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Joseph Aoun Joseph Aoun (pictured) is elected president of Lebanon after a two-year vacancy. A series of wildfires in Southern California, United States, leaves at least 10 people dead and forces nearly 180,000 others to evacuate. A 7.1-magnitude earthquake hits Tingri County in the Tibet Autonomous Region, China, leaving at least 126 people dead. Indonesia becomes a full member of BRICS. Justin Trudeau announces his intention to resign as prime minister of Canada. Ongoing: Israel–Hamas war Russian invasion of Ukraine timeline Sudanese civil war timeline Recent deaths: Jeff Baena Rosita Missoni Brian Matusz Jean-Michel Defaye Ágnes Keleti Ripken view — page history — related changes — edit

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June 4

Portal:Current events/2018 June 4

June 4, 2018 (2018-06-04) (Monday) Armed conflicts and attacks War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) A suicide bombing at a gathering of clerics in Kabul leaves seven people dead. The religious gathering had earlier issued a fatwa against suicide bombings. (Time) Business and economy Banking in the United Kingdom, 2008 United Kingdom bank rescue package The government of the United Kingdom announces its intent to sell a 7.7% stake in the Royal Bank of Scotland, expected to raise £2.6 billion. Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell says there is "no economic justification" for selling the shares. (BBC) Economy of the United States Microsoft announces that it is acquiring code repository GitHub for US$7.5 billion in stock, pending regulatory review. (The Verge) Starbucks executive chairman and former CEO Howard Schultz retires from the company. (The New York Times) Disasters and accidents A ROCAF F-16 crashes into a mountain near New Taipei City in northern Taiwan. The pilot is confirmed dead following a search and rescue operation. (The South China Morning Post) International relations Foreign relations of Russia Russian President Vladimir Putin signs a law – voted by the State Duma on 22 May and approved by the State Council on 30 May – with countermeasures against actions of the United States and other "unfriendly" countries. (TASS) Law and crime Banking in Australia Australia's Commonwealth Bank agrees to pay a fine of A$700 million for failing to disclose banking transactions above A$10,000. (BBC) Chinese espionage in the United States The Federal Bureau of Investigation of the United States announces the arrest of an employee of the Defense Intelligence Agency whom they have charged with spying on the behalf of China. (BBC) Mueller special counsel investigation In a new filing, special counsel Robert Mueller accuses Paul Manafort of witness tampering. (Vox) 2017 term opinions of the Supreme Court of the United States Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission The U.S. Supreme Court rules in favor of a baker who sued Colorado's civil-rights commission on grounds of religious discrimination. (NPR) Abortion in the United States The U.S. Supreme Court dismisses a lower court's ruling allowing a teenage immigrant woman access to abortion, and a government request to discipline ACLU lawyers representing this woman. (The Washington Post) The Peruvian Prosecutor's Office finds the skeletal remains of 18 people, who are suspected to have been victims of torture, extrajudicial executions and forced disappearances committed in the Madre Mía military base, in the Huánuco Department. This and other alleged massacres happened during the 80s and 90s government crackdown on the Shining Path terrorist organization. The case involves former president Ollanta Humala, who was in command of the base during that time. (Diario Correo) (BBC News) (RPP Noticias) Société Générale agrees to pay a total fine of $1.3 billion in cases of bribing Libyan government officials and manipulation of the Libor interbank rate. (AP via Mynews13) 2018 Scottsdale shootings The gunman who is suspected of having killed six people – among them, prominent forensic psychologist Steven Pitt – in Arizona, United States, in a five-day time span has been found dead in a Scottsdale hotel. His death is considered a suicide. (ABC) (AP via SFGate) Phil Andrew, a Catholic layman, a shooting victim and FBI agent, joins the Chicago Archdiocese in a new position. Andrew survived being shot in the chest and went on to a 21-year career in law enforcement with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, after serving as executive director for the Illinois Council Against Handgun Violence. As director of Violence Prevention Initiatives, Andrew believes it is as much about changing hearts as it is about changing laws. (National Catholic Reporter) Politics and elections Politics of North Korea According to multiple sources, North Korea has fired its top three military officials and replaced them with younger loyalists. One of the three new appointees, general Ri Yong-gil, was inaccurately "reported" in 2016 as having been executed. (WTVA) (BBC) Politics of Jordan Hani Al-Mulki resigns as Prime Minister of Jordan following protests against economic reforms. (Al Jazeera) Science and technology Discoveries of exoplanets A study has been revealed that WASP-127b might have possible traces of water. (International Business Times) Sports 2018 NFL season Donald Trump announces that he canceled his ceremony for the Super Bowl LII champion Philadelphia Eagles at the White House due to the National anthem protests controversy. (Detroit News)

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Slovenian parliamentary election, 2018

Article: Slovenian parliamentary election, 2018 (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ In the Slovenian parliamentary election the Slovenian Democratic Party wins the most seats. (Post)
News source(s): BBC
Credits:

• Nominated by LukeSurl (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.

Nominator's comments: 99.9% of votes counted now. 10 different parties got seats in a PR system, so it's hard to declare a "winner" and the government formation (and new PM) might take a while. Article looks fairly good for the campaign coverage, just needs a bit of post-election stuff and a bit of a tidy in the tables. LukeSurl ^{t c} 11:13, 4 June 2018 (UTC)

• Comment The results of general elections in all states on List of sovereign states are WP:ITNR. I changed it. TompaDompa (talk) 13:02, 4 June 2018 (UTC)
• I'd like to see some reactions other than "Government formation" section and there is a tag in the candidates list section. I'll try to add more. We can include the president of the winning party in the blurb. --Tone 20:19, 4 June 2018 (UTC)

Omar Razzaz becomes Prime Minister of Jordan

Articles: Omar Razzaz (talk · history · tag) and 2018 Jordanian protests (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ Omar Razzaz becomes Prime Minister of Jordan after his predecessor resigns following widespread protests in Jordan against austerity measures. (Post)
News source(s): Al Jazeera
Credits:

• Nominated by LukeSurl (talk · give credit)

Nominator's comments: News just breaking. Article isn't great. There doesn't seem to be a current article for his successor Omar al-Razza. LukeSurl ^{t c} 11:56, 4 June 2018 (UTC)

• (edits made by Makeandtoss to the template have made my comment there somewhat redundant) --LukeSurl ^{t c} 12:58, 4 June 2018 (UTC)

• Oppose Symbolic non-executive official appointed by king at will, and can be dismissed as such. (Also Cf. #Premier of Pakistan changed) down below. –Ammarpad (talk) 12:50, 4 June 2018 (UTC)

• @Ammarpad: I don't see how your misinformed opinion has to do with this being news. The new government still has to be approved by an elected parliament, and can be also be dismissed by it. In any case it is still noteworthy as the protests are still ongoing. Makeandtoss (talk) 13:04, 4 June 2018 (UTC)

• Conditional Support symbolic or not, this is still a head of government of a sovereign state. The new PM can use a few thousand bytes of prose though. Juxlos (talk) 14:50, 4 June 2018 (UTC)
• Support Jordan has been one of the quietest country in the Middle east so news coming out on government level is significant. Probably a signal that things are about to change for worst. Jordan is right smack in the middle of Middle east which is on fire so is on the news daily for quite a while. Its neighbor Syria and Saudi Arabia are in the middle of multiple crisis and wars. 45.116.232.57 (talk) 20:53, 4 June 2018 (UTC)

June 3

Portal:Current events/2018 June 3

June 3, 2018 (2018-06-03) (Sunday) Armed conflicts and attacks Cattle raiding Cattle thieves are reported to have killed 23 people in Zamfara, Nigeria. (BBC) Disasters and accidents European migrant crisis A migrant boat capsizes near the Kerkennah Islands off the coast of Tunisia, killing at least 35 people, while 67 others are rescued by the Tunisian coast guard. (BBC) (Reuters) A speedboat carrying 15 migrants sinks off the coast of Demre, Turkey. Nine people are killed and one person is reported missing. (Anadolu via Eyewitness News) Wildfires in the American states of California, Colorado and New Mexico now burn 31,000 acres (13,000 ha) of land, causing thousands to evacuate their homes. (CNN) 2018 Volcán de Fuego eruption Volcán de Fuego in Guatemala erupts, leaving at least 62 people dead, 300 others injured, and forces the closure of La Aurora International Airport in Guatemala City. (The Guardian) (CBS News) International relations Foreign relations of North Korea, Foreign relations of Syria North Korean state news agency KCNA reports that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said last Wednesday that he will visit Kim Jong-un in North Korea. The Syrian president's office refuses to comment on the report when contacted by AFP. (CNN) (The Times of India) India and weapons of mass destruction India announces it successfully tested an Agni-V ICBM missile at a base near Odisha coast. (Defence Aviation Post) Law and crime Nigeria prison break, List of prison breaks in Nigeria About 200 prisoners escape in a jailbreak at the Minna Medium Security Prison. One prison officer was killed and seven prisoners rearrested. (Premium Times) Politics and elections Slovenian parliamentary election, 2018 TV Slovenia exit polls show that Janez Janša's anti-immigration Slovenian Democratic Party (SDS) would win a plurality of 24.4% of the votes. List of Marjan Šarec (LMS), the party of the mayor of Kamnik, would follow with 12.6%. (Reuters)

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RD: Mustapha Akanbi

Article: Mustapha Akanbi (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): [1]
Credits:

• Nominated by LukeSurl (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: Nigerian jurist, head of the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission. Article appears to be OK. LukeSurl ^{t c} 08:11, 4 June 2018 (UTC)

(Posted) Volcán de Fuego eruption

Article: 2018 Volcán de Fuego eruption (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ In Guatemala, Volcán de Fuego erupts, killing 7 people and forcing the closure of the La Aurora International Airport. (Post)
Alternative blurb: ​ In Guatemala, Volcán de Fuego erupts, killing 38 people.
Alternative blurb II: ​ Twenty-five people have been killed and hundreds injured in the most violent eruption in decades in Guatemala.
News source(s): BBC
Credits:

• Nominated by EternalNomad (talk · give credit)
• Updated by GWA88 (talk · give credit)

Nominator's comments: First deadly volcano eruption in 2 years. EternalNomad (talk) 01:28, 4 June 2018 (UTC)

• Support. Would suggest bolding Volcán de Fuego, and giving updater credit to GWA88. Someone should also stay on top of the death toll, as the lava flow is currently headed towards a small town. (NorthernFalcon (talk) 01:31, 4 June 2018 (UTC))
• Oppose for now. There's almost no prose about this eruption beyond a single sentence in a table, which imparts little more information than the blurb itself does. Would expect at least a paragraph, if not more, on this eruption, written in the main body of the article. --Jayron32 01:56, 4 June 2018 (UTC)

Comment I was originally going to state that I did not think the volcano's article merited more detail on this eruption than was currently listed, but as we're now up to 25 deaths, I'd say this eruption merits its own article and we ought to consider bolding that once it's been done. (NorthernFalcon (talk) 06:17, 4 June 2018 (UTC))

Comment Just started a separate article on the eruption at 2018 Volcán de Fuego eruption. Will work on expanding it. SounderBruce 06:56, 4 June 2018 (UTC)

• Comment ALT blurb added. Pinging EternalNomad, NorthernFalcon, Jayron32 and SounderBruce. Mjroots (talk) 07:15, 4 June 2018 (UTC)
• Comment - Changed article target. Sherenk1 (talk) 08:06, 4 June 2018 (UTC)
• Support. The article for it is borderline decent, and certainly will be more updated by tomorrow. It is extremely rare for volcanoes to kill 25 people. Alex of Canada (talk) 08:16, 4 June 2018 (UTC)
• Support - clearly a notable event. 2018 Volcán de Fuego eruption is short, but doesn't appear to have anything wrong with it. The {{current disaster}} template explains to readers that this is a developing article and will expand as more information becomes available. I think we can post now and trust editors to work on the article as details emerge. --LukeSurl ^{t c} 08:44, 4 June 2018 (UTC)
• Oppose target article is barely a stub. Volcano article not suitably updated to be bold link. This isn't "important" it's not a race to post yet another disaster stub asap. It's in the news, will support when the article is better. --LaserLegs (talk) 08:50, 4 June 2018 (UTC)
• Support alt1 on significance, but the article needs some serious expansion first. Modest Genius ^talk 10:14, 4 June 2018 (UTC)
• Support in principle – Prefer alt1, but article needs work. (Verbs should be shifted to past tense as article is updated.) Sca (talk) 13:15, 4 June 2018 (UTC)
• Conditional Support of 2nd Blurb article needs work, but after some work should be posted. Awestruck1 (talk) 14:52 4 June 2018 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.74.130.2 (talk)
• Support alt1 when article is ready. Lepricavark (talk) 15:00, 4 June 2018 (UTC)
• I believe this is ready to post now. The article contains almost all the information that is known so far. --LukeSurl ^{t c} 15:42, 4 June 2018 (UTC)
• Comment I just changed the alt blurb to 38 deaths, as the death toll was recently revised. The eruption article had already been updated. (NorthernFalcon (talk) 15:53, 4 June 2018 (UTC))
• Support Clearly notable, articles are sufficient. Davey2116 (talk) 15:58, 4 June 2018 (UTC)
• Support Standalong article for altblurb looks good (short but sufficiently sourced and details at this time), and clearly significant. --Masem (t) 16:04, 4 June 2018 (UTC)
• Posted alt 1 blurb. 331dot (talk) 16:18, 4 June 2018 (UTC)
  • Really? Several CN tags (I bothered to check refs) in this pitifully short article ought make it ineligible. Why the rush to post disaster articles anyway? --LaserLegs (talk) 16:29, 4 June 2018 (UTC)

WP:SOFIXIT. Lugnuts ^{Fire Walk with Me} 19:47, 4 June 2018 (UTC)

• • • Comment I think part of the issue is that the sources are themselves changing as more information becomes available. I'll see what I can do to clean up the tags. (NorthernFalcon (talk) 16:35, 4 June 2018 (UTC))

June 2

Portal:Current events/2018 June 2

June 2, 2018 (2018-06-02) (Saturday) Business and economy Artificial intelligence arms race Google reports that they will not renew a contract with the U.S. military to develop machine learning algorithms for drones. (BBC) Disasters and accidents 2018 lower Puna eruption More than 80 homes have now been destroyed by the Kilauea eruption. (KTLA) Lava from Kīlauea boils Hawaii's Green Lake and spills across numerous highways. (NPR) 2018 Gaza border protests The funeral of a 21-year-old medic, Razan al-Najjar, draws thousands of Palestinians. Witnesses say that Razan was killed while trying to evacuate a wounded protester lying on the Israeli side of the fence. (UPI) International relations Foreign relations of the Philippines Shortly before leaving for South Korea, the President of the Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte, tells the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers Diego García Sayán that "he can go to hell". (Reuters) Politics and elections 2017–18 Spanish constitutional crisis The new Catalan regional government takes office in Barcelona. The 7-month-long application of Article 155 of the Spanish Constitution is thus lifted, meaning that direct rule is over. (The Wall Street Journal) 2018 vote of no confidence in the government of Mariano Rajoy Pedro Sánchez, a member of the Spanish Socialist Party, is sworn in as Prime Minister before King Felipe VI. Sánchez opts to take the oath without a bible or crucifix; a first in modern Spanish history. (BBC) Thousands protest in Amman and other Jordanian cities, despite King Abdullah II ordering a freeze on controversial fuel and electricity price increases. (Middle East Eye) (The Guardian) Science and technology Asteroid close approaches to Earth in 2018 A 2–5-metre (6 ft 7 in – 16 ft 5 in) wide asteroid named 2018 LA was estimated (before impact) to have an 82% chance of having impacted Earth today, with several corroborating reports from Botswana. An OFM media report from near Klerksdorp, North West province, South Africa, describes "'a light' falling from the sky" at 18:49 (UTC+02:00) Saturday night. (NASA) (Minor Planet Mailing List) (Project Pluto) (OFM) Sports 2018 Epsom Derby Masar defeats the odds-on favourite Saxon Warrior to win the 2018 Epsom Derby. (BBC) The first legal bare-knuckle boxing match in U.S. history, titled the Bare Knuckle Fighting Championships, takes place in Cheyenne, Wyoming. (Sydney Morning Herald) (USA Today)

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RD: Joe Berinson

Article: Joe Berinson (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): Obit
Credits:

• Nominated by LukeSurl (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: Australian politician. Article seems adequate. LukeSurl ^{t c} 08:16, 4 June 2018 (UTC)

• Oppose While a little more fleshed out compared to the nomination below, articles of politicians need to be more than a prose list of the positions occupied to merit an RD posting imo. The article needs to have information on what the subject did while in that position, notable policy changes, issues that the subject advocated for, major controversies, etc. Spencer^T•C 13:20, 4 June 2018 (UTC)

RD: Álvaro Lapuerta

Article: Álvaro Lapuerta (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): [2] (Spanish)
Credits:

• Nominated by LukeSurl (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: Spanish politician. Article seems adequately referenced, though it is perhaps only just above stub-length. LukeSurl ^{t c} 08:19, 4 June 2018 (UTC)

• Support Looks OK. –Ammarpad (talk) 12:58, 4 June 2018 (UTC)
• Oppose Virtually no description of what he did during his political career; the article insufficiently covers the subject to merit RD posting. Spencer^T•C 13:16, 4 June 2018 (UTC)
• Oppose It's too short - still a stub in my view.--Pawnkingthree (talk) 18:25, 4 June 2018 (UTC)

RD: Nick Meglin

Article: Nick Meglin (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): [3]
Credits:

• Nominated by LukeSurl (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: American magazine editor. Article is probably just over stub size. LukeSurl ^{t c} 08:24, 4 June 2018 (UTC)

• Oppose Needs more reference and content. –Ammarpad (talk) 13:16, 4 June 2018 (UTC)

June 1

Portal:Current events/2018 June 1

June 1, 2018 (2018-06-01) (Friday) Business and economy Economy of Brazil Pedro Parente, the head of Brazil Petrobras, resigns among protests related to diesel fuel prices. (BBC) Visa card payments are disrupted throughout Europe due to a network failure. The disruption results in large queues at supermarkets and petrol stations. Mastercard and American Express say they were not affected. (BBC) Health and environment The CDC reports that five people have died and 197 have been hospitalized in the United States, in the largest incidence of E. coli since the 2006 North American E. coli outbreak. (BBC) International relations Shangri-La Dialogue The annual three-day regional security forum begins in Singapore. (The Straits Times) 2018 North Korea–United States summit, North Korea–United States relations U.S. President Donald Trump officially announces that the summit will resume as scheduled following a White House meeting with North Korean general Kim Yong-chol. (BBC) Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh The government of Myanmar announces that it has reached a repatriation agreement with the United Nations regarding Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, saying it will assure that refugees "can return voluntarily in safety and dignity." Members of the UNHCR and the UNDP will be allowed to work in Rakhine State to monitor the process. (The Guardian) Law and crime Human rights in Burkina Faso Burkina Faso's National Assembly votes to abolish the death penalty. (News24) 2017–18 Spanish constitutional crisis Federal prosecutors in Germany apply in a Schleswig-Holstein court for the extradition of Carles Puigdemont to Spain, arguing that the treason charges are valid according to German law, because, according to the prosecutors, "the violence in Catalonia on election day can be attributed to the wanted individual". (Al Jazeera) Crime in Canada Former Taliban hostage Joshua Boyle is released from jail with strict bail conditions, including an electronic tracking bracelet. (Global News) A Department of Defense report presented to the United States Congress estimates at 499 the number of civilian deaths in US military actions during the year 2017, with more than 450 reports remaining to be assessed. The casualties occurred in Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan and Yemen. (CNN) Crime in Colorado An Uber driver in Denver, Colorado, United States, fatally shoots a passenger after a conflict on the Interstate 25 highway. A portion of the highway is placed on lockdown following the incident. (NBC News via MSN) Politics and elections 2018 vote of no confidence in the government of Mariano Rajoy, Gürtel case The Government of Mariano Rajoy is ousted after a motion of no confidence passes 180–169. Pedro Sánchez of the Socialist Workers' Party is sworn in as the new Prime Minister. This is the first time in Spanish history that a vote of no confidence has resulted in a change of government. (BBC) 2018 Italian government formation Giuseppe Conte is sworn in as the new Prime Minister of Italy at the head of a populist coalition, formed by the Five Star Movement and the Northern League. Conte had previously given up on trying to form a government after President Sergio Mattarella had vetoed Conte's original choice for Minister of Finance, but a different candidate was agreed to yesterday. (BBC)

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RD: John Julius Norwich

Article: John Julius Norwich (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): Daily Telegraph
Credits:

• Nominated by Presidentman (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Rcb1 (talk · give credit) and OpenToppedBus (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: Norwich was a well-known historian who authored multiple books and hosted many television documentaries Presidentman talk · contribs (Talkback) 19:01, 3 June 2018 (UTC)

• Oppose flagrant abuse of fair use image. The Rambling Man (talk) 19:49, 3 June 2018 (UTC)

The image has now been removed. - Presidentman talk · contribs (Talkback) 23:04, 3 June 2018 (UTC)

• Oppose Lots of CN tags, many primary sources.  Nixinova  T  C  02:28, 4 June 2018 (UTC)

(Closed) U.S.-North Korea summit

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

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Article: 2018 North Korea–United States summit (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ U.S. President Donald Trump announces that the North Korea-United States summit has been reinstated for June 12, 2018. (Post)
News source(s): NYT
Credits:

• Nominated by WaltCip (talk · give credit)

Article updated

Nominator's comments: A momentous occasion (if it actually happens this time). WaltCip (talk) 18:55, 1 June 2018 (UTC)

• I'm all for posting it if and when it actually happens. —Cryptic 19:01, 1 June 2018 (UTC)
• I think at this point we should wait until the two men actually shake hands. Trump could change his mind in an hour. 331dot (talk) 19:04, 1 June 2018 (UTC)
• (edit conflict) Oppose wait for it to happen. The summit may be important news, the soap opera of scheduling it is not. power~enwiki (π, ν) 19:04, 1 June 2018 (UTC)
• Oppose. If it happens it might merit posting, but it certainly doesn't before then. Thryduulf (talk) 19:16, 1 June 2018 (UTC)
• Oppose post it if it happens. The Rambling Man (talk) 19:17, 1 June 2018 (UTC)
• Oppose considering that the original announcement for this date almost a month ago was not nominated nor posted, it would be very hypocritical to post the reinstatement on ITN, we’re better off just posting this event on ITN when the actual event occurs, as it’s just over a week away. SamaranEmerald (talk) 19:18, 1 June 2018 (UTC)
• Oppose I was wrong for supporting the nomination announcing the cancellation of this summit. Who the hell knows whether or not it will happen. – Muboshgu (talk) 19:23, 1 June 2018 (UTC)
• Oppose Let's see if it actually happens first.--Pawnkingthree (talk) 19:30, 1 June 2018 (UTC)
• Oppose per consensus from the "cancelled" nomination. It is clear that when (if) this happens, that will be ITN, and editors can prep that article now for it, but the waffling here is just political saber rattling. --Masem (t) 19:32, 1 June 2018 (UTC)
• Oppose Until it happens. Then it'll be the turning point of a career, in Korea, being insincere. Lugnuts ^{Fire Walk with Me} 19:35, 1 June 2018 (UTC)
• Wait until it actually happens.  Nixinova  T  C  20:29, 1 June 2018 (UTC)
• Oppose It's all just propaganda. two narcissistic synchophants massaging each other. If it really happens and something encyclopaedically noteworthy happens, we can revisit later. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 20:42, 1 June 2018 (UTC)

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

(Posted) Spanish prime minister

Articles: Pedro Sánchez (Spanish politician) (talk · history · tag) and Mariano Rajoy (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ Pedro Sánchez becomes Prime Minister of Spain after Mariano Rajoy loses a vote of no confidence. (Post)
Alternative blurb: ​ Pedro Sánchez becomes Prime Minister of Spain after Mariano Rajoy loses a vote of no confidence.
News source(s): BBC, Guardian
Credits:

• Nominated by KTC (talk · give credit)

 KTC (talk) 10:00, 1 June 2018 (UTC)

• Gürtel case is the article about the scandal which has caused this. --LukeSurl ^{t c} 10:45, 1 June 2018 (UTC)
• (edit conflict) I'd like to see a more substantial update (i.e. a paragraph, not two sentences) in both articles. It might be worth adding the Gürtel case to the blurb as a cause of the vote - in a similar way that Najib Razak lost the Malaysian general election, 2018 due in part to the 1Malaysia Development Berhad scandal. Fuebaey (talk) 10:49, 1 June 2018 (UTC)
• Support on significance, I've not checked the updates. I agree we should get Gürtel case into the blurb somewhere. Has Sanchez officially become PM already? The media reports I'm seeing say 'expect to be succeeded by' or similar wording. Modest Genius ^talk 10:58, 1 June 2018 (UTC)
• Support We also have an article on 2018 vote of no confidence in the government of Mariano Rajoy, which would be another good target. Smurrayinchester 12:18, 1 June 2018 (UTC)
• Support, and vote of no confidence is sufficient to be the sole bold article. --LukeSurl ^{t c} 13:27, 1 June 2018 (UTC)
• Oppose it's "in the news" which is all I care about, but the vote section has no refs. --LaserLegs (talk) 14:14, 1 June 2018 (UTC)
  • Support alt-blurb only. Sixth consecutive euro-centric story posted to ITN and not a single cry of "systemic bias". --LaserLegs (talk) 15:40, 1 June 2018 (UTC)
• Support, it's the first time in Spanish history that a vote of no-confidences kicks out a government and the first time in democracy a Spanish Prime Minister is outsed due to a corruption scandal. It's really important, and have an impact in EU. --Alsoriano97 (talk) 15:14, 1 June 2018 (UTC)
• Support – Change in head of govt. Significant European political shift to left. Sca (talk) 14:57, 1 June 2018 (UTC)
• Support altblurb Significance is clear. The "no confidence" article is well -sourced (sourcing issues pointed out in previous !votes have been fixed it seems), and summarizes the situation pretty well. It would be nice to have the Gurtel case article improved, but that's not a show-stopper for posting this. --Masem (t) 15:04, 1 June 2018 (UTC)
• Support altblurb per Masem.--Pawnkingthree (talk) 15:08, 1 June 2018 (UTC)
• Support alt-blurb A change in head-of-government, accompanied by a party-switch. Very significant. Davey2116 (talk) 16:20, 1 June 2018 (UTC)
• Support alt-blurb per others. A real surprise, although not as dramatic as what's happened in Italy. Martinevans123 (talk) 17:26, 1 June 2018 (UTC)
• Support alt-blurb per ITNR. --Jamez42 (talk) 17:49, 1 June 2018 (UTC)

Not ITNR but that's ok. --LaserLegs (talk) 17:53, 1 June 2018 (UTC)

• Comment marked ready. No confidence article is good enough, consensus to post. --LaserLegs (talk) 17:53, 1 June 2018 (UTC)
• Support altblurb per others. Lepricavark (talk) 18:34, 1 June 2018 (UTC)
• Posted. Thryduulf (talk) 19:19, 1 June 2018 (UTC)

Premier of Pakistan changed

Article: Nasirul Mulk (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ Nasirul Mulk is sworn in as Caretaker Prime Minister of Pakistan. (Post)
Alternative blurb: ​ Former Chief Justice of Pakistan Nasirul Mulk takes oath as 7th Caretaker Prime Minister of Pakistan.
News source(s): Geo News, The Express Tribune, The News International, Pakistan Today
Credits:

• Updated and nominated by Amirk94391 (talk · give credit)

Nominator's comments: Gaining widespread media coverage. Plus change of head of state is also listed in ITNR. The article seems to be in good state. Amirk94391 (talk) 09:36, 1 June 2018 (UTC)

• Comment Removed as nomination under ITNR as this is a change in head of government other than through an election. The head of state of Pakistan is the president. -- KTC (talk) 10:05, 1 June 2018 (UTC)
• Oppose Placeholder roles aren't inherently significant enough for ITN. Barring any unforseen circumstances, he'll be in office for about two months until after the Pakistani general election, 2018 and however long it takes to form a new government. Fuebaey (talk) 10:32, 1 June 2018 (UTC)
• Support Article quality is sufficient, news sources indicate this is currently in the news. --Jayron32 01:59, 4 June 2018 (UTC)

(Posted) Italian government formed

Article: 2018 Italian government formation (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ After months of negotiations, the Government of Change takes power in Italy with Giuseppe Conte as prime minister (Post)
Alternative blurb: ​ Giuseppe Conte becomes Prime Minister of Italy, leading a coalition government after protracted negotiations
News source(s): e.g. [4] with lots of previous coverage [5]
Credits:

• Nominated by Banedon (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Angelo.romano (talk · give credit)

Article updated

 Banedon (talk) 07:09, 1 June 2018 (UTC)

• Oppose the Government of Change article is not updated and forms a very important part of the blurb. The Rambling Man (talk) 07:15, 1 June 2018 (UTC)
• Support. The end of a long-running saga with important implications for the world's 8th largest economy. I've added an altblurb. Modest Genius ^talk 11:05, 1 June 2018 (UTC)
• I could support this. My only niggling concern is the amount of paragraphs beginning or infested with proseline (on xx March/April/May 2018...) in the highlighted article, though repetitive yet coherent English isn't a barrier for posting. Fuebaey (talk) 15:15, 1 June 2018 (UTC)
• Support - The new government will most likely put Italy in the Euro-critic camp, as in they will oppose certain rules and agreements currently being enforced within the EU, such as the sending migrants back and having plans that go against the fiscal/economic policies of the EU. Like Modest Genius said this will have quite some implications for the EU, and is a move away from ussual Italian politics from my understanding, henche why I support putting this on the frontpage. However, the article is quite sparse and needs a update. Dragnadh (talk) 17:29, 1 June 2018 (UTC)
• Support - Definitely one of the most significant developments in recent European politics. Has been covered heavily by international media.--RaviC (talk) 22:48, 1 June 2018 (UTC)
• Question we posted the election results back on March 9th, so is this government unexpected or did it just take longer than usual to form a shaky coalition that'll collapse in 18 months and force new elections? --LaserLegs (talk) 23:06, 1 June 2018 (UTC)

All of the pre-election alliances failed to reach a coalition, but the new alliance (which includes populists from across the political spectrum) was unexpected by many due to the differences in ideology. It does however have a stable majority in both houses of the Italian Parliament. --RaviC (talk) 23:27, 1 June 2018 (UTC)

Thanks for clarifying. No comment on nom. --LaserLegs (talk) 00:14, 2 June 2018 (UTC)

• Wait. We should wait and see if this government will last for more than a few weeks. Count Iblis (talk) 12:55, 2 June 2018 (UTC)

By which time this would no longer be news? --RaviC (talk) 13:30, 2 June 2018 (UTC)

• Support articles sufficiently updated, ITN/R Juxlos (talk) 13:56, 2 June 2018 (UTC)
• Support - Article(s) in presentable condition, ITN-worthy and with international implications. Jusdafax (talk) 14:00, 2 June 2018 (UTC)
• Support ITN/R, and article has been greatly improved since I last checked. Davey2116 (talk) 17:15, 2 June 2018 (UTC)

Not ITN/R but that's ok. --LaserLegs (talk) 17:19, 2 June 2018 (UTC)

• Support I have no doubt about the importance of Spanish developments, but I sincerly think that the Italian situation is maybe even more important, due to the formation of the first "fully populist government" in Western Europe (1, 2, 3). So, in my humble opinion, we had to insert it (maybe with Conte's pic). -- Nick.mon (talk) 17:33, 2 June 2018 (UTC)
• Posted. King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 01:22, 3 June 2018 (UTC)
  • That's seven, seven consecutive Euro-centric blurbs posted without any claims of "systemic bias" - ha ha ha --LaserLegs (talk) 08:44, 3 June 2018 (UTC)

(Closed) Arkady Babchenko fakes death

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Article: Arkady Babchenko (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ Russian journalist Arkady Babchenko fakes his own death, claiming a plot on his life (Post)
News source(s): See article or Google, e.g. [6]
Credits:

• Nominated by Banedon (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Lopifalko (talk · give credit)

Article updated

Nominator's comments: Was nominated as RD, now nominating as blurb since he didn't actually die but is making a lot of news regardless Banedon (talk) 02:05, 1 June 2018 (UTC)

• Oppose Press stunts are not ITN. --Masem (t) 02:12, 1 June 2018 (UTC)
• Support Highly unusual story, in the news and article is sufficiently updated. Pawnkingthree (talk) 02:34, 1 June 2018 (UTC)
• Oppose would make a great DYK (while it exists). The Rambling Man (talk) 05:22, 1 June 2018 (UTC)
• Oppose a thoroughly bizarre story, and probably relevant to ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflicts in ways that aren't clear yet. But not important enough to post here. It is DYK eligible and is on the Current events portal. power~enwiki (π, ν) 05:27, 1 June 2018 (UTC)
• Oppose. A very strange event but not one with ITN-levels of significance. It would make a great DYK though. Modest Genius ^talk 11:01, 1 June 2018 (UTC)
• Weak Oppose because of some missing refs. Else, it's in the news, and highly unusual. --LaserLegs (talk) 14:16, 1 June 2018 (UTC)
• Support--UkrainianCossack (talk) 14:17, 1 June 2018 (UTC)
• Oppose – Per Masem, Genius. Stunt roundly criticized as disruptive. Sca (talk) 15:03, 1 June 2018 (UTC)
• Oppose Whether this is a continuation of the propaganda war between Russia-Ukraine or a journalist being too close to the news for his job, I don't think this reaches the significance required for posting onto ITN. Unless serious diplomatic repercussions come out of it, this is no bigger than a TV prank show meme. Fuebaey (talk) 15:51, 1 June 2018 (UTC)
• Support Very notable, and article is pretty good. Davey2116 (talk) 16:23, 1 June 2018 (UTC)
• Oppose better suited for DYK. Lepricavark (talk) 18:33, 1 June 2018 (UTC)

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May 31

Portal:Current events/2018 May 31

May 31, 2018 (2018-05-31) (Thursday) Armed conflicts and attacks 2018 Nicaraguan protests Catholic bishops cancel the planned Episcopal Conference talks with the government after protests against Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega turn violent. According to the Nicaraguan Human Rights Center, pro-government armed groups killed 11 people. (Reuters) Business and economy Transport in Iran Truck owners' strikes continue for the tenth consecutive day in 177 cities. Fuel shortages and long lines at petrol stations are reported in all major Iranian cities. (Open Democracy) Trump tariffs, Protectionism in the United States United States tariffs of 25% on steel and 10% on aluminium imports from Canada, Mexico and the European Union are set to take effect at midnight. (BBC) Mexico retaliates with equivalent levies on pork legs, apples, grapes, cheeses and steel. The Secretariat of Economy says that the measures will be in place until the U.S. eliminates their new tariffs. (Reuters) President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker vows "counterbalancing measures" from the EU soon. The EU is expected to respond with tariffs on a little more than US$3 billion worth of American goods including motorcycles, bourbon, and blue jeans. Juncker also says that the EU will proceed with a case against the US in the World Trade Organization. US Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross replies that the EU measures are "unlikely" to have much impact on the US economy. (AP via The News & Observer) (Business Insider) (Reuters) Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland announces dollar-for-dollar retaliatory tariffs of 10% or 25% on a list of goods – steel, aluminum, whiskey, orange juice and other food products – worth $16.6 billion. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau denounces an "affront" to the security partnership between the US and Canada. (CNBC) International relations Support for military action against Iran Ex-Israeli spy chief Tamir Pardo reveals that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had ordered the Israeli Defence Forces to prepare for military action against Iran in 2011. (ABC News) Law and crime European Convention on Human Rights The European Court of Human Rights rules that the Romanian and Lithuanian governments each knowingly hosted CIA secret prisons around 2005. Both countries also participated in the US extraordinary rendition program: one case by each country is acknowledged. Four years ago, Poland was also condemned for running a CIA secret jail. (Reuters) Terrorism in the United Kingdom A British man named Husnain Rashid pleaded guilty after supporting ISIS and admitting that he threatened to attack Prince George at school. (Global News) Denmark's parliament votes 75–30 to ban garments that cover the face, which includes Islamic veils such as the niqāb and burqa. Those violating the law risk a fine of 1,000 kroner. Similar bans already exist in Austria, Belgium and France. (The Guardian) Politics and elections 2018 vote of no confidence in the government of Mariano Rajoy, Gürtel case The debate on a motion of no confidence against Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy's government takes place at the Congress of Deputies, with a vote scheduled tomorrow. With an expected 180 votes against 176 needed, leader of the Opposition, socialist Pedro Sánchez, could immediately become the next Prime Minister. (The Independent) (Reuters) Thirty-first Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan Pakistani President Mamnoon Hussain signs into law the official merger of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas with the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa administrative province. (RFE/RL) A large march, which included students, citizen collectives and political groups of the left, toured the streets of Lima, Peru to demand the closure of the Congress of the Republic, seat of the legislative power, in response to the constant corruption scandals involving congressmen, in addition to excessive economic expenses that, for the demonstrators, makes this power of the State. The protest, initially peaceful, turned violent when the police prevented the demonstrators from approaching precisely the Congress and the presidential palace. (Perú 21) (La República) Science and technology Plutinos Astronomers announce the discovery of 380–680-kilometre (240–420 mi) wide plutino 2017 OF69, the fifth-largest known plutino, and the largest discovered since 90482 Orcus in 2004. (Minor Planet Center) Pluto, the eponymous member of the plutino group, is discovered to have dunes of methane ice. (BBC) Paleontologists at the University of Bristol announce, through the Nature journal, the discovery of the world's oldest lizard fossil, estimated to be 240 million years old. The fossil, Megachirella wachtleri, is the most ancient known ancestor of all modern lizards and snakes. (Science Daily) (CBC)

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(Closed) Equal Rights Amendment

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Article: Equal Rights Amendment (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ Illinois becomes the 37th state to ratify Equal Rights Amendment to the United States Constitution. (Post)

Strikerforce^Talk 01:29, 31 May 2018 (UTC)

• Oppose A largely symbolic move with no real tangible effect. EternalNomad (talk) 01:56, 31 May 2018 (UTC)
• 'I have reopened this with no prejudice to either side - ENOUGH. There needs to be a minimum standard for time open before closing. This particular nomination is total BS. I mean no negativity to you @Stephen: 29 minutes? C'mon! - Floydian ^τ _¢ 18:20, 31 May 2018 (UTC)
  • Realistically, any long-term editor at ITN can recognize that this story has zero chance of being posted. It was a completely fair close. It is an interesting DYK, but not ITN. --Masem (t) 18:24, 31 May 2018 (UTC)
    • For reference, here is the comment that I left on Stephen's talk page regarding my rationale for nominating this as an ITN - With all due respect, I disagree with your comment on my ITN nomination. While the "deadline" for ratification has long since passed, there is a continued effort to ratify ERA. Congress extended the deadline previously and it is not inconceivable that this Congress, or any subsequent Congress, could choose to do the same, if a 38th state ratifies (which is the threshold for adoption into the U.S. Constitution). A common argument of opponents to ratification is just this, that the "deadline" passed 35 years ago, but the issue is still present and is significant. I would like to request that you reopen the ITN discussion on this matter. Strikerforce^Talk 18:32, 31 May 2018 (UTC)
• Oppose per EternalNomad. Lepricavark (talk) 18:33, 31 May 2018 (UTC)
• Oppose power~enwiki (π, ν) 18:44, 31 May 2018 (UTC)

"Please do not ... add simple "support!" or "oppose!" votes without including your reasons. " --LaserLegs (talk) 18:46, 31 May 2018 (UTC)

OK, oppose because it's a meaningless gesture; the 38th state would be worth some consideration but this one is not. There's not even a news link to examine. I'd have supported the earlier snow close, but there apparently weren't enough oppose votes. Now there hopefully are. power~enwiki (π, ν) 18:47, 31 May 2018 (UTC)

The Chicago Tribune article cited for the passage last night in Illinois doesn't qualify as "a news link to examine"? Strikerforce^Talk 18:52, 31 May 2018 (UTC)

• Oppose too many missing refs. Thanks to Floydian for re-opening. I agree, I'd rather a nom drown in opposes than be closed after 30 minutes. --LaserLegs (talk) 18:45, 31 May 2018 (UTC)
  • I'm not sure I follow what you mean by "too many missing refs". The article has 130 or so citations and the information specifically proposed to be included in this ITN is cited. Strikerforce^Talk 18:48, 31 May 2018 (UTC)
    • Ok let me waste 15 minutes to make it obvious. --LaserLegs (talk) 18:52, 31 May 2018 (UTC)
      • There, is it more clear now? That was a just a cursory glance of passages blatantly missing citations. I don't actually care about this AT ALL, so I'll not take the time to see which of these 130 citations are dead links, or don't actually back the three or four sentences which precede them. --LaserLegs (talk) 18:59, 31 May 2018 (UTC)
• Oppose super-local politics and meaningless to most. Should have remained closed to avoid this unfortunate kind of pile-on which the early close was hoping to bypass... The Rambling Man (talk) 18:55, 31 May 2018 (UTC)

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Brazil nationwide strike (2)

Article: 2018 Brazil truck drivers' strike (talk · history · tag)
Ongoing item nomination (Post)
News source(s): Bloomberg, Washington Post, BBC, NY Times, The Guardian,The Sydney Morning Herald, Al Jazeera, Deutsche Welle, EuroNews (FR), Le Figaro (FR), Le Journal de Montréal, Corriere del Ticino (IT)
Credits:

• Nominated by Alumnum (talk · give credit)

Nominator's comments: Renominating the article; this time for "ongoing" since it's been more than a week. Other users and I have been improving it and correcting everything wrong and I believe it deserves to be in the main page. Criticism is welcome but please be specific. Alumnum (talk) 20:21, 31 May 2018 (UTC)

• Oppose it's still in desperate need of a WP:COPYEDIT and I'm not going to do it for you by tagging the whole article. Here is an example "Another criminal act issue is being investigated by the Public Prosecutor's Office on abusive coercion techniques used by some protesters on some truck drivers to difficult the police work, such as dismantling the blockades by parking their trucks in difficult positions and keeping the fuel trucks out of reach.". That's one of many. I also take issue with the title. A "strike" is a work stoppage, but this is more like violent militias setting up illegal roadblocks. You might consider moving the article to 2018 labor unrest in Brazil or 2018 take over of Brazilian highways or something. Lastly, the article is a WP:PROSELINE mess of anecdotal incidents resulting from this on going criminal activity. Thank you for updating this article, but from a quality standpoint it's just not ready for the main page. --LaserLegs (talk) 23:34, 31 May 2018 (UTC)
• Oppose for the third (?) time. Just not good enough. The Rambling Man (talk) 05:23, 1 June 2018 (UTC)
• Comment According to Reuters it may be ending. The article needs copy-editing, I'll try to do so tomorrow. power~enwiki (π, ν) 05:29, 1 June 2018 (UTC)

May 30

Portal:Current events/2018 May 30

May 30, 2018 (2018-05-30) (Wednesday) Armed conflicts and attacks Ukrainian crisis Arkady Babchenko, who was reportedly assassinated yesterday in Kiev, Ukraine, appears on live television stating that the assassination was staged. (BBC) Business and economy 2018 Brazil truck drivers' strike Oil workers in Brazil start a 72-hour strike, amid the ongoing truck drivers' strike. (Reuters) Economy of the United States Amid concerns that the value of the company's stocks would fall after the decision to cease the sales of certain firearms, Dick's Sporting Goods reports a stronger than expected quarter, with shares up 27%. (CNN) Disasters and accidents An avalanche at Babusar Pass kills five members of Tablighi Jamaat religious organization. (Daily Pakistan) Health and environment Japanese whaling, Whaling controversy A consortium led by the Institute of Cetacean Research, which is linked to Japan's Ministry of Fisheries, reports that 333 Antarctic minke whales were killed in last summer's scientific survey. 122 of the whales were pregnant, and 114 immature. (Smithsonian) International relations Macedonia naming dispute According to Macedonian Prime Minister Zoran Zaev, talks with Greece on Macedonia's name are in a final phase. Zaev says that if a compromise name for the country is agreed upon, it will be put to a referendum. (RFE/RL) North Korea–United States relations, 2018 North Korea–United States summit Top North Korean official Kim Yong-chol meets with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in New York City to discuss the summit set to be held in June. (BBC) Law and crime Harvey Weinstein sexual abuse allegations Harvey Weinstein is indicted for rape charges by a New York City grand jury. (CBS) Politics and elections Budget of the European Union The European Commission proposes to double funding for the Erasmus Programme. If adopted, the 2021–2027 budget for the student exchange programme would be €30 billion. (TRT World) Net neutrality The Senate of the State of California votes to reinstate internet open-access rules. (The Verge) Feminism in the United States The Illinois House of Representatives votes 72–45 to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment. (Chicago Tribune)

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RD: Dan Kneen

Article: Dan Kneen (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): BBC Sport, Evening Standard, The Guardian
Credits:

• Nominated by Fuebaey (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Cs-wolves (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: British motorcycle racer. Fuebaey (talk) 11:50, 1 June 2018 (UTC)

• Support Appears to be well referenced.--Pawnkingthree (talk) 12:16, 1 June 2018 (UTC)
• Support Short but looks adequate. –Ammarpad (talk) 21:17, 1 June 2018 (UTC)
• Support Good work! Marking ready. --TDKR Chicago 101 (talk) 22:12, 1 June 2018 (UTC)
• Oppose. Several uncited sentences in the Marks Bloom Racing section and the Penz13.com BMW Motorrad Racing section is completely unsourced. Thryduulf (talk) 19:44, 2 June 2018 (UTC)
• Oppose per Thryduulf and that so-called fair use image uploaded days after this public figure's death. Completely inappropriate and should be removed. The Rambling Man (talk) 05:48, 3 June 2018 (UTC)
• @Thryduulf: @The Rambling Man: Please have another look as the article has been substantially updated by Cs-wolves.--Pawnkingthree (talk) 20:28, 4 June 2018 (UTC)

(Closed) Ortho and para-water separated for the first time

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Article: Spin isomers of hydrogen (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ Ortho and para-water separated for the first time (Post)
News source(s): BBC
Credits:

• Nominated by Count Iblis (talk · give credit)

Article needs updating

 Count Iblis (talk) 17:46, 30 May 2018 (UTC)

• Oppose "Cool" science, but we have both quality issues, a lack of significant update to the article, and that at the core, that this is confirmation of what had been readily speculated about quantum properties of substances. (Eg if it were the discovery that water could have difference spin forms, that might be ITN-ish). --Masem (t) 17:58, 30 May 2018 (UTC)
• Oppose not of worldwide significance.  Nixinova  T  C  20:03, 30 May 2018 (UTC)

That's what they said about a lot of scientific discoveries at the time. HiLo48 (talk) 23:51, 30 May 2018 (UTC)

Most viewers wouldn't even know what any of that means. Ortho and parawater? The article is also not nearly acceptable for ITN inclusion. The article also doesn't even mention this new development at all.  Nixinova  T  C  07:27, 31 May 2018 (UTC)

Wow, what a change of argument. I might agree with some of that. HiLo48 (talk) 07:40, 31 May 2018 (UTC)

• Oppose even if its significance was made clearer in the blurb, the article is nowhere near adequate for main page inclusion. The Rambling Man (talk) 07:10, 31 May 2018 (UTC)
• With a very technical item such as this, the article is required to have a complete explanation of the phenomenon so the reader can make sense of what this means and its significance. That is absent here. The article only briefly mentions water as a substance with para- and ortho- states, and doesn’t mention this recent separation at all. —LukeSurl ^{t c} 07:32, 31 May 2018 (UTC)
• Oppose power~enwiki (π, ν) 18:46, 31 May 2018 (UTC)

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(Posted) Turkish currency and debt crisis, 2018

Article: Turkish currency and debt crisis, 2018 (talk · history · tag)
Ongoing item nomination (Post)
News source(s): Economist Foreign Policy Washington Post Ahval
Credits:

• Updated and nominated by 2A1ZA (talk · give credit)

Nominator's comments: The Turkish currency and debt crisis is very much in the news and an economic development of major gravity, with international repercussions. The article is of high quality, covers the subject comprehensively and gives consideration and due weight to its many diverse aspects. 2A1ZA (talk) 10:31, 30 May 2018 (UTC)

• Support I have seen the effects of this describing some of the impact on international stock markets, so this is has a reaching impact. --Masem (t) 15:29, 30 May 2018 (UTC)
• Support Decent article. Apt for ongoing. –Ammarpad (talk) 15:34, 30 May 2018 (UTC)
• Comment the markets and business press are reacting to Italy, not Turkey. No opinion on this nom, just FYI. --LaserLegs (talk) 16:32, 30 May 2018 (UTC)
• Weak oppose based on your claim that The Turkish currency and debt crisis is very much in the news. This ITN/C post is the first I've heard of it here in the U.S. --184.248.229.190 (talk) 21:14, 30 May 2018 (UTC)

weak oppose do not think worthy of ongoing. That said the stock market has been highly volatile, to say the least (uggh, if only I was trading there...).Lihaas (talk) 03:01, 31 May 2018 (UTC)

• Support - Updated article. Sherenk1 (talk) 03:55, 31 May 2018 (UTC)
• Support Good article, substantial and interesting topic, much in the media in Europe. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 89.204.139.3 (talk) 05:51, 31 May 2018 (UTC)
• Oppose based in this report from yesterday where it now appears the Ruble has been restored as everyone's favourite "love to hate" currency. The Rambling Man (talk) 07:12, 31 May 2018 (UTC)

The crisis in Turkey by its nature is a debt crisis now (triggered by the currency), and that debt crisis is certainly ongoing. Even the causes did not yet go away, for example deficits in trade respective current account are still exorbitant and climbing, see this news from today. -- 2A1ZA (talk) 12:18, 31 May 2018 (UTC)

Even the lira started a new round of depreciation today, after the disastrous report on sharply deteriorating manufacturing conditions was released. See this news from today. Or this. -- 2A1ZA (talk) 18:24, 1 June 2018 (UTC)

• Support - Decent article, with broad international ramifications. Turkey is too big to fail so the stock market swings are of interest, but as I see it the ongoing great game stuff makes this blurbable. Jusdafax (talk) 08:30, 1 June 2018 (UTC)
• Support The topic is in the news and is very notable, the article is pretty good. Davey2116 (talk) 03:14, 2 June 2018 (UTC)
• Posted. King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 01:24, 3 June 2018 (UTC)
  • Missed this one that slid in. That's eight consecutive Euro-centric stories posted to ITN. Time to rename it EuroPedia! --LaserLegs (talk) 08:45, 3 June 2018 (UTC)
    • Instead of complaining about it, please make a nomination. I know you are capable of this. These sorts of comments are bordering on WP:POINT. 331dot (talk) 08:55, 3 June 2018 (UTC)

May 29

Portal:Current events/2018 May 29

May 29, 2018 (2018-05-29) (Tuesday) Armed conflicts and attacks 2018 Liège attack Three people, including two police officers, are killed in Liège, Belgium, and four police officers are injured in a shooting. The gunman took a woman hostage, but was later killed by police. (BBC) (The Guardian) Gaza–Israel conflict Palestinian militants in Gaza fire dozens of mortars at Israel in the heaviest such barrage in years. The Israeli Air Force responds with airstrikes on militant positions. (BBC) Ukrainian crisis It is reported that Russian journalist Arkady Babchenko is shot dead near his home in Kiev, Ukraine. The day after, the event is revealed by the Ukrainian Security Service to have been staged as part of an operation to catch those who were trying to kill him. (Reuters) (NBC New York) Arts and culture U.S. television network ABC cancels its recently revived sitcom Roseanne following a controversial tweet from Roseanne Barr about former U.S. President Barack Obama aide Valerie Jarrett. (BBC) (CNBC) Business and economy 2018 in video gaming The studio behind battle royale game PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG) sues Epic Games for allegedly copying their game with Fortnite Battle Royale. (BBC) (The Verge) Disasters and accidents 2018 Atlantic hurricane season Subtropical Storm Alberto, the first named Atlantic storm of 2018, makes landfall on the west coast of Florida, United States. (CNN) Two WYFF journalists, Mike McCormick and Aaron Smeltzer, are killed after a tree crushes their car as they covered the storm in North Carolina, United States. (BBC) At least 50 people are reported to have died amid heavy thunder and lightning storms in northern India. (BBC) International relations International recognition of Abkhazia and South Ossetia Syria recognizes the disputed territories of Abkhazia and South Ossetia as independent states which in turn prompts Georgia to sever its relations with Syria. (Reuters) 2018 China–United States trade dispute The U.S. Government announces a 25% import tariff on US$50 billion of Chinese goods with "industrially significant technology". A full list of affected products will be published on June 15. Investment restrictions and enhanced export controls are to be announced on June 30. (NPR) Law and crime Crime in the United Kingdom It is reported today that right-wing British activist Tommy Robinson was sentenced to 13 months in prison for contempt of court within five hours after being arrested outside Leeds Crown Court on 25 May. A ban on reporting his sentence is lifted today following a legal challenge by journalists. (The Mirror) (The Guardian) Censorship of Facebook, Health in Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea bans Facebook for a month "in order to research the social network’s effects on the population and to crack down on fake accounts." (The Hill) Kidnapping of Joshua Boyle and Caitlan Coleman Former Taliban hostage Joshua Boyle, awaiting trial on assault charges, is expected to hear Friday whether he'll be released on bail. (The Star) Politics and elections Libyan general election, 2018 Four Libyan leaders – Fayez al-Sarraj, Khalifa Haftar, Aguila Saleh and head of the Council of State Khaled al-Mishri – endorse a statement calling to hold "credible, peaceful" elections on 10 December. (The Guardian) 2017–18 United States political sexual scandals Governor of Missouri Eric Greitens announces that he is resigning amid sexual misconduct and misuse of a charity donor list allegations against him. Greitens claims that he is the victim of a "political witch hunt". Lt. Governor Mike Parson will assume the governorship once Greitens' resignation takes effect on June 1. (BBC) (St Louis Post-Dispatch) Sports Expansion of Major League Soccer FC Cincinnati is announced as the 26th expansion team of Major League Soccer, set to begin play next year. (The Cincinnati Enquirer)

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(Closed) RD: Arkady Babchenko

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Article: Arkady Babchenko (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): The Guardian
Credits:

• Nominated by Thryduulf (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: Russian journalist critical of the government shot dead in Kiev. Article is short but fully referenced. Thryduulf (talk) 00:27, 30 May 2018 (UTC)

• Support good enough for me. The Rambling Man (talk) 09:59, 30 May 2018 (UTC)

  Oppose it appears reports of his death are somewhat premature. The Rambling Man (talk) 14:42, 30 May 2018 (UTC)

• Support No issues. –Ammarpad (talk) 13:22, 30 May 2018 (UTC)
• Withdraw RD nomination per TRM and the updated news that this was a staged death. Does the story warrant a blurb though? Thryduulf (talk) 14:50, 30 May 2018 (UTC)
  • Unless he's charged and convicted on something, press stunts I don't think are ITN-appropriate. --Masem (t) 15:05, 30 May 2018 (UTC)
• Oppose – Reports of his death were greatly exaggerated. – Sca (talk) 15:11, 30 May 2018 (UTC)

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(Closed) Roseanne canceled

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Article: Roseanne (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ The American Broadcasting Company cancels the revival of the television sitcom Roseanne after controversial remarks by Roseanne Barr regarding Valerie Jarrett. (Post)
News source(s): BBC, CNBC
Credits:

• Nominated by Bongwarrior (talk · give credit)

Article updated

Nominator's comments: Okay, hear me out. Usually celebrity says something dumb, celebrity apologizes, and nothing happens. This time, celebrity said something dumb, and the repercussions were swift and severe: ABC abruptly canceled the celebrity's television series, which had been a ratings juggernaut in its much-ballyhooed return. It's only entertainment news, and I'm not a fan of the show or the actress, but this seems important/interesting enough. --Bongwarrior (talk) 20:33, 29 May 2018 (UTC)

• Oppose I don't think it's important or interesting enough. power~enwiki (π, ν) 20:36, 29 May 2018 (UTC)
• Oppose Epitome of trivia. Far below threshold of significance needed at ITN. –Ammarpad (talk) 20:42, 29 May 2018 (UTC)
• Oppose DYK-worthy. The Rambling Man (talk) 20:44, 29 May 2018 (UTC)
• Oppose good faith nomination. This happens not infrequently, more so now with Twitter. 331dot (talk) 20:49, 29 May 2018 (UTC)
• Oppose if she was assassinated for it, maybe. Probably still not. -A lad insane (Channel 2) 20:51, 29 May 2018 (UTC)

That's just uncalled for. Acerbic or not, we're still talking about a human being here. Please try to remain constructive. 165.225.0.68 (talk) 20:59, 29 May 2018 (UTC)

I think the point is a reasonable one, if Roseanne had been murdered because of this, then the story would certainly be more newsworthy than simply "channel cancels show". The Rambling Man (talk) 21:04, 29 May 2018 (UTC)

It would also be more newsworthy if she'd been given an estate on the moon. Instead, you are choosing to be deliberately unpleasant. Though it'd be even more newsworthy if you weren't, for once. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 165.225.0.68 (talk) 21:25, 29 May 2018 (UTC)

• Conditional support Wasn't around nearly as long this time, but the return was hyped up (at least in North America) as the biggest comeback in television history. So if we mentioned the glorious new debut a few months ago, we should mention its inglorious new demise today. If we didn't, this would just seem weird. InedibleHulk (talk) 21:10, May 29, 2018 (UTC)

  We didn't. The Rambling Man (talk) 21:12, 29 May 2018 (UTC)

I'm proud of us. InedibleHulk (talk) 21:15, May 29, 2018 (UTC)

• Oppose The blurb is something I'd expect to see on an entertainment website or social media clickbait. It is notable as a moment of here-today gone-tomorrow celebrity flare-up. It is not notable for a piece of actual news. doktorb _words^deeds 21:34, 29 May 2018 (UTC)

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(Closed) Liege shooting

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Article: 2018 Liège shooting (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ Four people, including the gunman are killed in a shooting in Liege, Belgium. (Post)
News source(s): news.com.au
Credits:

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

Article updated

Nominator's comments: Unlike Ontario, this has deaths even if the number is "too little". Not that common in mainland Europe either.
Just occurred a little while ago, so article needs work. Lihaas (talk) 13:24, 29 May 2018 (UTC)

• Oppose article is not anywhere near ready for main page. It's "in the news", so sure. ITN has a pretty strong "death and destruction" bias. --LaserLegs (talk) 12:45, 29 May 2018 (UTC)

btw- more than doubled the page. Im just gonna add the infobox, someone else then should come through.Lihaas (talk) 13:15, 29 May 2018 (UTC)

I don't know how much "background" can be written about a guy who went crazy during his day parole from prison. Shouting "Allahu Akbar" doesn't automatically make someone a terrorist, and with a name like "Benjamin Herman" I rather doubt he's a Syrian refugee. Infobox or not, there isn't much meat to the article because there isn't much known. Wikipedia does it's best work when quality and informative articles are featured on the main page. --LaserLegs (talk) 13:27, 29 May 2018 (UTC)

• Oppose This reads as a domestic crime (guy fresh out of prison stabs two officers, takes their gun and kills them, kills another man and takes a woman hostage before he is killed) and unless they do determine it is has terrorism roots, is an unfortunate situation but not significant for ITN. --Masem (t) 13:26, 29 May 2018 (UTC)
• Oppose per MINIMUMDEATHS. I don't think we can post yet another shooting where the only inculpatory factor is "...but this one is in Belgium!" ghost 13:32, 29 May 2018 (UTC)
• Oppose - Does not meet WP:MINIMUMDEATHS.--WaltCip (talk) 14:59, 29 May 2018 (UTC)
• Oppose - per GCG and WP:MINIMUMDEATHS. Situation is tragic, but does rise to the significance needed here, even if it occurred in a part of the world where such incidents are less frequent. Stormy clouds (talk) 15:05, 29 May 2018 (UTC)
• Comment y'all know that "MINIMUMDEATHS" links to a user space essay which was written by someone who is cataloging the arbitrary thresholds used by contributors here when evaluating the "significance" of a nom right? --LaserLegs (talk) 15:11, 29 May 2018 (UTC)

@LaserLegs: - yep. I for one am aware of that, having read the essay extensively. It is helpful as a guide to exactly what thresholds and precedents have been applied in the past, as most of that logic holds. Based on those precedents, I feel that posting this would be ill-advised. The essay works in the absence of fixed rules, and thanks to Everymorning for compiling it, even if this wasn't their intended use. Stormy clouds (talk) 15:25, 29 May 2018 (UTC)

• Oppose - tragic murders but with no broader implications. Local crime story.Modest Genius ^talk 18:09, 29 May 2018 (UTC)

Also, WP:MINIMUMDEATHS is not something we should be legitimising or following. It's a list of cherry-picked examples and statements which carry no weight whatsoever. It is not part of the ITN criteria. Modest Genius ^talk 18:09, 29 May 2018 (UTC)

True, but in this specific case I feel that all of the examples listed only serve to highlight the significance of this item, and how it falls below the threshold required for posting. Stormy clouds (talk) 18:29, 29 May 2018 (UTC)

We make decisions on whether or not to post on an extra-criterion basis all the time.--WaltCip (talk) 18:45, 29 May 2018 (UTC)

What's the "required threshold"? You've already acknowledged that the essay is "a list of cherry-picked examples and statements which carry no weight whatsoever. It is not part of the ITN criteria.". So what is the weight carrying ITN criteria? --LaserLegs (talk) 18:46, 29 May 2018 (UTC)

@LaserLegs: - the required threshold is the level of notability and impact which must be reached by an item to, in my view, merit posting as an ITN item, and I personally derive it from a wide variety of variables. It is fully compliant with the ITN criteria, without being an explicit part. There is simply too much news worldwide to contain in a box with a mere five sentences, so we need to choose items based on their significance to our readership. As such, using a threshold of some description is necessary, or else we would descend into a meaningless ticker, or WikiNews. Either we accept that decisions must be made, or we abandon ITN altogether. I choose the former. Stormy clouds (talk) 19:48, 29 May 2018 (UTC)

• Oppose minor crime. The Rambling Man (talk) 18:48, 29 May 2018 (UTC)
• Support. Article now seems to be in good shape, no glaring errors or statements in need of citations. -- Tavix ^(talk) 20:56, 29 May 2018 (UTC)
• Oppose – Per Masem, Genius. Suggest close. Sca (talk) 22:05, 29 May 2018 (UTC)

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Nipah Virus

Article: Nipah virus infection (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ Nipah virus kills more than a dozen in the Indian state of Kerala. (Post)
News source(s): Yahoo News
Credits:

• Nominated by Sherenk1 (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Doc James (talk · give credit), Milan John (talk · give credit) and Jaisal kayanna (talk · give credit)

Article updated

Nominator's comments: It has an article now so nominating again. 30,000 views on Wikipedia. Sherenk1 (talk) 03:47, 29 May 2018 (UTC)

• Oppose not really seeing this as "in the news", in my jurisdictions at least. The Rambling Man (talk) 05:36, 29 May 2018 (UTC)
• Support It's in my (US-based) Google News feed under the health tab. Update is good, and "The virus is listed alongside Ebola and Zika as one of eight priority diseases the World Health Organization believes could cause a global epidemic." We generally post those two if the outbreak is significant, and I think we're there. ghost 13:48, 29 May 2018 (UTC)

  And I thought the WHO had said this wasn't a major outbreak at this time. The Rambling Man (talk) 14:25, 29 May 2018 (UTC)

• CommentOppose if this really is an outbreak that's generating enough WP:RS to be featured, then it should be possible to write a standalone article for it similar to 2018 Democratic Republic of the Congo Ebola virus outbreak. --LaserLegs (talk) 14:45, 29 May 2018 (UTC)
• Support CNN and a bunch of other international news organizations are covering it.[7] Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 15:34, 29 May 2018 (UTC)
• Support A lot has changed since previous nomination which I opposed. We now have standalone decent article and pretty sufficient coverage in mainstream media. –Ammarpad (talk) 15:50, 29 May 2018 (UTC)
• support death toll rises[8][9]--Ozzie10aaaa (talk) 15:54, 29 May 2018 (UTC)
• Oppose for the same reason I opposed the most recent Ebola item. There are far too many diseases around the world that kill huge numbers of people for ITN to start posting every time one outbreak kills a dozen people. It is an unfortunate fact of life that disease kills millions of people each year. This isn't having major impacts that would raise it to ITN levels of significance e.g. no state of emergency has been declared, the WHO haven't got involved, there's no international travel ban etc. Wikipedia has a whole one paragraph of material on this outbreak, buried at the end of a general article on the virus itself. Whilst it's nice to see that the article has been recently expanded, that doesn't justify posting a non-significant event. Modest Genius ^talk 18:17, 29 May 2018 (UTC)

... but it might make the article suitable for WP:DYK. Modest Genius ^talk 17:33, 30 May 2018 (UTC)

• Oppose The flu kills hundreds of times more people every year. HiLo48 (talk) 22:10, 29 May 2018 (UTC)

RD: Cornelia Frances

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

• Nominated by Sherenk1 (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: Australian actress. Referencing issues. Sherenk1 (talk) 04:01, 29 May 2018 (UTC)

• Oppose, with regret. Films/TV sections basically unreferenced. The Rambling Man (talk) 05:36, 29 May 2018 (UTC)

May 28

Portal:Current events/2018 May 28

May 28, 2018 (2018-05-28) (Monday) International relations Foreign relations of Poland Poland's Minister of Defence Mariusz Błaszczak says he recently talked with U.S. officials in Washington D.C. about permanently stationing thousands of U.S. troops in Poland as a deterrent against Russia. (AP via Business Insider) Law and crime Austria's coalition government unveils plans to cut benefit payments for immigrants, including refugees, in a move aimed at deterring new arrivals. (BBC) Crime in Canada Former Taliban hostage Joshua Boyle is expected to have a bail hearing for a second straight day. He is expected to face 19 charges for sexual assault and forcible confinement. (Infosurhoy) (Ottawa Matters) Politics and elections Politics of the State of Palestine Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas leaves hospital after eight days of treatment for pneumonia. (The Hindu)

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RD: Serge Dassault

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

• Nominated by The Rambling Man (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: Article is borderline. The Rambling Man (talk) 22:02, 28 May 2018 (UTC)

• Oppose 5 ^{[citation needed]} tags, one reference just links to the French wiki with a ^{[user-generated source]} tag. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Nixinova (talk • contribs)

(Posted) RD: Neale Cooper

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

• Nominated by The Rambling Man (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: Article is in pretty good condition. The Rambling Man (talk) 20:30, 28 May 2018 (UTC)

• Support Sufficient for RD. –Ammarpad (talk) 06:10, 29 May 2018 (UTC)
• Weak support Okay article.  Nixinova  T  C  04:32, 30 May 2018 (UTC)
• Oppose article is not too bad but there are a couple of CN tags and the Honours section is unreferenced. Pawnkingthree (talk) 02:38, 1 June 2018 (UTC)

  Pawnkingthree all addressed, now we're good to go. The Rambling Man (talk) 11:14, 1 June 2018 (UTC)

• Posted. 331dot (talk) 11:18, 1 June 2018 (UTC)

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