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Section size for Silvio Berlusconi (64 sections)
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Family background and personal life	8,037	8,037
Business career	22	12,442
Milano Due	2,450	2,450
TeleMilano	776	776
Fininvest	9,194	9,194
Political career	10,180	82,556
Beginnings	4,166	4,166
1994 electoral victory	3,699	3,699
Fall of the Berlusconi I Cabinet	2,933	2,933
2001 electoral victory	2,745	2,745
Berlusconi II Cabinet	2,033	2,033
Subsequent elections	1,496	1,496
Berlusconi III Cabinet	2,916	2,916
Attempt to reform the Italian constitution	3,040	3,040
2006 general election and opposition	5,162	5,162
2008 electoral victory	12,261	12,261
The People of Freedom split	9,807	9,807
Resignation	9,218	9,218
2013 general election	2,939	2,939
Refoundation of Forza Italia and public office ban	5,956	5,956
Political comeback and election to European Parliament and Senate	4,005	4,005
Foreign policy	7,577	26,652
Relations with Russia	7,607	7,607
Relations with Israel	3,816	3,816
Relations with Belarus	1,015	1,015
Cooperation with the Western Balkans	1,021	1,021
Relations with Libya	5,616	5,616
Berlusconism	4,384	23,457
Political positions	12,574	12,574
Comparisons to other leaders	6,499	6,499
Legal problems	97	97
Controversies	2,956	88,383
Economic conflicts of interest	3,879	3,879
Media control and conflict of interest	10,893	10,893
The Economist	4,782	4,782
Legislative changes	4,884	4,884
Accusations of links to the Mafia	356	356
Remarks on Western civilisation and Islam	2,540	2,540
Right-to-die case	1,028	1,028
Anti-immigration laws	2,509	2,509
Jokes, gestures, and blunders	15,545	15,545
Friendship with Bettino Craxi	2,100	2,100
Freedom Army	2,176	2,176
Wiretaps and accusations of corruption	4,532	4,532
Divorce and allegations of sexual misconduct	15,905	17,634
Shots of Porto Rotondo	1,729	1,729
Rubygate	11,622	11,622
Panama Papers	947	947
Health	12,162	12,162
Death	8,794	8,794
Personal fortune	3,704	3,704
Electoral history	6,749	9,859
First-past-the-post elections	3,110	3,110
Works by Silvio Berlusconi	1,199	1,199
Honours and awards	5,199	5,650
Namesakes	451	451
In films	15	2,926
Documentaries	1,005	1,005
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See also	129	129
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212.34.19.209 (talk) 00:42, 22 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Cowboygilbert - (talk) ♥ 02:34, 22 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

"...with which he restricted freedom of information"

For the uninformed, Berlusconi didn't explicitly say "La libertà di stampa non è un diritto assoluto", but "...Quel bavaglio che le è stato imposto da una stampa schierata con la sinistra e pregiudizialmente ostile al governo. Una stampa che disinforma, che non solo distorce la realtà, ma calpesta in modo sistematico il sacrosanto diritto dei cittadini alla privacy, invocando per sè la ‘libertà di stampa’ come se si trattasse di un diritto assoluto. Ma in democrazia non esistono diritti assoluti, perchè ciascun diritto incontra sempre un limite negli altri diritti prioritariamente ed egualmente meritevoli di tutela." (see: [1], etc.).
Note: I refrain from this comment, I only reported what he really said. JacktheBrown (talk) 19:56, 25 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 23 November 2024

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Change four to three in the first line. He served in three governments. The three and their dates are listed twice, after the "four" and in the side bar, already on the page. Lastcaller (talk) 10:36, 23 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Done LizardJr8 (talk) 03:03, 24 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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+== Semi-protected edit request on 22 September 2024 ==
-== Marta Fascina marriage ==
-The infobox says that he married Marta Fascina in 2022, however there's no mention of this outside the infobox in this article nor a mention of their marriage is seen in Fascina's article. In Fascina's article it says that they were simply dating from 2020 until his death. Is there a reliable source confirming their marriage in 2022 and if so, can we add this in both their articles? [[Special:Contributions/2601:249:8E00:420:B93B:A3A7:4E32:53B2|2601:249:8E00:420:B93B:A3A7:4E32:53B2]] ([[User talk:2601:249:8E00:420:B93B:A3A7:4E32:53B2|talk]]) 21:12, 12 June 2023 (UTC)
-== Semi-protected edit request on 12 June 2023 (2) ==
-{{Edit semi-protected|Silvio_Berlusconi|answered=yes}}
+{{Edit semi-protected|Silvio Berlusconi|answered=yes}}
+ [[Special:Contributions/212.34.19.209|212.34.19.209]] ([[User talk:212.34.19.209|talk]]) 00:42, 22 September 2024 (UTC)
-In The "Comparisons to other leaders" section under "Berlusconism" the part where it speaks of Andrej Babiš, that phrase needs amending because it says he is the current Prime Minister of the Czech Republic. His tenure was from 6 December 2017 to 17 December 2021. [[User:Echo-Phyber-Echo|Echo-Phyber-Echo]] ([[User talk:Echo-Phyber-Echo|talk]]) 21:37, 12 June 2023 (UTC)
+:[[File:Red question icon with gradient background.svg|20px|link=|alt=]] '''Not done:''' it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a [[WP:EDITXY|"change X to Y" format]] and provide a [[Wikipedia:Reliable sources|reliable source]] if appropriate.<!-- Template:ESp --> <span style="font-family:Arial;background-color:#fff;border:2px dashed#69c73e">[[User:Cowboygilbert|<span style="color:#3f6b39">'''Cowboygilbert'''</span>]] - [[User talk:Cowboygilbert|<span style="color:#d12667"> (talk) ♥</span>]]</span> 02:34, 22 September 2024 (UTC)
-:{{done}}<!-- Template:ESp -->. Obvious change. Note the source used there is from 2015 (when AB was not PM yet) and cited in 2018 (when AB was PM), which explains the choice of wording not based on the source used. [[User:Pavlor|Pavlor]] ([[User talk:Pavlor|talk]]) 05:16, 13 June 2023 (UTC)
-:"Then Finance Minister of the Czech Republic" would be also useable (and correct by the source). [[User:Pavlor|Pavlor]] ([[User talk:Pavlor|talk]]) 05:19, 13 June 2023 (UTC)
-:{{done}}<!-- Template:ESp --> [[User:Paradise Chronicle|Paradise Chronicle]] ([[User talk:Paradise Chronicle|talk]]) 07:34, 16 June 2023 (UTC)
+== "...with which he restricted freedom of information" ==
-== Circular reporting? ==
+For the uninformed, Berlusconi didn't explicitly say "La libertà di stampa non è un diritto assoluto", but "...Quel bavaglio che le è stato imposto da una stampa schierata con la sinistra e pregiudizialmente ostile al governo. Una stampa che disinforma, che non solo distorce la realtà, ma calpesta in modo sistematico il sacrosanto diritto dei cittadini alla privacy, invocando per sè la ‘libertà di stampa’ come se si trattasse di un diritto assoluto. Ma in democrazia non esistono diritti assoluti, perchè ciascun diritto incontra sempre un limite negli altri diritti prioritariamente ed egualmente meritevoli di tutela." (see: [https://lavocedinewyork.com/news/first-amendment/2010/10/17/no-alla-privacy-del-potere-2/], etc.).<br />Note: '''I refrain from this comment, I only reported what he really said'''. [[User:JacktheBrown|JacktheBrown]] ([[User talk:JacktheBrown|talk]]) 19:56, 25 September 2024 (UTC)
-A few hours after Silvio Berlusconi's death, one user added the following sentence: "Berlusconi rose into political background of Italy in late 60s, after being helped by both politician Piersanti Mattarella and singer Elena Zagorskaya". The sentence was lately modified as follows: "Berlusconi rose into the financial elite of Italy in the late 1960s after being influenced and assisted by both Italian politician Piersanti Mattarella and singer Elena Zagorskaya". It looks like fake news, but I have no way to prove it as I have no chance to check the first given source ([https://books.google.it/books/about/Berlusconi_The_Diplomat.html?id=RaBtDwAAQBAJ&source=kp_book_description&redir_esc=y this book]). Before the edit, no other source mentioned Piersanti Mattarella and Elena Zagorskaya related to Berlusconi, but, hour after hour, several news outlets all around the world have started citing the two. It is possibly a resounding case of [[circular reporting]] (see also [[Wikipedia:Verifiability#Wikipedia and sources that mirror or use it]]). I am going to remove the sources that have clearly mirrored Wikipedia and add a "verify source" tag for the book. I hope other users can check the information, which, true or false, look redundant at best. Possibly, this case will be added to the list at [[Circular reporting#Examples on Wikipedia]]. -- [[User:Checco|Checco]] ([[User talk:Checco|talk]]) 18:00, 15 June 2023 (UTC)
-:Seems irrelevant enough, can be removed altogether. The article quality is already not the best, we do not need more poorly sourced information. [[User:Yakme|Yakme]] ([[User talk:Yakme|talk]]) 21:40, 15 June 2023 (UTC)
-::I agree that the information is irrelevant, not just redundant. Is it also false? That Berlusconi was influenced and, above all, assisted by Piersanti Mattarella and Elena Zagorskaya seems quite implausible. In my view, it has been an incredible example of circular reporting: before the inclusion of the information Wikipedia by an obscure user, there was nothing in the web about it (I checked that immediately after), now there are [https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-d&q=berlusconi+%22piersanti+mattarella%22+%22elena+zagorskaya%22 thousands of Google hits]! I am sorry I started this thread three days late. --[[User:Checco|Checco]] ([[User talk:Checco|talk]]) 06:03, 16 June 2023 (UTC)
-:::Yeah, I would go ahead and remove it if there are no RS predating his death. [[User:Hemiauchenia|Hemiauchenia]] ([[User talk:Hemiauchenia|talk]]) 06:19, 16 June 2023 (UTC)
-As an Italian, I confirm it's not true that Berlusconi was helped by Piersanti Mattarella and Elena Zagorskaya.--[[User:Vernel222|Vernel222]] ([[User talk:Vernel222|talk]]) 08:09, 17 June 2023 (UTC)
+== Semi-protected edit request on 23 November 2024 ==
-== Berlusconi never restricted freedom of information ==
+{{edit semi-protected|Silvio Berlusconi|answered=yes}}
-Berlusconi was not a dictator. He always won elections regularly and, whenever he lost them, he always recognized his defeat quietly. He never restricted freedom of information, most of the media were against him. [[User:Vernel222|Vernel222]] ([[User talk:Vernel222|talk]]) 07:54, 17 June 2023 (UTC)
+Change four to three in the first line. He served in three governments. The three and their dates are listed twice, after the "four" and in the side bar, already on the page. [[User:Lastcaller|Lastcaller]] ([[User talk:Lastcaller|talk]]) 10:36, 23 November 2024 (UTC)
+:{{done}}<!-- Template:ESp --> [[User:LizardJr8|LizardJr8]] ([[User talk:LizardJr8|talk]]) 03:03, 24 November 2024 (UTC)