHLai (talk) 18:15, 16 January 2022 (UTC)

• Posted --PFHLai (talk) 19:46, 16 January 2022 (UTC)

RD: Shebby Singh

Article: Shebby Singh (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): New Straits Times
Credits:

• Nominated by Ktin (talk · give credit)
• Updated by To be updated. (talk · give credit)

Article updated
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Nominator's comments: Malaysian soccer player, coach, and sports broadcaster. Article requires some work. I will get to it later tonight if no one gets to it earlier. Ktin (talk) 18:45, 12 January 2022 (UTC)

• Not Ready for the usual reason. -Ad Orientem (talk) 19:05, 15 January 2022 (UTC)

RD: Luis Castañeda

Article: Luis Castañeda (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): [4]
Credits:

• Nominated by ArsenalGhanaPartey (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Practiko (talk · give credit) and TDKR Chicago 101 (talk · give credit)

Article updated
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Nominator's comments: Former Mayor of Lima. ArsenalGhanaPartey (talk) 17:05, 12 January 2022 (UTC)

• Not Ready Referencing is quite poor and will need some work before this can be posted. -Ad Orientem (talk) 17:29, 12 January 2022 (UTC)
• Comment: His bio in Spanish Wikipedia has three times as many refs. Perhaps someone who knows the language can look into porting some of the refs from ES to EN, please? --PFHLai (talk) 20:31, 16 January 2022 (UTC)

January 11

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January 11, 2022 (2022-01-11) (Tuesday) Disasters and accidents At an apartment construction site in Gwangju, South Korea, an outer wall of the building collapses, trapping six workers. (AP) Health and environment COVID-19 pandemic COVID-19 pandemic in Canada, COVID-19 vaccination in Canada COVID-19 pandemic in Quebec, COVID-19 vaccination in Quebec Quebec announces plans to impose a "significant" tax on those who are not vaccinated against COVID-19, with exemptions for those who have legitimate medical exemptions from taking the vaccine. However, few additional details were revealed on a policy which would be a first in Canada. (The Globe and Mail) COVID-19 pandemic in Europe COVID-19 pandemic in France France reports a record 368,149 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours. (CNBC) COVID-19 pandemic in Italy Italy reports a record 220,532 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 7.77 million. (Agenzia Italia) COVID-19 pandemic in Poland Poland surpasses 100,000 deaths from COVID-19, becoming the 15th nation to do so. (The Independent) COVID-19 pandemic in Serbia Patriarch Porfirije, the head of the Serbian Orthodox Church, tests positive for COVID-19. (Bloomberg) COVID-19 pandemic in Slovenia Slovenia reports a record 5,164 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours. (The Slovenia Times) COVID-19 pandemic in Turkey Turkey reports a record 74,266 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours. (Anadolu Agency) COVID-19 pandemic in South America COVID-19 pandemic in Argentina Argentina reports a record 134,439 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 6,533,635. (Infobae) COVID-19 pandemic in Bolivia Bolivian vice president David Choquehuanca tests positive for COVID-19 for the third time. Six government ministers also test positive for COVID-19. (France 24) COVID-19 pandemic in Israel The Israeli Health ministry approves a reduction of the isolation period for asymptomatic positive COVID-19 patients from ten to seven days in order to keep the economy running despite an increase in the number of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant cases. The changes will be in effect on January 13. (The Times of Israel) Politics and elections President of the European Parliament David Sassoli dies in Aviano, Italy. (Politico) Maltese MEP Roberta Metsola becomes acting President of the European Parliament. Metsola is the first Maltese person to hold this position. (Politico)

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(Posted) RD: Clyde Bellecourt

Article: Clyde Bellecourt (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): Star Tribune, MPR, US News, Democracy Now, AP, PBS
Credits:

• Nominated by SusanLesch (talk · give credit)

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

Nominator's comments: Most influential leader for rights of Native Americans (the rest were already dead). Needs a lot of updating -SusanLesch (talk) 23:20, 11 January 2022 (UTC)

• Comment I expect we'd need his autobiography to source much of this bio. No Google or Amazon preview exists so I'm bowing out. -SusanLesch (talk) 00:30, 12 January 2022 (UTC)

Making some progress as more sources are appearing. -SusanLesch (talk) 21:55, 12 January 2022 (UTC)

Support as nominator. Not perfect but C-class biography now. Copy of his autobiography found at Johns Hopkins. -SusanLesch (talk) 17:12, 13 January 2022 (UTC)

• Comment – Bellecourt and AIM co-founder Dennis Banks (d. 2017) were very widely known in their day. Our Bellecourt article has been updated. – Sca (talk) 13:29, 12 January 2022 (UTC)
• Not Ready Referencing needs a lot of work. -Ad Orientem (talk) 16:00, 12 January 2022 (UTC)

Agreed, the NFL and the Washington football team are still not ready. -SusanLesch (talk) 17:56, 12 January 2022 (UTC)

• Support -- Alanscottwalker (talk) 13:54, 13 January 2022 (UTC)

  Ah, yes, Ready, please post. Alanscottwalker (talk) 20:59, 13 January 2022 (UTC)

• Support The article is now well sourced and comprehensive. KittenKlub (talk) 21:42, 13 January 2022 (UTC)

  Is someone available to post this, then? Thanks. – Sca (talk) 22:21, 13 January 2022 (UTC)

• Whither free image? Are we sure there are no freely-licensed images of him on Flickr, etc.? Joofjoof (talk) 22:41, 13 January 2022 (UTC)

Joofjoof, article is not proposed for a blurb so why are you asking here instead of on the article talk page? Flickr has two eligible images, but both are so poor as to be disfigurements. What is "etc."? Search was made of the Library of Congress photo library which has nothing. -SusanLesch (talk) 23:14, 13 January 2022 (UTC)

Joofjoof, thank you for the nudge. When I pulled the crop back from his face to full length we got a pretty unmistakable talking (?) stick. Can't say I like the photo but it is free and beggars can't be choosers. Best wishes. -SusanLesch (talk) 15:38, 14 January 2022 (UTC)

• Posted Stephen 23:43, 13 January 2022 (UTC)

(Posted) RD: Gary Waldhorn

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

• Nominated by 2A00:23C7:2B86:9800:E462:BF8E:70DD:6A60 (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Bloom6132 (talk · give credit)

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

Nominator's comments: British actor; needs updating and citations adding 2A00:23C7:2B86:9800:E462:BF8E:70DD:6A60 (talk) 23:01, 11 January 2022 (UTC)

• Weak oppose table needs referencing This post was made by orbitalbuzzsaw gang (talk) 02:09, 12 January 2022 (UTC)

• @Orbitalbuzzsaw: done – table all sourced now. —Bloom6132 (talk) 07:26, 12 January 2022 (UTC)

• Support Well written and sourced now. RIP Councillor David Horton. The C of E God Save the Queen! (talk) 07:35, 12 January 2022 (UTC)

Query Who will chair the Dibley parish Church meetings now? Chrisclear (talk) 07:49, 12 January 2022 (UTC)

• Support Short but adequate. -Ad Orientem (talk) 16:03, 12 January 2022 (UTC)
• Question Is it acceptable to use FreeBMD for his son's name and birth year? WP:BLPPRIVACY concerns and all that. Joofjoof (talk) 22:17, 12 January 2022 (UTC)

• @Joofjoof: done – removed birth year (left name per WP:BLPNAME) and replaced FreeBMD with existing source. —Bloom6132 (talk) 00:13, 13 January 2022 (UTC)
  • Thanks, that is better. Support now. Joofjoof (talk) 11:15, 13 January 2022 (UTC)

• Posted --PFHLai (talk) 11:35, 13 January 2022 (UTC)

(Closed) 2022 College Football Championship

Still no consensus to post. --Tone 07:30, 13 January 2022 (UTC)

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

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Article: 2022 College Football Playoff National Championship (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​​In gridiron football, Georgia defeats Alabama to win the College Football National Championship. (Post)
Alternative blurb: ​​
News source(s): ews-24.fr/comptez-sur-nick-saban-pour-utiliser-la-defaite-de-la-georgie-pour-faire-avancer-la-dynastie-de-lalabama-la-saison-prochaine/, The Independent (the British one), Yahoo Sports Australia
Credits:

• Nominated by Sagittarian Milky Way (talk · give credit)

Article updated

Nominator's comments: This was posted 2020, is always one of the biggest sporting events of the year in the nation with ~40% of en.wiki readers, the college football coach is by far the highest-paid government employee of many states with some (including this game's loser) having $9.5 to $10 million/yr guaranteed salary contracts and many other arguments that don't seem to convince non-North Americans. Also since the Supreme Court made the federal sports gambling ban unconstitutional in 2018.4 (also not posted) legal online betting has started in states exceeding 1 UK population by now including the biggest market for the foreseeable future — New York. The NY betting rate instantly increased tens of thousands of percent due to going from shops in the "wilderness" only to BetRivers, Caesars William Hill, DraftKings & FanDuel apps @ 9 a.m 3 days ago and more will come later. Thus the college game is becoming an even bigger source of U.S. economic activity over time (One dude even lost $6.15 million picking the wrong winner (to hedge a promotion where if Georgia loses anyone who bought $3,000 of Houston mattress shop stuff from him will get it for free) Would a single bookmaker accepting his bets of $1.5 million & $1.2 mil on a slight underdog without moving the odds much be a busy market by UK standards?) Sagittarian Milky Way (talk) 21:28, 11 January 2022 (UTC)

• Oppose This is not an ITNR and should not be. The international impact and interest is very low and it doesn't seem to be the most notorious sporting event in the USA if we compare it with the Super Bowl or the NBA, which are ITNR and rightly so. As Masem said two years ago, "college footage is equivalent to minor league/amateur sports, which we should not post unless it is like the Boat Race, the most significant event in that sport". Nor do I think that the economic value of it is decisive, as it's something that interests only college football fans (and that's fine). _-_Alsoriano97 (talk) 21:47, 11 January 2022 (UTC)
  • Nonsense. There's no limit to how many events can be posted. The NCAA college basketball tournament is on ITN/R even though it is (1) amateur, and (2) considered less than the NBA Finals or FIBA championship. – Muboshgu (talk) 22:04, 11 January 2022 (UTC)
  • Per WP:ITN/C (above): Please do not ... 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.—Bagumba (talk) 23:08, 11 January 2022 (UTC)
• Support Major event, top annual event in college football, would increase us from one (1) American football item in a year to two (2), so not onerous or overbearing in this way. It's in the news, covered by all the top sources, and we have a quality article. A lot of people here just don't like it. – Muboshgu (talk) 22:04, 11 January 2022 (UTC)

• Just because I've justified why I oppose it doesn't mean I simply "don't like it". This counterargument is not valid for me. _-_Alsoriano97 (talk) 22:13, 11 January 2022 (UTC)

  Alsoriano97, that was not addressed specifically at you. The college football national championship game has been nominated every year since 2011, and a lot of the opposition is IDONTLIKEIT. – Muboshgu (talk) 22:18, 11 January 2022 (UTC)

• If you are going to bring up the Supreme Court, let's not forget they found the NCAA was exploiting student athletes too. Just because something is popular doesn't make it appropriate for ITN. --Masem (t) 22:16, 11 January 2022 (UTC)
  • Popularity doesn't necessarily make it inappropriate for ITN either. Witness the failed Betty White Rule.—Bagumba (talk) 23:45, 11 January 2022 (UTC)
• Weak Support Given the precedent of posting this and related events in the past, including the INT/R status of the NCAA basketball tournament (per Muboshgu). I personally have questions about notability, but there seems to be enough reason to post. DarkSide830 (talk) 22:30, 11 January 2022 (UTC)
• Support. In some ways college football is more popular than NFL football. The largest capacity stadium in the US is a college stadium. 331dot (talk) 23:27, 11 January 2022 (UTC)
• Oppose. A minor, amateur, limited status school sport of limited notability. - 2A00:23C7:2B86:9800:E462:BF8E:70DD:6A60 (talk) 23:41, 11 January 2022 (UTC)

Every word of your comment is demonstratably incorrect. 331dot (talk) 00:10, 12 January 2022 (UTC)

Obviously not. Not only is it a second-level competition, it is still an amateur school sport. 2A00:23C7:2B86:9800:C149:7535:6073:F180 (talk) 12:53, 12 January 2022 (UTC)

The first hatnote in the college football article states "This article is about gridiron football played at an amateur level in the United States". Is the hatnote incorrect in stating that this is an amateur competition? Chrisclear (talk) 07:02, 12 January 2022 (UTC)

Could be subtle trolling? It's only amateur cause the players would be banned for life if they took any money or free stuff for playing. The Supreme Court has now allowed 1 laptop, free tutors just for them and other things that can help their education. Some need tutoring cause colleges care little to nothing about your pre-college academics if you want to play football or basketball with them and your football skill would improve the team. They'll even give like 50 players an (almost) full football scholarship (free tuition+room and board) regardless of how much the player can afford to pay. It is a surviving relic from the time when amateurism in sport was more widely regarded and even the best Olympic champions could be and were banned for life for having the nerve to play after making money from sport. 15:31, 12 January 2022 (UTC)

There's 8 college football stadiums that are only exceeded in size by a soccer/track and field/mass games stadium in North Korea and 1 from Indian cricket. All 4 sports have bigger fields than gridiron too which means a 100K+ gridiron stadium has to be taller and thus harder to build for the same distance to the nosebleed section. And there's only ~half a dozen home games a year. The coaches only make a little less than the top league coaches, Georgia's coach makes $7 million a year and $7m isn't even in the top 3rd of his conference. Sagittarian Milky Way (talk) 00:32, 12 January 2022 (UTC)

• This year's game drew an estimated 22+ million TV viewers.[5] For context, the recent ITNR darts promotion claimed 2M viewers in the UK and Netherlands. Comments that this game is "limited status", much like The Boat Race, will often depend on whether the !voter likes it or not, which is likely dependent on their locale.—Bagumba (talk) 23:55, 11 January 2022 (UTC)

  The Boat Race isn't suitable for ITN either. The PDC item was at least a world championship, which this isn't. Modest Genius ^talk 12:50, 12 January 2022 (UTC)

• Support this is a good quality article on an event that gets a lot of atttention. With the Super Bowl the only other American football story likely to be posted, I don't think two per year is excessive. Pawnkingthree (talk) 00:01, 12 January 2022 (UTC)
• Oppose on quality the team list is unsourced, the match summary has one or two sources per paragraph which doesn't seem like enough. And the TV broadcast sections in the infobox are not verified anywhere. And the teams season summary is confusing to a regular reader because it's filled with unexplained specific terminology, and has peacock phrases like escaped an upset bid and suffered their first and only setback. All in all, not good enough article for a non-specialist reader to understand. Although I fully exprcr this to get posted during the European night time based mostly on American votes, and ignoring the quality issues.... Joseph2302 (talk) 00:04, 12 January 2022 (UTC)

  I highly doubt that. This is an annual timesink that (with the exception of 2020) usually gets closed after about three days of arguing as "no consensus." Pawnkingthree (talk) 00:08, 12 January 2022 (UTC)

• I will comment that on quality, the article is way overly detailed, particularly on the season for both teams, and the recap (its supposed to be a recap, not play by play; must of that seems ripe for a box score table). Thus will help eliminate some of the slang and peacock terms. --Masem (t) 00:28, 12 January 2022 (UTC)

  Yes, the recap looks like a live blog sourced to primary source play-by-play link. Should rely on secondary sources for highlights.—Bagumba (talk) 06:39, 12 January 2022 (UTC)

• Support Major sport, detailed article, big game, fine time, new champs. InedibleHulk (talk) 02:20, 12 January 2022 (UTC)
• Oppose subnational competition. Banedon (talk) 03:05, 12 January 2022 (UTC)

Almost like Oxford and Cambridge students rowing? Sagittarian Milky Way (talk) 03:24, 12 January 2022 (UTC)

!!!!!!BOAT RACE KLAXON!!!!!!! Banedon (talk) 04:43, 12 January 2022 (UTC)

• Oppose 2nd tier championship and therefore not sufficiently notable. The wall of text (with its poor grammar and syntax) describing the economic effects of the sport are interesting, but do not make the competition any more notable. They just reiterate that the sport is played in a high-income country with a high population. I am guessing that the use of three non-American sources is possibly an attempt to suggest that this is "news" outside the US. However a mere cursory glance shows that the "UK" article is copied from AP wire, and the "Australian" article was written by an American, for an American audience, and then syndicated across all country-specific versions of Yahoo Sports. The French article link does not work. Chrisclear (talk) 07:14, 12 January 2022 (UTC)

The French link needs the space near the beginning removed and possibly also a www. Sagittarian Milky Way (talk) 15:39, 12 January 2022 (UTC)

All I read is a very long and drawn out WP:IDONTLIKEIT. Maybe try to start a real discussion? Thechased (talk) 07:25, 12 January 2022 (UTC)

Your simplistic application of the "IDONTLIKEIT" label is both incorrect and unfortunate. As for a "real discussion" - it's in the sentences I wrote. Chrisclear (talk) 07:47, 12 January 2022 (UTC)

This is not a second-tier championship. Division II would be, this is little different from NFL football with larger audiences. 331dot (talk) 11:43, 12 January 2022 (UTC)

From the college football article: "Therefore, college football is generally considered to be the second tier of American football in the United States and Canadian football in Canada; one step ahead of high school competition, and one step below professional competition." (My emphasis added). The first hatnote in the college football article states "This article is about gridiron football played at an amateur level in the United States". Is the hatnote correct in stating that this is an amateur competition? Furthermore, is it correct to state that the competitors in a/this College Football Playoff are limited to those that are, as the name suggests, college students? If I am correct on either or both counts (college students only, amateur competition), then I would disagree with your assertion that it is "little different" from NFL football. Chrisclear (talk) 12:11, 12 January 2022 (UTC)

That it is amateur(which has been litigated in the US courts and is actually debatable) and involves college students is immaterial. College football draws larger crowds, larger TV audiences, and has larger stadiums than the NFL(at Division I, which this is). In essence, this is merely a different league, not a lower level league. What matters is how reliable sources cover this. 331dot (talk) 12:19, 12 January 2022 (UTC)

To me, logic would dictate that if it is an amateur (or quasi amateur) competition, then the pool of possible players is almost certain to be of lower quality than a professional league. Likewise, if the pool of possible players is limited to college students, then again, the skill level will be lower than a league with no such restrictions. As for crowd size, TV audience and stadium size, these reflect popularity, as opposed to encyclopaedic notability. Chrisclear (talk) 12:32, 12 January 2022 (UTC)

The NFL has voluntarily banned players who haven't played college a few years (to encourage kids to not put excessive effort and hope into training football to the point that they get kicked out of college sports semesters for learning at <80% the normal speed) If they didn't do this then some kids would likely stop going to school on their 16th birthday (the earliest you can without Child Protective Services getting involved) in the usually misguided hope of getting skilled enough at football to make a living from it or even become an NFL millionaire. Also almost everyone trains but doesn't play their first year because of the 80% rule (unlike England college is 4 years in the USA because it includes 13th grade). This is called redshirting and means the players are usually 19 to almost 23. There's even free private boarding schools for the best secondary school football players (like IMG) who's academics are almost phony and they'll even let you stay, train and learn so you can delay the college. So it is more like a continent-scale under-23 league. There is no age limit or education ceiling, if you haven't played 4 years you can still play. And having to be a college student isn't much of a talent pool reducer due to how much football players are babied academically in most of the US (at least after elementary school). Teachers and professors grade them leniently, if they need it tutors get thrown at them, the easiest classes are never oversubscribed for them and so on. If you go to some football boarding schools the education isn't even accredited cause they're in states where if you say your school is religious they can't touch you even if that's clearly a front. Sagittarian Milky Way (talk) 16:55, 12 January 2022 (UTC)

• Strong Oppose lower-tier sports competition. Sports, music competitions/personalities should be judged on merit not on salaries etc, else any B/C-list pop musician will trump the best classical virtuosos and sports stars with celebrity value such as David Beckham will trump players with better competitive impact simply because the 'charismatic' players can sell more shirts/get more sponsors. Note also that the Arab and Chinese football leagues also pay similar or higher than European leagues, which does not make the quality the same or better. In fact, the Arab and Chinese leagues are worse than 2nd division European domestic leagues that are obviously not going to be posted. Bumbubookworm (talk) 07:57, 12 January 2022 (UTC)

  Strawman argument: college football players are not paid a salary from their schools.—Bagumba (talk) 08:26, 12 January 2022 (UTC)

  • Don't put words into my mouth. I know that. Only insular morons wouldn't. I was responding to the arguments of your like-minded compatriots who were citing the coaches' salary and other non-sporting merit metrics as a reason to post Bumbubookworm (talk) 09:22, 12 January 2022 (UTC)

    • This is not a low-tier competition when it draws larger audiences and has bigger stadiums than the top professional league. 331dot (talk) 11:42, 12 January 2022 (UTC)

      • The EFL Championship play-off Final draws larger audiences than any match played in the Premier League, but it's still a match in the second tier of English football (for instance, the 2019 EFL Championship play-off Final was attended by 85,826 spectators, whereas the match with the highest attendance in the entire 2018–19 Premier League season had 81,332 spectators). Furthermore, note that EFL Championship is a professional league in a much more popular sport.--Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 13:19, 12 January 2022 (UTC)

        • I am not familiar with the British tiering system but what you describe seems akin to the difference between Major League Baseball and Minor League Baseball in the US.(The NFL does not really have a minor league system.) This is not like that. College football is a different league, not a lower league. College football has tiers based on university size and other factors(Division I, Division II, and Division III). This game is part of Division I, the top level of college football. 331dot (talk) 14:19, 12 January 2022 (UTC)

          • US and Canadian sports are built like the ill-fated European Super League. Sports leagues are not connected to each other. You can argue college football is a totally different "code" of gridiron vs. professional American football (same can be argued to college basketball and professional basketball in the US, plus leagues that follow the FIBA set of rules almost everywhere else), so you can argue further that Division I FBS is the top competition of the gridiron code known as college football. Premier League and EFL have always been played in the same FIFA set of rules and are actually connected to each other via promotion and relegation. Gridiron does share that concept. Howard the Duck (talk) 15:56, 12 January 2022 (UTC)

• Oppose Much has been said in the past about why this shouldn't be posted (amateur sport, low-tier competition, low impact, lowering standard for similar sport events etc.) and, after ten years of debating, there are no signs that something has drastically changed. To those griping about why The Boat Race is an ITNR item, please go to the talk page and demand it be delisted if you think this is comparable to it. To those hanging on to the wide coverage, Novak Djokovic's entry to Australia is by far the main story (not only sport-related) in the world but we haven't even considered it, which clearly implies that news coverage doesn't always make a strong case for a story to be posted.--Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 08:23, 12 January 2022 (UTC)
• Strong oppose for the same reasons as every other year. This is an amateur competition open only to students at a handful of universities, isn't the highest level of the sport, is partly decided by a selection panel rather than performance on the field etc. This has been discussed to death over the years. I understand that many Americans watch the event, but that isn't enough. I have consistently opposed any and all student sports items, in any sport or country, and will continue to do so. Modest Genius ^talk 12:49, 12 January 2022 (UTC)

We have broken down this barrier by adding the basketball tournament to ITNR. I don't see why being a student should matter. The US Supreme Court has found that student athletes are exploited and prevented from being compensated fairly. Universities use their sports programs to generate revenue just as any NFL Team does. 331dot (talk) 14:16, 12 January 2022 (UTC)

I have consistently opposed NCAA basketball on the same grounds, including in the ITNR discussion you link below. I don't see how the court ruling or profit motives are at all relevant to the discussion here. Modest Genius ^talk 15:05, 12 January 2022 (UTC)

It's relevant because it means these players are not simple amateurs who play for the love of the sport. They are as invested as any "professional" player. 331dot (talk) 15:34, 12 January 2022 (UTC)

• Comment. I urge participants here to review the discussion to add the basketball tournament to ITNR and while this is not an ITNR discussion, many of the same arguments apply. 331dot (talk) 14:22, 12 January 2022 (UTC)

  You're trying to wring water from a stone. The opposition to this item is primarily because its inclusion will pave the way for posting numerous other sport events with the qualities of being amateur and low-tier competitions. If we really have to increase the number of sport stories posted, then we should definitely go with a horizontal rather than a vertical expansion.--Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 15:03, 12 January 2022 (UTC)

I'm trying to uphold our mission here. I don't think what you say is the case, but what if it was? What is wrong with that? We have already broken down the "amateur" barrier. 331dot (talk) 15:08, 12 January 2022 (UTC)

Mistakes made in the past don't make a rule. Arguments can be drawn from virtually every successful ITNR nomination (not only ITN) to support the inclusion of zillion other stories which normally shouldn't be included. And truly upholding our mission is to identify stories from underrepresented countries with a large number of English speakers, such as India, Pakistan or Nigeria.--Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 17:47, 12 January 2022 (UTC)

Kiril Simeonovski I await your nominations. Reverse bias is not the answer. 331dot (talk) 17:52, 12 January 2022 (UTC)

• Oppose – Per Modest, Kiril, Masem. Hyped. – Sca (talk) 14:57, 12 January 2022 (UTC)

Mistakes made in the past don't make a rule. Arguments can be drawn from virtually every successful ITNR nomination (not only ITN) to support the inclusion of zillion other stories which

I don't understand "hyped" as an argument. Everything we post is "hyped". 331dot (talk) 15:02, 12 January 2022 (UTC)

Oh? – Sca (talk) 16:37, 12 January 2022 (UTC)

• Rankings This event is all over the top read articles list currently. The article rankings for yesterday include:

2 Stetson Bennett

5 Kirby Smart

6 Nick Saban

12 Georgia Bulldogs football

13 Bryce Young

14 College Football Playoff National Championship

32 Alabama Crimson Tide football

41 2021 College Football Playoff National Championship

47 College football national championships in NCAA Division I FBS

58 2022 College Football Playoff National Championship

It's interesting that the nominated article is so far down the list.

Andrew🐉(talk) 15:42, 12 January 2022 (UTC)

Andrew Davidson As you should be aware by now, ITN is not a most-viewed article list. If you would like to eliminate ITN and replace it with a most-read article list, please propose that. 331dot (talk) 15:47, 12 January 2022 (UTC)

Yes, but we are supposed to help people find articles they are already looking for, and clearly they are having trouble getting there. GreatCaesarsGhost 15:51, 12 January 2022 (UTC)

• The Gaelic Athletic Association items that have been at WP:ITNR would love to talk about amateurism. Howard the Duck (talk) 15:45, 12 January 2022 (UTC)
• Support Every single argument used to oppose this equally applies to events that are on ITN/R. We post many events that are 2nd tier (Japan Series, La Liga), amateur (Olympics, NCAA Basketball), have restricted participants (The Ashes, The Boat Race) or are of local or limited interest (PDC, Gaelic Football). Obviously, it's not that big of a deal if any of these (or CFP) gets posted or not. The issue for me is that we have guidelines and precedent that should be respected. Every so often, we throw them out the window and decide on pure sui generis, and this always leads to discontent and fights. The Betty White situation and Carrie Fisher before her are examples of this. People decide how they will !vote and then cherry-pick the evidence that supports their argument. There's no fix for this; like death blurbs, CFP is a blind spot of this project. GreatCaesarsGhost 15:49, 12 January 2022 (UTC)
• (edit conflict) Weak oppose. It is my understanding that we tend to post sporting events at the top level of their field only. I don't believe "amateur" status matters (GAA fan here) but if we're making that comparison, there is a difference between posting the top level finals in football/hurling versus posting the Hogan Cup finals. I'm not a gridiron fan and may be missing some nuance as a result but this seems to be clearly a tier below the Super Bowl, no? I wouldn't be in favour of posting the Europa League, Rugby Europe International Championships, etc and this seems to fall under the same remit. ᵹʀᴀᴘᴘʟᴇ ꭗ 15:53, 12 January 2022 (UTC)
  • We can make the same comparison if GAA is also involved with organizing or sanctioning the Hogan Cup (I didn't bother to check, sorry). For what it's worth, the NCAA doesn't even sanction CFB, and the NFL more so isn't even connected in anyway with CFB. You can make the argument that NFL football and college football are different codes of gridiron, with CFB as the highest level of competition for the latter. Howard the Duck (talk) 16:00, 12 January 2022 (UTC)
    • The Hogan Cup is a GAA competition, yes; it's a schools and colleges level competition as opposed to the senior county level one. I certainly don't know enough about gridiron to make or refute any argument about "different codes" but, earnestly, is this bigger than the Super Bowl? ᵹʀᴀᴘᴘʟᴇ ꭗ 16:04, 12 January 2022 (UTC)
      • No, but one could argue it's bigger than the other three US+Canada professional sports leagues (NBA, NHL, MLB) that's listed in ITNR. As argued above, college football stadiums are some of the largest stadiums on Earth. Howard the Duck (talk) 16:07, 12 January 2022 (UTC)
      • There are many rule differences between college and NFL football and a single instance of rule difference can change who wins but they're still more alike than rugby league vs union. Probably, I don't know much about rugby. Sagittarian Milky Way (talk) 18:02, 12 January 2022 (UTC)
• Oppose - Thank God that ITN isn't influenced simply by how much money gets thrown around this meat market of a sport that exploits amateur athletes.--WaltCip-(talk) 16:36, 12 January 2022 (UTC)

You kinda seem to be saying that it isn't a fully amateur sport..... 331dot (talk) 16:39, 12 January 2022 (UTC)

Are the players getting paid? WaltCip-(talk) 16:44, 12 January 2022 (UTC)

They all but get paid- they simply don't get a cash salary. They get "scholarships", free housing, food, etc. 331dot (talk) 16:55, 12 January 2022 (UTC)

• Support Since we broke down the barrier with the March Madness tournament, and the championship is a fairly large event. DadOfTheYear2022 (talk) 17:18, 12 January 2022 (UTC)

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

RD: Ernest Shonekan

Article: Ernest Shonekan (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): Channels Television
Credits:

• Nominated by Ammarpad (talk · give credit)

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

Nominator's comments: Former (interim) head of Nigerian Government – Ammarpad (talk) 13:45, 11 January 2022 (UTC)

• Oppose some lines and paras are unsourced. _-_Alsoriano97 (talk) 14:28, 11 January 2022 (UTC)

Support  – citations have been added. Princess of Ara 19:49, 11 January 2022 (UTC)

• Weak Support Referencing is adequate but I am not wowed by the overall length and quality of an article about a former head of state. -Ad Orientem (talk) 16:10, 12 January 2022 (UTC)

President of European Parliament

Article: President of the European Parliament (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​Roberta Metsola becomes the first President of the European Parliament from Malta following the death of David Sassoli at the age of 65. (Post)
News source(s): Politico, BBC, France24, dpa
Credits:

• Nominated by BastianMAT (talk · give credit)

Article updated

Nominator's comments: A RD nom has been made however no ITN nom, I think an ITN nom of mentioning Roberta becoming the first Maltese president of the European parliament and the mention of David Sassoli is needed and is a suitable nomination. Both articles are suitable for a news nom. BastianMAT (talk) 09:21, 11 January 2022 (UTC)

• Comment target article needs to be updated for this change of leader. And lots of the article needs sourcing too e.g. none of the presidents actually have sources for them (despite the table having a column for references). Joseph2302 (talk) 09:53, 11 January 2022 (UTC)

Should be better now for all articles, I def think this is a very suitable nomination as its an important role, important death and notable background being the first from Malta. BastianMAT (talk) 12:01, 11 January 2022 (UTC)

• Support RD only not too significant as death of the Queen Elizabeth II (morbid?), but still much worthly to be posted giving she was the first EP president from Malta but her notability is not so significant as prominent head of government/state. 125.167.57.110 (talk) 12:52, 11 January 2022 (UTC)

• The comparison you make with Elizabeth II doesn't make much sense, to tell the truth. Sassoli's death is not the main subject of this nomination, and it shouldn't be. The debate here is whether the nomination of a new EP president should be on the Main Page. If it succeeds, it should obviously mention the death of the one who has been president until today, as it's the reason for the change in the leadership of this institution. _-_Alsoriano97 (talk) 13:05, 11 January 2022 (UTC)

• Questions Number 1: is the President of the European Parliament a "head of government"? List of current heads of state and government#Sui generis entities lists the heads of the EU as the President of the European Council and the President of the European Commission. Number 2: do we usually post changes where the person taking charge is in an acting role? Joseph2302 (talk) 13:35, 11 January 2022 (UTC)
  1. No.
  2. Not all the time. Howard the Duck (talk) 23:11, 11 January 2022 (UTC)
• I think the President of the European Commission is the key person in the EU (we posted Ursula von der Leyen election in 2019 but not Sassoli), besides, Metsola's article is not in shape to post at the moment. --Tone 16:37, 11 January 2022 (UTC)

As a side note, the main story here would be that Sassoli died in office. But it was posted as RD already. --Tone 18:23, 11 January 2022 (UTC)

• Weak oppose this doesn't seem like a very prominent role (even though it's inherently international); in fact it looks more ceremonial than anything. Banedon (talk) 03:06, 12 January 2022 (UTC)

• None of the "three presidencies" of the European Union is ceremonial in nature. Perhaps in EP president’s international activities, but its function is the same as that of any Speaker of any legislative assembly. _-_Alsoriano97 (talk) 08:02, 12 January 2022 (UTC)

• Oppose. The president of the parliament is the least influential of the three EU offices called 'president', behind the President of the European Council and President of the European Commission. Their role is equivalent to the Speaker of a national parliament. None of the recent holders of this office have attracted public attention. Being the first Maltese incumbent isn't particular significant either. Modest Genius ^talk 13:01, 12 January 2022 (UTC)
• Oppose now people have cleared up for me that it's not the most important EU role. We wouldn't post the change of Speaker in the US or UK, so don't see why we should post this, as this EU role seem to be at a similar level to a speaker. Joseph2302 (talk) 15:35, 12 January 2022 (UTC)

RD: Ahmet Yılmaz Çalık

Article: Ahmet Yılmaz Çalık (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): DailySabah
Credits:

• Nominated by BastianMAT (talk · give credit)

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

Nominator's comments: Turkish national team and Konyaspor player, 27 years old, died in a tragic car crash. Article needs some work. BastianMAT (talk) 08:49, 11 January 2022 (UTC)

• With only 888 characters (154 words) of readable prose, this stub needs to be expanded quite a bit before it can qualify for RD. --PFHLai (talk) 05:40, 12 January 2022 (UTC)
• Not Ready per PFHLai. -Ad Orientem (talk) 16:12, 12 January 2022 (UTC)

First pig to human heart transplant

Articles: heart transplantation (talk · history · tag) and xenotransplantation (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​The first human heart transplant from a pig is performed. (Post)
Alternative blurb: ​The first pig to human heart transplant is performed.
News source(s): BBC; Reuters; NYT
Credits:

• Nominated by Andrew Davidson (talk · give credit)
• Updated by RFZYNSPY (talk · give credit)

Article updated

Nominator's comments: This is described as a groundbreaking breakthrough. There are some potential pictures on Commons. Andrew🐉(talk) 08:21, 11 January 2022 (UTC)

Are they bloody? We don't need that. Sagittarian Milky Way (talk) 21:31, 11 January 2022 (UTC)

• Thank you for the submission. Which is the better target article? I don’t see either article being updated yet. We need a substantial update for this to be considered. The altblurb I supplied may be helpful if this progresses. Jehochman ^Talk 08:35, 11 January 2022 (UTC)
  • I would assume the xenotransplantation article (ALT1) would be appropriate for this scenario. Ornithoptera (talk) 08:42, 11 January 2022 (UTC)
  • (edit conflict) RFZYNSPY updated heart transplantation and started an article about the patient. Andrew🐉(talk) 08:47, 11 January 2022 (UTC)
  • If the patient article David Bennett Sr. isn't deleted for WP:BLP1E it might go nominated by the process at WP:DYKON. Xenotransplant has not been updated, and the update in heart transplant may not be sufficient. If this event is significant, it should be easy to find in those articles. Jehochman ^Talk 13:38, 11 January 2022 (UTC)
• Support once some cn tags and some unsourced lines in both linked articles are fixed. A true milestone. _-_Alsoriano97 (talk) 13:32, 11 January 2022 (UTC)
• Oppose Only time will tell how significant this is, the first human-human heart transplants didn't exactly go well, to the point the ethics of continuing were questioned. If he lives for ten years I'm willing to overlook the criminal language redundancy (ground-breaking breakthrough), but not after a few days. This isn't a Louise Brown style moment with a natural point of success, nor the first xenotransplantation. 3142 (talk) 19:58, 11 January 2022 (UTC)
• Support in principle, subject to article quality. I think xenotransplantation would be the natural target article? —Brigade Piron (talk) 21:09, 11 January 2022 (UTC)
• Oppose Per 3142. DYK. DarkSide830 (talk) 22:32, 11 January 2022 (UTC)
• Oppose. Both per 3142 and because it’s unlikely to make the Top 25 report, as the nominator is so keen on trying to skew ITN towards the most read articles. 2A00:23C7:2B86:9800:E462:BF8E:70DD:6A60 (talk) 23:49, 11 January 2022 (UTC)
• Oppose per 3142 as not the first xenotransplating operation. --Masem (t) 02:27, 12 January 2022 (UTC)
• 'Oppose for lack of event or biography article, but an interesting chapter in medical history, thanks! InedibleHulk (talk) 02:38, 12 January 2022 (UTC)
• Weak oppose I'd support this but we lack a article on the event; the ones available are tangential. Banedon (talk) 03:03, 12 January 2022 (UTC)
• Oppose – Per Banedon. No article, no blurb. – Sca (talk) 13:32, 12 January 2022 (UTC)
• Oppose, We have to wait and see what the results will be. Alex-h (talk) 14:45, 12 January 2022 (UTC)
• Oppose per Banedon. We generally don't post events that don't have their own article. -Ad Orientem (talk) 16:19, 12 January 2022 (UTC)
• Support once tags are resolved; this is noteworthy, rare medical news. While it's unusual to post an event that does not have it's own target article, I think xenotransplantation works as a target article for this event. NorthernFalcon (talk) 19:27, 13 January 2022 (UTC)
• Support ... in principle as a significant event. Very widely covered on Thursday; some follow-ups today. [6] [7] – Sca (talk) 16:35, 14 January 2022 (UTC)
• Comment – Getting stale. – Sca (talk) 17:00, 14 January 2022 (UTC)

(Posted) RD: David Sassoli

Article: David Sassoli (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): DW France 24 Politico, BBC, dpa
Credits:

• Nominated by Dying (talk · give credit)
• Updated by TDKR Chicago 101 (talk · give credit), Yakme (talk · give credit) and Alsoriano97 (talk · give credit)

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

Nominator's comments: incumbent president of the european parliament. died of a "serious complication due to a dysfunction of the immune system". article needs some work. dying (talk) 05:06, 11 January 2022 (UTC)

• Support in principle. Article looks okay, still needs a bit work, important person and a tragic death. BastianMAT (talk) 08:49, 11 January 2022 (UTC)
• Oppose Orange-tagging his article. Many unsourced paragraphs and lines. And I think his two years as president of the European Parliament should have deeper coverage. Far from ready, IMO. _-_Alsoriano97 (talk) 09:30, 11 January 2022 (UTC)

  Sources have been added where missing. --Yakme (talk) 11:28, 11 January 2022 (UTC)

• Good job! _-_Alsoriano97 (talk) 12:17, 11 January 2022 (UTC)

• Support Everything seems to be sourced now. --Vacant0 (talk) 11:39, 11 January 2022 (UTC)
• Support looks fine for RD now. Joseph2302 (talk) 13:25, 11 January 2022 (UTC)
• Support now looks good. _-_Alsoriano97 (talk) 15:16, 11 January 2022 (UTC)
• Strong support This is a heavily significant event and should be included. The article is additionally well written.Dunutubble (talk) 15:21, 11 January 2022 (UTC)
• Posted to RD. Spencer^T•C 15:45, 11 January 2022 (UTC)

RD: Jules Wright (politician)

Article: Jules Wright (politician) (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): Alaska Governor's Press Office Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
Credits:

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

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

Nominator's comments: Since you've repeatedly shown me that any obscure subject is fine so long as the article is formatted a certain way and happens to have a bunch of citations, I'll go ahead and nominate this.  RadioKAOS / Talk to me, Billy / Transmissions 03:36, 15 January 2022 (UTC)

• Support Covers what he was notable for. Any info for what Wright was up to after 1984? (Presume he withdrew from political life). Spencer^T•C 05:02, 15 January 2022 (UTC)
• Notability is not an issue at all. Long enough (544 words) and has enough footnotes in expected spots, this wikibio is READY for RD. Spencer, the info you asked about may be at the end of the "Early life and private sector" section. --PFHLai (talk) 20:12, 16 January 2022 (UTC)

January 10

Portal:Current events/2022 January 10

January 10, 2022 (2022-01-10) (Monday) Armed conflicts and attacks 2021–2022 Russo-Ukrainian crisis Ukrainian authorities arrest an alleged Russian intelligence agent who they claim attempted to recruit others to launch attacks in the port city of Odessa. (MSN) Yemeni Civil War The pro-Yemeni government militia Giants Brigades say that they are in "full control" of the Shabwah Governorate after ten days of fighting Houthi forces. (France 24) Arts and culture The United States Mint announces that they have started shipping the first coins of the American Women quarters program. American poet Maya Angelou will become the first African American woman to be featured on a U.S. quarter. (The Hill) (NPR) Disasters and accidents 2022 East London floods Ten people are killed and hundreds more are left homeless due to floods in East London, South Africa, as poorly built homes are swept away, especially in Mdantsane just outside the city. (Reuters) Health and environment COVID-19 pandemic COVID-19 pandemic in Asia COVID-19 pandemic in India COVID-19 vaccination in India India begins administering COVID-19 vaccine booster doses for high-risk individuals, such as healthcare workers and people over the age of 60 with comorbidities. (The Times of India) COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia, COVID-19 vaccination in Indonesia The Indonesian Drug and Food Control Agency issues an emergency use authorization of five COVID-19 vaccines as booster dose, namely Pfizer–BioNTech, AstraZeneca, CoronaVac, and Zifivax's ZF2001 for one dose, and half dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. (Kompas) COVID-19 pandemic in Nepal Nepal bans mass public gatherings of more than 25 people, closes schools until January 29 and mandates proof of vaccination in order to enter hotels, parks, restaurants, cinema halls, and public office beginning on January 21 due to an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases. (Reuters) COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines The Philippines reports a record for the third consecutive day of 28,707 new cases of COVID-19, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 2,998,530. (ABS-CBN News) COVID-19 pandemic in North America COVID-19 pandemic in Canada COVID-19 pandemic in Ontario, Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on education The Ontario government says that the province will resume in-person learning for students by January 17. (Ottawa Citizen) COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico Mexican president Andrés Manuel López Obrador tests positive for COVID-19 for the second time. (NPR) COVID-19 pandemic in Australia COVID-19 pandemic in New South Wales New South Wales reports a record for the second consecutive day of 18 deaths from COVID-19, thereby bringing the statewide death toll to 745. (The Guardian) Australia surpasses one million cases of COVID-19. (Al Jazeera) COVID-19 pandemic in Chile Chile begins administering second booster doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to people who are most vulnerable to COVID-19, including immunocompromised people, becoming the first country in Latin America to do so. (AP) COVID-19 pandemic in Italy Italy restricts the access of public transport, coffee shops, gyms, and many other activities to people who have been vaccinated or has been recovered from COVID-19 amid the surge of the COVID-19 cases driven by the Omicron variant. (Sky News) COVID-19 pandemic in Uganda, Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on education Uganda reopens schools for the first time since March 2020 after a nearly two year closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (The Independent) COVID-19 vaccine development Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla says that the company will develop a COVID-19 vaccine to target the Omicron variant by March. (CNBC) International relations Russia–United States relations Russia and the U.S. begin a series of talks in Geneva in an effort to defuse tensions between both countries as well as tensions with Ukraine. (The Guardian) Law and crime 2021–2022 social unrest in the French West Indies Roadblocks are set up by demonstrators and stones are thrown at the police in Basse-Terre. (France info) The Peoples Gazette, a Nigerian online newspaper, claims that it has been raided by the National Intelligence Agency. (Peoples Gazette) Science and technology Xenotransplantation Doctors at the University of Maryland, Baltimore, successfully transplant a pig heart into a human patient for the first time. (ABC News) Sports Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sports 2022 Australian Open The Federal Court of Australia orders that Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic be released from immigration detention and allowed to compete in the Australian Open in order to defend his Championship, and also orders the federal government to pay Djokovic's legal fees. (BBC News) 2022 College Football Playoff National Championship In American football, Georgia defeats Alabama to win the national championship, its first since 1980. (CBS News)

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(Posted) RD: Khan Jamal

Article: Khan Jamal (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): WBGO; Pitchfork
Credits:

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

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

 Bloom6132 (talk) 14:21, 14 January 2022 (UTC)

• Support Meets minimum standards for depth, referenced. Spencer^T•C 16:41, 14 January 2022 (UTC)
• Posted. --PFHLai (talk) 18:40, 14 January 2022 (UTC)

(Posted) RD: Ian Greenberg

Article: Ian Greenberg (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): Toronto Star / Canadian Press; CTV News (press release)
Credits:

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

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

 Bloom6132 (talk) 16:10, 12 January 2022 (UTC)

• Support No major issues. -Ad Orientem (talk) 16:28, 12 January 2022 (UTC)
• Posted. --PFHLai (talk) 23:26, 12 January 2022 (UTC)

(Posted) RD: Deon Lendore

Article: Deon Lendore (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): BBC Sport, World Athletics
Credits:

• Updated and nominated by Joseph2302 (talk · give credit)

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

Nominator's comments: Needs some text expansion, as currently a stub Joseph2302 (talk) 11:59, 12 January 2022 (UTC)

• Comment expanded to start class, which I think is just about good enough for RD. Joseph2302 (talk) 14:21, 12 January 2022 (UTC)
• Support Short but adequate. No major issues. -Ad Orientem (talk) 15:58, 12 January 2022 (UTC)
• Posted. --PFHLai (talk) 05:32, 13 January 2022 (UTC)

Chang'e 5's detection of water on moon

Article: Chang'e 5 (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​Lunar samples brought back for analysis on earth by Chang'e 5 show evidence of water on the moon. (Post)
News source(s): Phys.org, Science Advances peer reviewed article
Credits:

• Nominated by Masem (talk · give credit)

Article updated

Nominator's comments: As noted by the news stories on this, this is the first on-site detection of evidence of water (the presence of hydroxyl molecules) on the moon. There have been prior from-orbit spectra detection of likely water, but this is from the samples that Chang'e-5 brought back to earth to study. Masem (t) 01:58, 12 January 2022 (UTC)

• Support and Comment* Might not a better target article be Lunar water as that’s really the more newsworthy part of it rather than the probe that detected it? ~ 2600:6C44:237F:ACCB:ED31:A490:2B71:29B5 (talk) 02:49, 12 January 2022 (UTC)
• Oppose I don't think there was a real chance that the "likely water" would turn out not to be water, in which case this is a minor advance. Banedon (talk) 03:02, 12 January 2022 (UTC)
• Oppose. Firstly, the blurb is factually incorrect, this detection was not in the samples brought back to Earth, but using a spectrometer on the lander. Water has been found in numerous lunar samples returned to Earth, but by the Apollo and Luna missions in the 1970s. There are also numerous spectroscopic observations of water in lunar craters taken from orbit e.g. by Chandrayaan-1. Detecting it using a similar instrument on a lander is both expected and unexciting. Modest Genius ^talk 13:08, 12 January 2022 (UTC)

(Posted) RD: Taskeen Manerwal

Article: Taskeen Manerwal (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): DAWN, Daily Pakistan
Credits:

• Nominated by Ainty Painty (talk · give credit)

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

 Ainty Painty (talk) 15:12, 11 January 2022 (UTC)

• With 1999 characters of readable prose, this wikibio is a bit short but its length is still passable (Start-class). There seems to be enough footnotes. AGF'd all non-English refs. This wikibio is READY for RD to me. --PFHLai (talk) 05:10, 12 January 2022 (UTC)
• Support Short but adequate. -Ad Orientem (talk) 16:30, 12 January 2022 (UTC)
• Weak oppose Needs a couple more sentences about his poetry. I see from the article that he wrote poetry about romance, but that's about it. Spencer^T•C 19:08, 12 January 2022 (UTC)
  • @Spencer: There are 364 words of readable prose now. Wanna take another look, please? --PFHLai (talk) 18:49, 15 January 2022 (UTC)
• Posted to RD. Spencer^T•C 01:03, 16 January 2022 (UTC)

(Posted) RD: Bob Falkenburg

Article: Bob Falkenburg (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): Associated Press
Credits:

• Updated and nominated by Bloom6132 (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Yoshi876 (talk · give credit)

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

Nominator's comments: First reported today (January 10); died on January 6 (i.e. provable gap of at least two days). —Bloom6132 (talk) 07:54, 11 January 2022 (UTC)

• Support Article looks pretty good. _-_Alsoriano97 (talk) 14:26, 11 January 2022 (UTC)
• Posted --PFHLai (talk) 00:00, 12 January 2022 (UTC)

(Posted) RD: Don Maynard

Article: Don Maynard (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): NJ.com, NYT, ESPN
Credits:

• Nominated by Muboshgu (talk · give credit)

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

 – Muboshgu (talk) 19:42, 10 January 2022 (UTC)

• Support good article, well-referenced, NFL legend. The Kip (talk) 21:39, 10 January 2022 (UTC)
• Support. Article is in good shape. I've added information about the first three references, which were just titled "Archived copy" - something I think we should be looking out to fix before promoting to the main page. Thryduulf (talk) 23:03, 10 January 2022 (UTC)
• Oppose Lead needs to highlight some of his major accomplishments.—Bagumba (talk) 23:28, 10 January 2022 (UTC)

  Bagumba, already done. – Muboshgu (talk) 23:32, 10 January 2022 (UTC)

  Struck.—Bagumba (talk) 23:34, 10 January 2022 (UTC)

• Posted to RD. Spencer^T•C 06:38, 11 January 2022 (UTC)

(Pulled) RD: Robert Durst

Article: Robert Durst (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): NYT
Credits:

• Nominated by Davey2116 (talk · give credit)

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

Nominator's comments: Past few weeks have been a famous name killer. Article looks solid. Davey2116 (talk) 18:41, 10 January 2022 (UTC)

• Support, ticks the boxes. The Rambling Man (Keep wearing the mask...) 19:18, 10 January 2022 (UTC)
• Support - Article looks good. Definitely notable. EvergreenFir (talk) 19:19, 10 January 2022 (UTC)
• Support There are two CN tags near the bottom, but neither are of sufficient importance to hold up posting. Overall article quality is solid. Marking as ready. -Ad Orientem (talk) 19:51, 10 January 2022 (UTC)
• Support Good state. --TDKR Chicago 101 (talk) 19:55, 10 January 2022 (UTC)
• Posted -- the wub "?!" 20:09, 10 January 2022 (UTC)
• Comment Adding new cn tags. The fact that it was posted in less than an hour without having solved the tags that were already there and with several lines without source was, without a doubt, reckless. _-_Alsoriano97 (talk) 20:38, 10 January 2022 (UTC)

  Thanks for the extra diligence. At time of posting the only CN tags were in the "In popular culture" section, plus two "failed verification" tags elsewhere that I resolved. I'm fairly new to helping with ITN though, so won't object if any other admins think this needs to be pulled. the wub "?!" 20:55, 10 January 2022 (UTC)

  More than 10 CN tags now. Please pull. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.94.215.241 (talk) 21:25, 10 January 2022 (UTC)

• Pulled for now, as there are plenty of unreferenced statements. Stephen 22:17, 10 January 2022 (UTC)
• There are still about 10 {cn} tags in this wikibio. Please add more refs. --PFHLai (talk) 04:55, 13 January 2022 (UTC)

RD: James Mtume

Article: James Mtume (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): Black America Web New York Post
Credits:

• Nominated by ArsenalGhanaPartey (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Jkaharper (talk · give credit)

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

 ArsenalGhanaPartey (talk) 16:40, 10 January 2022 (UTC)

• Comment: Please remove me as an updater, all I did was fix the broken infobox and remove a low quality source, I was not involved with any of the content on the page. In terms of this RD candidate, I am currently Neutral, the page is nowhere near ready for RD, especially when it comes to references. Doc Strange^MailboxLogbook 16:47, 10 January 2022 (UTC)

Ditto here. My edits were very minor, and the article does need more work. Ghmyrtle (talk) 16:52, 10 January 2022 (UTC)

• Not Ready for the usual reasons. -Ad Orientem (talk) 18:18, 10 January 2022 (UTC)
• Citations are missing (and so tagged) at a few spots in the prose. And there are dozens of footnote-free bullet-points from the Discography section and onwards. Please add more refs. --PFHLai (talk) 18:57, 15 January 2022 (UTC)
  • There are now no more {cn} tags in the prose, but the Discography section has remained unsourced. Please add more refs. --PFHLai (talk) 00:10, 16 January 2022 (UTC)

References

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

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