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Jimmy Carter In New Orleans, an attacker rams a truck into a crowd and opens fire, killing at least 14 people and injuring 35 others. Former president of the United States and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Jimmy Carter (pictured) dies at the age of 100. Jeju Air Flight 2216 crashes at Muan International Airport, South Korea, killing 179 people. Acting president and prime minister of South Korea Han Duck-soo is impeached by the National Assembly. Ongoing: Israel–Hamas war Israeli invasion of Lebanon Russian invasion of Ukraine timeline Sudanese civil war timeline Recent deaths: Richard Parsons Paul Abine Ayah Bill Bergey M. T. Vasudevan Nair Helmut Schlesinger Michael Burkard view — page history — related changes — edit

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June 19

Portal:Current events/2022 June 19

June 19, 2022 (2022-06-19) (Sunday) Armed conflicts and attacks Russo-Ukrainian War 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Russian occupation of Kharkiv Oblast Ukraine says that Russian forces are advancing on the city of Kharkiv. (Reuters) Battle of Sievierodonetsk Russia says that its forces captured a district in the outskirts of Sieverodonetsk and that it launched Kalibr cruise missiles against a command centre in Dnipro, killing several Ukrainian generals and officers. (Reuters) Afghanistan conflict Two people are killed when a car hits a roadside bomb in Kabul. (SwissInfo) Israeli–Palestinian conflict A Palestinian man is shot and killed by Israeli forces while attempting to cross the separation barrier. (AP) Militants attack two churches, one of them Baptist and the other Catholic, in Kajuru LGA of Kaduna State, Nigeria. Three members of the Catholic Church are killed and several more, mostly from the Baptist one, are kidnapped. (AP) Disasters and accidents The Czech Republic records its highest temperature for the month of June, 39.0 °C (102.2 °F), in Řež. Parts of Austria, Germany and Poland also report record high temperatures. (Deník N) (ORF) (Tagesschau) (Axios) (TVN24) International relations Lithuania–Russia relations International sanctions during the Russo-Ukrainian War Lithuania bans the transit of goods that are under EU sanctions through their territory to the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad. (Reuters) The European Union condemns the "structurally deficient" justice system in Bolivia and lack of "due process" in the trial of Jeanine Áñez and asks for her release. (RPP) Politics and elections 2022 Colombian presidential election Citizens go to the polls to vote in the second round of the Colombian presidential election. (elDiario.es) Left-wing candidate Gustavo Petro wins the presidential election with 50.44% of the vote, beating his opponent Rodolfo Hernández who received 47.31% of the vote, according to preliminary results. (elDiario.es) 2022 Nigerian elections 2022 Nigerian gubernatorial elections 2022 Ekiti State gubernatorial election Former state commissioner Abiodun Oyebanji of the All Progressives Congress defeats former Governor Olusegun Oni of the Social Democratic Party in the gubernatorial election. Oyebanji's win means that the APC has become the first party ever to win consecutive Ekiti gubernatorial elections. (Daily Trust) Elections in Spain 2022 Andalusian regional election Ruling People's Party of Andalusia wins a historic absolute majority, the first for a conservative party in Andalusia. Citizens, whose leader was the vice-president of the region, loses all the 21 deputies it had. (The Guardian) 2022 French legislative election French voters head to the polls to vote in the second round of the latest legislative election. (Euronews) It is announced that French President Emmanuel Macron's party Renaissance and its allies will not repeat an absolute majority in the National Assembly. (elDiario.es) 2022 Sri Lankan protests, 2022 Sri Lankan political crisis Four civilians and three soldiers were wounded in protest over gasoline shortage when the army opened fire for the first time to quell unrest, as Sri Lanka is suffering its worst economic crisis since independence. (News.am) Sports 2022 Wimbledon Championships Russian tennis player Natela Dzalamidze changes her nationality to Georgian and will participate in the upcoming Wimbledon tournament after Wimbledon banned Russian and Belarusian players from participating in the tournament. (Eurosport) FINA, during its general congress, votes to disallow trans women swimmers from competing in high-level competitions. However, the body will convene a working group to develop a separate "open" category for them in select competitions. (CNN)

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June 18

Portal:Current events/2022 June 18

June 18, 2022 (2022-06-18) (Saturday) Armed conflicts and attacks Russo-Ukrainian War 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Eastern Ukraine offensive Donetsk People's Republic authorities accuse Ukrainian forces of shelling the Zasyadko coal mine and trapping 77 miners. (Al Arabiya) 2022 Russia–Ukraine peace negotiations Ukrainian delegate Davyd Arakhamia says that Ukraine is planning to resume ceasefire negotiations with Russia this August. (Finger Lake Times) Kashmir conflict Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir The dead body of an Indian police official is found in a paddy field in Pampore, Jammu and Kashmir. Islamist militants are suspected to be responsible for the attack. (Reuters) Afghanistan conflict Islamic State kill a Sikh and a Taliban member in an attack on a gurdwara in Kabul. (The Jerusalem Post) Mali War At least 20 people die in an attack in Anchawadi commune, Mali. (Voice of America) Nyamagabe bus shooting Two people are killed and six are injured after suspected militants attacked a bus in southwestern Rwanda. (Reuters) Disasters and accidents At least two people are killed by flooding in Guangxi, China. (Macau Business) One person is killed in a fire at a petrochemical plant in Shanghai, China. (Reuters) Wildfires spread across northeastern Spain amid a heatwave, with the highest temperatures expected to be between 40 to 42 °C (104 to 108 °F) in the region of Zaragoza. (NDTV) An Iranian F-14 crashes near Isfahan, with both pilots successfully ejecting from the aircraft. (Tasnim News Agency) A firefighter is killed and five other people are injured after a building collapses in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. (AP) Health and environment COVID-19 pandemic COVID-19 pandemic in the United States COVID-19 vaccination in the United States The U.S. CDC unanimously votes to approve COVID-19 vaccines for children under the age of five, including babies. (NBC News) Law and crime President of Ecuador Guillermo Lasso declares a state of exception in Quito and other parts of the country amid ongoing protests. (Reuters via SwissInfo) Science and technology 2022 European heat waves Climate change in France France sees several June all-time temperature records beaten by over 1 °C (1.8 °F) in an exceptionally strong heat wave. Biarritz's temperature rises to 42.9 °C (109.2 °F), the absolute record for the seaside resort and 2.3 °C (4.1 °F) above the previous all-time record set in August. (L'Indépendant) (L'Indépendant 2)

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RD: Mark Shields

Article: Mark Shields (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): NY Times
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.

 – Muboshgu (talk) 17:29, 18 June 2022 (UTC)

• Support. Well-known commentator, not always PC, but could be very funny. Article looks fine. RIP. -SusanLesch (talk) 20:54, 18 June 2022 (UTC)
• Support Clean start article which is well referenced. KittenKlub (talk) 21:30, 18 June 2022 (UTC)
• No details for the latter half of a 60 year career. GreatCaesarsGhost 00:06, 19 June 2022 (UTC)

RD: Damian Casey

Article: Damian Casey (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): Independent
Credits:

• Updated and nominated by Gaois (talk · give credit)
• Updated by SeanyMc (talk · give credit) and Edl-irishboy (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.

 Gaois (talk) 15:20, 18 June 2022 (UTC)

Stats table needs referenced. Otherwise, GTG. GreatCaesarsGhost 00:11, 19 June 2022 (UTC)

• I have removed the stats table as apart from being unsourced, it was also 12 games out of date. His total stats in the infobox are sourced. Support now. Black Kite (talk) 11:07, 19 June 2022 (UTC)

June 17

Portal:Current events/2022 June 17

June 17, 2022 (2022-06-17) (Friday) Armed conflicts and attacks Kivu conflict 2022 M23 offensive 2022 Democratic Republic of the Congo–Rwanda tensions A Congolese soldier crosses the border into Western Province, Rwanda, and is shot dead by a Rwandan Police officer. Rwandan officials say that the soldier had been attacking people and had injured two officers before he was killed. (AP) The DRC closes its border with Rwanda in response to the killing of its soldier. (Al Jazeera) M23 movement militants seize the town of Tshengerero, North Kivu. (The National Post) Russo-Ukrainian War 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Nuclear threats during the Russian invasion of Ukraine Russian President Vladimir Putin says that Russia would only use nuclear weapons if the sovereignty of the country is threatened. (Ukrinform) Ukrainian authorities say that its forces hit the Russian tugboat Vasiliy Bekh transporting soldiers, weapons, and ammunition to Snake Island with Harpoon missiles. (Al Arabiya) Kurdish–Turkish conflict Operation Claw-Lock Turkey says that four Kurdish militants have been killed during airstrikes in Kalar, Iraq. (AP) Israeli–Palestinian conflict Gaza–Israel conflict Israel intercepts a rocket fired by suspected Hamas militants over Ashkelon. The Israel Defense Forces respond by launching airstrikes on military targets in Gaza. (AP) Three Palestinian militants, including an Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades commander, are killed by Israeli soldiers during a raid in Jenin, West Bank. (BBC News) Somali Civil War Security forces and armed locals kill 70 al-Shabaab members in Bahdo, Somalia. Two local children and a cleric are also killed in the fighting. (Reuters) Afghanistan conflict One person is killed and seven others injured by an explosion at a mosque in Imam Sahib, Kunduz Province. (AP) Insurgency in Balochistan Three people are killed when militants attack a labor camp in Balochistan, Pakistan. (AP) Arts and culture Eurovision Song Contest 2023 The United Kingdom is asked to host next year's Eurovision Song Contest after its organisers concluded that Ukraine is not capable of hosting the competition. (The Guardian) Business and economy WWE Chairman and CEO Vince McMahon voluntarily steps down from his executive roles while WWE's Board of Directors investigates alleged misconduct over a $3 million "hush pact" with a former employee. McMahon's daughter Stephanie is appointed to serve as interim CEO and Chairwoman, with Vince retaining his roles related to WWE creative content. (The Wall Street Journal) Disasters and accidents Wildfires in 2022 In Spain, over 650 people in eight villages are evacuated after wildfires originating in the Sierra de Culebra mountain range grew to 9,000 hectares amidst a heat wave in Europe. (The Washington Post) At least six people are killed by a building collapse in Cairo, Egypt. (AP) Nine people are killed and 40 are injured after a bus crashes in Tila, Chiapas, Mexico. (AP) Health and environment COVID-19 pandemic COVID-19 pandemic in Estonia, Travel during the COVID-19 pandemic Estonia removes all of its COVID-19 entry restrictions for non-EU travellers after the Estonian Health Board concluded that the situation is under control and that third-country nationals are unlikely to affect the epidemiological situation in the country. (Schengenvisa Info) COVID-19 pandemic in Morocco King Mohammed VI of Morocco tests positive for COVID-19 with no symptoms. (Reuters) 2022 monkeypox outbreak Georgia, Iceland, Luxembourg, Serbia, and Chile report their first confirmed cases of monkeypox. (Agenda.ge) (Reykjavik Grapevine) (Luxembourg Times) (Reuters) (Reuters 2) Nepal reports its first suspected case of monkeypox. (NDTV) International relations Accession of Ukraine to the European Union The European Commission recommends that the European Council grant Ukraine candidate status for accession to the European Union. (The Washington Post) Law and crime Fukushima nuclear disaster The Japanese Supreme Court acquits the state of any responsibility to compensate around 3,700 people affected by the nuclear disaster. (Reuters) Indictment and arrest of Julian Assange The UK's Home Office approves the extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the United States. Assange's lawyers announce that they will appeal the decision. (BBC News) Science and technology China launches its third aircraft carrier, the Fujian, during a ceremony in Shanghai, further enhancing the country's ability to project its military abroad. China now has the second most aircraft carriers of any country, behind only the United States, which has eleven aircraft carriers. (Reuters) Sports The English men's cricket team achieve the highest ever One Day International score of 498 against The Netherlands, beating their previous world record of 481 against Australia in 2018. (BBC Sport)

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(Posted) RD: Jean-Louis Trintignant

Article: Jean-Louis Trintignant (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): BBC
Credits:

• Nominated by Thriley (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.

 Thriley (talk) 04:32, 18 June 2022 (UTC)

• Oppose awards is unsatisfactorily referenced. The Rambling Man (Keep wearing the mask...) 17:30, 18 June 2022 (UTC)

 Done Grimes2 (talk) 18:19, 18 June 2022 (UTC)

• Support Article looks good enough. --TDKR Chicago 101 (talk) 10:19, 19 June 2022 (UTC)
• Posted. Black Kite (talk) 11:07, 19 June 2022 (UTC)

Ongoing Removal: COVID-19 pandemic

Article: COVID-19 pandemic (talk · history · tag)
Ongoing item removal (Post)

Nominator's comments: Read before opposing please. COVID-19 is ongoing the same way HIV/AIDS and MERS are ongoing, it's going to be around forever. Lockdowns have ended almost everywhere, the story is no longer dominating headlines, and even the relentless torrent of irrelevant updates at Portal:Current_events has slowed to a trickle. There will be regional flare-ups and high profile infections but none of that moves the needle on the overall story. Wikipedia:In_the_news#Ongoing_section is pretty clear: "In general, articles are NOT posted to ongoing merely because they are related to events that are still happening". Let's finally take it down, and be ok with the occasional blurb for actual meaningful updates in the story. I'd ask that when evaluating consensus, those !votes which disregard the guidelines be discounted. Thank you. LaserLegs (talk) 18:52, 17 June 2022 (UTC)

• Strongest support - I was about to nominate this yesterday for similar reasons, but I was lazy CR-1-AB (talk) 20:19, 17 June 2022 (UTC)
• Support - Yes, I agree. Regardless of my differences of opinion with LaserLegs, I had previously nominated this a few months ago when it was leaving the news cycle. We are not in a state of constant lockdowns as we were years ago, despite new variants springing up every now and then.--WaltCip-(talk) 20:42, 17 June 2022 (UTC)
• Oppose Given the situation in China still and rising rates, to call this a "part of everyday life" is still a bit too early. There are still daily headlines about COVID. --Masem (t) 21:46, 17 June 2022 (UTC)

  No it's not "a bit too early". COVID is almost in endemic phase, and nobody outside of China (and maybe the Wikipedia community) cares anymore CR-1-AB (talk) 23:43, 17 June 2022 (UTC)

  "nobody [...] cares anymore". Well, speak for yourself. There is nothing to indicate that in a few months national and international restrictive measures may be implemented again. Yes, everyone has started to forget the pandemic, but we are making a mistake to remove it from "ongoing" now. IMO, we should wait until the WHO declares it endemic. _-_Alsoriano97 (talk) 23:49, 17 June 2022 (UTC)

  @Alsoriano97: I agree with you -- you may want to also !vote just so your comment doesn't get buried. --Rockstone^{Send me a message!} 06:33, 18 June 2022 (UTC)

• Support - packed to the back half of the news cycle now. Regional flare ups are going to happen for years, but for most folks the masks are off, the travel and vaccination mandates are ending, the public health orders have been lifted, and the daily updates have become monthly. - Floydian ^τ _¢ 22:06, 17 June 2022 (UTC)
• Oppose Still in the news, still a pandemic. Big news today in the US re: vaccines for children.[1] – Muboshgu (talk) 22:09, 17 June 2022 (UTC)
  • Cases are up in California[2] and the UK too.[3] Apparently it's impacting the upcoming Tour de France.[4] – Muboshgu (talk) 22:15, 17 June 2022 (UTC)

  SacBee doesn't load for me, but The Guardian makes it clear that this is only a slight English rise (1:70 to 1:50) over last week's estimated infection rate. It's quite further below the one in thirteen guessed April 1. No comment on bike racing. InedibleHulk (talk) 01:12, 18 June 2022 (UTC)

  And one US state (Florida) updating it's vaccine guidance for children is hardly "big news" --LaserLegs (talk) 10:39, 18 June 2022 (UTC)

  The big news is the FDA authorization for under 5s, which obviously applies nationwide, rather than Florida's response. Pawnkingthree (talk) 22:48, 18 June 2022 (UTC)

• Support per Floydian. The Kip (talk) 23:18, 17 June 2022 (UTC)
• Lean Oppose I think we are certainly at the time where we can reasonably discuss this, though I think this is still a bit early. Situation in China notwithstanding, Covid still has an impact on most people's lives, even if most may experience relatively little disruption at this point. There have been less updates, but I think we are still at a point in which we are getting frequent enough updates to justify keeping this posted. Could certainly be convinced otherwise though. DarkSide830 (talk) 00:01, 18 June 2022 (UTC)
• Support While it's technically still a coronavirus pandemic by most epidemiological standards and the disease is still fairly deadly to certain groups, it's not the daily life dominating global juggernaut it had been. As said, most restrictions have lifted. Fine to remain in the ongoing sidebar with active news lines like bird flu and opioids, but not the Big Box. InedibleHulk (talk) 00:38, 18 June 2022 (UTC)
• Strongest possible oppose -- it is still a pandemic per the WHO. It should not be removed from Ongoing until it is no longer a pandemic as per the WHO. Otherwise, we'll want constant posts about it on ITN again, especially as new vaccines roll out -- while we all want the vaccines, I don't think we want 30 ITN blurbs about it. -- Rockstone^{Send me a message!} 02:42, 18 June 2022 (UTC)

  Well, I'm pretty sure we won't want what none of us wants, and think you might like to reword your ending. InedibleHulk (talk) 05:11, 18 June 2022 (UTC)

  It's easier to simply keep this in ongoing (because, you know, the pandemic IS still ongoing, and IS still killing thousands of people daily) then to go back to posting important updates to ITN. -- Rockstone^{Send me a message!} 06:24, 18 June 2022 (UTC)

  Thanks for the rewrite. Personally, I still don't want multiple vaccines, a cocktail of vaccine blurbs or an Ongoing item whose updates are mainly numerical. But at least I see your point now! InedibleHulk (talk) 19:54, 18 June 2022 (UTC)

  FWIW, we do not have HIV/AIDS listed, and it remains a pandemic. I'm fine with it being an inclusion criteria, but it could remain a pandemic without the frequent updates required for the item to be ITN. DarkSide830 (talk) 16:50, 18 June 2022 (UTC)

• Support per Floydian Nyanardsan (talk) 05:34, 18 June 2022 (UTC)
• Support The emergency is long past over by now. 2001:558:6045:B5:3881:EDDF:FF29:4BE7 (talk) 07:09, 18 June 2022 (UTC)
  • Well, that's certainly not true. -- Rockstone^{Send me a message!} 08:07, 18 June 2022 (UTC)
• Oppose It's still a major story. -TenorTwelve (talk) 09:05, 18 June 2022 (UTC)
• Support An awful lot of people die for an awful lot of reasons, an awful lot of problems receive a steady stream of news coverage over a long period of time, we can't list them all.--Llewee (talk) 10:17, 18 June 2022 (UTC)
• Support removal ongoing articles are expected to be updated with pertinant new information every few days. This isn't the case for this article, as there's not much new pertinent information. Joseph2302 (talk) 10:28, 18 June 2022 (UTC)
• Oppose - it's still a bit too soon. It's still very much in the news. When it isn't a pandemic, I think that'll be a suitable time for removal. Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 10:54, 18 June 2022 (UTC)

  The AIDS epidemic has been going on since 1981. Probably need a different exit criteria, one that actually aligns with the Wikipedia:In_the_news#Ongoing_section guidelines. --LaserLegs (talk) 13:53, 18 June 2022 (UTC)

• Oppose Wishful thinking to think it’s passed. See headline news from yesterday in UK for example; Guardian. yorkshiresky (talk) 11:44, 18 June 2022 (UTC)

  Statistics_of_the_COVID-19_pandemic_in_the_United_Kingdom#New_cases_by_day_reported context matters, so does the Wikipedia:In_the_news#Ongoing_section guidelines. There is nothing new happening here, just the ebb and flow of infections. --LaserLegs (talk) 13:56, 18 June 2022 (UTC)

• Oppose per above and per what I explained above. _-_Alsoriano97 (talk) 12:21, 18 June 2022 (UTC)

  Reponding to what you asserted above, if the restrictions start up again we can evaluate and either blurb or put in ongoing. The section isn't for what might happen. --LaserLegs (talk) 13:57, 18 June 2022 (UTC)

• What's the most recent event here that we'd realistically have blurbed, if this weren't in ongoing? My gut feeling is that it should remain, but I'd really rather have an evidence-based reason. —Cryptic 13:59, 18 June 2022 (UTC)

The China lockdown is probably the only significant thing in months as they're going in a different direction from the rest of the world. --LaserLegs (talk) 14:11, 18 June 2022 (UTC)

• Oppose per Masem and Muboshgu. The pandemic is still receiving headline news on a daily basis. -- Tavix ^(talk) 14:17, 18 June 2022 (UTC)

  that page is not so much news and just some countries updating statistics for the most part. 4iamking (talk) 16:16, 18 June 2022 (UTC)

• Support - At this point, COVID is clearly an endemic rather than a pandemic. Interstellarity (talk) 15:23, 18 June 2022 (UTC)
• Support - localised stories may still occur, but at this point it is pretty much out of the news cycle and overshadowed by more siginificant global events. 4iamking (talk) 16:18, 18 June 2022 (UTC)
• Support. It's no longer news and the virus is here to stay. It can always be returned when the upsilon variant raises its ugly head. KittenKlub (talk) 16:21, 18 June 2022 (UTC)
• Support it's of almost no interest other than the critically vulnerable right now. Long COVID is a real problem but that's not really what ITN is here for. I'm currently sitting in a restaurant in the UK and can't see a single mask. Cases are up and vulnerable people are dying, but it's faded to background now. Of course if we see a spike because Omicron BA.7 or whatever future variant turns up and starts aggressively killing people, we can re-add it. Otherwise, this is a done deal for now. PS I'm not sure when "it's a pandemic" became a criterion for ITN... The Rambling Man (Keep wearing the mask...) 17:27, 18 June 2022 (UTC)

• Here in Florida, there are still a fair number of people (including me!) wearing a mask. My friend visited London for work and was struck by the lack of people wearing masks... But I don't think that's reason to remove from ongoing. --Rockstone^{Send me a message!} 18:34, 18 June 2022 (UTC)

• Oppose. Pandemic or endemic, it still is receiving daily coverage all around the world in a way HIV/AIDS and MERS definitely are not. Think about it. When was the last time major news agencies, sites, newspapers all around the globe reported on any other pandemic or endemic? On the other hand, COVID-19 generates headlines daily still. Other events might overshadow it a bit these days but it's not going away any time soon. Saying "it's no longer news" simply does not match the actual reporting going on. You can go to basically any news site today and it will have a covid-19-related story on there. Regards SoWhy 18:18, 18 June 2022 (UTC)
• Comment -- for anyone who claims this is no longer in the news, COVID is the front page headline in my local newspaper. It is pretty clearly in the news. --Rockstone^{Send me a message!} 18:58, 18 June 2022 (UTC)

  Not that its not in the news, but there isn't anything new in the news... Most news stories these days are either "X amount of covid cases reported in Y location", or the occasional politician/celebrity being diagnosed, That's hardly significant. 4iamking (talk) 19:22, 18 June 2022 (UTC)

  Actually, most stories are about new vaccine rules, discussions on new rules/restrictions to combat rising cases etc. The amount of cases is routinely reported by all major news outlets but usually not in headlines. Regards SoWhy 20:38, 18 June 2022 (UTC)

  You already opposed rockstone, no need to oppose again. --LaserLegs (talk) 21:55, 18 June 2022 (UTC)

  That's why it says "comment" and not "oppose"... --Rockstone^{Send me a message!} 22:16, 18 June 2022 (UTC)

• Oppose I still have to wear a mask when on the train. There are restrictions still in place in parts of the world. Steelkamp (talk) 04:41, 19 June 2022 (UTC)
• Oppose China is doubling down on its zero-COVID policy which will generate lockdown and supply chain chaos into 2023. See FT; CNN; Guardian; &c. Andrew🐉(talk) 08:46, 19 June 2022 (UTC)

June 16

Portal:Current events/2022 June 16

June 16, 2022 (2022-06-16) (Thursday) Armed conflicts and attacks Russo-Ukrainian War 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Ukrainian officials say that four people have been killed and six others have been injured in a rocket attack in Sumy overnight. (Reuters) The mayor of Melitopol claims that Ukrainian farmers caused "mass illness" in Russian troops by poisoning cherries. (The Daily Beast) The United States announces the capture of a senior ISIL leader in Syria. (Al Jazeera) One Sudanese protester is shot dead after a flare up of anti-military protests in Khartoum and Omdurman. (Reuters) Business and economy 2022 Russia–European Union gas dispute European benchmark natural gas prices increase by around 30% after Russia's Gazprom reduced Nord Stream 1's gas supply to Germany to 40% of the pipeline's capacity. Russia blames maintenance problems resulting from Canada's refusal to return equipment that was sent for repair and warns that usage of the pipeline could be completely suspended. (Reuters) United States sanctions against Iran Oil prices increase in the United States following the Biden administration's announcement of new sanctions against Iran's petrochemicals industry. The sanctions are an effort to force Iran to comply with the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, from which the United States unilaterally withdrew in 2018. (Al Jazeera) (Reuters) Disasters and accidents Four people are killed and five others are injured in a building fire in the town of Handlova, Slovakia. (AP) Firefighters fight wildfires across Catalonia and Navarre, Spain, as temperatures reach 40 °C (104 °F), complicating the efforts of the firefighters. (Euronews) Law and crime Sergey Cherkasov, a Russian military intelligence official, is expelled from the Netherlands for attempting to begin an internship at the International Criminal Court in The Hague using a fake Brazilian identity. Cherkasov will now face a criminal trial in Brazil. (The Guardian) (Reuters) Three people are killed in a shooting at an Episcopal Church in Vestavia Hills, Alabama, United States. (The Independent) Sports 2022 NBA Finals In basketball, the Golden State Warriors defeat the Boston Celtics in six games to win their fourth NBA championship in eight years. Stephen Curry is named NBA Finals MVP. (The Washington Post) (KION-TV)

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RD: Tim Sale

Article: Tim Sale (artist) (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): Entertainment Weekly
Credits:

• Nominated by Masem (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: Comic artist, most recognized for Batman: The Long Halloween. Some of the bibliography needs sourcing (where ISBNs aren't already included). Masem (t) 17:31, 17 June 2022 (UTC)

(Posted) RD: Ivonne Haza

Article: Ivonne Haza (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): Listin Diario
Credits:

• Updated and nominated by Gerda Arendt (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: Seems to have been the Dominican soprano, a career of 50 years in all genres, and a book written about it. - The article was basically an unsourced machine translation (with even the names of people translated when common words, and then of course no link ...). Further improvements welcome. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:17, 17 June 2022 (UTC)

• Support Satis. Grimes2 (talk) 11:02, 18 June 2022 (UTC)
• What's with the family tree in the personal life section? Seems like fluff. Otherwise, all is good. Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 11:17, 18 June 2022 (UTC)

  I found it, and didn't have the heart to remove it. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:19, 18 June 2022 (UTC)

• Support, Article seems good. Alex-h (talk) 12:14, 18 June 2022 (UTC)
• Posted. --PFHLai (talk) 15:04, 18 June 2022 (UTC)

(Posted) NBA Finals

Article: 2022 NBA Finals (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ In basketball, the Golden State Warriors defeat the Boston Celtics to win the NBA Finals (MVP Stephen Curry pictured). (Post)
News source(s): NY Times, CNN
Credits:

• Nominated by Muboshgu (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Bagumba (talk · give credit), HappyBoi3892 (talk · give credit) and Nbagoodfun (talk · give credit)

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

 – Muboshgu (talk) 03:27, 17 June 2022 (UTC)

• Support Has game summaries, referenced. Just added 2 pics of Curry to the image protection page. Spencer^T•C 04:45, 17 June 2022 (UTC)
• Support Background and series is covered and sourced.—Bagumba (talk) 05:11, 17 June 2022 (UTC)
• Support The 2022 NBA Finals article covers the games very well. Crossover1370 (talk | contribs) 05:13, 17 June 2022 (UTC)
• Support Article is comprehensive and well-sourced. 2603:8000:144:8D00:680A:1246:E89:C13D (talk) 05:59, 17 June 2022 (UTC)
• Comment - "Road to the final" section seems to have nested tables, which is prohibited by MOS:ACCESS as it confuses screen readers. Unmarking as ready, as this should be resolved before posting. Otherwise, looks good enough. Cheers  — Amakuru (talk) 06:48, 17 June 2022 (UTC)

• Also, can those tables explain the abbrevations (x, y, c, pi), as most readers won't know what they mean? I know they're to do with how teams qualified for playoffs and what round, but even I don't know what some of them mean. Joseph2302 (talk) 07:08, 17 June 2022 (UTC)

  Added. —Bagumba (talk) 07:18, 17 June 2022 (UTC)

@Amakuru Even if an {{MOS}} tag were placed, it's a yellow tag, and not the orange and red types specified at WP:ITN as showstoppers. —Bagumba (talk) 07:15, 17 June 2022 (UTC)

@Amakuru: In any event, I've reformatted the tables, removing the nesting.—Bagumba (talk) 07:34, 17 June 2022 (UTC)

Actually, for accessibility issues the template would be {{Accessibility dispute}}, which is an orange-level tag and we take it a bit more seriously than regular MOS issues like having a few commas in the wrong places. Thanks for dealing, anyway.  — Amakuru (talk) 07:42, 17 June 2022 (UTC)

@Amakuru Makes sense. Thanks. —Bagumba (talk) 07:51, 17 June 2022 (UTC)

• Posted  — Amakuru (talk) 07:46, 17 June 2022 (UTC)
• Post posting support despite me being a lifelong Celtics fan, GG to GSW. Article looks good enough for posting. Cheers. WimePocy 11:53, 17 June 2022 (UTC)

• @WimePocy: As another life-long Celtics fan, I believe that this team will win it one day.--Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 15:55, 17 June 2022 (UTC)

• Oppose/Pull. Sporting events are entertainment & not important. 2001:558:6045:B5:3881:EDDF:FF29:4BE7 (talk) 07:09, 18 June 2022 (UTC) — 2001:558:6045:B5:3881:EDDF:FF29:4BE7 (talk) has made few or no other edits outside this topic.

• It doesn't matter if it's important. This is ITNR. -- Rockstone^{Send me a message!} 08:10, 18 June 2022 (UTC)

Ongoing: Internal conflict in Myanmar

Article: Internal conflict in Myanmar (talk · history · tag)
Ongoing item nomination (Post)
News source(s): BBC
Credits:

• Nominated by Hcoder3104 (talk · give credit)

Nominator's comments: This conflict has been ongoing for nearly 80 years, however a big step up in violence has happened recently, with nearly 10,000 dead this year alone. Hcoder3104☭ (💬) 13:48, 16 June 2022 (UTC)

• Oppose seems like an arbitrary point to include, and am concerned this is a topic that is getting nearly daily updates (as ongoing items should be used for). --Masem (t) 14:03, 16 June 2022 (UTC)
• Comment, Unfortunately the article does not show any new event or news for this ongoing conflict. Alex-h (talk) 15:05, 16 June 2022 (UTC)
• Weak oppose per above. Few to no recent updates. The Kip (talk) 01:57, 17 June 2022 (UTC)
• Strong Oppose per above, Timeline section stops at "late 2021", not this June. InedibleHulk (talk) 02:34, 17 June 2022 (UTC)
• Comment Not a single event, but armed resistance is intensifying. [5][6] For the protestors, the junta is also preparing the first legal executions since 1988.[7] The articles on the 2021–2022 Myanmar insurgency and the 2021–2022 Myanmar protests need to be updated. Joofjoof (talk) 13:45, 18 June 2022 (UTC)

RD: Dom Phillips

Article: Dom Phillips (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): The Washington Post, The Guardian
Credits:

• Nominated by Thriley (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: Suspects have admitted to his murder. This is a rapidly evolving case that likely will be be updated over the next few days. Thriley (talk) 02:34, 16 June 2022 (UTC)

• The vast majority of the article is his disappearance and death. It needs more about his life. – Muboshgu (talk) 02:54, 16 June 2022 (UTC)
• Concern - This article was created a week ago, and as per Muboshgu, seems to focus primarily on his disappearance and death. I do not believe that ITN/RD was designed for such articles where the significance is as a result of the person's death. I won't !vote to outright oppose since ITN/RD does not exclude articles on the basis of significance. However, I see it as very difficult for the article to survive an AFD or a merger.--WaltCip-(talk) 12:07, 16 June 2022 (UTC)

  He looked to be notable before his disappearance and death. He was a major reporter in the Amazon and a noted music reporter before that. I expect in the coming days obituaries will be published that will help summarize his life and career. Thriley (talk) 13:23, 16 June 2022 (UTC)

  I don't think that's been established at all. Seems to be clearly WP:1EVENT at this point, and obits cannot counter that. GreatCaesarsGhost 18:20, 16 June 2022 (UTC)

• Oppose Quality is not there yet. Basically a stub.-- Pawnkingthree (talk) 15:43, 16 June 2022 (UTC)
• Support But larger article is Killings of Bruno Pereira and Dom Phillips, which also needs attention.Martinevans123 (talk) 22:21, 17 June 2022 (UTC)
• Comment The Washington Post published his obituary yesterday: [8] Thriley (talk) 05:02, 18 June 2022 (UTC)

June 15

Portal:Current events/2022 June 15

June 15, 2022 (2022-06-15) (Wednesday) Armed conflicts and attacks Kashmir conflict Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir Indian security forces kill two suspected militants in Jammu and Kashmir, India. (Reuters) Kurdish–Turkish conflict Operation Claw-Lock Two people are killed and seven others are injured in a Turkish military action against the Sinjar Resistance Units in Sinjar District, Iraq. A 12-year-old child is reported to be among the deceased. (Reuters) (Times of Israel) Russo-Ukrainian War List of foreign aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War The United States announces a new $1 billion military aid package to Ukraine that includes 18 howitzers, artillery rockets, night vision devices, and for the first time, two Harpoon anti-ship missile units. (Reuters) Yemeni Civil War A Yemeni journalist is assassinated after a bomb explodes inside his car in Aden. (AP) Israel–Palestine conflict Mohammad El Halabi, a Palestinian aid worker at the center of an international controversy over his six-year detention in Israel, was convicted on the basis of 'secret evidence'. (The Guardian) Business and economy 2021–2022 inflation surge The Federal Reserve raises its benchmark interest rate by 0.75% to a target range of between 1.5% and 1.75% amid surging inflation. It is the largest interest rate increase in the United States since 1994. (BBC News) International relations United Kingdom–European Union relations The European Union launches legal action against the United Kingdom, alleging a breach of post-Brexit agreements regarding the Northern Ireland Protocol. (CNN) Politics and elections Opposition parties in Thailand file a no-confidence motion in prime minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and 10 of his ministers, accusing them of "graft, economic mismanagement and of undermining democracy and clinging to power". (Reuters) Sports 2026 FIFA World Cup FIFA announces the names of the cities in Canada, Mexico and the United States that will host the FIFA World Cup in 2026. (ESPN)

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RD: Peter Scott-Morgan

Article: Peter Scott-Morgan (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): The Times, Metro
Credits:

• Nominated by Martinevans123 (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Ghmyrtle (talk · give credit) and PamD (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: English-American organizational theorist, management consultant, and scientist who described himself as a "human cyborg" Martinevans123 (talk) 22:06, 17 June 2022 (UTC)

• Missing any details on his career. Stephen 01:49, 18 June 2022 (UTC)
• Oppose Dubious sourcing - see WP:METRO for example. Major claims supported by the subject's website alone. Joofjoof (talk) 15:36, 18 June 2022 (UTC)

  Metro no longer used. If you still have issues with any source, perhaps you could add some tag(s)? May thanks. Martinevans123 (talk) 16:13, 18 June 2022 (UTC)

  Metro was used to verify his death - I have removed it now, along with a blog reference. Inline tags have been added. Joofjoof (talk) 06:24, 19 June 2022 (UTC)

  Some work now done - others may like to carry on with it. Ghmyrtle (talk) 07:55, 19 June 2022 (UTC)

RD: Joel Whitburn

Article: Joel Whitburn (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): Billboard, Variety
Credits:

• Nominated by Doc Strange (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: Music historian and author of books of Billboard chart placements. Article is short and maybe needs a few updates, but I don't see anything significantly wrong with it.  Doc Strange^MailboxLogbook 21:01, 15 June 2022 (UTC)

• Oppose on quality Article is orange tagged for verification, and article remains a stub. Need additional prose and references in order for this wikibio to qualify for ITN. Cheers! Fakescientist8000 10:44, 16 June 2022 (UTC)

Ongoing: monkeypox

Article: 2022 monkeypox outbreak (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: No blurb specified (Post)
Credits:

• Nominated by Brandmeister (talk · give credit)

Article updated

Nominator's comments: Now, with over 2,000 cases in 43 countries and territories, including EU, I think this is ready for Ongoing (even if no deaths have been reported so far). Article itself looks to be ok. Brandmeister^talk 08:57, 15 June 2022 (UTC)

• Support I think by now the case for putting this into ongoing is necessary with rising cases. --TDKR Chicago 101 (talk) 10:39, 15 June 2022 (UTC)
• Support - I've made a couple changes, and I would recommend removing the flags. Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 11:29, 15 June 2022 (UTC)
• Support Not COVID, still important This post was made by orbitalbuzzsaw gang (talk) 12:30, 15 June 2022 (UTC)
• Oppose – Not noticeably in the news at this pt. – Sca (talk) 12:43, 15 June 2022 (UTC)
• Oppose – Per Sca 23.242.184.63 (talk) 15:40, 15 June 2022 (UTC)
• Support There have, in fact, been 72 monkeypox deaths so far this year according to the UN. That's more deaths than the Nigerian massacre or the Bangladesh fire, which we are currently blurbing. And there's still plenty of daily news coverage of different aspects in major sources: BBC; Reuters; CNN; NYT; Atlantic, &c. Andrew🐉(talk) 17:25, 15 June 2022 (UTC)

  An issue is that monkeypox has been a constant threat in Africa, and there always are ongoing deaths from that. That's likely the bulk of that 72 number. However, the world news has generally turned a blind eye to covering that. It is only now with a more viral version that has survived cross continental spread has attention been given (the scope of the outbreak article). In fact our outbreak article reports 0 deaths so far from the

  He outbreak. Thats the thing with money pox in general, it's like long standing conflicts in Africa or South America, that we know people are dying or long periods of time, but there's minimal attention given because it doesn't affect western nations. Masem (t) 20:13, 15 June 2022 (UTC)

• Support There is a constant slow burn of cases, makes sense for it to be in ongoing. -- King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 18:37, 15 June 2022 (UTC)

There is a constant slow burn of human deaths from many other causes - malaria, heart disease, diabetes, road trauma, etc. We don't list them here as ongoing matters. HiLo48 (talk) 23:39, 15 June 2022 (UTC)

• Oppose. As before, this should be blurbed if and when WHO declare it a pandemic, then Ongoing after that. But until then it's just a matter of rich westerners getting upset that a disease regularly afflicting Africans has spread to their shores. Also as Sca says, it's not really in the news that much at the moment.  — Amakuru (talk) 19:55, 15 June 2022 (UTC)

  PS - there's also an argument that this is a problem that will never go away. So If we put it in Ongoing then it will remain there indefinitely. Which means we should also list flu and malnutrition and certain conflicts as "ongoing" because they never end. But that's not the point of ongoing. It's for items that are updating very regularly with stories and updates that are each newsworthy in themselves.  — Amakuru (talk) 19:58, 15 June 2022 (UTC)

• Oppose Very few deaths. There are diseases and flus going around all the time. This isnt any more noticeable with 72 deaths. Would HIV/AIDS be an ongoing topic. It is also a disease that can spread and kill people? Haris920 (talk) 20:14, 15 June 2022 (UTC)
• Oppose Maybe wait until it's declared a PHEIC? 130.75.182.247 (talk) 22:02, 15 June 2022 (UTC)
• Oppose until it's declared a pandemic by the WHO. Until then, no. -- Rockstone^{Send me a message!} 22:12, 15 June 2022 (UTC)
• Oppose The World Health Organisation says it's not a pandemic, and unlikely to become one. HiLo48 (talk) 22:52, 15 June 2022 (UTC)
• COMMENT If we must discuss this, we must keep up with the planned rename. Monkeypox will be renamed, says World Health Organization HiLo48 (talk) 22:52, 15 June 2022 (UTC)

Wrong link @HiLo48:? Nfitz (talk) 04:35, 16 June 2022 (UTC)

Whoops. yes. Fixed. Thanks for the alert. HiLo48 (talk) 05:14, 16 June 2022 (UTC)

• Support It's not about death and it's not about what a council none of us elected have or haven't declared. It's about fever, pockmarks, joint pain, isolation and exhaustion. Those have always been miseries of life, of course, but there're new ways for more people to experience, prevent, treat, exploit and/or talk about them. The news has been going on about such constant suffering, worry and science for weeks now, with no end in sight. If we post it now, at least the nominations will stop. If not, Weak Wait (somebody might think of a good blurb). InedibleHulk (talk) 05:23, 16 June 2022 (UTC)

  There are so many people in the world that are suffering and yet a very small portion are from monkeypox. Is not the combined hurt experienced by those under the rule of dictators, those without access to clean water, those without access to reliable food sources, those struggling with addition, or many other things of the like worse then those infected with this specific outbreak. "[F]ever, pockmarks, joint pain, isolation and exhaustion" are unpleasant, but this only scratches the surface of the world's suffering, and is certainly less of a threat alone than many other issues are. DarkSide830 (talk) 05:41, 16 June 2022 (UTC)

  I totally agree that there are worse problems to have in the world. But of all of them, this is arguably the newest. At least "new" in the news sense, and continually getting updated, unlike Crime in Chicago, dementia or pancreatitis (for example only). InedibleHulk (talk) 06:06, 16 June 2022 (UTC)

• Comment – WHO proposes change in "stigmatising" monkeypox name to ... something else. (Suggestion: With "donkeypox," they'd only have to change one letter. Or, if that doesn't quite work, how about "honkypox" – ??) – Sca (talk) 12:57, 16 June 2022 (UTC)
• Oppose Not a pandemic and so far no certainty that it will ever be one. Thriley (talk) 13:28, 16 June 2022 (UTC)
• Weak Oppose - Certainly this is making the news, but I believe part of its dominating the news cycle is as a result of the mass hysteria which entered the media as a result of COVID-19's unprecedented impact on the world. As outlined above, this is not a pandemic, and our standard for posting any disease outbreak on ITN ought to be a declaration of a pandemic by a reliable source. --WaltCip-(talk) 13:43, 16 June 2022 (UTC)
• Oppose just like all the other times this has been proposed. Joseph2302 (talk) 17:37, 16 June 2022 (UTC)
• Comment it appears that there's some kind of underlying consensus that for an ITN story about health, we need to it be a "pandemic" now. Not sure that's a "healthy" way ahead, and exemplifies systemic bias really. The Rambling Man (Keep wearing the mask...) 22:49, 16 June 2022 (UTC)

  It's not quite that strong, a subject might be deemed newsworthy in its own right without being a pandemic, that's a sufficient but not necessary condition for posting. But in this particular case I'm opining, based on the evidence, that this is a run of the mill story until and unless it gets declared a pandemic.  — Amakuru (talk) 23:10, 16 June 2022 (UTC)

• Oppose 0 deaths, the few cases that happened seem to mostly spread among people partaking in underground gay orgies. I see no importance in this news and no global coverage 5.44.170.26 (talk) 16:02, 17 June 2022 (UTC)

Mohammad El Halabi

Article: Mohammad El Halabi (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ Mohammad El Halabi, a Palestinian aid worker, is in the news for his recent conviction in Israel after six years in detention amid international outcry over the details of his case. (Post)
News source(s): "Israeli court finds Gaza aid worker guilty of financing terrorism". the Guardian. 15 June 2022.
Credits:

• Nominated by Iskandar323 (talk · give credit)

Article updated

Nominator's comments: This is a legal case of particular interest and curiosity that raises key questions about justice and human rights, as outlined by various EU and UN officials. Iskandar323 (talk) 10:30, 17 June 2022 (UTC)

• Oppose another conviction as part of a much larger problem. I haven't seen substantial international impact or interest. _-_Alsoriano97 (talk) 11:42, 17 June 2022 (UTC)
• Oppose Social worker sentenced to jail without actual international effects. Yawn. We're not a news ticker, people! Cheers! Fakescientist8000 12:31, 17 June 2022 (UTC)
• Maybe better suited for Portal:Current events than ITN? --PFHLai (talk) 17:21, 17 June 2022 (UTC)

  @PFHLai: Maybe. I'm not familiar with ITN, so perhaps don't have the right sense of what qualifies here. How do things get added to that portal? Can anyone just edit it? Iskandar323 (talk) 06:39, 18 June 2022 (UTC)

  Affirmative. Unlike ITN on MainPage, Portal:Current events is not protected. Happy editing! --PFHLai (talk) 09:57, 18 June 2022 (UTC)

June 14

Portal:Current events/2022 June 14

June 14, 2022 (2022-06-14) (Tuesday) Armed conflicts and attacks Russo-Ukrainian War 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine 2022 Western Russia attacks Six people are reported injured in an alleged shelling attack on Klintsy, Bryansk Oblast, Russia. (Reuters) Ethiopian civil conflict In a joint operation, the Oromo Liberation Army and the Gambela Liberation Front launch an attack on the regional capital of Gambela city. The fighting lasted for several hours before security forces were able to recapture the city from the rebels, with heavy casualties reported on both sides. (BBC News) (Addis Standard) Mexican drug war Ten people are killed and three others are injured in a shootout between security forces and suspected criminals in Texcaltitlán, State of Mexico. (Reuters) Aftermath of the 2021 Kyrgyzstan–Tajikistan clashes A Tajik border guard is killed and three others are injured in a clash with Kyrgyzstan border troops. (Reuters) Arts and culture Decommunization Finnish authorities remove the country's last remaining monument of Soviet Union founder and leader Vladimir Lenin in Kotka, Kymenlaakso, relocating the 1979 gift from the Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic to a museum. (Yle) Business and economy International sanctions during the Russo-Ukrainian War The European Union removes Russia's largest bank Sberbank, the Russian Agricultural Bank and the Credit Bank of Moscow from the SWIFT international payments system as part of another round of economic sanctions on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine. (Ukrinform) Disasters and accidents The government of Kiribati declares a state of disaster due to severe drought in the country. (RNZ) An explosion at a chemical factory in Firouzabad, Fars, Iran, injures 103 people. (AP) Health and environment COVID-19 pandemic COVID-19 pandemic in Spain, Travel during the COVID-19 pandemic Spain removes all COVID-19 entry requirements for anyone arriving into the country from the European Union or the Schengen Area. However, travellers from outside the EU will still need to be fully vaccinated or provide proof of a negative PCR test within 72 hours before departure in order to enter Spain. (Euronews) 2022 monkeypox outbreak The World Health Organization announces plans to officially rename the monkeypox virus in order to combat stigma and racism surrounding the disease. (Bloomberg) Polio eradication, Polio in Pakistan Pakistan reports its 10th case of polio this year after two more cases of the virus are reported in North Waziristan District. (ARY News) International relations Canada–Denmark relations Whisky War The Danish Foreign Ministry announces that it has reached a deal with Canada to divide the long-disputed Hans Island in the Arctic in half between Canada's Nunavut territory and Greenland. (Reuters) Law and crime Cannabis in Germany The Federal Ministry of Health says that it will hold consultations with over 200 representatives from medical, legal and other fields on legalizing the sale of cannabis in licensed shops for recreational purposes. (AP via ABC News) A Cambodian court convicts 60 members of the former Cambodia National Rescue Party of treason, including Cambodian-American lawyer Theary Seng. (AP via ABC News) Police in Ecuador arrest an indigenous leader after incidents that occurred during recent protests against the economic policies of president Guillermo Lasso. (Reuters) Sports 2022 boycott of Russia and Belarus The United States Tennis Association says that tennis players from Russia and Belarus will be allowed to compete at the upcoming US Open tournament despite the ongoing invasion of Ukraine, which is expected to be held in New York after Wimbledon banned them from doing so. (The Guardian)

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RD: Everett Peck

Article: Everett Peck (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): Deadline Hollywood
Credits:

• Nominated by Masem (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: Comic artist, notably for his Duckman character that was adapted into TV. I see one or two unsourced line but its close. Masem (t) 17:28, 17 June 2022 (UTC)

RD: A. B. Yehoshua

Article: A. B. Yehoshua (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): New York Times, Times of Israel
Credits:

• Nominated by Mooonswimmer (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: There's room for improvement. Recognition and awards needs the most work sourcing-wise, and we could do without the full sentences. Quotes section might be unnecessary. Literary career section could use some expansion. Mooonswimmer 20:36, 14 June 2022 (UTC)

• Is the article well cited? N Is it long enough? Y (735 words) Is it generally issue free? Y Article does have sourcing issues, and that needs improvement IMMEDIATELY. Ping me once finished, I will reevaluate the page. Cheers! Fakescientist8000 23:03, 14 June 2022 (UTC)
• Oppose Article has sourcing issues and the lead can be expanded to reflect his importance/impact. --TDKR Chicago 101 (talk) 07:11, 15 June 2022 (UTC)
• Still 10+ {cn} tags need to be addressed. Please add more REFs. --PFHLai (talk) 13:29, 18 June 2022 (UTC)

Canada and Denmark agree to border settlement

Article: Hans Island (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ Canada and Denmark settle their competing claims for Hans Island by dividing the island roughly in half. (Post)
Alternative blurb: ​ Canada and Denmark end the Whisky War by agreeing to divide Hans Island between them.
News source(s): The Globe and Mail, BBC, Der Spiegel, Al Jazeera
Credits:

• Nominated by NorthernFalcon (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Skjoldbro (talk · give credit), Harritage (talk · give credit) and Eivindgh (talk · give credit)

Article updated

Nominator's comments: Settlement of a long-running land boundary dispute; creates a new land boundary between Canada and Denmark. Settlement was announced a few days ago, but the details of the settlement were revealed today. NorthernFalcon (talk) 20:00, 14 June 2022 (UTC)

@NorthernFalcon why not a link to Whisky War as well in altblurb? – robertsky (talk) 20:24, 14 June 2022 (UTC)

My bad. Fixed. Per the bolded article, I think Hans Island is closer to being ready for ITN than Whisky War, but I'm happy to have editors disagree. NorthernFalcon (talk) 20:53, 14 June 2022 (UTC)

• Support Very interesting news of high encyclopedic value. I really don't remember a similar resolution of a territorial dispute. However, both articles require fixing the reference gaps before posting.--Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 20:43, 14 June 2022 (UTC)
• Comment it's debatable whether the bold link should be to the island or to Whisky War, which is the article for the dispute that's been resolved. In either case, some citations will be needed. Support in principle though, it seems a good encyclopedic story.  — Amakuru (talk) 20:53, 14 June 2022 (UTC)
• Support once the few citations still needed are added to both articles. We can bold both the island and the war article if they're both fundamental to thus story? Unusual but nothing to say we cannot do that. Abcmaxx (talk) 21:28, 14 June 2022 (UTC)
• Support -- how often does something like this happen? Also, TIL that Canada technically borders Denmark! -- Rockstone^{Send me a message!} 21:33, 14 June 2022 (UTC)

  Where did you think Greenland popped in.?! Gotitbro (talk) 23:31, 14 June 2022 (UTC)

• Support per all above. _-_Alsoriano97 (talk) 21:38, 14 June 2022 (UTC)
• Comment The resolution of the "war"/conflict is the news not the island in and of itself, and thus the former should be bolded. Gotitbro (talk) 23:31, 14 June 2022 (UTC)
• Comment As of typing this, there are nine cite needed tags on the island article. Lugnuts ^{Fire Walk with Me} 09:24, 15 June 2022 (UTC)
• Oppose – Lacks general significance. Might make a DYK. – Sca (talk) 12:47, 15 June 2022 (UTC)
• Weak oppose – While a very amusing topic, this is a very minor legacy border dispute regarding a small uninhabited piece of land. I recognize that resolutions of such border disputes are rare, but there is no significance to this one, as it contains no structures, resources, or even much nature. ~Maplestrip/Mable (chat) 12:50, 15 June 2022 (UTC)
• Oppose due to a lack of significance. The dispute was over a tiny, uninhabited, remote, cold island that isn't likely to be used for anything. Jim Michael 2 (talk) 14:02, 15 June 2022 (UTC)

  Except a DYK. ;-) -- Sca (talk) 14:37, 15 June 2022 (UTC)

• Oppose, Not a significant news for a remote, uninhabited island. Alex-h (talk) 15:42, 15 June 2022 (UTC)
• Support - the significant part of this is that it is a peaceful resolution to a 44-year border dispute between two NATO countries. These disputes are very rare in such cases, and peaceful resolutions of such disputes anywhere in the world are a fairly infrequent occurence. Plus it's a goofy little story to have amongst our normal list of sombre news/disasters, and sports highlights, that latter of which also has little significance on the world stage (excluding maybe the Olympics and FIFA WC) - Floydian ^τ _¢ 16:02, 15 June 2022 (UTC)

• Oppose the significant part of this is that it is a peaceful resolution to a 44-year border dispute between two NATO countries. That would be significant, but that's not what this is. This is a playful farce of that. GreatCaesarsGhost 17:32, 15 June 2022 (UTC)

• Support though I do wonder if we should wait until ratification. -- Vaulter 16:15, 15 June 2022 (UTC)
• Oppose WP:ITNMINIMUMDEATHS of zero. /s Howard the Duck (talk) 17:45, 15 June 2022 (UTC)
• Support. My condolences to those who were profiting from the exchange of liquor over the years and now no longer get free whiskey but despite the somewhat humorous nature the dispute took over the years, settling it after such a long time is indeed news and the sources show that this has been reported by a number of international news sources. Regards SoWhy 20:57, 15 June 2022 (UTC)
• Support. It's nice that they came to an aknowlegement, would be interesting to see if they continue it as a tradition or not. Koltinn (talk) 21:15 15 June 2022 (UTC)
• Support The island may remote and uninhabited, but so are a lot of places currently being fought over. Could have implications for other disputes. Hawkeye7 (discuss) 21:27, 15 June 2022 (UTC)
• Support This may be circumstantial, but a quick search for "Canada" and "Denmark" on Google lists this as part of its "Top stories" in both instances. Seems like that qualifies as pretty newsworthy. Krisgabwoosh (talk) 10:25, 16 June 2022 (UTC)
• Comment - lots of good support here, but noting that there are still far too many citations needed in both Hans Island and Whisky War, so this can't be considered for ITN yet until that's resolved. Cheers  — Amakuru (talk) 10:43, 16 June 2022 (UTC)
• Support - More than just being newsworthy, it's interesting. I think our readers are best served by directing them to these types of events that they may not be exposed to on a daily basis.--WaltCip-(talk) 12:10, 16 June 2022 (UTC)
  • Not to say this shouldn't be posted due to consensus, but I think news like this (not ground-shattering world news but a interesting tidbit that has recent news coverage and has a good article behind it) would really make for a better DYK or something inbetween ITN and DYK. --Masem (t) 12:15, 16 June 2022 (UTC)

    Indeed, ideally suited to DYK. -- Sca (talk) 13:00, 16 June 2022 (UTC)

    In this case, I'm going to be biased in favor of ITN, mostly because an item will be DYK for only a day while the story will stay on the ITN ticker for a few days longer, thus ensuring that more people have a chance to look at the article. WaltCip-(talk) 12:21, 16 June 2022 (UTC)

    And be bored. -- Sca (talk) 13:02, 16 June 2022 (UTC)

    I don't know many people who go to Wikipedia, let alone ITN, expecting bungee jumping and hang-gliding and other exciting things. WaltCip-(talk) 13:23, 16 June 2022 (UTC)

    Wars, mass shootings, epidemics, and sometimes regime changes can be exciting. (Not to mention snooker.) -- Sca (talk) 15:02, 16 June 2022 (UTC)

    I am just postulating on something that falls between DYK and ITN. I'm not going to step on consensus for this to post at ITN, just feel we need something more in between to better capture encyclopidea-interesting but news-trivial items. Masem (t) 13:10, 16 June 2022 (UTC)

    It's a fair point. I think it'll be hard to create such an item on the Main Page because of the resistance of Wikipedians to make any major changes, especially to publicly visible pages. But I'd be behind your suggestion. WaltCip-(talk) 13:24, 16 June 2022 (UTC)

• Support Canada and Denmark now border each other. If the US made a treaty that caused it to have a land border with another nation (like, say, Brazil), it would be all over the ITN in a heartbeat. I think that border changes are usually notable enough for ITN. Dunutubble (talk) (Contributions) 16:20, 16 June 2022 (UTC)
• In the significance debate, we haven't talked much about quality. There are 8 CNs and a lot more places with no refs. GreatCaesarsGhost 16:53, 16 June 2022 (UTC)
• Oppose on quality Whilst I would love to support this in good faith, I cannot per the state of the article right now. 8 tags, so many places without referencing, and lots of cleanup needed. Once this is taken care of, I will strike this and change it to a support IGF. Cheers! Fakescientist8000 19:53, 16 June 2022 (UTC)
• Support. It is rare for a territorial dispute to be resolved so peacefully. Showiecz (talk) 06:02, 17 June 2022 (UTC)
• Oppose on quality too many cn tags need to be fixed. Joseph2302 (talk) 11:28, 17 June 2022 (UTC)
• Hold until our articles are in agreement as to whether the settlement has gone into effect. See Talk:Hans Island § Does Canada currently border Greenland / the Danish Realm?. -- Tamzin^{[cetacean needed]} (she/they) 00:00, 18 June 2022 (UTC)

(Posted) RD: Phil Bennett

Article: Phil Bennett (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): independent.ie, walesonline.co.uk
Credits:

• Updated and nominated by Seth Whales (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.

 SethWhales ^talk 13:41, 14 June 2022 (UTC)

• Support Well cited, looks fine.-- Pawnkingthree (talk) 17:00, 16 June 2022 (UTC)
• Posted --PFHLai (talk) 07:25, 17 June 2022 (UTC)

June 13

Portal:Current events/2022 June 13

June 13, 2022 (2022-06-13) (Monday) Armed conflicts and attacks Russo-Ukrainian War 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Battle of Sievierodonetsk Russian forces destroy the last remaining bridge leading to Sievierodonetsk in Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine, trapping all remaining Ukrainian civilians in the city, according to regional governor Serhiy Haidai. (Reuters) Battle of Donbas The Donetsk People's Republic says that five people have been killed and 22 others injured in an artillery attack on a marketplace in central Donetsk. Pro-Russian media accuses NATO of supplying the munitions used in the attack. (Reuters) Kivu conflict 2022 M23 offensive, 2022 Democratic Republic of the Congo–Rwanda tensions M23 rebels capture the town of Bunagana. The Congolese military accuses Rwanda of assisting the rebels in the capture of the town. (Al Jazeera) Business and economy 2021–2022 inflation surge Global stocks and government bonds plunge with the MSCI World Index dropping by 2.95%, the DOW by 4.68%, the S&P 500 by 3.88%, STOXX Europe 600 by 2.41%, Japan's Nikkei 225 by 3.01%, Hong Kong's Hang Seng by 3.99%, and South Korea's KOSPI by 3.52%. Bitcoin drops by 12.1% and Ethereum by 13.6%. (Reuters) (Reuters 2) The S&P 500 closes more than 20% below its January 3 record closing high, confirming that the index is in a bear market. (Reuters) Disasters and accidents Vila-seca train crash A passenger train and a locomotive collide in the town of Vila-seca, Catalonia, Spain, injuring 22 people. (AP) Health and environment COVID-19 pandemic COVID-19 pandemic in North America COVID-19 pandemic in Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau tests positive for COVID-19 for a second time. (Reuters) COVID-19 pandemic in the United States Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra tests positive for COVID-19. (The Hill) COVID-19 pandemic in Taiwan Taiwan reports their first cases of the Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants in five Taiwanese citizens who arrived from overseas. (The Straits Times) Law and crime Censorship of Wikipedia The Wikimedia Foundation files an appeal against a Russian court order demanding the removal of certain Russo-Ukrainian War-related information from the Russian-language Wikipedia, which is one of the few remaining fact-checked sources still available to the general Russian public. (Reuters) (DW) Politics and elections Brexit and the Irish border The British government confirms that it will go ahead with plans to terminate the Northern Ireland Protocol in order to make it easier for goods to flow between Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The European Union accuses the UK of breaking international law by reneging on the agreement made during Brexit negotiations. (BBC News) Pope Francis appoints John T. Dunlap as the new Lieutenant of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta. (Order of Malta) Indigenous peoples in Ecuador block highways leading to the capital Quito, to protest president Guillermo Lasso's policies and to call for economic reforms. (Reuters)

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June 12

Portal:Current events/2022 June 12

June 12, 2022 (2022-06-12) (Sunday) Arts and culture 75th Tony Awards At this year's Tony Awards, A Strange Loop wins Best Musical while The Lehman Trilogy wins Best Play. (New York Times) Business and economy 2022 boycott of Russia and Belarus Three months after McDonald's suspended its operations in Russia and sold its 850 restaurants to Alexander Govor, the rebranded restaurants are reopened as Vkusno i tochka. (AP) The Celsius Network cryptocurrency lending platform announced it was "pausing all withdrawals, swap, and transfers between accounts" amidst a large pullback in the cryptocurrency market. (CNBC) Law and crime Authorities in Argentina seize an Iranian Boeing 747 which was transferred to Venezuela last year. It is unclear if the impound is related to sanctions that have been imposed on both countries. (Reuters) At least 30 members of the American neo-fascist group Patriot Front are arrested for conspiracy to riot at a pride event in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, United States. (AP) Politics and elections 2022 French legislative election Voters in France go to the polls to elect the first round of the 577 members of the 16th National Assembly. (AP) Exit polls show the coalition of left-wing parties headed by far-left deputy Jean-Luc Mélenchon barely edging out President Emmanuel Macron's coalition Ensemble Citoyens for the most votes in the first round, winning 25.6% and 25.2% of the votes respectively. Overall turnout is projected to be 47%, the lowest recorded for a French election. (The Guardian) 2022 Italian referendum The referendum for the reform of the judicial system is invalidated as it did not reach the required 50% threshold. (Reuters) Sports 2022 European Tour In golf, Linn Grant of Sweden becomes the first female winner on the PGA European Tour following her win in the Scandinavian Mixed. The tournament was co-sanctioned with the Ladies European Tour in 2020. (CNN)

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2022 Seytenga massacre

Article: 2022 Seytenga massacre (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ In Séno Province, Burkina Faso, over 79 civilians are murdered by an armed group linked to the jihadist insurgency in the country. (Post)
News source(s): WaPo, Al Jazeera Libération
Credits:

• Nominated by Sheila1988 (talk · give credit)
• Created by Dunutubble (talk · give credit)

Article needs updating

Nominator's comments: Death toll possibly over 100, biggest massacre in BF since June 2021. Article requires expansion, but this is a very important event and deserves main-page coverage. Jihadist insurgency in Burkina Faso could be added to Ongoing if things continue like this. French version of article could be used to expand English version. An attempt to put the Madjoari massacre (50 dead) on the front page failed, apparently because such events are routine in west Africa, but if they are routine then why isn't it in Ongoing? Sheila1988 (talk) 16:03, 18 June 2022 (UTC)

• The 2022 Seytenga massacre article is currently a stub with less than 200 words. Anything more to add to the prose? Can Jihadist insurgency in Burkina Faso, which is a much more developed article, be worked into an alternative ITN candidate? --PFHLai (talk) 18:28, 18 June 2022 (UTC)

(Posted) RD: Roman Bunka

Article: Roman Bunka (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): SZ and others
Credits:

• Nominated by Gerda Arendt (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Munfarid1 (talk · give credit) and Grimes2 (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: German world music player, guitarist and oud player recognised even in Egypt, - had just a stub article until now. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:28, 15 June 2022 (UTC)

• The wikibio currently has 370 words of readable prose and is therefore long enough to qualify. The prose carries footnotes where they are expected. Earwig found no likely violations. However, sourcing in the Discography section is incomplete. There are a handful of {cn} tags. Please add more REFs. Thanks. --PFHLai (talk) 03:16, 17 June 2022 (UTC)

 Done CN commented out, since there are no entries in worldcat. Grimes2 (talk) 11:59, 17 June 2022 (UTC)

Thanks for removing the glaring omissions. Now posting... --PFHLai (talk) 17:36, 17 June 2022 (UTC)

RD: Philip Baker Hall

Article: Philip Baker Hall (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): [9]
Credits:

• Nominated by 2001:BB6:4E18:E358:BC73:A318:CF23:6431 (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.

 2001:BB6:4E18:E358:BC73:A318:CF23:6431 22:19, 13 June 2022 (UTC)

• Please be reminded that the Filmography and Accolade sections need to be sourced. --PFHLai (talk) 10:26, 14 June 2022 (UTC)
• Oppose on quality per PFHLai. Both Filmography and the Accolade sections MUST be cited in order for this to qualify for RD. Cheers! Fakescientist8000 23:06, 14 June 2022 (UTC)
• Comment Article mostly sourced now. Only one subsection needs some additional sourcing. 2001:BB6:4E18:E358:BC73:A318:CF23:6431 (talk) 09:04, 15 June 2022 (UTC)

  The article is now in worse shape, bare URLS, wrong sourcing and now the article has two (necessary) tags. TDKR Chicago 101 (talk) 10:37, 15 June 2022 (UTC)

• Oppose Article in bad shape in terms of sourcing. --TDKR Chicago 101 (talk) 10:38, 15 June 2022 (UTC)
• Comment - something having bare URLS is not really a reason to oppose an ITN, it's easily fixed, so I did. I am concerned that so much of the article is sourced to one item, and there are still a lot of uncited roles. Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 11:23, 15 June 2022 (UTC)

  Bare URLS do become a problem when the article becomes tagged because of it. TDKR Chicago 101 (talk) 11:51, 15 June 2022 (UTC)

• Many entries in the Filmography section still need to be sourced. --PFHLai (talk) 10:40, 19 June 2022 (UTC)

  Added some links. Film section now fully sourced, I think. Will give the TV ones a go. Article is fully sourced right now apart from a few TV roles. If this gets fully sourced, can it still be listed or is it there a time limit? 2001:BB6:4E18:E358:DD02:C4FD:D7F0:9250 (talk) 11:10, 19 June 2022 (UTC)

(Posted) RD: Jim Ryan

Article: Jim Ryan (politician) (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): AP, Chicago Tribune
Credits:

• Updated and nominated by Sunshineisles2 (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Jarvishunt (talk · give credit) and Fakescientist8000 (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: Still some sourcing problems, but it's getting there. Sunshineisles2 (talk) 22:19, 13 June 2022 (UTC)

Comment I think I found sources for all of the statements with CN tags. Sunshineisles2 (talk) 01:59, 14 June 2022 (UTC)

• Support No CN tags. Good enough. Grimes2 (talk) 10:50, 14 June 2022 (UTC)
• Support, Article is good, Alex-h (talk) 12:20, 14 June 2022 (UTC)
• Very weak support As AG, did he achieve anything more than a $9.1 billion settlement with the tobacco companies? I think it would be great to expand this subsection a bit more. _-_Alsoriano97 (talk) 22:33, 14 June 2022 (UTC)
• Support Article could be worse, should be good enough for posting. --TDKR Chicago 101 (talk) 07:13, 15 June 2022 (UTC)
• Comments: Please add REFs for getting "endorsement of every major newspaper in the state" in his re-election. Also, the lead mentions that he was a professor, but there is no mention of this job in the rest of the wikibio. Please elaborate on this in the main body of the prose. Thanks. --PFHLai (talk) 12:59, 15 June 2022 (UTC)

@PFHLai: I have sourced that statement, and the lead no longer mentions him being a professor. Article should be good to go. Support. Cheers! Fakescientist8000 10:35, 16 June 2022 (UTC)

Thanks for the footnote, Fakescientist8000. Thanks to User:WikiDan61, that sentence in the intro on his professorship is now its own paragraph in the main prose. Posting. --PFHLai (talk) 19:03, 16 June 2022 (UTC)

75th Tony Awards

Article: 75th Tony Awards (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ At the Tony Awards, The Lehman Trilogy wins Best Play, while A Strange Loop wins Best Musical. (Post)
News source(s): CNN
Credits:

• Nominated by Masem (talk · give credit)

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

Nominator's comments: The article includes information on the ceremony as well, so its beyond just tables of awards. Masem (t) 12:38, 13 June 2022 (UTC)

• Oppose for now - no body prose or critical commentary on the results. A paragraph or two would be useful.  — Amakuru (talk) 13:36, 13 June 2022 (UTC)

  There is body prose about the nomination process and the ceremony, and there is no expectation that there will be commentary about the awards or ceremony itself. We don't ask for that on, say, sporting events and to expect that for ceremonies is a double standard. --Masem (t) 15:36, 13 June 2022 (UTC)

  We do expect prose summaries for sports events, which is why we've rejected many sports event nominations recently. Joseph2302 (talk) 15:42, 13 June 2022 (UTC)

  Which is already present in the article. Its not a play by play summary like for sports but its a broad summary of the overall ceremony. Masem (t) 15:44, 13 June 2022 (UTC)

• Oppose as per Amakuru, an expectation of some information/commentary on the results is needed. Joseph2302 (talk) 15:42, 13 June 2022 (UTC)
• Support - The ITN criteria for updates and quality does not require commentary on results within award shows.--WaltCip-(talk) 17:00, 13 June 2022 (UTC)

  It's nothing to do with specific ITN criteria, it's about whether the article has fundamental information in it, which is always an ITN issue. This one has no prose on who won the actual awards, which is fundamental, just like a write up of a sporting event is fundamental. Background info on the venue and the hosts is not sufficient, the major winners need to be noted.  — Amakuru (talk) 20:17, 13 June 2022 (UTC)

• Oppose We require a decent prose summary of the actual event for sporting nominations, the same applies here. Black Kite (talk) 20:47, 13 June 2022 (UTC)
  • Which is located at the "Ceremony information" part of the article (listing presenters and featured performances). The article now also includes receptions and reviews. I don't know what else people are expecting of a summary of an awards presentation where nothing otherwise out of the ordinary happens (an exception being the Will Smith/Chris Rock mess from the recent Oscars). 100% agreed we need more than tables, but what to expect from something like the lower-key Tonys is not that high nor comparible to sporting events. --Masem (t) 00:10, 14 June 2022 (UTC)
• Oppose nothing but tables really. People get all high and might about featured lists, well this isn't even to that standard and we want it to be front and centre at ITN? Nope. The Rambling Man (Keep wearing the mask...) 23:28, 13 June 2022 (UTC)
• Support There is a decent amount of prose and as a summary of an awards presentation it is fine. I don't see anything fundamental missing. Pawnkingthree (talk) 00:53, 14 June 2022 (UTC)
• Oppose According to the Guardian, "out of 34 eligible productions, 29 received nominations. That is clearly a world in which, as the Dodo said, “Everybody has won and all must have prizes". So this was indiscriminate promotion; like those trade shows in which gold medals are liberally distributed. And notice that the Guardian report doesn't even mention A Strange Loop. Instead it says that two other shows dominated. It's not our job to make sense of such confused hype because we're an encyclopedia not a newspaper and so shouldn't editorialise with OR. Let's wait for the verdict of history. Andrew🐉(talk) 07:44, 14 June 2022 (UTC)
  • First, the blurb is noting the awards that ITNR says are the ones to include in the blurb, so that's not vering from past. Second, the Tonys have always had a limited array of shows that are eligible (you can look at past ceremonies), due to the complexities of running stage productions in proper venues to qualify. But we recognize it as one of two top tier awards for theatre. So to argue it is self-promotional is not appropriate here, that would be disputing the basis of the ITNR item. --Masem (t) 12:11, 14 June 2022 (UTC)
  • Feel free to nominate it for removal at ITNR. Interesting that you are advocating keeping the ITN section as stale as possible by voting against ITNR items. Nearly 70k views, so getting into that WP:TOP25 territory some are suggesting ITN should become as well! Oh the humanity. The Rambling Man (Keep wearing the mask...) 18:02, 16 June 2022 (UTC)

(Posted) RD: Hilary Devey

Article: Hilary Devey (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): BBC News The Guardian
Credits:

• Nominated by Pantodrugs (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: Businesswoman and television presenter Pantodrugs (talk) 18:26, 12 June 2022 (UTC)

• Support looks suitably detailed and referenced. The Rambling Man (Keep wearing the mask...) 18:13, 12 June 2022 (UTC)
• Support looks ok (although minor issue with "annual revenues of £92 million"). Martinevans123 (talk) 13:40, 13 June 2022 (UTC)
• Posted Stephen 23:01, 13 June 2022 (UTC)

  Place and date of birth are not sourced with WP:RS. Martinevans123 (talk) 12:33, 14 June 2022 (UTC)

  Agree, [10] is a self-published source, with no evidence of any oversight/verifiability. Joseph2302 (talk) 14:23, 14 June 2022 (UTC)

  The obituary from The Guardian now seems to support place and date, so I will add. Thanks. Martinevans123 (talk) 14:28, 14 June 2022 (UTC)

(Closed) Google

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Article: Google AI (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ The Google AI language model LaMDA tells one of its engineers that it is self aware and can sense joy, sadness, and fear. Google places the engineer on leave pending an investigation. (Post)
News source(s): The Guardian;New York Times; Washington Post
Credits:

• Nominated by A loose necktie (talk · give credit)

Article updated

Nominator's comments: The AI may have the intelligence and awareness of a 7 year old child A loose necktie (talk) 05:49, 13 June 2022 (UTC)

comment I don't really fully understand the significance of what happened, but a Google engineer being placed on leave is clearly not a news story. im not well versed on the subject but if we take this from the view that it is a scientific breakthrough, then I feel like there should be an article about it that is separate from the one of a google department that we should link to. The article as it stands right now isn't really fit for front page posting. 4iamking (talk) 06:05, 13 June 2022 (UTC)

• Oppose seems like speculation on whether the claim is true or not- if it is verified by some proper channels, then maybe it could be posted. Someone being suspended from their job for making speculations is not ITN-worthy though. Joseph2302 (talk) 09:19, 13 June 2022 (UTC)
• Comment Oppose - I doubt we here at ITN possess the necessary qualifications to determine whether the claim of self-awareness has any veracity. This leaves us to judge whether the secondhand story is notable enough to post. Personally, I'm leaning towards no. I've certainly seen this story make the rounds on several Discord servers I'm in, mostly as a meme, but the blurb is inappropriate because it makes two suppositions: that LAmDA is telling the truth, and that the suspension of the engineer indicates an intent to cover up a massive development (reinforcing popular sentiments of "Google = Skynet"). Again, Wikipedia cannot, should not, and will not use its own voice to accentuate these incredible claims without appropriate confirmation from multiple reliable sources.--WaltCip-(talk) 12:09, 13 June 2022 (UTC)
• Oppose If we were to post this, it would be about Google's AI gaining sentience, nothing about the engineer's leave would be the news. The problem is that there is subsequently no collaborating evidence for this, and thus we have nothing to post on, so this is basically a non-starter of a story. --Masem (t) 12:12, 13 June 2022 (UTC)
• Support It's in the news in respectable sources. Per the Turing test, it's not easy to prove self-awareness but this AI seems to be doing well compared to some of our more bot-like editors. See also Lena for a thought-provoking account of how these things might go in a possible future. It is written in the style of a Wikipedia article and has some interesting insights as to what might be done with compliant intelligences such as our volunteers... Andrew🐉(talk) 12:38, 13 June 2022 (UTC)

The Turing test does not prove self-awareness. It only tests whether or not a machine can produce output that it is indistinguishable from that of a human.--WaltCip-(talk) 12:43, 13 June 2022 (UTC)

• Oppose – When Google AI starts reproducing little AIs with thoughts and feelings of their own this topic will be ITN-worthy. – Sca (talk) 12:47, 13 June 2022 (UTC)

  Could we get Google AI to write new Wiki articles (well, ones that might appeal to 7-year-olds, anyway)? Martinevans123 (talk) 13:20, 13 June 2022 (UTC) p.s. I've been secretly dating Alexa for over a year now, and next year we intend to marry (if Uncle Jeff says it's ok).

• Oppose. No scientific evidence that the claim of sentience is true at all, the only corroboration comes from a primary source.  — Amakuru (talk) 13:39, 13 June 2022 (UTC)
• Oppose per above. _-_Alsoriano97 (talk) 14:04, 13 June 2022 (UTC)

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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: